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J.D. Vance — Republican U.S. Senator from Ohio (official headshot)

J.D. Vance Voting Record & Scorecard | National GOP Platform

US Senator from OH

Republican

2025 GOP Alignment:

N/A

Lifetime Alignment:

97.67% (A)

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Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) is tracked on the National GOP Platform legislative scorecard. Highest category scores: Chapter 3: Build The Greatest Economy In History. (100%), Chapter 9: Government Of, By, And For The People. (100%), and Chapter 2: Seal The Border And Stop The Migrant Invasion. (100%). J.D. Vance serves Ohio in the U.S. Senate.

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Lawmaker Position

H.R. 1Senate 2025-20263x

Extending Tax Relief through the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act".

With GOP
This vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, introduced by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), is on the final version amended by the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie. The bill contained several positive provisions that extended the lower personal and corporate tax rates, as well as key estate and business tax provisions originally enacted within the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were set to expire. The bill also contained provisions such as no tax on tips and overtime, a larger child tax credit, a car-loan interest deduction, and "Trump Accounts" seeded with a $1,000 federal contribution.
S. 5 (Proceed)Senate 2025-20261x

Advancing the Laken Riley Act to Require Detention of Illegal Immigrants who Commit Theft and Violent Crimes.

With GOP
This motion invokes cloture (ends debate) to allow the Senate to debate and consider the passage of the Laken Riley Act, sponsored by Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL). This measure would require the Department of Homeland Security to take into custody illegal immigrants who have been charged in the United States with theft and related offenses. It is designed to tighten detention policy for criminal illegal immigrants and reduce the practice of releasing offenders back into communities while immigration proceedings play out. The bill also adds enforcement mechanisms meant to ensure federal immigration authorities follow the law and maintain consistent detention standards. Opponents warned that allowing repeat offenders to remain at large undermines public safety, encourages lawlessness, and weakens the rule of law by treating immigration enforcement as optional.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Alsobrooks Amdt. 1466)Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking President Trump''s Executive Order that Restricts Federal Collective Bargaining and Union Power that Hikes Taxpayer Costs

Neutral
The Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) amendment #1466 to the Senate budget resolution would protect federal collective bargaining agreements and the right to organize for government employees. The amendment is aimed at reversing President Trump''s Executive Order 14251, "Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs," issued March 27, 2025, which invoked national-security authorities to exclude dozens of agencies and subcomponents from federal collective bargaining requirements and to end union bargaining, grievance, and arbitration procedures in those covered components. By setting up a reserve fund to "prohibit attacks" on federal unions, the amendment would lock in union work rules and bargaining leverage as a budget priority, making it harder to carry out workforce reforms and accountability measures even after widespread waste and inefficiency have been exposed across the federal government.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Baldwin Amdt. 1693)Senate 2025-20261x

Preserving Out-of-Control Medicaid Spending by Blocking Trump Admin Reforms that Improve System Integrity and Reduce Waste

Neutral
The Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) amendment #1693 to the Senate budget resolution would allow the Senate Budget Committee Chairman to adjust budget levels to prevent a reduction in Medicaid funding that could lead to rural hospital closures, higher costs for people with other kinds of insurance, or higher rates of uncompensated care. While framed as protecting rural access, the amendment would create a new budget mechanism designed to shield Medicaid from savings and integrity reforms by treating any reduction as off-limits. Opponents argued Medicaid cannot be protected by keeping wasteful spending on autopilot, especially when the program is riddled with payment games and improper spending that divert resources away from actual patient care. Rural communities need targeted, accountable solutions that improve care delivery and reduce bureaucracy – not a reserve fund that entrenches the Medicaid welfare system and blocks needed cost control.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Bennet Amdt. 1646)Senate 2025-20261x

Placing America Last by Locking-In Aid to Ukraine and Restricting Congress from Imposing New Limits

Neutral
The Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) amendment #1646 to the Senate budget resolution would prevent any cuts to aid or security assistance to Ukraine. It would allow the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other budget levels to "preserve the delivery of assistance to Ukraine." Opponents argue the amendment in effect, protects open-ended foreign commitments inside the budget process while Washington is running massive deficits and failing to secure the border, restore fiscal discipline, and deliver accountability at home.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Cortez Masto Amdt. 1690)Senate 2025-20261x

Entrenching the Inflation Reduction Act Drug Price Controls by Blocking Reforms in the Senate Budget.

Neutral
This vote was on a motion to advance the Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) amendment #1690 to the Senate budget resolution. The amendment would create a new point of order against legislation deemed to "increase drug costs for seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare," giving Senate leadership another procedural tool to block changes to federal drug policy. Opponents argued this measure is an attempt to enshrine the draconian price controls imposed under the Inflation Reduction Act by making it harder for Congress to revisit or roll back the IRA''s mandates. The IRA created an inflation rebate scheme that punishes manufacturers when certain Medicare drug prices rise faster than inflation, and while it is sold as consumer relief, critics warn it operates like a backdoor price cap that distorts markets. They note these policies can encourage higher launch prices, reduce discounts, and tighten access as companies try to manage rebate exposure, while pushing the system further toward centralized government control of medicine and undermining investment in new cures over time.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Kim Amdt. 1644)Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking $880 Billion in Medicaid Reforms by Using a "Caregiving" Reserve Fund to Protect an Unsustainable Entitlement from Waste Cuts

