Every recorded vote in the House and Senate over the last 14 days
A recorded vote is one where every member's position was written down. Most of them are about whether to keep going — taking a bill up, ending debate — and one or two a day settle something. Those lead; the rest are a click away under each day.
15 recorded votes in the last 14 days, 7 of which decided something.
6 recorded votes — 3 decided something, 3 moved things along
U.S. Senate
The vote on whether to confirm a Presidential appointee The Senate deciding whether a person the President chose gets the job — a judge, a cabinet secretary, an ambassador. Only the Senate does this; the House has no part in it.
Confirmed
U.S. House
The vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President.
Passed
This bill changes the rules to allow certain military retirees to receive both veterans' disability compensation and retired pay at the same time.
U.S. House
The vote on whether to adopt the resolution A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision.
Passed
H. Res. 1247 sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider the bill H.R. 2102, which is also known as the "Major Richard Star Act."
U.S. Senate
A vote to end debate and allow a final vote In the Senate, debate can continue indefinitely unless 60 senators vote to end it. This vote is that attempt. It decides whether the Senate may vote on the thing at all — not whether the thing passes. A failed cloture vote usually ends the matter without anyone ever voting on its merits.
Cloture Motion Agreed to
U.S. Senate
A vote to end debate and allow a final vote In the Senate, debate can continue indefinitely unless 60 senators vote to end it. This vote is that attempt. It decides whether the Senate may vote on the thing at all — not whether the thing passes. A failed cloture vote usually ends the matter without anyone ever voting on its merits.
Cloture Motion Agreed to
U.S. Senate
A vote to end debate and allow a final vote In the Senate, debate can continue indefinitely unless 60 senators vote to end it. This vote is that attempt. It decides whether the Senate may vote on the thing at all — not whether the thing passes. A failed cloture vote usually ends the matter without anyone ever voting on its merits.
Cloture Motion Agreed to
2 recorded votes — 1 decided something, 1 moved things along
U.S. House
The vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President.
Passed
This bill amends Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) retirement plans. The changes affect laws such as the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
U.S. House
A vote to take a measure away from a committee that has not acted on it A committee can hold a measure indefinitely. This asks the whole chamber to take it away from the committee and bring it to the floor. If it fails, the measure stays where it was.
Motion to discharge agreed to
H. Res. 1247 sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider the bill H.R. 2102, which is also known as the "Major Richard Star Act."
4 recorded votes — 1 decided something, 3 moved things along
U.S. House
The vote on whether to adopt the resolution A resolution is one chamber speaking for itself — setting its own rules, taking a position, honouring someone — and it never goes to the President. Agreeing to it is the whole decision.
Passed
H. Res. 1650 sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider a bill, known as H.R. 1013, which aims to improve 403(b) retirement plans under Federal securities laws.
U.S. Senate
A vote on whether to start debating something This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.
Motion to Proceed Agreed to
This bill aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It seeks to exclude from gross income any damages received due to sexual acts or sexual contact, excluding punitive damages.
U.S. House
A vote to stop debate and move to the decision A House procedural vote that closes off further debate and amendments. It is about the schedule, not the substance, and it usually falls along party lines.
Previous question agreed to
H. Res. 1650 sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider a bill, known as H.R. 1013, which aims to improve 403(b) retirement plans under Federal securities laws.
U.S. House
A vote to send the measure to a committee instead of deciding it now Usually an attempt by the side that expects to lose to change the measure or delay it. If it fails, the measure stays on the floor and the chamber goes on to decide it.
Motion to refer agreed to
3 recorded votes — 2 decided something, 1 moved things along
U.S. House
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not.
Passed
This bill updates the licensing procedures for uranium enrichment facilities under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
U.S. House
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not.
Passed
This bill changes the definition of a production facility found in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Specifically, it excludes certain equipment or devices used for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel.
U.S. Senate
A vote to end debate and allow a final vote In the Senate, debate can continue indefinitely unless 60 senators vote to end it. This vote is that attempt. It decides whether the Senate may vote on the thing at all — not whether the thing passes. A failed cloture vote usually ends the matter without anyone ever voting on its merits.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
This bill aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It seeks to exclude from gross income any damages received due to sexual acts or sexual contact, excluding punitive damages.