A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.

On Nov 17, 2010, the Senate voted 74–25 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 510). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 57–1, Republicans 16–24, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes: 74
No: 25
Did not vote: 12
Date: Nov 17, 2010

By party

Republicans16 yes · 24 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats57 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

George S. Lemieux R-FL voted yes
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
David Vitter R-LA voted yes
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
Mike Johanns R-NE voted yes
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted yes
John Thune R-SD voted yes
Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted yes
John A. Barrasso R-WY voted yes
Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
John Eric Ensign R-NV
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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