What was the result of Senate roll call vote 256 in the 114th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 27, 2015 ended "Amendment Agreed to (64-29)", 64-29. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015) (H.R. 22).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 256?

64 senators voted Yea and 29 voted Nay. 7 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 256 in the 114th Congress?

Republicans voted 22-28 and Democrats voted 41-0. 23 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #256 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 27, 2015, 10:30 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015) (H.R. 22)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2327 (To reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States.)

Amendment Agreed to (64-29)

64 Yea

29 Nay

← Vote #255 Vote #257 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

22 Yea / 28 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 44 senators

41 Yea / 0 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

1 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kelly Ayotte (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) 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
Michael Enzi (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joni Ernst (Republican–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dean Heller (Republican–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Hoeven (Republican–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ron Johnson (Republican–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Kirk (Republican–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jerry Moran (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Rob Portman (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mike Rounds (Republican–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bernie Sanders (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tim Scott (Republican–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Roger Wicker (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 64

Nay 29

Not Voting 7

Other Votes on H.R. 22

Vote #250 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 22

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (41-56, 3/5 majority required) Jul 21, 2015
Vote #251 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 22

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (62-36, 3/5 majority required) Jul 22, 2015
Vote #252 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 22

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-26) Jul 24, 2015
Vote #253 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2328 to S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22

Cloture Motion Rejected (49-43, 3/5 majority required) Jul 26, 2015
Vote #254 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes…

Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-26, 3/5 majority required) Jul 26, 2015
Vote #255 On the Motion for Attendance H.R. 22

Motion for Attendance Agreed to (79-14) Jul 27, 2015
Vote #257 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)

Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-32, 3/5 majority required) Jul 27, 2015
Vote #258 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)

Amendment Agreed to (62-38) Jul 29, 2015
Vote #259 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 22

Cloture Motion Agreed to (65-35, 3/5 majority required) Jul 29, 2015
Vote #260 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 22

Bill Passed (65-34) Jul 30, 2015

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

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