Senate roll call 191 · 111th Congress · May 13, 2009
To establish a national consumer credit usury rate.
On May 13, 2009, the Senate voted 33–60 on “On the Motion” (HR 627). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 31–22, Republicans 1–38, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 60
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 13, 2009
By party
- Republicans1 yes · 38 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats31 yes · 22 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE voted no
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted no
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Jon Tester D-MT voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Arlen Specter D-PA voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- 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
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-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
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
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
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Al Franken D-MN
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- 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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