Senate roll call 578 · 111th Congress · Jun 9, 2010
To establish 3 year discretionary spending caps.
On Jun 9, 2010, the Senate voted 57–41 on “On the Motion” (HR 4213). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 17–40, Republicans 40–0, Independents 0–1. 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
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 57
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jun 9, 2010
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats17 yes · 40 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Begich D-AK voted yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Mark Udall D-CO voted yes
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN 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
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA voted yes
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-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
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. 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
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- 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
- Al Franken D-MN
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- 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
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- 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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