What was the result of Senate roll call vote 249 in the 116th Congress?

The Senate vote on Dec 2, 2020 ended "Amendment Rejected (48-49, 3/5 majority required)", 48-49. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2689 to S. 578 (ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019) (S. 578).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 249?

48 senators voted Yea and 49 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 249 in the 116th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-3 and Democrats voted 0-45. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #249 · 116th Congress · Session 2 · Dec 2, 2020, 3:57 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2689 to S. 578 (ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019) (S. 578)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2689 (To increase the overpayment collection threshold for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits.)

Amendment Rejected (48-49, 3/5 majority required)

48 Yea

49 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 52 senators

48 Yea / 3 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

0 Yea / 45 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Cotton (Republican–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Josh Hawley (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 48

Nay 49

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on S. 578

Vote #250 On Passage of the Bill S. 578

Bill Passed (96-1, 3/5 majority required) Dec 2, 2020

All Senate votes on S. 578 →

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

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