Public Law 111-144 · H.R. 4691 · Became law

Temporary Extension Act of 2010

Official title: “To provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and for other purposes.”

House: voice vote · Senate 78–19
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How it passed

The House passed it by voice vote on February 25, 2010. A voice vote records no individual votes.

The Senate passed it 78 to 19 on March 2, 2010, with 3 senators who did not vote.

It became law on March 2, 2010.

The question on the official record: Senate, “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4691”.

Chamber and partyYesNoPresentDid not vote
Senate Republicans211901
Senate Democrats55002
Senate independents2000

How each member voted

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AK · SenateLisa MurkowskiRRepublicanYes
AK · SenateMark BegichDDemocratYes
AL · SenateJeff SessionsRRepublicanNo
AL · SenateRichard C. ShelbyRRepublicanYes
AR · SenateBlanche LincolnDDemocratYes
AR · SenateMark L. PryorDDemocratYes
AZ · SenateJohn McCainRRepublicanYes
AZ · SenateJon KylRRepublicanYes
CA · SenateBarbara BoxerDDemocratYes
CA · SenateDianne FeinsteinDDemocratYes
CO · SenateMark UdallDDemocratYes
CO · SenateMichael F. BennetDDemocratYes
CT · SenateChristopher DoddDDemocratYes
CT · SenateJoseph I. LiebermanIIndependentYes
DE · SenateEdward KaufmanDDemocratYes
DE · SenateThomas R. CarperDDemocratYes
FL · SenateBill NelsonDDemocratYes
FL · SenateGeorge LeMieuxRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateJohnny IsaksonRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateSaxby ChamblissRRepublicanYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. AkakaDDemocratYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. InouyeDDemocratYes
IA · SenateChuck GrassleyRRepublicanYes
IA · SenateTom HarkinDDemocratYes
ID · SenateJames E. RischRRepublicanNo
ID · SenateMike CrapoRRepublicanNo
IL · SenateRichard J. DurbinDDemocratYes
IL · SenateRoland BurrisDDemocratYes
IN · SenateEvan BayhDDemocratYes
IN · SenateRichard G. LugarRRepublicanYes
KS · SenatePat RobertsRRepublicanYes
KS · SenateSamuel BrownbackRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateJim BunningRRepublicanNo
KY · SenateMitch McConnellRRepublicanNo
LA · SenateDavid VitterRRepublicanYes
LA · SenateMary L. LandrieuDDemocratYes
MA · SenateJohn F. KerryDDemocratYes
MA · SenateScott P. BrownRRepublicanYes
MD · SenateBarbara A. MikulskiDDemocratYes
MD · SenateBenjamin L. CardinDDemocratYes
ME · SenateOlympia J. SnoweRRepublicanYes
ME · SenateSusan M. CollinsRRepublicanYes
MI · SenateCarl LevinDDemocratYes
MI · SenateDebbie StabenowDDemocratYes
MN · SenateAl FrankenDDemocratYes
MN · SenateAmy KlobucharDDemocratYes
MO · SenateChristopher BondRRepublicanYes
MO · SenateClaire McCaskillDDemocratYes
MS · SenateRoger F. WickerRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateThad CochranRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateJon TesterDDemocratYes
MT · SenateMax BaucusDDemocratYes
NC · SenateKay R. HaganDDemocratYes
NC · SenateRichard BurrRRepublicanNo
ND · SenateByron DorganDDemocratYes
ND · SenateKent ConradDDemocratYes
NE · SenateBen NelsonDDemocratYes
NE · SenateMike JohannsRRepublicanNo
NH · SenateJeanne ShaheenDDemocratYes
NH · SenateJudd GreggRRepublicanNo
NJ · SenateFrank R. LautenbergDDemocratDid not vote
NJ · SenateRobert MenendezDDemocratYes
NM · SenateJeff BingamanDDemocratYes
NM · SenateTom UdallDDemocratYes
NV · SenateHarry ReidDDemocratYes
NV · SenateJohn EnsignRRepublicanNo
NY · SenateCharles E. SchumerDDemocratYes
NY · SenateKirsten E. GillibrandDDemocratYes
OH · SenateGeorge VoinovichRRepublicanYes
OH · SenateSherrod BrownDDemocratYes
OK · SenateJames M. InhofeRRepublicanYes
OK · SenateTom CoburnRRepublicanNo
OR · SenateJeff MerkleyDDemocratYes
OR · SenateRon WydenDDemocratYes
PA · SenateArlen SpecterDDemocratYes
PA · SenateRobert P. Casey, Jr.DDemocratYes
RI · SenateJack ReedDDemocratYes
RI · SenateSheldon WhitehouseDDemocratYes
SC · SenateJim DeMintRRepublicanNo
SC · SenateLindsey GrahamRRepublicanYes
SD · SenateJohn ThuneRRepublicanNo
SD · SenateTim JohnsonDDemocratYes
TN · SenateBob CorkerRRepublicanNo
TN · SenateLamar AlexanderRRepublicanNo
TX · SenateJohn CornynRRepublicanNo
TX · SenateKay Bailey HutchisonRRepublicanDid not vote
UT · SenateOrrin G. HatchRRepublicanNo
UT · SenateRobert BennettRRepublicanNo
VA · SenateJim WebbDDemocratYes
VA · SenateMark R. WarnerDDemocratYes
VT · SenateBernard SandersIIndependentYes
VT · SenatePatrick J. LeahyDDemocratYes
WA · SenateMaria CantwellDDemocratYes
WA · SenatePatty MurrayDDemocratYes
WI · SenateHerb KohlDDemocratYes
WI · SenateRussell FeingoldDDemocratYes
WV · SenateJohn D. Rockefeller, IVDDemocratYes
WV · SenateRobert ByrdDDemocratDid not vote
WY · SenateJohn BarrassoRRepublicanNo
WY · SenateMichael B. EnziRRepublicanNo

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