A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010,

On Dec 21, 2010, the Senate voted 79–16 on “On the Motion” (HR 3082). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 53–2, Republicans 25–14, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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 Agreed to
Yes: 79
No: 16
Did not vote: 16
Date: Dec 21, 2010

By party

Republicans25 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 2 no · 11 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
George S. Lemieux R-FL voted no
Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
James Risch R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
David Vitter R-LA voted no
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
James W. Demint R-SC voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
John Cornyn R-TX voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no

The bill

H.R. 3082: Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

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
Mark Pryor D-AR
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
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
Christopher A. Coons D-DE
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
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
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
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Jon Tester D-MT
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Kay Hagan D-NC
Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
Kent Conrad D-ND
Mike Johanns R-NE
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
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
John Eric Ensign R-NV
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
Sherrod Brown D-OH
Jeff Merkley D-OR
Arlen Specter D-PA
Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
John Thune R-SD
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Mark R. Warner D-VA
Bernard Sanders I-VT
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
Patty Murray D-WA
Herbert H. Kohl D-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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