Senate roll call 631 · 111th Congress · Sep 16, 2010
An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order t
On Sep 16, 2010, the Senate voted 41–58 on “On the Motion” (HR 5297). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 16–41, Republicans 25–16, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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 Rejected
- Yes
- 41
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Sep 16, 2010
By party
- Republicans25 yes · 16 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats16 yes · 41 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted yes
- George S. Lemieux R-FL voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Al Franken D-MN voted yes
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter D-PA voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- 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
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander 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
- Patty Murray D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Judd Alan Gregg R-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
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
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
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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