What was the result of Senate roll call vote 298 in the 115th Congress?

The Senate vote on Dec 1, 2017 ended "Amendment Agreed to (50-50, Vice President voted Yea)", 50-50. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1852 to S.Amdt. 1618 to H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) (H.R. 1).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 298?

50 senators voted Yea and 50 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 298 in the 115th Congress?

Republicans voted 50-2 and Democrats voted 0-46. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #298 · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Dec 1, 2017, 11:38 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1852 to S.Amdt. 1618 to H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) (H.R. 1)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1852 (To allow limited 529 account funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschool.)

Amendment Agreed to (50-50, Vice President voted Yea)

50 Yea

50 Nay

Tie votes may be decided by the Vice President; the recorded result above is authoritative.

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 52 senators

50 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

0 Yea / 46 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 50

Nay 50

Other Votes on H.R. 1

Vote #284 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 1

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-48) Nov 29, 2017
Vote #285 On the Motion (Wyden Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance )

Motion Rejected (48-51) Nov 29, 2017
Vote #286 On the Motion (Brown Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance)

Motion Rejected (48-52) Nov 30, 2017
Vote #287 On the Motion (Casey Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance)

Motion Rejected (48-51) Nov 30, 2017
Vote #288 On the Motion (King Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance)

Motion Rejected (48-52) Nov 30, 2017
Vote #289 On the Motion (Stabenow Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance)

Motion Rejected (45-55) Nov 30, 2017
Vote #290 On the Motion (Nelson Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance)

Motion Rejected (48-52) Dec 1, 2017
Vote #291 On the Motion (Baldwin Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance)

Motion Rejected (48-52) Dec 1, 2017
Vote #292 On the Motion (Cardin Motion to Commit H.R. 1 to the Committee on Finance)

Motion Rejected (43-57) Dec 1, 2017
Vote #293 On the Motion to Adjourn H.R. 1

Motion to Adjourn Rejected (48-52) Dec 1, 2017

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

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