Senate roll call 532 · 111th Congress · May 6, 2010
To amend the definition of the term "financial company" for purposes of limits on nondesposit liabilities.
On May 6, 2010, the Senate voted 35–59 on “On the Amendment” (S 3217). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 7–50, Republicans 28–8, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 6, 2010
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 8 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 50 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- George S. Lemieux R-FL voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
- Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John Thune R-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- 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
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- 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
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- 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
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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