What was the result of Senate roll call vote 42 in the 115th Congress?

The Senate vote on Feb 1, 2017 ended "Motion to Proceed Agreed to (56-42)", 56-42. The vote was on: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 38 (H.J.Res. 38).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 42?

56 senators voted Yea and 42 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 42 in the 115th Congress?

Republicans voted 20-0 and Democrats voted 3-8. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #42 · 115th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 1, 2017, 6:24 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 38 (H.J.Res. 38)

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (56-42)

56 Yea

42 Nay

← Vote #41 Vote #43 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 20 senators

20 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 11 senators

3 Yea / 8 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Donnelly (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Heidi Heitkamp (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joe Manchin, III (Independent–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 56

Nay 42

Not Voting 2

Other Votes on H.J.Res. 38

Vote #43 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 38

Joint Resolution Passed (54-45) Feb 2, 2017

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

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