Senate roll call 580 · 111th Congress · Jun 9, 2010
To increase transparency regarding debt instruments of the United States held by foreign governments, to assess the risks to the United States of such holdings,
On Jun 9, 2010, the Senate voted 38–61 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 4213). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Democrats 37–20, Republicans 0–41, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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 to Table Failed
- Yes
- 38
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 9, 2010
By party
- Republicans0 yes · 41 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats37 yes · 20 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Begich D-AK voted no
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter D-PA voted no
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper 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
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- 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
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- 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
- 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
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-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
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- 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
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
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
- 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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