Neutral
The Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) amendment #1644 to the Senate budget resolution would create a deficit-neutral reserve fund allowing the Senate Budget Committee Chairman to adjust budget levels for legislation aimed at preventing increased barriers for caregivers and the "care economy." In practice, this reserve fund is designed to ensure that the $880 billion in Medicaid savings and reforms contemplated under the budget do not take effect in ways that reduce spending or tighten eligibility and financing. Opponents argued the amendment would be used to block integrity reforms by the Trump administration that cut waste, fraud, and abuse and to preserve a Medicaid system that has exploded in cost and become increasingly unsustainable. They warned that protecting the status quo keeps incentives for dependency in place while taxpayers are forced to subsidize a rapidly expanding entitlement program that was never meant to function as an open-ended spending pipeline.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Ossoff Amdt. 2186)Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking DOGE Social Security Efficiency Reforms Designed to Cut Bureaucracy and Waste

Neutral
The Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) amendment #2186 to the Senate budget resolution would allow the Senate Budget Committee Chairman to adjust budget levels to reverse cuts to the Social Security Administration, including cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) or any other changes to seniors'' services. While presented as protecting seniors, the amendment is designed to insulate the SSA from streamlining efforts and make it harder to reduce bureaucracy and administrative bloat. Opponents argued Social Security is not a federal jobs program, and taxpayers should not be forced to fund inefficient structures when reforms can modernize service delivery, reduce waste, and strengthen integrity. Locking in a mechanism to "reverse cuts" also undermines accountability by treating any efficiency measure as unacceptable, even when the federal government faces enormous deficits and a nearly $39 trillion national debt.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Padilla Amdt. 1774)Senate 2025-20261x

Preserving FEMA's Open-Ended Disaster Bureaucracy Instead of Reforming Waste, Mismanagement, and Federal Overreach

Neutral
The Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) amendment #1774 to the Senate budget resolution would reiterate the importance of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its continued role in providing nonpartisan and long-term disaster relief to disaster survivors. While framed as a simple affirmation, the amendment is designed to discourage efforts to restructure disaster relief and to keep Washington entrenched as the default responder and long-term payer for rebuilding. Opponents argued FEMA''s mission creep has fueled an expensive system that shifts responsibilities away from states and localities, encourages dependency on federal bailouts, and too often lacks real accountability when billions are spent quickly. They warned that refusing to reform the disaster-relief model locks taxpayers into more debt-financed spending while the federal government struggles to manage its massive obligations and growing deficit.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Paul Amdt. 1760)Senate 2025-20263x

Blocking the Largest Debt-Limit Blowout in History by Limiting the Increase and Forcing Real Spending Restraint

Neutral
The Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) amendment #1760 to the Senate budget resolution would modify the debt limit reconciliation instruction for the House and Senate. Specifically, it would reduce the instructed debt-limit increase to $500 billion rather than the roughly $5 trillion increase contemplated under the budget resolution''s broader approach. The debt limit is one of the last remaining restraints that forces Congress to confront borrowing, and a historic multi-trillion-dollar hike signals Washington is not serious about making DOGE-style waste cuts permanent. By limiting the increase, the amendment would keep pressure on Congress to actually deliver structural spending reductions instead of treating waste-cutting as a temporary talking point that disappears once more borrowing authority is granted.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Rosen Amdt. 2152)Senate 2025-20261x

Advancing Wealth Redistribution by Creating a "Middle-Class Tax Relief" Reserve Fund Built on Higher Taxes for the Ultra-Wealthy and Corporations

Neutral
The Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) amendment #2152 to the Senate budget resolution would create a deficit-neutral reserve fund allowing the Senate Budget Committee Chairman to adjust budget levels for legislation providing tax relief for the middle class and small businesses while ensuring corporations and the ultra-wealthy "pay their fair share," so long as it does not increase deficits over fiscal years 2025 through 2034. While marketed as middle-class relief, the amendment is structured around a class-war premise that Washington should shift the tax burden upward and then use the tax code to redistribute through new federal tax-policy packages. Opponents argued this approach invites bigger government and politicized tax engineering, with taxpayers and job creators treated as revenue targets to finance new promises rather than driving real reforms that restrain spending and reduce dependency.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Sanders Amdt. 2126)Senate 2025-20261x

Fueling Higher Unemployment by Advancing a $17 an Hour Federal Minimum Wage Rate Hike

Neutral
The Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) amendment #2126 to the Senate budget resolution would create a reserve fund allowing the Senate Budget Committee Chairman to advance legislation increasing the federal minimum wage to at least $17 an hour over five years. The stated purpose is to ensure the Senate can raise the minimum wage by a simple majority vote, bypassing normal Senate constraints and pushing a major national labor mandate through a budget process. Opponents argued a one size fits all federal wage floor ignores regional cost differences and would hit small businesses, nonprofits, and local employers with higher labor costs that often lead to fewer entry level jobs, reduced hours, or faster automation. They also warned it would shift more workers into government dependency as employers cut opportunities, while Washington imposes centralized wage policy that states and communities are better positioned to address.
H.Con.Res. 14 (Wyden Amdt. 1989)Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts to Keep the Welfare System on Autopilot and Prevent Integrity Reforms

