What was the result of Senate roll call vote 297 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Dec 21, 2010 ended "Amendment Rejected (30-63)", 30-63. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4893 to Treaty Doc. 111-5 (Treaty Doc. 111-5).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 297?

30 senators voted Yea and 63 voted Nay. 7 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 297 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 0-53 and Republicans voted 30-8. 8 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #297 · 111th Congress · Session 2 · Dec 21, 2010, 8:51 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4893 to Treaty Doc. 111-5 (Treaty Doc. 111-5)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4893 (To provide that the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the New START Treaty is subject to an understanding regarding the non-use of covers by the Russian Federation that tend to interfere with Type One inspections and accurate warhead counting, is subject to the United States and the Russian Federation reaching an agreement regarding access and monitoring, …

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…and is subject to a certification that the Russian Federation has agreed that it will not deny telemetric exchanges on new ballistic missile systems it deploys during the duration of the Treaty.)

Amendment Rejected (30-63)

30 Yea

63 Nay

← Vote #296 Vote #298 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 56 senators

0 Yea / 53 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 42 senators

30 Yea / 8 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bob Corker (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 30

Nay 63

Not Voting 7

Other Votes on Treaty Doc. 111-5

Vote #277 On the Motion to Proceed Treaty Doc. 111-5

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (66-32) Dec 15, 2010
Vote #282 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4814 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Amendment Rejected (37-59) Dec 18, 2010
Vote #283 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4839 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Amendment Rejected (32-60) Dec 19, 2010
Vote #285 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4833 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Amendment Rejected (33-64) Dec 20, 2010
Vote #286 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4841 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Amendment Rejected (33-64) Dec 20, 2010
Vote #287 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4847 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Amendment Rejected (35-62) Dec 20, 2010
Vote #292 On the Cloture Motion Treaty Doc. 111-5

Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-28, 3/5 majority required) Dec 21, 2010
Vote #293 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4855 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Amendment Rejected (32-63) Dec 21, 2010
Vote #294 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4878 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Motion to Table Agreed to (61-32) Dec 21, 2010
Vote #295 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4895 to Treaty Doc. 111-5

Amendment Rejected (34-59) Dec 21, 2010

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