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List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States

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Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States, the vice president of the United States is the ex officio president of the Senate but may only cast a vote in the Senate to break a tie. As of January 14, 2026, vice presidents have cast a total of 309 tie-breaking votes in the Senate. There are also two tie-breaking votes cast by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase during the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson, although it is still debated whether he had the authority to do so.

Constitutional basis

Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States states:

History

John Adams, the first vice president of the United States, cast 29 tie-breaking votes during his tenure. His first vote was on July 18, 1789. He used his votes to preserve the president's sole authority over the removal of appointees, influence the location of the national capital, and prevent war with Great Britain. At times, he even convinced senators to vote against legislation that he opposed and often provided guidance on procedural and policy matters. Adams' political views and active role in the Senate made him a target for critics of the Washington administration. Toward the end of his first term, threatened by a resolution that would have silenced him on all but procedural and policy matters, he exercised more restraint, hoping to be elected president of the United States in his own right.

John C. Calhoun was the only vice president to cast tie-breaking votes against his own president. In 1832, Calhoun cast a tie-breaking vote to delay and later defeat President Andrew Jackson’s nomination of Martin Van Buren as United States Minister to the United Kingdom. Calhoun's supporters in the Senate allowed him to defy Jackson, where just enough of Calhoun's faction abstained to create a tie that he then broke.

In the early 21st century, the threat of a filibuster increased the use of cloture to end debate in the Senate, especially on highly divisive issues, making it rare for the vice president to have the opportunity to cast a decisive vote, as cloture requires a three-fifths majority. However, rules changes in 2013 and 2017 reduced the requirement for cloture on nominations to a simple majority, which led to the first use of a tie-breaking vote to confirm a Cabinet member when Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Betsy DeVos as secretary of education in 2017. In 2018, Pence cast a tie-breaking vote to confirm Jonathan A. Kobes to the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, the first such vote to confirm a judicial nominee in U.S. history.

Following the 2020 Senate elections, the Senate was divided 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats in the 117th Congress. Votes by Vice President Kamala Harris played a critical role in passing Democratic legislation, including the American Rescue Plan and the Inflation Reduction Act. In addition, Harris gave the Democratic Party majority-control of the Senate. On July 20, 2021, Harris broke Pence's record for the most tie-breaking votes in the first year of a vice presidency, casting seven tie-breaking votes in her first six months. She cast a total of 15 tie-breaking votes in her first year, setting a new record for the most tie-breaking votes in a single year, surpassing the 12 votes cast by John Adams in 1790. On May 11, 2022, Harris set a new record for tie-breaking votes in a single day, casting four votes. On July 13, 2023, Harris matched Calhoun's record for the most tie-breaking votes cast by a vice president at 31 votes. On December 5, 2023, Harris broke Calhoun's record. In response, she received a "golden gavel" from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to recognize her record. On January 24, 2025, JD Vance cast his first tie breaking vote, the earliest that a vice president has cast a tie breaking vote in their term of office.

The recent dramatic rise in the frequency of vice presidential votes is due in part to the Senate often being equally divided on procedural votes, such as on invoking cloture, in addition to final votes on divisive issues, resulting in the vice president needing to vote multiple times on the same nominee or resolution. Since legislation or nominations will fail to be passed or confirmed in the event of a tie, there is no reason for a "Nay" tie-breaking vote, even though it has happened; the last tie-breaking "Nay" vote was cast by George H. W. Bush in 1986.

List of vice presidents by number of tie-breaking votes

, there have been 309 tie-breaking votes cast by 38 vice presidents. Kamala Harris cast the most tie-breaking votes (33) of any vice president.

RankNumber
castNamePartyOrder in
officeTerm of officePresident(s)
133Democratic49–
231Democratic-Republican7–
329Federalist1–
419Democratic11–
518Republican17–
6
(tie)14Democratic-Republican4–
14Democratic9–
813Republican48–
910Democratic14–
10
(tie)9Democratic-Republican5–
9Democratic28–
12
(tie)8Democratic35–
8Republican36–
8Republican46–
8Republican50–
Incumbent
16
(tie)7Republican15–
7Republican43–
18
(tie)6Democratic-Republican6–
6Republican19–
20
(tie)4Democratic8–
4Republican22–
4Republican27–
4Democratic33–
4Democratic38–
4Democratic45–
26
(tie)3Democratic-Republican2–
3Democratic-Republican3–
3Whig12–
3Republican20–
3Republican31–
3Democratic32–
32
(tie)2Democratic23–
2Republican30–
2Republican39–
35
(tie)1Republican18–
1Republican24–
1Democratic34–
1Democratic42–
39
(tie)0Whig10–
0Democratic13–
0National Union16–
0Democratic21–
0Republican25–
0Republican26–
0Republican29–
0Democratic37–
0Republican40–
0Republican41–
0Republican44–
0Democratic47–

