How we select votes: This tracker highlights key votes with broad public impact — major legislation, close margins, notable bipartisan crossovers, and constitutionally significant measures. All vote counts are sourced directly from clerk.house.gov (House) and senate.gov (Senate). Click any bill name to view its full Congress.gov record.
Recent Key Votes — 119th Congress
20 votes| Date ↕ | Chamber | Bill / Resolution | Context | Result | Vote Count | Source |
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| Jan 07, 2025 | House |
H.R. 29 — Laken Riley Act
Requires mandatory DHS detention of non-citizens charged with theft or crimes resulting in death/serious injury. Named after Georgia student killed by an illegal immigrant.
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First major bill of the 119th Congress. 48 Democrats joined all Republicans, signaling strong bipartisan support for tough immigration enforcement early in the session. | ✓ PASSED | 264 – 159 | Roll #7 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Senate |
S. 5 — Laken Riley Act
Senate companion bill passed with 12 Democrats crossing party lines — the most bipartisan immigration enforcement vote in years.
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12 Senate Democrats voted yes, reflecting election-year vulnerability on immigration. The bill was signed into law by President Trump on January 29, 2025 (Pub. L. 119-1). | ✓ PASSED | 64 – 35 | Vote #7 |
| Apr 08, 2025 | House |
H.R. 22 — SAVE Act
Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. Requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, amending the National Voter Registration Act.
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Passed on party-line vote. Critics argue it would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters who lack easy access to birth certificates or passports. Must pass Senate separately. | ✓ PASSED | 220 – 208 | Congress.gov |
| Feb 25, 2025 | House |
H. Con. Res. 14 — FY2025 Budget Resolution
Sets reconciliation instructions allowing Republicans to extend 2017 tax cuts and raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion via budget reconciliation, bypassing the 60-vote Senate threshold.
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The razor-thin margin of 217–215 underscored Republican leadership's struggle to hold its caucus together. This resolution opened the door to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. | ✓ PASSED | 217 – 215 | Congress.gov |
| May 22, 2025 | House |
H.R. 1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House passage)
Reconciliation megabill extending 2017 tax cuts permanently, $150B in new defense and border spending, Medicaid work requirements, SNAP cuts, and $5T debt ceiling increase.
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One Republican voted present; two voted no. The bill's CBO score projecting $2.8T in additional deficit over 10 years prompted late defections that nearly killed it in committee. | ✓ PASSED | 215 – 214 | Roll #145 |
| Jul 01, 2025 | Senate |
H.R. 1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Senate passage)
Senate version of the reconciliation bill passed by the narrowest possible margin — VP JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. Multiple Senate Republicans forced modifications.
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VP Vance's tie-breaker was only the second time in U.S. history a VP cast a deciding vote on major budget legislation. Zero Democrats voted yes. Signed into law July 4, 2025. | ✓ PASSED | 51 – 50 | Vote #372 |
| Jul 03, 2025 | House |
H.R. 1 — House Agrees to Senate Amendments (Final Passage)
House voted to accept Senate changes to the reconciliation bill. Signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025, enacting the largest single tax and spending bill since the ACA.
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Final passage came the day before the July 4th signing ceremony at the White House. CBO estimated the law will reduce health coverage for 10.9 million Americans by 2034. | ✓ PASSED | 218 – 214 | Roll #190 |
| Mar 04, 2026 | Senate |
S.J. Res. 104 — War Powers Resolution on Iran
Bipartisan resolution invoking the 1973 War Powers Resolution to require congressional authorization before any U.S. military action against Iran.
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Sponsors Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued existing military operations lack explicit congressional authorization. Outcome subject to presidential veto. | ✓ PASSED | 51 – 45 | Congress.gov |
| Sep 19, 2025 | House |
H.R. 5371 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
Stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded through the end of fiscal year 2025 while Congress negotiated full-year appropriations. Covered agriculture, VA, and military construction.
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Passed with bipartisan support, averting a partial government shutdown. The Senate passed a companion measure the same day, keeping federal operations funded into FY2026. | ✓ PASSED | 217 – 212 | Congress.gov |
| Jun 11, 2025 | House |
H.R. 3799 — Motion to Recommit (Medicaid Cuts)
Democratic motion to recommit H.R. 1 back to committee to strip Medicaid work requirements and reinstate Affordable Care Act funding provisions.
