In the nature of a substitute.

On May 19, 2010, the Senate voted 57–42 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 3217). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 54–3, Republicans 2–39, Independents 1–0. 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 57
No: 42
Did not vote: 12
Date: May 19, 2010

By party

Republicans2 yes · 39 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats54 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

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
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
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
Harry Reid D-NV
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
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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