List of tie-breaking votes

Senate PresidentDateActionVoteUltimate result
John AdamsJuly 18, 1789last=Maclayfirst=Williamurl=https://www.loc.gov/resource/llscdam.llmj001/?st=gallerytitle=Journal of William Maclay, United States senator from Pennsylvania, 1789–1791publisher=The Library of Congressyear=1890pages=119archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217083553/https://www.loc.gov/resource/llscdam.llmj001/?st=galleryarchive-date=2023-02-17url-status=live}}Nay: 9–10Motion defeated.
August 25, 1789To recede from disagreement to a House amendment to the bill (1 STAT 65, APP. 9–2-1789), to establish a treasury dept.; said amendment provides that in the absence of a Secretary of the Treasury, the assistant shall have charge of the office.Yea: 11-10Motion agreed to.
September 21, 1789To amend the act (1 STAT 101, APP. 3–1-90), to allow compensation to the judges of the Supreme Court and other courts, and to the attorney general; to increase the salary of the Chief Justice from $3500 to $4000.Yea: 10-9Amendment passed.
September 24, 1789To Amend H.R. 25, to insert, as possible sites, certain counties in the state of Pennsylvania, including Germantown and PhiladelphiaYea: 10-9Amendment passed.
May 26, 1790To decide if the sum of two thousand dollars will remain in the act (6 STAT 2, APP. 6–4-90), to adjust the claim of Baron De Steuben.Yea: 13-12Motion passed.
May 26, 1790To amend the Steuben bill to eliminate the provision for a sum of seven thousand dollars, in addition to the money already received by him.Nay: 12–13Amendment failed.
May 27, 1790To amend the Steuben bill to change to the sum to be paid to Steuben from two thousand dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars.Yea: 13-12Amendment passed.
Richard Mentor JohnsonJanuary 27, 1838Motion to adjourn.Nay: 21–22Motion defeated.
February 21, 1838Motion "to postpone the special order of the day for the purpose of considering the bill (S. 86) for the continuation of the Cumberland road in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois."Nay: 21–22Motion defeated.
December 19, 1838Passage of S. 7 ("for the relief of William East").Yea: 19-18Bill passed.
February 4, 1839Shall S. 231 ("for the relief of the legal representative of John J. Bulow, Jr. deceased") be "engrossed, and read a third time?"Yea: 20-19Bill engrossed and read a third time.
February 6, 1839Shall S. 11 ("for the relief of John McCloud") be "engrossed, and read a third time?"Yea: 19-18Bill engrossed and read a third time.
February 20, 1839Passage of S. 267 ("for the relief of Mira M. Alexander").Yea: 20-19Bill passed.
February 7, 1840Motion to table a motion by William C. Preston ("calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information in relation to the Cumberland road").Nay: 20–21Motion defeated.
Motion to indefinitely postpone further consideration of Senator Preston's motion.Nay: 22–23The motion to postpone failed. Preston's motion, with amendments, was rejected by a vote of 4–39.
March 25, 1840Porter amendment to Henderson amendment to a resolution from the Committee on Indian Affairs regarding the Second Treaty of Buffalo CreekNay: 18–19Amendment defeated.
author1=U.S. Congress.journal=Executive Journaltitle=Wednesday, March 25, 1840.volume=26th Congressissue=1st Sessionpage=275url=https://www.congress.gov/senate-executive-journal/congress-26-session-1.pdf}}Yea: 20-19Amendment passed.
Agreeing to the resolution from the Committee on Indian Affairs, as amended.Yea: 20-19Resolution adopted.
May 7, 1840Motion to adourn.Nay: 12–13Motion defeated.
June 5, 1840Shall S. 112 ("for the relief of the legal representatives of Philip Barbour, deceased") be "engrossed, and read a third time?"Yea: 21-20Bill engrossed and read a third time.
January 20, 1841Amendment to S. 28 ("to establish a permanent prospective pre-emption system in favor of settlers on the public lands who shall inhabit and cultivate the same, and raise a log-cabin thereon").Nay: 24–25Amendment defeated.
George M. DallasFebruary 3, 1846Motion to reconsider the vote on Evans amendment to S. 37 ("to pay the debt ascertained to be due to Texas when an independent state").Yea: 23-22Motion agreed to.
April 14, 1846Motion to proceed to the consideration of the nomination of Gideon Welles to be chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing of the Navy.Yea: 21-20Motion agreed to.
April 15, 1846"Will the Senate advise and consent to the appointment of Gideon Welles?"Yea: 25-24Welles confirmed.
May 15, 1846Motion to "to reconsider the vote disagreeing to the amendment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 29) to provide for raising a regiment of mounted riflemen."Nay: 22–23Motion failed.
July 23, 1846On the question of concurring with a report from the Committee on Printing recommending against printing several memorials and proceedings.Nay: 25–26Report not concurred with. Said memorials and proceedings were ordered to be printed.
July 28, 1846author1=U.S. Congress.journal=Journal of the Senate of the United States of Americatitle=TUESDAY, July 28, 1846.volume=29th Congressissue=1st Sessionpages=452–453url=https://www.congress.gov/senate-journal-session/77/images?page=19954}}Nay: 27–28Motion failed.
Motion to engross an amendment to H.R. 384 and read the bill a third time.Yea: 28-27Motion succeeded.
December 23, 1846Motion to amend a report from the Committee on Printing that recommended against printing "a memorial of the representatives of the Society of Friends of New England."Nay: 21–22Motion failed.
January 16, 1847Motion to postpone further consideration on S. 99 ("to make grants of land to the non commissioned officers, musicians, and privates of the army serving in Mexico") for the purpose of proceeding to consider H.R. 576 ("to raise, for a limitied time an additional military force, and for other purposes").Yea: 24-23Motion agreed to.
January 19, 1847Motion to amend an amendment from the Committee on Military Affairs to H.R. 576.Nay: 26–27Amendment defeated.
January 22, 1847Motion to adjourn.Nay: 22–23Motion failed.