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Republicans voted down the motion along party lines, keeping Medicaid work requirements in the reconciliation package. All 213 voting Democrats supported the recommit motion. | ✗ FAILED | 213 – 216 | House Votes |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Senate |
S. 1108 — National Defense Authorization Act FY2026
Annual defense authorization setting policy for the Department of Defense. FY2026 version authorized $895 billion in defense spending and $150B in supplemental emergency border/defense funds.
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Strong bipartisan vote — a reliable annual benchmark. Key additions in 2026: Ukraine aid conditions, AI weapons oversight provisions, and expanded Pacific deterrence funding. | ✓ PASSED | 82 – 14 | Congress.gov |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Senate |
S.J. Res. 18 — CRA Resolution on EPA Vehicle Emissions
Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the EPA's California Advanced Clean Cars II waiver, which sets strict zero-emission vehicle mandates for 17 states.
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Senate Republicans pushed the resolution but it fell short of the 60 votes needed to break a Democratic filibuster. The auto industry lobbied heavily for passage; environmentalists pushed back. | ✗ FAILED | 48 – 51 | Congress.gov |
| Mar 05, 2025 | House |
H.R. 1157 — Secure the Border Act 2025
Comprehensive border security package resuming border wall construction, reinstating Remain in Mexico (MPP), eliminating humanitarian parole, and ending catch-and-release policies.
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Passed entirely on party-line votes. Senate Democrats have vowed to block it absent significant modifications. Most of its provisions mirror executive orders already in force. | ✓ PASSED | 219 – 207 | Congress.gov |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Senate |
H.R. 6938 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2026
Full-year omnibus spending bill funding the federal government through September 30, 2026. After months of stopgaps, the omnibus finally resolved all 12 annual appropriations bills.
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Passed with bipartisan margins after six months of stopgap measures. The final bill represented significant concessions by both parties on domestic discretionary spending levels. | ✓ PASSED | 68 – 29 | Vote #7 (2nd Sess.) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | House |
H.R. 4870 — Motion to Recommit (SNAP Funding)
Democratic motion to remove SNAP benefit cuts and state cost-sharing requirements from the FY2026 appropriations process following OBBBA-mandated changes.
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Rejected along party lines. The motion would have restored approximately $28B in SNAP funding cut by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Rural-district Republicans faced intense constituent pressure. | ✗ FAILED | 210 – 220 | House Votes |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Senate |
S. 344 — Ukraine Security Assistance Act
Bill to authorize $17.5B in new military and economic assistance to Ukraine through December 2025. Failed to advance past cloture as Republicans blocked consideration.
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Cloture failed 43–55, with most Republicans joined by a handful of Democrats opposing. Reflects a major shift in GOP foreign policy away from open-ended Ukraine military support. | ✗ FAILED | 43 – 55 (cloture) | Congress.gov |
| Jan 23, 2025 | House |
H.R. 23 — No Tax on Tips Act
Allows workers in tipped industries to deduct all tip income from federal taxes. A prominent Trump campaign promise now codified in law as part of the broader reconciliation package.
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Passed with unanimous Republican support and 7 Democrat crossovers. Critics argue it disproportionately benefits higher-income service workers in expensive markets and is subject to gaming. | ✓ PASSED | 222 – 205 | Congress.gov |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Senate |
S. 762 — Mental Health Crisis Response Act
Expands 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline funding, adds mobile crisis response team grants to states, and establishes mental health parity enforcement at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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One of the most bipartisan bills of the session. Mental health funding enjoys broad support across party lines, with co-sponsors from both caucuses in both chambers. | ✓ PASSED | 88 – 9 | Congress.gov |
| Jul 23, 2025 | House |
H.R. 3935 — Protecting American Communities Task Force Act (PACT)
Authorizes expanded ICE enforcement operations in sanctuary jurisdictions, allows federal withholding of grants to non-complying cities, and expands joint federal-local law enforcement agreements.
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Passed party-line with no Democratic support. Sanctuary cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York immediately announced legal challenges. Senate passage uncertain amid filibuster threat. | ✓ PASSED | 218 – 206 | Congress.gov |
| Jul 02, 2025 | Senate |
S. Amdt. 1 to H.R. 1 — Collins–Murkowski Medicaid Amendment
Amendment by Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to soften Medicaid cuts, removing per-capita cap and restoring some eligibility provisions cut by the underlying reconciliation bill.
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Failed when Republican leadership could not peel off enough votes. Collins and Murkowski voted against final passage of OBBBA but ultimately lost this amendment fight 47–53. | ✗ FAILED | 47 – 53 | Senate Roll Calls |
Data sourced from clerk.house.gov, senate.gov, and Congress.gov. Updated regularly during active congressional sessions.