Neutral
The Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) amendment #1989 to the Senate budget resolution would strike a section that directs the House Energy and Commerce Committee to achieve $880,000,000,000 in savings from Medicaid over the next decade. As a result, the amendment would prevent Medicaid reforms and would protect the status quo in a program known to be plagued by waste, weak accountability, and financing games that shift costs onto federal taxpayers. Opponents of the amendment argued that Medicaid cannot be treated as a permanent, open-ended spending pipeline and that real savings are necessary to protect the program for the truly needy, improve integrity, and address an unsustainable fiscal trajectory driven by runaway federal spending and debt.
H.J. RES. 104Senate 2025-20261x

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Plan that Prevents Coal Leasing on 1.7 Million Acres of Federal Land

Neutral
This resolution introduced by Rep. Troy Downing (R-MT) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including whether and where coal leasing may be considered. The Miles City plan amendment made 1.7 million acres unavailable for future coal leasing. According to supporters, this kind of federal land "lock up" undermines local economies and energy affordability by putting Washington planners ahead of workers, communities, and responsible development.
H.J. RES. 105Senate 2025-20261x

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Rule that Restricts Oil, Gas, and Coal Development on Federal Lands in North Dakota.

Neutral
This resolution introduced by Rep. Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including where energy development is allowed or restricted. Biden''s North Dakota plan modified the prior 1988 plan by limiting oil and gas development in certain areas and restricting new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines. According to supporters, the rule represents a federal land-use "lock up" that would limit access to domestic resources, threaten jobs and state revenues, and increase energy costs for families and businesses.
H.J. RES. 106Senate 2025-20261x

Overturning a Biden Bureau of Land Management Plan that Blocks Mineral Extraction on Millions of Acres in Alaska's Central Yukon Region.

Neutral
This resolution introduced by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) utilizes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a Biden administration rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." Resource management plans guide how BLM-administered lands are managed, including where uses such as responsible development, access, and conservation rules will apply. The Central Yukon plan was issued on November 12, 2024, and, among other changes, designates 21 areas as "critical environmental concern" and locks up roughly 3.6 million acres. According to supporters, these designations and related restrictions amount to a federal land "lock up" that can limit multiple-use access, hinder economic opportunity, and place Washington bureaucrats in charge of decisions that should be made closer to the people most affected.
H.J.Res. 130Senate 2025-20261x

Restoring American Energy and Jobs by Reversing the Biden-Era Buffalo Plan that Shut Down Future Federal Coal Leasing.

Neutral
This resolution, sponsored by Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY), uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a former Biden administration rule implemented at the Bureau of Land Management titled "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment" on November 20, 2024. The Biden-era rule made no federal coal available for future leasing in the Buffalo Field Office area, effectively ending future federal coal leasing in Wyoming''s Powder River Basin. By disapproving the 2024 rule, Congress would undo those restrictions and revert management back to the 2020 Trump-era plan, thus expanding the domestic energy supply.
H.J.Res. 131Senate 2025-20261x

Repealing the Biden-Era ANWR Coastal Plain Leasing Restrictions to Restore Domestic Energy Production and Lower Costs

Neutral
This resolution, sponsored by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK), uses the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify a former Biden administration rule implemented at the Bureau of Land Management titled "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision" on December 9, 2024. The Biden-era rule changed how oil and gas leasing can occur in the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Biden-era decision replaced the 2020 record of decision under the first Trump administration that had made the full 1.6 million acre program area available for leasing. The Biden-era decision made only 400,000 acres available for leasing (the statutory minimum) placing roughly 1.2 million acres off-limits.
H.J.Res. 20Senate 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden Rule at the Department of Energy that Effectively Bans Popular Natural Gas Tankless Water Heaters

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Gary Palmer (R-AL), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters" and published on December 26, 2024. The underlying rule set new federal efficiency standards for gas-fired instantaneous (tankless) water heaters, including widely used non-condensing models. According to supporters, the rule was designed in a way that effectively pushes non-condensing units out of the market and forces homeowners and small businesses into more expensive options and complicated retrofits. They argue this is part of a broader regulatory playbook where Washington uses appliance rules to squeeze out natural gas products, shrinking consumer choice while raising costs for everyday replacements and home repairs.
H.J.Res. 24Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking Biden's Costly Walk-In Cooler and Freezer Energy Standards Mandate by Overturning a Department of Energy Rule

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-OK), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers" and published on December 23, 2024. The underlying rule establishes new federal energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers commonly used by grocery stores, restaurants, warehouses, and other commercial facilities. According to supporters, the repeal of the Biden rule would stop Washington from using one-size-fits-all efficiency mandates to dictate the design and purchase of essential refrigeration equipment. They argue these mandates drive up compliance and replacement costs, squeeze small businesses, and ultimately raise prices for consumers as businesses are forced to absorb yet another layer of federal micromanagement.
H.J.Res. 25Senate 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden IRS Rule that Grows Financial Surveillance Through Expanded Crypto "Broker" Reporting