January 25, 1847Motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 600 ("authorizing the issue of treasury notes, a loan, and for other purposes").Yea: 25-24Motion agreed to.
February 27, 1847Amendment striking out a section of H.R. 635 (appropriations for the Post Office).Nay: 19–20Amendment defeated.
Amendment to H.R. 599 ("making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending the 30th day of June, 1848, and for other purposes").Nay: 22–23Amendment defeated.
December 29, 1847Motion to proceed to consideration of S. 29 ("to raise, for a limited time, an additional military force").Yea: 20-19Motion agreed to.
March 8, 1848Motion to adjourn.Nay: 26–27Motion failed.
June 20, 1848Amendment to an amendment to H.R. 136 ("making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes for the year ending June 30, 1849, and for other purposes").Nay: 20–21Amendment defeated.
June 22, 1848Motion to table a resolution "respecting the appointment of a superintendent of the ante chamber of the Senate."Nay: 19–20Motion failed. Resolution referred to "the committee on the contingent expenses of the Senate."
February 8, 1849"On the quesion, 'Shall the amendment be engrossed and the bill read a third time?'" The amendment had passed in an earlier vote, and the bill in question was H.R. 32 ("for the relief of David Myerlee").Yea: 25-24The amendment was engrossed, and the bill was read a third time and passed.
Millard FillmoreJanuary 7, 1850Miller amendment to a resolution proposed by Senator Clemens "on to the appointment of civil or military governor of California, the organization of a State government under his instructions, and to a proposed convention in Mexico."Yea: 30-29Amendment passed.
January 9, 1850Election of a chaplain was tied between Rev. C. M. Butler and Rev. Henry Slicer.Butler: 31, Slicer: 30Butler elected.
January 14, 1850Dickinson amendment to S.R. 1 ("suspending, for a limited time, the limitation upon the expense of collecting the revenue from customs")Yea: 28-27Amendment passed.
William R. King*No votes*
John C. BreckinridgeMarch 15, 1858Motion to adjourn.Nay: 17–18Motion defeated.
May 12, 1858Motion to postpone consideration of S. 10 ("repealing all laws, or parts of laws, allowing bounties to vessels employed in the bank or other cod fisheries").Nay: 26–27Motion defeated.
May 18, 1858Motion to postpone the special orders of the day prior to S. 239 (statehood of Oregon).Yea: 29-28Motion agreed to. Bill passed.
June 7, 1858Toombs amendment to Seward amendment to H.R. 42 (granting a pension to Mary A. M. Jones) limiting the pension of Myra Clark Gaines to not more than $50 per month.Yea: 25-24Motion agreed to.
December 15, 1858Motion to consider H.R. 2 (a version of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts).Nay: 24–25Motion defeated.
February 17, 1859Motion to resume consideration of H.R. 666 ("making appropriations for the consular and diplomatic expenses of the government").Yea: 29-28Motion agreed to. Senate resumed consideration of the bill.
April 11, 1860Motion to consider S. 10 ("An act to promote the progress of the useful arts").Nay: 19–20Motion defeated.
February 21, 1861Motion to consider executive business.Yea: 27-26Motion agreed to. Senate proceeded to consider executive business.
February 28, 1861Motion "that the doors be opened."Nay: 25–26Motion defeated.
March 2, 1861Pugh amendment to H.R. (proposed constitutional amendment that was part of the Crittenden Compromise).Yea: 20-19Amendment agreed to. The vote was later reconsidered and the amendment defeated.
Hannibal HamlinMarch 12, 1862Rice amendment striking out a section of S. 175 ("to define the pay and emoluments of certain officers of the army and for other purposes").Nay: 20–21Amendment defeated.
March 17, 1862Postponing consideration of the nomination of Edwin D. Morgan as major-general of volunteers.Yea: 20-19Consideration postponed. Morgan's nomination was confirmed on April 15, 1862.
March 24, 1862Committee amendment to S. 108 ("for the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia").Nay: 19–20Amendment defeated
January 14, 1863Fessenden amendment to H.R. 226 (amending "An act to establish a court for the investigation of claims against the United States").Nay: 20–21Amendment defeated
February 3, 1863Wilson amendment to S. 365 ("settlement of the accounts of Isaac R. Diller").Yea: 33-32Amendment agreed to.
February 28, 1865Committee amendment to H.R. 744 (to amend the Revenue Act of 1864).Yea: 21-20Amendment agreed to.
March 1, 1865Committee amendment to H.R. 744.Yea: 21-20Amendment agreed to.
Andrew Johnson*No votes*
Schuyler ColfaxDecember 8, 1869Motion to reconsider the vote adopting a resolution requiring the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove anyone not entitled to the floor from the chamber prior to the time of meeting.Yea:27-26Motion agreed to. The resolution was amended and adopted.
February 14, 1870Motion to postpone the consideration of H.R. 1096 (to admit the State of Mississippi to representation in the Congress of the United States) until the next day.Nay: 24–25Motion defeated.
March 11, 1870Motion to postpone indefinitely a resolution to appoint "A Joint Special Committee on Indian Affairs."Nay: 27–28Motion defeated. Consideration of the resolution postponed until the next day.
March 15, 1870Motion to table the resolution to appoint a Joint Special Committee on Indian Affairs.Nay: 30–31Motion defeated. Consideration of the resolution postponed until the next day.
March 29, 1870Motion to pass over the resolution to appoint a Joint Special Committee on Indian Affairs.Yea: 30-29Resolution passed over.
May 23, 1870Sumner amendment to H.R. 974 (appropriations bill) to authorize and appropriate up to $100,000 for expeditions toward the North Pole.Yea: 26-25Amendment passed.
June 7, 1870Motion to table a resolution to direct the Committee on Foreign Relations "to inquire into the conduct of certain agents connected with the negotiation of the treaty for the annexation of the Dominican Republic" and the condition of its debt and lands.Yea: 20-19Resolution tabled.
