What was the result of Senate roll call vote 79 in the 116th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 25, 2020 ended "Amendment Rejected (48-48, 3/5 majority required)", 48-48. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1577 to S.Amdt. 1578 to H.R. 748 (Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 79?

48 senators voted Yea and 48 voted Nay. 4 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 79 in the 116th Congress?

Republicans voted 14-1 and Democrats voted 0-13. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #79 · 116th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 25, 2020, 10:41 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1577 to S.Amdt. 1578 to H.R. 748 (Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1577 (To ensure that additional unemployment benefits do not result in an individual receiving unemployment compensation that is more than the amount of wages the individual was earning prior to becoming unemployed.)

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

48 Yea

48 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 16 senators

14 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 13 senators

0 Yea / 13 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Cory Gardner (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joe Manchin, III (Independent–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1577 to S.Amdt. 1578 to H.R. 748 (Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 48

Nay 48

Not Voting 4