Amendment (S.Amdt.3746) to S.3217: To promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail," to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.

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May 18, 2010 Roll call number 159 (Amendment number S.Amdt.3746) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Whitehouse Amdt. No. 3746 As Modified Further) Amendment purpose To restore to the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders.
Ayes: 35 (Democrat: 32; Republican: 2; Other: 1)
Nays: 60 (Democrat: 21; Republican: 39)
Abstained: 5 (Democrat: 4; Republican: 0; Other: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 35%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Evan Bayh Nay
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Aye
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] Aye
Robert Bennett Nay
Jeff Bingaman Nay
Kit Bond Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Scott P. Brown Nay
Sam Brownback Nay
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Roland Burris Aye
Robert Byrd Abstain
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Nay
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Nay
Kent Conrad Nay
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Nay
Christopher Dodd Nay
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Aye
John Ensign Nay
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Nay
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Nay
Sen. Kay R. Hagan [D, NC] Nay
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Kay Bailey Hutchison Nay
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Daniel K. Inouye Nay
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Nay
Edward Kaufman Nay
John F. Kerry Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Nay
Herb Kohl Nay
Jon Kyl Nay
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Nay
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Aye
George LeMieux Aye
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Joseph I. Lieberman Abstain
Blanche Lincoln Nay
Richard G. Lugar Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Nay
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Abstain
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Aye
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Ben Nelson Nay
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. James E. Risch [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Nay
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Nay
Olympia J. Snowe Nay
Arlen Specter Abstain
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Nay
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] Aye
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Nay
George Voinovich Nay
Sen. Mark R. Warner [D, VA] Abstain
Jim Webb Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

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Vote Result

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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