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Mike Carey (R-OH), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal an Internal Revenue Service rule titled "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales" and published on December 30, 2024. The underlying rule expands who the IRS treats as a "broker" for digital asset sales and would require covered entities to report gross proceeds and send new tax statements tied to crypto transactions. According to supporters, repealing the Biden rule would stop Washington from rewriting the definition of "broker" to sweep in parts of the digital asset economy that do not operate like traditional brokerages, including technology platforms that cannot realistically collect the personal data the rule demands. They argue the Biden rule is less about honest tax administration and more about building a new reporting regime that turns financial innovation into a compliance trap, pushing lawful activity overseas while increasing the federal government''s ability to monitor Americans'' economic lives.
H.J.Res. 35Senate 2025-20261x

Repealing Biden's EPA Methane Fee Rule That Grows Federal Penalties and Drives Up Domestic Energy Costs

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" and published on November 18, 2024. The underlying rule sets the compliance framework for the federal "waste emissions charge," including how covered facilities calculate emissions, use "netting," and qualify for exemptions, with EPA positioned to assess penalties when standards are not met. According to supporters, this rule is the enforcement engine for a Washington created methane tax that punishes American oil and gas production, increases compliance burdens across the supply chain, and ultimately raises energy prices for families and job creators. They argue it hands regulators another tool to pressure domestic producers while making the U.S. less competitive and more dependent on foreign energy.
H.J.Res. 42Senate 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden Rule at the Department of Energy that Imposed Unnecessary Labeling and Certification Mandates on Consumer Appliances.

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment" and published on October 9, 2024. The underlying rule imposed new federal paperwork, labeling, and reporting requirements and expanded enforcement provisions across a wide range of everyday appliances and equipment. It covered roughly 20 product categories, reaching into items like dishwashers, clothes washers, air conditioners and heat pumps, battery chargers, light bulbs, and other common products used by families and employers. According to supporters, by nullifying the rule, the resolution would stop Washington from turning routine appliances into a compliance headache where manufacturers face more audits, more forms, and more threats of enforcement, and then pass those costs along to everyone at the checkout counter.
H.J.Res. 60Senate 2025-20261x

Overturning a Draconian Biden Rule that Banned Off-Road Vehicle Usage on Miles of Trails at Glen Canyon National Park.

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden National Park Service rule titled "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles" and published on January 13, 2025. The underlying rule revised special regulations for Glen Canyon to update and restrict where motor vehicles may be used on roads and off-road on designated routes and areas. According to supporters, the rule empowers federal land managers to tighten access through regulatory changes that can limit recreation, local use, and tourism-dependent communities while expanding Washington''s control over how Americans can use public lands. They argue Congress should stop this kind of federal overreach and keep access decisions from being driven by bureaucracy and pressure from activist groups rather than transparent, accountable policymaking.
H.J.Res. 61Senate 2025-20261x

Repealing a Biden EPA Rule that Imposed Costly New Emissions Mandates on U.S. Tire Manufactures.

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing" and published on November 29, 2024. The underlying rule imposed new federal emissions standards on parts of the rubber tire manufacturing process and expanded EPA''s regulatory reach over domestic tire plants. According to supporters, repealing the Biden rule would stop Washington from piling more red tape and expensive compliance demands onto an industry that supports thousands of American jobs and produces an essential product used by nearly every household and business. They argue the mandate would raise production costs, squeeze smaller facilities the hardest, and push more manufacturing out of the United States.
H.J.Res. 75Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking Biden's Costly Commercial Refrigeration Energy Standards Mandate by Overturning a Department of Energy Rule

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Craig Goldman (R-TX), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Department of Energy rule titled "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers" and published on January 21, 2025. The underlying rule establishes new federal energy conservation standards for common commercial refrigeration equipment used by grocery stores, restaurants, convenience stores, and other businesses. According to supporters, the repeal of the Biden rule would stop Washington from using one-size-fits-all efficiency mandates to dictate what equipment businesses can buy and how much it must cost to comply. These types of federal standards often function as a hidden tax on everyday commerce by forcing expensive redesigns, accelerating replacement cycles, and raising operating and purchase costs that ultimately get passed on to consumers.
H.J.Res. 87Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking a De Facto National Zero Emission Truck Mandate by Overturning the Biden EPA's California Advanced Clean Trucks Waiver.

