To address the applicability and preservation of certain State authorities, and for other purposes.

On May 18, 2010, the Senate voted 80–18 on “On the Amendment” (S 3217). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 39–17, Republicans 41–0, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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 Agreed to
Yes: 80
No: 18
Did not vote: 13
Date: May 18, 2010

By party

Republicans41 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats39 yes · 17 no · 10 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
Al Franken D-MN voted no
Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted no
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted no
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no

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
Mark Pryor D-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
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
George S. Lemieux R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Roland Burris D-IL
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
John Forbes Kerry D-MA
Scott P. Brown R-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
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
Kent Conrad D-ND
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
John Eric Ensign R-NV
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. 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
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Mark R. Warner D-VA
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
Patty Murray D-WA
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
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.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To address the applicability and…: Senate Vote, May 18, 2010,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/111-S-552/to-address-the-applicability-and-preservation-of-certain-state (accessed 2026-10-17).