Senate roll call 170 · 111th Congress · Apr 27, 2009
A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief progra
On Apr 27, 2009, the Senate voted 84–4 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 386). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 55–0, Republicans 28–4, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 84
- No
- 4
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Apr 27, 2009
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 4 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Democrats55 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Al Franken D-MN
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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