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. John James (R-MI), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency notice titled "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" and published on April 6, 2023. The underlying action granted California a waiver to enforce regulations that drive heavy-duty vehicles and equipment toward government-directed "zero-emission" requirements and impose stricter warranty and maintenance mandates on diesel engines. By allowing one state to set the pace for manufacturers and other states, this waiver functions as a backdoor way to reshape the national truck market without Congress voting on the costs. Supporters argue the waiver raises prices for truckers and small businesses, threatens supply chain reliability, and hands regulators sweeping leverage to force an energy transition that working Americans did not choose.
H.J.Res. 88Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking California's Backdoor National EV Mandate by Overturning the Biden EPA's Advanced Clean Cars II Waiver

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. John Joyce (R-PA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency action granting California a waiver of federal preemption for its "Advanced Clean Cars II" program, published on December 18, 2024. By nullifying the waiver, the resolution would prevent California from enforcing emissions standards that effectively function as an electric vehicle sales mandate and that pressure automakers and other states to conform to California''s regulatory model. The waiver approach turns a single state''s preferences into a de facto national policy without a direct vote of Congress, raising costs for families, limiting consumer choice, and empowering regulators to reshape the auto market through executive action rather than legislation.
H.J.Res. 89Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking California's Draconian Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Mandate by Overturning a Biden EPA Action

Neutral
This joint resolution, introduced by Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA), would utilize the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal a Biden Environmental Protection Agency action titled "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The ''Omnibus'' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" and published on January 6, 2025. The underlying action granted California permission to enforce its Omnibus Low-NOx emissions program for heavy-duty engines and certain diesel equipment despite federal preemption under the Clean Air Act. By nullifying the waiver, the resolution would stop California from using federal approval to impose regulations that effectively drive a nationwide push toward stricter diesel requirements as manufacturers and other states are pressured to conform. According to supporters, the waiver is another example of Washington allowing one state to dictate energy and transportation policy for the entire country, raising vehicle and compliance costs, disrupting supply chains, and handing regulators more leverage to squeeze working families, truckers, farmers, and small businesses.
H.R. 1968 (Paul Amdt. 1266)Senate 2025-20263x

Cutting $16 Billion from USAID to Reduce Waste and End Taxpayer Funding of Politicized LGBTQ+ Initiatives.

Neutral
The Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) amendment #1266 to the FY2025 appropriations bill would reduce the amount appropriated for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by codifying the Trump administration''s foreign-aid reductions identified through Secretary Rubio and DOGE. The amendment would have saved taxpayers roughly $16 billion on an annualized basis by cutting back a foreign-aid bureaucracy that has long operated with weak oversight and a history of waste, fraud, and abuse. Supporters argued the cuts were especially urgent as DOGE has highlighted examples of taxpayer dollars being steered toward ideological advocacy and "woke" cultural projects abroad, including cited spending such as $2 million tied to "sex changes" and LGBT activism in Guatemala, thousands for an LGBT-themed opera project in Colombia, and a claimed grant connected to a transgender-themed comic initiative in Peru. Rather than continuing to fund these programs at prior-year levels, the amendment would have locked in reductions and redirected the savings toward lowering the deficit and debt.
H.R. 1968 (Van Hollen Amdt. 1272)Senate 2025-20261x

Preserving Washington Waste by Defunding DOGE and Blocking Oversight of Fraudulent Spending Across Federal Agencies

Neutral
The Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) amendment #1272 to the FY2025 appropriations bill would prohibit the use of appropriated amounts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), effectively defunding the federal waste-hunting effort in the middle of the fiscal year. DOGE''s work has highlighted the scale of routine mismanagement across the bureaucracy, including the Small Business Administration distributing more than $300 million in loans to thousands of children age 11 and younger, agencies paying for tens of thousands of unused software licenses, and the Department of Veterans Affairs spending $56,000 to water eight plants for five years. Opponents of the amendment argued that shutting down DOGE is an attempt to protect the status quo by stopping audits, transparency, and reforms that expose waste and force agencies to justify spending. With deficits surging and debt approaching crisis levels, they warned Congress should be expanding scrutiny of federal spending, not cutting off the very effort identifying abuses in real time.
H.R. 1 (Blackburn Amdt. 2764)Senate 2025-20261x

Closing the Medicaid Loophole that Lets Illegal Immigrants Receive Benefits Before Lawful Presence Is Verified

Neutral
The Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) amendment #2764 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would close a loophole that allows illegal immigrants to receive Medicaid coverage for up to 90 days by blocking federal taxpayer dollars from funding benefits for prospective beneficiaries until citizenship or lawful presence is verified. Under current practice, states can provide coverage during a verification window, creating a pathway for ineligible individuals to receive taxpayer-funded benefits before eligibility is confirmed. Supporters argued this is a basic integrity reform needed to protect Medicaid for lawful, vulnerable Americans and to stop the program from being exploited as a de facto benefit for those who are not eligible. They also pointed to the broader scale of Medicaid and federal health-program waste, noting estimates of more than $1 trillion in improper payments over the last decade, and argued that restoring integrity requires ending policies that invite abuse. In addition, supporters cited estimates that roughly 1.4 million illegal immigrants are currently exploiting Medicaid and argued that eligibility verification up front is a straightforward way to protect taxpayers and preserve resources for those who truly need care.
H.R. 1 (Collins Motion)Senate 2025-20263x

Worsening Wealth Redistribution by Hiking the Top Tax Rate to 39.6% to Fuel Greater Levels of Out-of-Control Health Spending and Cronyism

