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Senate vote 242 (2010): On the Cloture Motion, S3816

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Senate vote 242 (2010): On the Cloture Motion, S3816

2010-09-28 · S. 3816: Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act

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  1. The bill: S. 3816: Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act · proposed by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
  2. What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Cloture Motion Rejected on 2010-09-28 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 242. (consideration: CR S7584-7585; text: CR S7584) Not final yet: this can still change. its other votes

Question: On the Cloture Motion · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create American jobs and to prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas.

Result: Cloture Motion Rejected · Yea 53 · Nay 45 · Present 0 · Not voting 2 (majority 3/5)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat5251
Independent100
Republican0401

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
BEGICH, MarkAKDYea
MURKOWSKI, LisaAKRNot Voting
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRNay
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRNay
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertARDNot Voting
PRYOR, MarkARDYea
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRNay
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRNay
BOXER, BarbaraCADYea
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADYea
BENNET, Michael F.CODYea
UDALL, MarkCODYea
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDYea
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDYea
KAUFMAN, Edward E. (Ted)DEDYea
LEMIEUX, George S.FLRNay
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDYea
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARNay
ISAKSON, JohnnyGARNay
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDYea
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDYea
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARNay
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRNay
RISCH, JamesIDRNay
BURRIS, RolandILDYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDYea
BAYH, EvanINDYea
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRNay
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKSRNay
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRNay
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRNay
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRNay
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADYea
VITTER, DavidLARNay
BROWN, Scott P.MARNay
KERRY, John ForbesMADYea
CARDIN, Benjamin LouisMDDYea
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDYea
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERNay
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERNay
LEVIN, CarlMIDYea
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDYea
FRANKEN, AlMNDYea
KLOBUCHAR, AmyMNDYea
BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit)MORNay
McCASKILL, ClaireMODYea
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRNay
WICKER, Roger F.MSRNay
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDNay
TESTER, JonMTDNay
BURR, Richard M.NCRNay
HAGAN, KayNCDYea
CONRAD, KentNDDYea
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDYea
JOHANNS, MikeNERNay
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDNay
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRNay
SHAHEEN, JeanneNHDYea
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDYea
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDYea
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDYea
UDALL, Thomas (Tom)NMDYea
ENSIGN, John EricNVRNay
REID, HarryNVDYea
GILLIBRAND, KirstenNYDYea
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDYea
BROWN, SherrodOHDYea
VOINOVICH, George VictorOHRNay
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRNay
INHOFE, James MountainOKRNay
MERKLEY, JeffORDYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDYea
CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr.PADYea
SPECTER, ArlenPADYea
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDYea
WHITEHOUSE, SheldonRIDYea
DeMINT, James W.SCRNay
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRNay
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDYea
THUNE, JohnSDRNay
ALEXANDER, LamarTNRNay
CORKER, Robert (Bob)TNRNay
CORNYN, JohnTXRNay
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRNay
BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob)UTRNay
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRNay
WARNER, Mark R.VADNay
WEBB, James H. (Jim)VADYea
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDYea
SANDERS, BernardVTIYea
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADYea
MURRAY, PattyWADYea
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDYea
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDYea
GOODWIN, Carte P.WVDYea
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDYea
BARRASSO, John A.WYRNay
ENZI, Michael B.WYRNay

President's position (not a member vote)

OBAMA, Barack (D): Not Voting

Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.

Source: Voteview (UCLA), 111th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:18Z

Words on this page, explained (1)
Cloture
A U.S. Senate vote to end debate on a measure, which usually needs 60 votes. It is how the Senate ends a filibuster.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Record fed-us-senate-2010-vote242 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past