How Congress Voted
The bills that have become law in this Congress, newest first, and how the House and Senate voted on each. Official records only: no scores, no ratings. Choose a state to see how its members voted, and decide for yourself.
Why do some laws show no individual votes?
Every law here passed both the House and the Senate. But Congress approves bills in three ways, and only one of them records how each member voted:
- Recorded vote (a roll call). Each member's Yea or Nay is recorded by name. These are the votes you can see by state.
- Voice vote. The presiding officer asks those in favor to say "aye" and those opposed to say "no," and announces which side prevailed. No names are recorded.
- Unanimous consent. Mostly in the Senate: a senator asks to pass the bill, and it passes if no one objects. No names are recorded.
Any member can demand a recorded vote, and in the Senate a single senator can block unanimous consent by objecting. A bill that passes without a recorded vote usually had no organized opposition, but that doesn't tell you how any one member felt about it, so we don't guess.
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