Roll Call Vote #251 · 111th Congress · Session 2 · Nov 18, 2010, 5:59 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Proceed S. 510 (S. 510)
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (57-27)
57 Yea
27 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 57 senators
51 Yea / 0 Nay
6 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 41 senators
4 Yea / 27 Nay
10 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Scott Brown (Republican–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 57
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Scott Brown (MA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Roland Burris (IL)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 27
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- George LeMieux (FL)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Thune (SD)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 16
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- James Bunning (KY)
- James DeMint (SC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
Other Votes on S. 510
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Vote #250 On the Cloture Motion S. 510Cloture Motion Agreed to (74-25, 3/5 majority required) Nov 17, 2010
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Vote #252 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4715 to S. 510 (FDA Food Safety Modernization Act)Cloture Motion Agreed to (69-26, 3/5 majority required) Nov 29, 2010
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Vote #257 On Passage of the Bill S. 510Bill Passed (73-25) Nov 30, 2010
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).