Neutral
This vote was on the motion to advance the Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) amendment #2812 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill". The amendment would expand the Rural Health Transformation Program by increasing the Rural Healthcare Provider Fund from $20 billion to $50 billion and broadening eligibility beyond rural hospitals to include community health centers, nursing homes, ambulance services, skilled nursing facilities, and other providers tied to the Medicaid welfare system. Opponents warned the structure functions like a slush fund that states can utilize for unrelated initiatives, with weak accountability often enriching politically connected entities while failing to fix underlying access and integrity problems. To pay for the expansion, the amendment would raise the top individual income tax rate from 37 percent to 39.6 percent for individuals earning more than $25 million and couples earning more than $50 million, further deepening Washington''s cycle of higher taxes and bigger government healthcare spending.
H.R. 1 (Cornyn Amdt. 2771)Senate 2025-20261x

Penalizing States that Use Medicaid to Cover Criminal Aliens by Reducing Federal Subsidies for Violent and Sexual Offenders

Neutral
The Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) amendment #2771 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would reduce federal Medicaid funding to states that provide Medicaid coverage to illegal immigrants who have been convicted or charged with serious offenses, including sex offenses, human trafficking, domestic or child abuse, murder or manslaughter, or child pornography. Specifically, for Medicaid expanded states that provide coverage to these categories of illegal immigrants, the amendment would lower the federal reimbursement rate for the expansion population from 90 percent to 80 percent. Supporters contend states should not be rewarded with an enhanced federal match for policies that prioritize benefits for violent illegal immigrants over citizens and lawful residents, especially when Medicaid is already strained by waste, improper payments, and growing long-term costs.
H.R. 1 (Hirono Amdt. 2382)Senate 2025-20261x

Protecting School Choice by Rejecting an Effort to Eliminate K-12 Education Scholarships for Public, Private, or Religious Schools.

Neutral
The Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) amendment #2382 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would eliminate the bill''s program of qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships for public, private, or religious schools. The underlying scholarship framework is designed to let parents direct education resources toward the setting and services that best fit their child, rather than forcing families into one assigned system. By wiping out the program, the amendment would preserve the status quo where families have fewer options when schools fail to meet students'' needs and where bureaucracy and special interests face little competitive pressure to improve.
H.R. 1 (Kaine Motion)Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking Federal Workforce Reforms by Creating a Veteran "Layoff Shield" that Protects Bureaucracy and Preserves Wasteful Jobs

Neutral
The Kaine motion to commit would send the "One Big Beautiful Bill" back to committee with instructions to add a provision prohibiting any federal agency, on or after January 20, 2025, from terminating more than 1 percent of its employees if any of the terminated employees is a veteran, unless the agency submits a detailed report to Congress at least 60 days in advance identifying the positions, number of employees, and the agency components affected. While framed as protecting veterans, the motion would function as a sweeping procedural barrier to federal downsizing because veterans make up more than 30 percent of the federal workforce, compared to roughly 6 percent of the overall workforce. Opponents argued this is an attempt to block efficiency efforts like DOGE by making it practically impossible for agencies to reduce headcount without political delays, even when positions are unnecessary or duplicative. They also noted veterans already receive hiring and retention preferences under existing law, and that taxpayer-funded jobs should not be preserved simply as a jobs program when the federal government is running enormous deficits and carrying a $39 trillion national debt.
H.R. 1 (Kennedy Amdt. 2775)Senate 2025-20261x

Empowering Parents and Making Homeschooling More Achievable by Expanding the Teacher Expense Deduction to Homeschool Educators

Neutral
The Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) amendment #2421 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would increase the above-the-line deduction for educators'' out-of-pocket classroom expenses from $250 to $600, updating an amount that has not been raised since 2002 to better reflect today''s average costs. Most notably, the amendment expands eligibility to include homeschool educators, allowing parents who teach their children at home to deduct qualifying education expenses as well up to the $600 limit. Supporters argued that homeschooling is one of the clearest expressions of parental rights and a direct check on government control over education. They also noted that making homeschooling more achievable provides major fiscal benefits to taxpayers by reducing pressure on public systems and avoiding higher government education spending, while giving families more freedom to pursue learning that fits their child''s needs and values.
H.R. 1 (Kim Amdt. 2817)Senate 2025-20261x

Enriching Hospitals and Unions by Striking Limits on Medicaid Payment Schemes that Inflate Costs for Patients and Taxpayers.

Neutral
The Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) amendment #2817 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would strike the bill''s provision limiting certain Medicaid payments. The underlying language was designed to rein in inflated Medicaid payment arrangements – often structured through state-directed payments and other supplemental payments – that allow states to engineer higher payouts on paper while shifting the costs onto federal taxpayers. Opponents warned these payment schemes function like a money-laundering pipeline inside Medicaid, rewarding politically connected hospitals and special interests while doing little to improve access or outcomes for patients. They also argued the system is routinely used to enrich union leadership and entrenched health-care bureaucracies by locking in higher spending streams and wage structures funded by taxpayers, rather than forcing reforms that prioritize beneficiaries.
H.R. 1 (Lee Amdt. 2745)Senate 2025-20263x

Ending the 2022 "Green New Scam" Subsidies by Terminating Wind and Solar Tax Credits.

