What was the result of Senate roll call vote 40 in the 114th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jan 28, 2015 ended "Amendment Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)", 47-51. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 133 to S.Amdt. 2 to S. 1 (Keystone XL Pipeline Act).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 40?

47 senators voted Yea and 51 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 40 in the 114th Congress?

Republicans voted 1-23 and Democrats voted 13-0. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #40 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jan 28, 2015, 5:44 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 133 to S.Amdt. 2 to S. 1 (Keystone XL Pipeline Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 133 (To express the sense of Congress that the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 should be amended to extend the credit with respect to facilities producing energy from certain renewable resources.)

Amendment Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)

47 Yea

51 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 24 senators

1 Yea / 23 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 14 senators

13 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Mark Kirk (Republican–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joe Manchin, III (Independent–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 47

Nay 51

Not Voting 2

Harry Reid (NV)
Marco Rubio

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

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