February 17, 1871Trumbull amendment, made in Committee of the Whole, to H.R. 2524 (appropriations bill) to repeal an appropriation "for the payment of judgments to be rendered by the Court of Claims."Yea: 26-25Amendment passed.
February 20, 1871Concurring with the Trumbull amendment to H.R. 2524.Yea: 28-27Amendment passed.
March 22, 1871Casserly amendment adding the words "and also all bills relating to the repeal of the income tax" to Trumbull amendment to a resolution setting "the legislative business to be considered by the Senate during the present session."Nay: 27–28Amendment defeated. Trumbull amendment also defeated.
February 9, 1872Sumner amendment adding multiple civil rights provisions to H.R. 380 ("for the removal of legal and political disabilities imposed by" Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment).Yea: 29-28Amendment passed. The bill did not receive the two-thirds majority required for passage.
April 24, 1872Motion to table Morill amendment to H.R. 1654 ("making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872, and for former years, and for other purposes") regarding the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims.Nay: 25–26Motion defeated.
April 30, 1872author1=U.S. Congress.journal=Senate Journaltitle=Tuesday, April 30, 1872volume=42nd Congressissue=2nd Sessionpages=636–639url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hlaw:@field(DOCID+@lit(sj06794))}}Yea: 27-26Motion to reconsider agreed to.
Agreeing with the proposed amendment to H.R. 1654.Yea: 27-26Amendment passed.
May 9, 1872Trumbull amendment to H.R. 1050 ("for the removal of legal and political disabilities imposed by" Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment).Nay: 29–30Amendment defeated.
Vickers amendment to H.R. 1050.Yea: 22-21Amendment passed.
Sumner amendment to H.R. 1050.Yea: 29-28Amendment passed. The bill did not receive the two-thirds majority required for passage.
February 15, 1873Thurman amendment to a resolution regarding what motions would be in order during the current session.{{cite journalauthor1=U.S. Congress.journal=Senate Journaltitle=Saturday, February 15, 1873volume=42nd Congressissue=3rd Sessionpages=375url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hlaw:@field(DOCID+@lit(sj06848))Nay: 23–24Amendment defeated.
Henry WilsonMarch 2, 1875H.R. 3341 ("to equalize the bounties of soldiers who served in the late war for the Union.")Yea: 31-30Bill passed, but was pocket-vetoed by President Grant.
William A. WheelerNovember 22, 1877Motion to adjourn.Yea: 32-31Senate adjourned until the following Monday at noon.
November 26, 1877Motion to move to executive session.Yea: 30-29Senate went into executive session.
November 28, 1877title=In Senate. Wednesday, November 28, 1877journal=Congressional Recorddate=1877volume=6pages=730–737url=https://www.congress.gov/bound-congressional-record/1877/11/28/senate-sectionpublisher=Government Printing Office}}Yea: 30-29Senate proceeded to discussion of the report. "Although this vote did not directly determine the question of admitting to Senate membership in the matter of a disputed seat, it led the way to an intelligent, though inconclusive, discussion of the question of the Vice-President's right to cast his vote in such an issue"
Thurman amendment to reject Kellogg.Nay 30–31Amendment defeated. Kellogg began his term in the Senate on March 4, 1877
December 20, 1878Motion to move to executive session.Yea: 26-25Senate went into executive session.
January 31, 1879Motion to adjourn. This motion was made while in executive session.Yea: 21-20Senate adjourned.
Chester A. ArthurMarch 18, 1881The Republican minority in the Senate was attempting to secure their slate of standing committees. Senator Anthony moved to indefinitely postpone the resolution of Sen. Pendleton to appoint the Democratic slate standing committees of the Senate.Yea: 38-37Democratic resolution postponed.
Resolution to adopt the Republican organization of the standing committees.Yea: 38-37Republican resolution adopted.
March 24, 1881Motion to proceed to executive session.Nay: 32–33Motion defeated.
Thomas A. Hendricks*No votes*
Levi P. MortonJanuary 14, 1891Motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 11045 (the Lodge Bill).Yea: 34-33The bill was laid before the Senate, but it never became law.
January 16, 1891Motion to table Reagan amendment to H.R. 11045.Yea: 31-30Amendment tabled.
December 15, 1892Motion that after adjourning that day, the Senate would meet on the following Monday.Yea: 28-27Motion agreed to.
February 9, 1893Motion that after adjourning that day, the Senate would meet at noon the next day.Yea: 31-30Motion agreed to.
Adlai E. StevensonFebruary 15, 1894Passage of H.R. 3606 ("to require railroad companies operating railroads in the Territories over a right of way granted by the Government to establish stations and depots at all town sites on the lines of said roads established by the Interior Department.")Yea: 28-27Bill passed.
August 11, 1894Motion that the Senate proceed to executive session.Yea: 36-35Senate proceeded to executive session.
Garret HobartFebruary 14, 1899Bacon amendment to joint resolution S.R. 240 (stating the intentions of the United States toward the Philippine Islands after the ratification of the treaty of peace with Spain) expanding the resolution to disclaim any intention of exercising permanent sovereignty over the islands.Nay: 29–30Amendment defeated. Joint resolution passed.
Theodore Roosevelt*No votes*
Charles W. Fairbanks*No votes*
James S. ShermanFebruary 2, 1911Gallinger amendment to S. 6708 (ocean mail subsidy bill) authorizing the Postmaster General to pay for certain ocean mail services.Yea: 40-39Amendment passed.
Passage of S. 6708.Yea: 40-39Passed.
Adjournment for the day.Yea: 38-37Senate adjourned for the day.
June 12, 1911Bristow amendment to H. J. Res. 39 (the Seventeenth Amendment) removing the "race rider" and retaining the power of the federal government to supervise senatorial elections.Yea: 45-44Amendment passed.