Neutral
The Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) amendment #2745 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would terminate wind and solar tax credits, cutting off the "green new scam" subsidies adopted in 2022 under the Inflation Reduction Act. The House-passed version of the bill eliminated these subsidies entirely, while the Senate version only partially rolled them back; this amendment would have completed the rollback by ending the remaining wind and solar credits. These credits have functioned as corporate welfare by steering investment toward projects built around federal tax advantages rather than reliability and consumer demand, enriching a subsidy sector that lobbies to keep the carveouts permanent.
H.R. 1 (Ossoff Amdt. 2696)Senate 2025-20261x

Permanently Expanding Obamacare Wealth Redistribution by Making the "Temporary" Enhanced Subsidies Permanent and Raising Taxes to Pay for It

Neutral
The Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) amendment #2696 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would extend the enhanced Obamacare premium tax credits and raise the top individual income tax rate from 37 percent to 39.6 percent for taxpayers with income of $5,000,000 ($10,000,000 married). These COVID-era subsidy boosts, created in 2021 and later extended by the Inflation Reduction Act only through 2025, removed the 400 percent of the federal poverty level cap on eligibility, allowing situations in which families earning up to $600,000 can receive taxpayer-funded subsidies. Opponents of the amendment argue the program is rife with fraud and waste, and insurers have been enriched because the enhanced subsidies are effectively paid directly to them. Making this "temporary" subsidy expansion permanent would further lock in an open-ended transfer system that grows federal control of healthcare and drives long-term spending and debt.
H.R. 1 (Sanders Amdt. 2435)Senate 2025-20261x

Expanding Medicare Entitlements While Worsening the Inflation Reduction Act Drug Price Controls

Neutral
The Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) amendment #2435 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would expand government control of healthcare by adding a major Medicare benefit expansion and escalating the Inflation Reduction Act''s drug-pricing scheme. On benefits, it would add Medicare coverage for dental, vision, and hearing services beginning January 1, 2028, including routine exams and cleanings, major dental work, dentures, eyeglasses, and hearing aids. On drugs, it would worsen the IRA''s price control regime by nearly tripling the number of drugs Medicare is required to "negotiate," meaning more medicines would be subjected to government coercion backed by massive excise-tax style penalties. It also codifies a Most Favored Nation-style price control scheme that pegs U.S. drug prices to a median price in other countries, importing foreign rationing and allowing international systems to effectively shape what treatments Americans can access. Opponents argued the amendment would grow entitlement spending, expand federal micromanagement of medical decisions, and undermine innovation and patient access by spreading coercive price caps across a much wider share of the drug market.
H.R. 1 (Warren Amdt. 2414)Senate 2025-20261x

Blocking a Provision that Reins in the Unaccountable Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Restores Congressional Oversight of the Rogue Regulator.

Neutral
This vote was on a motion to advance the Sen. Elizabeth Warren''s (D-MA) amendment #2414 to the "One Big Beautiful Bill". The Warren amendment would strike the bill''s provision reducing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''s funding cap from 12 percent to 6.5 percent, preserving the CFPB''s unusually insulated funding stream outside the normal appropriations process. The underlying bill''s reduction still leaves the agency with substantial resources to carry out its statutory mandate, and the cap continues to grow each year as it is adjusted for inflation. Opponents of the Warren amendment argued the CFPB has become a powerful, unaccountable regulator that uses "regulation by enforcement," targets disfavored industries, and operates with minimal democratic checks, and that reducing its automatic funding is a measured step toward curbing bureaucratic overreach while still allowing legitimate consumer protection work.
H.R. 23Senate 2025-20262x

Defending U.S. and Israeli Sovereignty by Sanctioning the International Criminal Court for Targeting Non-Member Nations

Neutral
The "Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act," introduced by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), would impose sanctions related to the International Criminal Court (ICC) when it attempts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute "protected persons" of the United States and certain U.S. allies that have not consented to ICC jurisdiction. The bill requires visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who materially assist such ICC actions, and it also applies visa restrictions to certain immediate family members, while rescinding and restricting U.S. funding for the ICC. In part, the legislation responds to the ICC''s escalating actions against Israel after, in November 2024, the ICC announced arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on baseless charges of "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity." According to supporters, this is about stopping an unaccountable international tribunal from trying to police Americans and key allies from the outside, even though the United States never granted the ICC authority over our citizens and Israel is not subject to its jurisdiction either.
H.R. 3944 (Johnson Amdt. 3428)Senate 2025-20263x

Combatting Government Cronyism and Waste through a Limit on Earmarks.

Neutral
The Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) amendment #3428 to H.R. 3944 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026) would bar lawmakers from taking credit for earmarks by conditioning the funding on a strict prohibition against self-promotion. Under the amendment, if a Member of Congress were to tout an earmark in interviews, mailings, speeches, or even on the campaign trail, the earmarked funding would be revoked. Supporters argue earmarks have become a vehicle for political corruption and branding, where politicians use taxpayer dollars to buy goodwill and campaign material rather than prioritize limited, constitutional government. They contend this reform would reduce the incentive to pursue earmarks for personal political gain and help shift Congress away from using federal spending as a tool for self-serving credit-grabbing.
H.R. 3944 (Kennedy Amdt. 3414)Senate 2025-20263x

Cutting 2 Percent from a Bloated Agriculture Appropriations Bill that Exceeds the Trump Administration's Request.

