Senate roll call 632 · 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 51–48 on “On the Motion” (HR 5297). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 12–46, Republicans 39–1, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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
- 51
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Sep 16, 2010
By party
- Republicans39 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats12 yes · 46 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Al Franken D-MN voted yes
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Arlen Specter D-PA voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- 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
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- 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
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-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
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- 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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