To address availability of information concerning the meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes.

On May 11, 2010, the Senate voted 37–62 on “On the Amendment” (S 3217). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 6–51, Republicans 30–11, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 37
No: 62
Did not vote: 12
Date: May 11, 2010

By party

Republicans30 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 51 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted yes
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
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
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
John Eric Ensign R-NV
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-SD
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Bernard Sanders I-VT
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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