Thomas R. MarshallDecember 19, 1913Brandegee amendment to a committee amendment to H.R. 7837 (Federal Reserve Act)Nay: 43–44Amendment defeated. H.R. 7837 passed and enacted.
March 19, 1914Motion to consider S. J. Res. 41 ("authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to sell or lease certain public lands to the Republic Coal Co.")Yea: 28-27Motion agreed to. The Senate proceeded to consider S. J. Res. 41.
May 19, 1914Motion to adjourn after the Sergeant at Arms was "directed to request the attendance of absent Senators" since a quorum was not present.Nay: 17–18The Senate did not adjourn at that time. A quorum was established when more senators arrived in the chamber.
August 17, 1914Thomas amendment to H.R. 15657 (Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914)Yea: 24-23Amendment passed. H.R. 15657 passed and enacted.
February 12, 1915Motion to consider the motion from Senator Reed to amend Senate rules to end debate on S. 6856 ("to authorize the United States ... to purchase, construct, equip, maintain, and operate merchant vessels in the foreign trade of the United States")Yea: 48-47The Senate considered the motion to limit debate. Cloture procedures were eventually established in 1917.
February 15, 1915The vice president had ruled that Senator Reed was entitled to move to table a motion to amend Senate Rule XXII regarding limitation of debate and all the amendments to that motion. Senator Lodge appealed the ruling.Yea: 46-45The ruling of the vice president was sustained. The Senate proceeded to consider Senator Reed's motion.
Motion to table the motion to amend Senate Rule XXII regarding limitation of debate and all the amendments to that motion.Yea: 46-45Motion tabled.
February 2, 1916Clarke amendment to S. 381 (Philippine Autonomy Act).Yea: 42-41Amendment passed. S. 381 passed and enacted.
February 14, 1919Motion to table the motion from Senator Johnson to suspend consideration of H.R. 13462 ("making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors") to consider S. Res. 411 (regarding withdrawing U.S. soldiers from Russia).Yea: 34-33Motion tabled. The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 13462.
Calvin Coolidge*No votes*
Charles G. DawesMay 21, 1928Simmons amendment to H.R. 1 (Revenue Act of 1928) "relating to graduated income taxes."Nay: 33–34Amendment defeated. H.R. 1 passed and enacted.
May 28, 1928Concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 41) "to close the first session of the [Seventieth Congress](70th-united-states-congress) by adjourning" both houses on May 29.Nay: 40–41Resolution defeated. On May 29, the Senate voted on another resolution (S. Con. Res. 22) to adjourn later that day. The resolution passed, and the Senate adjourned at 5:30 pm, ending the session of Congress.
Charles CurtisMarch 12, 1930Committee amendment to H.R. 2667 (Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act) to reduced proposed tariffs on plate glass.Nay: 36–37Amendment defeated.
March 13, 1930Committee amendment to H.R. 2667 (Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act) to reduced proposed tariffs on spring clothespins.Yea: 41-40Amendment passed. H.R. 2667 passed and enacted.
May 19, 1930On part of resolution S. 270, relieving the majority members of a conference committee of their promise in regard to the flexible provision of the tariff bill H.R. 2667.Yea: 43-42Majority members of the committee relieved of their promise.
John Nance GarnerJune 2, 1933Trammell amendment, as amended by Sen. Connally, to H.R. 5389 (Independent Offices Appropriations) limiting potential reductions of war veterans' pensions and providing that "Spanish-American War veterans shall not be required to make proof of service-connected disability."Yea: 43-42Amendment passed.
April 17, 1934Motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 2018 (relative to Members of Congress acting as attorneys in matters where the United States has an interest).Yea: 32-31Motion agreed to. The Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
February 6, 1940Committee amendment to H.R. 7922 (Independent Offices Appropriations) to reduce the line item "general administration" for the Civil Aeronautics Authority budget from $1,659,191 to $1,543,932.Yea: 35-34Committee amendment passed.
Henry A. WallaceJune 26, 1942McCarran amendment to H.R. 7181 (appropriation bill for the Department of Labor and Federal Security Agency).Yea: 33-32Amendment passed.
Motion to table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the McCarran amendment to H.R. 7181.Yea: 33-32Motion to table agreed to.
July 16, 1942Committee amendment to H. R. 7319 (making supplemental appropriations for the national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943).Nay: 30–31Committee amendment rejected.
July 17, 1942Amendment to H.R. 6999 (Act authorizing the construction of a Florida Pipe Line and Barge Canal).Nay: 30–31Amendment defeated.
Harry S. TrumanApril 10, 1945Taft amendment to H.R. 2013 (Lend-Lease Extension Act of 1945) to block the postwar delivery of Lend-Lease Act items contracted for during World War II.Nay: 39–40Amendment defeated.
Alben W. BarkleySeptember 15, 1949Motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the McCarthy amendment to H.R. 1211 (Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1949) to direct the president to establish import quotas on furs and fur products.Yea: 42–41Motion agreed to. The amendment was defeated in the re-vote.
September 15, 1949Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the McCarthy amendment to H.R. 1211 (Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1949).Nay: 41–42Motion defeated. H.R. 1211 passed and enacted without amendments added. The reciprocal trade agreements program is extended to 1951.
October 4, 1949Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the Young-Russell amendment to H.R. 5345 (Agricultural Act of 1949) to make mandatory price support at 90% parity on cotton, wheat, corn, rice, peanuts.Nay: 37–38Motion defeated. The Young-Russell amendment is reconsidered for a new roll call vote.
