What was the result of Senate roll call vote 81 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 5, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (39-55)", 39-55. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 607 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 81?

39 senators voted Yea and 55 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 81 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 2-35 and Republicans voted 26-1. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #81 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 5, 2009, 12:11 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 607 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)

Amendment S.Amdt. 607 (To require that amounts appropriated for the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.)

Amendment Rejected (39-55)

39 Yea

55 Nay

← Vote #80 Vote #82 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 40 senators

2 Yea / 35 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 29 senators

26 Yea / 1 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 39

Nay 55

Not Voting 5

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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