What was the result of Senate roll call vote 56 in the 112th Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 6, 2011 ended "Amendment Rejected (57-43, 3/5 majority required)", 57-43. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 286 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011) (S. 493).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 56?

57 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 56 in the 112th Congress?

Democrats voted 49-2 and Republicans voted 6-41. 8 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #56 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Apr 6, 2011, 5:42 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 286 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011) (S. 493)

Amendment S.Amdt. 286 (To provide for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit recommended rescissions in accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 for Government programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions.)

Amendment Rejected (57-43, 3/5 majority required)

57 Yea

43 Nay

← Vote #55 Vote #57 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 51 senators

49 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Republican 47 senators

6 Yea / 41 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

2 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Scott Brown (Republican–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Kirk (Republican–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mark Warner (Democrat–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 57

Nay 43

Other Votes on S. 493

Vote #40 On the Motion to Proceed S. 493

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-12, 3/5 majority required) Mar 14, 2011
Vote #41 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 182 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Agreed to (98-1) Mar 16, 2011
Vote #42 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 193 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Mar 16, 2011
Vote #43 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 216 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Mar 16, 2011
Vote #50 On the Motion to Table S. 493

Motion to Table Agreed to (90-10) Apr 5, 2011
Vote #51 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 236 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Rejected (7-93, 3/5 majority required) Apr 6, 2011
Vote #52 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 277 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Rejected (7-93, 3/5 majority required) Apr 6, 2011
Vote #53 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 215 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Rejected (12-88, 3/5 majority required) Apr 6, 2011
Vote #54 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 183 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Rejected (50-50, 3/5 majority required) Apr 6, 2011
Vote #55 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 281 to S. 493 (SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011)

Amendment Agreed to (100-0, 3/5 majority required) Apr 6, 2011

All Senate votes on S. 493 →

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

Browse all Senate roll call votes → Senate voting analysis →