October 4, 1949Young-Russell amendment to H.R. 5345 (Agricultural Act of 1949) to make mandatory price support at 90% parity on cotton, wheat, corn, rice, peanuts. (This was a re-vote after the motion to reconsider the original defeat of the amendment was passed.)Yea: 38–37Amendment passed. This amendment was later changed in a compromise with the House version. H.R. 5345 was passed and enacted.
May 3, 1950Motion to substitute the Senate Democratic Policy Committee amendment to S.Res. 202 (Nationwide Investigation into Organized Crime Act) to provide for an investigation into gambling and racketeering interstate crime by a special five-member committee called the "Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce" who would be selected by the vice president. The group's composition would be three Democrats and two Republicans.Yea: 36–35Motion agreed to. The Senate Democratic Policy Committee plan replaced the original S.Res. 202 and S.Res. 202 was passed.
June 5, 1950Conference bill of H.R. 5332 (Foreign-Trade Zones Amendment Act of 1950) to ease restrictions on assembling and processing of foreign goods in the "foreign-trade zones" which the original Act set up in major U.S. ports.Yea: 31–30H.R. 5332 passed and enacted.
June 26, 1950url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/63485638/title=Wilmington News-Journal from Wilmington, Ohio on June 27, 1950 · Page 1website=Newspapers.comdate=June 27, 1950 }}Yea: 36–35H.R. 6567 passed and enacted.
June 4, 1952Ives amendment to S. 2954 (Defense Production Act Amendments of 1952) to maintain the same equal membership of the Wage Stabilization Board between labor, industry, and the public. The WSB would only be permitted to mediate only in wage disputes.Yea: 42–41Amendment passed. A later amendment during conference committee that was included in the final bill changed the composition of the WSB from equal representation between labor, industry, and the public to the board having more representation from the public.
Richard NixonJune 18, 1953url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/73889295/title=Long Beach Independent from Long Beach, California on June 19, 1953 · Page 24website=Newspapers.comdate=June 19, 1953 }}Yea: 40–39Motion agreed to.
June 18, 1953url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8MYZBgW0AEgIyt.jpgtitle=Image from Congressional Record}}Yea: 42–41Motion agreed to. The conference report of S. 1081 moves forward.
March 9, 1956Aiken amendment to delete from H.R. 12 (Agricultural Act of 1956) 90% rigid mandatory price supports for millable varieties of wheat of 1956 crops.Yea: 46–45Amendment passed, but the final bill was unpalatable to everybody. Vetoed by President Eisenhower.
May 29, 1956Knowland amendment to H.R. 10660 (Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956) to permit state agencies to determine prevailing wages for projects in the Interstate Highway System.Yea: 40–39Passed, but during conference committee the Knowland amendment wasn't included in the final bill.
March 12, 1958Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the Monroney amendment to delete the interest rate ceiling hike on American GI mortgages from 4.5% to 4.75% in S. 3418 (Emergency Housing Bill)Yea: 48–47Motion agreed to. GI mortgages now had an interest rate ceiling of 4.75%
April 22, 1959Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the McClellan amendment to S. 1555 (Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959) to add a bill of rights for union members to include guarantees of freedom of speech and periodic secret elections of officers.Yea: 46–45Motion agreed to. A bill of rights for union workers was included in the final bill that was passed and enacted.
February 3, 1960Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the Clark amendment to S. 8 (Emergency Federal Assistance for School Construction Act) to authorize $1.1 billion per year of federal funds for an indefinite period for school construction and teachers' salaries.Yea: 45–44Motion agreed to. A scaled-down version of the federal education funds passed later.
May 2, 1960Gruening amendment to H.R. 11510 (Mutual Security Act of 1960) to prevent the president from using contingency funds to help replace cuts Congress may make later in other aid funds.Nay: 44–45Amendment defeated.
Lyndon B. Johnson*No votes*
Hubert HumphreyAugust 17, 1965Motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the Fannin amendment to keep governors' full veto rights over three anti-poverty programs (work-training, community action and adult education) intact in H.R. 8283 (Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1965).Nay: 45–46Motion defeated. The Senate version of a full repeal of veto rights was rejected eventually. The House version's limited repeal of veto rights was included in the final bill.
September 13, 1965Bass amendment to H.R. 9811 (Food and Agriculture Act of 1965) to strike from the bill a provision transferring from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture authority to determine whether foreign farm workers are required by U.S. farmers.Yea: 46–45H.R. 9811 was passed and enacted.
May 9, 1967Gore-Williams amendment to H.R. 6950 (Restoring the Investment Tax Credit and the Allowance of Accelerated Depreciation in the Case of Certain Real Property Act) to make the 1966 Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act inoperative after September 15, 1967.Nay: 48–49Eventually H.R. 6950 was passed and enacted but with an amendment to make the 1966 Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act inoperative.
March 11, 1968Clark amendment to H.R. 15399 (Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act) to appropriate $25 million for the Office of Economic Opportunity's Head Start Program.Yea: 43–42H.R. 15399 died in Congress. The $25 million funding for Head Start was approved in a different bill.
