What was the result of Senate roll call vote 234 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 16, 2010 ended "Motion Rejected (41-58, 2/3 majority required)", 41-58. The vote was on: On the Motion (Grassley Motion to Suspend Rule XXII) (H.R. 5297).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 234?

41 senators voted Yea and 58 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 234 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 10-29 and Republicans voted 17-13. 23 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #234 · 111th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 16, 2010, 10:49 AM (ET)

On the Motion (Grassley Motion to Suspend Rule XXII) (H.R. 5297)

An act to create the Small Business Lending Fund Program to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make capital investments in eligible institutions in order to increase the availability of credit for small businesses, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for small business job creation, and for other purposes

Motion Rejected (41-58, 2/3 majority required)

41 Yea

58 Nay

← Vote #233 Vote #235 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 40 senators

10 Yea / 29 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 30 senators

17 Yea / 13 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Corker (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Ensign (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Michael Enzi (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Al Franken (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kay Hagan (Democrat–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George LeMieux (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jeff Sessions, III (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 41

Nay 58

Not Voting 1

Blanche Lincoln (AR)

Other Votes on H.R. 5297

Vote #202 On the Motion (Motion to Invoke cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5297)

Motion Agreed to (66-33, 3/5 majority required) Jun 29, 2010
Vote #222 On the Motion (Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms)

Motion Agreed to (70-23) Jul 29, 2010
Vote #235 On the Motion (Hatch Motion to Suspend Rule XXII)

Motion Rejected (51-48, 2/3 majority required) Sep 16, 2010
Vote #236 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 5297

Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-38, 3/5 majority required) Sep 16, 2010
Vote #237 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5297

Bill Passed (61-38) Sep 16, 2010

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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