Senate roll call 553 · 111th Congress · May 18, 2010
To ban naked credit default swaps and for other purposes.
On May 18, 2010, the Senate voted 57–38 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 3217). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 19–35, Republicans 38–2, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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 to Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 57
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- May 18, 2010
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats19 yes · 35 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl 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
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- 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
- 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
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- 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
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- 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
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- 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
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
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