Spiro AgnewAugust 6, 1969Smith amendment to prohibit funding for the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile programNay: 50–51The Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program was authorized and came into fruition.
July 17, 1973Motion to table the motion to reconsider the Gravel-Stevens amendment to (Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act) that states that the Interior Department has met all the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline project.Yea: 50–49Motion agreed to. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act was ultimately passed and enacted in November 1973. The act authorized construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Gerald Ford*No votes*
Nelson Rockefeller*No votes*
Walter MondaleNovember 4, 1977Motion to table the Curtis amendment to H.R. 9346 (Social Security Tax Act of 1977) to continue the tradition of employers and employees paying equal shares of Social Security taxes.Yea: 42–41Motion agreed to.
George H. W. BushJuly 13, 1983Motion to table Pryor Amdt.1468 on nerve gasYea: 50–49Motion agreed to.
November 8, 1983Stevens/Tower/Goldwater Amdt.2517 on nerve gasYea: 47–46Agreed to.
June 14, 1984Motion to table Moynihan Amdt.3208 on MX missilesYea: 49–48Motion agreed to.
May 10, 1985Dole Amdt.93 on cutting deficitYea: 50–49Agreed to.
July 23, 1986Motion to reconsider vote on Manion nominationNay: 49–50Motion defeated so Manion remained confirmed.
August 7, 1986Pryor Amdt.2612 on nerve gasNay: 50–51Amendment defeated.
September 22, 1987Motion to table Johnston Amdt.710 on SDI fundingYea: 51–50Motion agreed to.
Dan Quayle*No votes*
Al
GoreJune 25, 1993(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993)Yea: 50–49Conference Report (see below) enacted as .
August 6, 1993(Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993) Conference ReportYea: 51–50Enacted.
August 3, 1994Motion to table (Johnston Ethanol Limitation Amendment) to (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1995)Yea: 51–50tabled.
May 20, 1999(Lautenberg Gun Show Sales Amendment) to (School Safety Act of 1999)Yea: 51–50returned to Senate by House via blue slip. Expired at end of session.
Dick CheneyApril 3, 2001(Grassley Prescription Drug Reserve Fund Amendment) to (2002 budget)Yea: 51–50Agreed to.
April 5, 2001(Hutchison Marriage Penalty Tax Elimination Amendment) to (2002 budget)Yea: 51–50Agreed to.
May 21, 2002Motion to table (Allen Mortgage Loan Amendment) to (Trade Act of 2002)Yea: 50–49Motion agreed to.
April 11, 2003(2004 budget)Yea: 51–50Enacted.
May 15, 2003(Nickles Dividend Exclusion Amendment) to (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003)Yea: 51–50incorporated into (see below), which was enacted as .
May 23, 2003(Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003) Conference ReportYea: 51–50Enacted.
December 21, 2005Motion to concur in the House amendment to with an amendment (Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2005)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
Bill enacted, .
March 13, 2008Motion to reconsider toYea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
Joe
Biden*No votes*
Mike PenceFebruary 7, 2017[PN37](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/37) (Nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2017Motion to proceed toYea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
(Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with Title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients)Yea:
51–50Enacted.
July 25, 2017Motion to proceed to (American Health Care Act of 2017)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
October 24, 2017(Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements")Yea:
51–50Enacted.
December 2, 2017(Cruz 529 Savings Plan Amendment) to (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act)Yea:
51–50Agreed to.
January 24, 2018Motion to invoke cloture on [PN1341](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1341) (Nomination of Sam Brownback, of Kansas, to be United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom)Yea:
50–49Motion agreed to.
[PN1341](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1341) (Nomination of Sam Brownback, of Kansas, to be United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom)Yea:
50–49Nomination confirmed.
February 28, 2018[PN367](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/367) (Nomination of Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget)Yea:
50–49Nomination confirmed.
November 28, 2018Motion to invoke cloture on [PN1412](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/1412) (Nomination of Thomas Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
November 29, 2018Motion to invoke cloture on [PN2117](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/2117) (Nomination of Jonathan A. Kobes, of South Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit)Yea:
50–49Motion agreed to.
December 11, 2018[PN2117](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/2117) (Nomination of Jonathan A. Kobes, of South Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
December 21, 2018Motion to proceed to the House Message to accompany (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018; a legislative vehicle used to fund various government departments.)Yea:
48–47Motion agreed to.
Kamala HarrisFebruary 5, 2021[S.Amdt. 888](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/117th-congress/senate-amendment/888) (Schumer amendment, in the nature of a substitute) to [S.Con.Res. 5](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/5)Yea:
51–50Amendment agreed to.
[S.Con.Res. 5](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/5) (as amended): a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030Yea:
51–50Concurrent resolution adopted.
March 4, 2021Motion to proceed to , the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
April 21, 2021Motion to discharge [PN79-6](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/79/6) (Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
