Senate roll call 450 · 111th Congress · Mar 16, 2010
To reauthorize the DC opportunity scholarship program.
On Mar 16, 2010, the Senate voted 42–55 on “On the Amendment” (HR 1586). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 4–53, Republicans 38–1, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 42
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Mar 16, 2010
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats4 yes · 53 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- 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
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-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
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- 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
- Jeanne Shaheen D-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 D-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James H. (Jim) Webb 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
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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