by public ballot
19 senators voted in favor of the bill and 4 senators against. The bill has since been signed into law.
The citizens of each state vote for their state senators.
Senators vote on if a law should pass. If 2/3 vote for the bill to pass, it does.
A filibuster.
4 senators voted against the bill and 19 voted in favor of it. The bill has since been signed into law.
Each state has 2 senators each, regardless of population.
Yes
United States Senators have always been elected by popular vote. Each state votes for their own Senator. Each state has two Senators.
The senators are voted on by the people in that state.
fillibuster
Senators are allowed to speak for or against a bill and a vote can not be taken until the everyone has had a reasonable opportunity to speak. However, there is a tactic known as the filibuster in which a senator or a group of Senators speak for no purpose except to delay a vote on the bill. The Senate can vote to end debate but this action currently required a 60% majority , so unless 60% of the senators want to end debate and get a vote, the debate can go on until the bill is withdrawn without a vote and the bill dies .
All of the Republicans would likely vote against it and all of the Democrats would likely vote in favor of it, meaning an outcome of 20-10 against.