June 22, 2021Motion to invoke cloture on [PN220](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/220) (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
[PN220](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/220) (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
July 20, 2021Motion to invoke cloture on [PN126](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/126) (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
July 21, 2021[PN126](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/126) (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
September 30, 2021Motion to invoke cloture on [PN116](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/116) (Nomination of Rohit Chopra, of Washington, D.C., to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
October 20, 2021Motion to invoke cloture on [PN572](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/572) (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
[PN572](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/572) (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
November 3, 2021Motion to discharge [PN807](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/807) (Nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit)Yea:
50–49Motion agreed to.
November 17, 2021Motion to invoke cloture on [PN604](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/604) (Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
December 8, 2021Motion to invoke cloture on [PN930](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/930) (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
[PN930](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/930) (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2022Motion to discharge [PN1541](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1541) (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
April 5, 2022Motion to discharge [PN1523](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1523) (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
May 10, 2022[PN1679](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1679) (Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
May 11, 2022Motion to invoke cloture on [PN1541](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1541) (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
[PN1541](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1541) (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
Motion to invoke cloture on [PN1523](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1523) (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
[PN1523](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1523) (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
May 12, 2022Motion to discharge [PN1542](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1542) (Nomination of Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
August 6, 2022Motion to proceed to , the legislative vehicle for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
August 7, 2022[S.Amdt. 5488](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/117th-congress/senate-amendment/5488) to , the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022Yea:
51–50Amendment agreed to.
, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022Yea:
51–50H.R. 5376 passed, as amended.
February 28, 2023[PN76](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/76) (Nomination of Araceli Martínez-Olguín, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California)Yea:
49–48Nomination confirmed.
Motion to invoke cloture on [PN77](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/77) (Nomination of Margaret R. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts)Yea:
49–48Motion agreed to.
March 1, 2023[PN77](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/77) (Nomination of Margaret R. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts)Yea:
49–48Nomination confirmed.
June 21, 2023Motion to invoke cloture on [PN82](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/82) (Nomination of Natasha C. Merle, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York)Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
July 12, 2023Motion to invoke cloture on [PN64](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/64) (Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a term expiring July 1, 2027)Yea: 51–50Motion agreed to. Kotagal was confirmed the next day (July 13).
December 5, 2023Motion to invoke cloture on [PN588](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/588) (Nomination of Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia)Yea: 51–50Motion agreed to.
[PN588](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/118th-congress/588) (Nomination of Loren L. AliKhan, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia)Yea: 51–50Nomination confirmed.
JD
VanceJanuary 24, 2025[PN11-7](https://www.congress.gov/nomination/119th-congress/11/7) (Nomination of Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense)Yea:
51–50Nomination confirmed.
April 30, 2025Motion to table [S.J.Res.49](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/49) (A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.)Yea:
50–49Motion tabled.
July 1, 2025[S.Amdt. 2848](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/119th-congress/senate-amendment/2848) to [S.Amdt. 2360](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/119th-congress/senate-amendment/2360) to , the One Big Beautiful Bill ActYea:
51–50Amendment agreed to.
[S.Amdt. 2360](https://www.congress.gov/amendment/119th-congress/senate-amendment/2360) to , the One Big Beautiful Bill ActYea:
51–50Amendment agreed to, as amended.
, the One Big Beautiful Bill ActYea:
51–50H.R. 1 passed, as amended.
July 15, 2025Motion to discharge , the Rescissions Act of 2025Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
Motion to proceed to , the Rescissions Act of 2025Yea:
51–50Motion agreed to.
January 14, 2026Point of order on (A joint resolution terminating military actions against Venezuela.)Yea:
51–50Point of order sustained.

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