A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other pu

On May 26, 2011, the Senate voted 79–18 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 990). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 37–13, Republicans 42–4, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes: 79
No: 18
Did not vote: 5
Date: May 26, 2011

By party

Republicans42 yes · 4 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats37 yes · 13 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Mark Begich D-AK voted no
Mark Udall D-CO voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Jon Tester D-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted no
Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no
Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no

The bill

S. 990: PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Mark Pryor D-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Barbara Boxer D-CA
Dianne Feinstein D-CA
Michael F. Bennet D-CO
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
Christopher A. Coons D-DE
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
Marco Rubio 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
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Jerry Moran 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
Carl Levin D-MI
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
Al Franken D-MN
Amy Klobuchar D-MN
Claire Mccaskill D-MO
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Kay Hagan D-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John Hoeven R-ND
Kent Conrad D-ND
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Kelly Ayotte R-NH
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Harry Reid D-NV
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
Sheldon Whitehouse 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
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Mark R. Warner D-VA
Patty Murray D-WA
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Ron Johnson R-WI
Joe Manchin III D-WV
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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