Born 1942-02-20 | Republican | KY
Ideology score (-1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative): 117th Senate: +0.40 (more conservative than 62% of the chamber); 118th Senate: +0.40 (more conservative than 62% of the chamber); 119th Senate: +0.40 (more conservative than 54% of the chamber) What is this?
| Congress | Chamber | State | Party | Votes cast | Missed | Missed % | Party votes | With party | Unity % | Sponsored | Became law | Law % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117th | Senate | KY | Republican | 926 | 23 | 2.4 | 745 | 611 | 82.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 118th | Senate | KY | Republican | 653 | 38 | 5.5 | 504 | 435 | 86.3 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 119th | Senate | KY | Republican | 778 | 137 | 15.0 | 724 | 699 | 96.5 | 7 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Vote | Date | Result | How they voted | Matched party majority? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government funding law ending the 2025 shutdown (Senate) | 2025-11-10 | Bill Passed | Yea | Yes |
| One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Senate) | 2025-07-01 | Bill Passed | Yea | Yes |
| GENIUS Act (Senate) | 2025-06-17 | Bill Passed | Yea | Yes |
| Laken Riley Act (Senate) | 2025-01-20 | Bill Passed | Yea | Yes |
| Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan security funding (Senate) | 2024-02-13 | Bill Passed | Yea | No |
| Fiscal Responsibility Act (Senate) | 2023-06-01 | Bill Passed | Yea | No |
| Respect for Marriage Act (Senate) | 2022-11-29 | Bill Passed | Nay | Yes |
| Inflation Reduction Act (Senate) | 2022-08-07 | Bill Passed | Nay | Yes |
| Honoring our PACT Act (Senate) | 2022-06-16 | Bill Passed | Yea | Yes |
| Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Senate) | 2021-08-10 | Bill Passed | Yea | No |
| American Rescue Plan Act (Senate) | 2021-03-06 | Bill Passed | Nay | Yes |
| Congress | Chamber | Against both parties | % of votes where parties agreed | With winning side % | Close votes | Voted on | Missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117th | Senate | 7 | 3.9 | 43.8 | 300 | 300 | 0 |
| 118th | Senate | 5 | 3.4 | 39.0 | 191 | 185 | 6 |
| 119th | Senate | 1 | 1.9 | 96.6 | 359 | 296 | 63 |
| Member | Party | State | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Armstrong | R | OK | 97.6% |
| John Boozman | R | AR | 97.5% |
| Shelley Moore Capito | R | WV | 97.5% |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | 97.5% |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | 97.3% |
| Member | Party | State | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward J. Markey | D | MA | 5.4% |
| Christopher Murphy | D | CT | 5.7% |
| Elizabeth Warren | D | MA | 5.8% |
| Bernard Sanders | D | VT | 6.1% |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | 6.2% |
Against both parties counts votes where the Democratic and Republican majorities took the same side and the member voted the other way. With winning side counts votes that matched the final outcome. A close vote is a roll call decided by 5 votes or fewer; absences can have many causes. Agreement is the share of votes both members cast on which they voted the same way (at least 100 shared votes). Independents who caucus with a party count as part of it, and delegates are left out of the party tallies. Counts cover members in this site's data and may differ slightly from official tallies.
| Congress | Cosponsored | Across party | Across % | Avg cosponsors on own bills | Own bills with other-party cosponsor | Share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117th | 34 | 3 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 118th | 45 | 1 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 3 | 42.9 |
| 119th | 30 | 4 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 4 | 57.1 |
Cosponsorship counts bills and joint resolutions only. A cosponsorship is across party lines when the cosponsor and the bill's sponsor are in different parties; independents who caucus with a party count as part of it, and members outside both caucuses are left out of the percentages. Totals can differ slightly from Congress.gov because of withdrawn cosponsors. The 119th Congress is still in progress.
A party vote is a roll call where the Democratic and Republican majorities took opposite sides. Unity % is how often the member sided with their own party's majority on those votes. Sponsored counts bills and joint resolutions only. Became law means the bill itself was enacted; bills whose text was folded into other legislation are not counted. The 119th Congress is still in progress.
Sen. Mitch McConnell came back to the Senate after about three months away for health reasons, CNN reported. He arrived in a wheelchair, appeared thinner and spoke more slowly, and said it was time to get back to work. Several close Senate votes this summer, including on Blanche's confirmation and Iran war powers, took place without him.
The Senate approved a House-passed resolution directing the president to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. Republican Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Bill Cassidy and Rand Paul joined Democrats, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman voted no, and Republican absences helped it pass. The White House said a concurrent resolution has no force of law, while its House sponsor, Rep. Gregory Meeks, says it is binding.
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