Neutral
The Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) amendment #3414 to H.R. 3944 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026) would impose a 2 percent across-the-board reduction in Agriculture discretionary spending. The amendment would amount to a cut of $542 million, reducing total discretionary budget authority from $27.1 billion to $26.55 billion. Supporters argued the underlying bill was already significantly higher than what the Trump administration requested, reflecting Washington''s habit of ratcheting spending upward regardless of results. They contended a modest 2 percent trim is a commonsense step to begin reining in a bloated federal budget, curb waste, and force agencies to prioritize rather than treating taxpayers as an unlimited funding source.
H.R. 3944 (Mullin Amdt. 3412) - CUSTOMSenate 2025-20263x

Fueling Out-of-Control Spending by Hiking Congress' Own Budget by 5 Percent and Refusing to Lead by Example.

Neutral
The Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) amendment #3412 to H.R. 3944 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026) would approve the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 as a separate division of the package. The amendment would provide $7.1 billion in funding to the Legislative Branch, and includes discretionary spending for House and Senate offices and other agencies serving the Capitol complex, representing about a 5 percent increase over comparable funding for the current fiscal year. The Legislative Branch funding was handled as a distinct amendment due to concerns from some Senators over its significant increase in cost, especially with major waste and excess spending being uncovered across the federal government through DOGE. Note: progressive lawmakers who opposed the bill for reasons of seeking more funding were recorded as not voting.
H.R. 3944 (Murphy Amdt. 3447)Senate 2025-20261x

Using Veterans' Tragedy to Justify a New VA Gun-Tracking Mandate that Stigmatizes Veterans Who Seek Financial Help.

Neutral
The Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) amendment #3447 to H.R. 3944 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026) would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to publish a quarterly report tied to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The amendment is in response to a reform implemented by the Trump administration correcting a previous practice whereby veterans lose their Second Amendment rights if they seek assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to have their financial affairs managed. Prior to the reform, when a fiduciary was appointed to help manage the financial affairs of a veteran, the VA automatically reports the veteran to the NICS and the veteran loses his or her right to have a firearm. This amendment would force the VA to report how many veterans would have been reported to NICS had the Trump reform not been implemented, and among those veterans, how many firearm suicides occurred in the prior quarter. Opponents to the amendment noted that veterans who are found by a competent judicial authority to be a danger to themselves or others are already reportable under current law, and there is no evidence that simply needing a fiduciary to help manage finances makes someone inherently dangerous.
H.R. 3944 (Scott Amdt. 3113)Senate 2025-20263x

Cutting $4.37 Billion in Agriculture Pork and Welfare Spending that Subsidizes Special Interests and Socializes Costs onto Taxpayers

Neutral
The Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) amendment #3113 to H.R. 3944 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026) would have cut approximately $4.37 billion from agriculture, conservation, rural development, research, and nutrition-related accounts, and place spending levels much closer to the budget proposed by President Trump. Supporters argued much of this funding functions as pork and corporate welfare that enriches select interests and industries while shifting costs onto taxpayers who receive little benefit. They pointed to examples such as nearly a half billion dollars for agriculture research and education initiatives that should be handled by the private sector, along with hundreds of millions in rural development and welfare-style programs that have become permanent subsidies instead of temporary assistance.
H.R. 4Senate 2025-20262x

Cutting $9.4 Billion in Wasteful Foreign Aid and Federal Propaganda Subsidies Through a Targeted Rescissions Package.

Neutral
The Rescissions Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), would rescind $9.4 billion in previously appropriated but unobligated funding pursuant to President Trump''s June 3, 2025 rescissions request under the Impoundment Control Act. The bill would cancel funds from the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development accounts, along with rescissions affecting related entities and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (NPR and PBS). The rescissions target categories such as contributions to international organizations, global health programs, migration, various foreign assistance and stabilization funds, and climate-related international funding. According to supporters, this measure is a first step to rein in entrenched Washington spending, stop sending taxpayer dollars to overseas programs that often lack accountability, and end subsidizing media institutions that have grown dependent on federal funding while advancing biased narratives.
H.R. 4 (Kaine Motion)Senate 2025-20261x

Channeling $1.3 Billion in Taxpayer Funding to Catholic and Other Religious Entities Facilitating Mass Illegal Immigration Across America.

Neutral
The Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) motion to recommit the Rescissions Act of 2025 would have sent the bill back to the Committee on Appropriations (delaying advancement for 3 days) with instructions requiring the bill to return with no cuts affecting faith-based organizations funded through the International Development account and the Migration and Refugee Assistance account. The Kaine motion would have blocked the rescission of $800,000,000 from Migration and Refugee Assistance and $496,000,000 from International Development-related foreign-aid funding, amounts that represent roughly 25 percent of the total targeted funding in these accounts. Opponents of the motion argued the rescissions were necessary to defund Catholic Relief Services and other religious-affiliated entities that were unlawfully using taxpayer dollars to help illegal immigrants avoid federal enforcement, effectively turning federal spending into a pipeline that undermines the rule of law. They warned the motion would preserve a large, hard-to-audit funding stream and keep Washington''s foreign-aid machinery on autopilot even after the spending had been identified for cancellation.
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