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David McCormick

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How they voted 917

Their recorded votes in Congress, including what was decided and how they voted.

Yea/Aye supports the question being voted on. Nay/No opposes it. Colors describe the recorded choice, not a political rating.

Partial vote history. See collection coverage

Senate vote #17 · 2025Nomination PN11-11
Yea

Confirm Kristi Noem as secretary of homeland security

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem, of South Dakota, to serve as secretary of homeland security. The confirmation vote passed, 59–34.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 25, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Confirmation: Kristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Official question
On the Nomination PN11-11
Chamber result
Nomination Confirmed (59-34)
Measure title
Kristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #16 · 2025Nomination PN11-11
Yea

Limit debate on Kristi Noem’s homeland security nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed, 61–39, to limit debate on Kristi Noem’s nomination to be secretary of homeland security. This decision limited the remaining debate; it did not confirm her. The Senate voted on confirmation separately.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 24, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Official question
On the Cloture Motion PN11-11
Chamber result
Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-39)
Measure title
Kristi Noem, of South Dakota, to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #15 · 2025Nomination PN11-7
Yea

Confirm Peter Hegseth as secretary of defense

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to serve as secretary of defense. The confirmation vote passed, 50–50, with the vice president casting the tie-breaking vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 24, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Confirmation: Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense
Official question
On the Nomination PN11-7
Chamber result
Nomination Confirmed (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
Measure title
Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #14 · 2025Nomination PN11-7
Yea

Limit debate on Peter Hegseth’s defense nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed, 51–49, to limit debate on Peter Hegseth’s nomination to be secretary of defense. This limited the remaining debate; it did not confirm Hegseth. The Senate voted on confirmation separately.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 23, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense
Official question
On the Cloture Motion PN11-7
Chamber result
Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-49)
Measure title
Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #13 · 2025Nomination PN11-19
Yea

Confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The confirmation vote passed, 74–25.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 23, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Confirmation: John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Official question
On the Nomination PN11-19
Chamber result
Nomination Confirmed (74-25)
Measure title
John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #12 · 2025Nomination PN11-19
Yea

Limit debate on John Ratcliffe’s CIA director nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed, 72–26, to limit debate on John Ratcliffe’s nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency. This limited the remaining debate; it did not confirm Ratcliffe. The Senate voted on confirmation separately.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 23, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Ratcliffe to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Official question
On the Cloture Motion PN11-19
Chamber result
Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-26)
Measure title
John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #11 · 2025S. 6
Yea

Senators rejected limiting debate to begin considering the born-alive care bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns care for a child born alive after an abortion or attempted abortion, including requirements for medical care and hospital admission, and penalties for failures to provide or report required care. This vote was on limiting debate so the Senate could begin considering the bill, not on passing the bill itself. The effort did not receive the required three-fifths majority, so debate was not limited and the Senate did not begin consideration through this vote.

Context: The background summarizes the version introduced on January 15, 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text the Senate would have considered.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S.6
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 6
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Legislative background
Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-15. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #10 · 2025Nomination PN11-7
Yea

Senate begins consideration of Peter Hegseth for Secretary of Defense

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed to begin considering Peter Hegseth’s nomination to be Secretary of Defense in executive session. This procedural vote started consideration of the nomination; it did not confirm him.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 21, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to Consider the Nomination of Peter Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense
Official question
On the Motion to Proceed PN11-7
Chamber result
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
Measure title
Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #9 · 2025Nomination PN11-19
Yea

The Senate began considering John Ratcliffe for CIA director

AI-assisted summary

The nomination was for John Ratcliffe to serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Senate agreed to begin considering the nomination. This procedural vote did not confirm Ratcliffe; confirmation would require a separate vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 21, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Proceed to Legislative Session
Official question
On the Motion to Proceed PN11-19
Chamber result
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-46)
Measure title
John Ratcliffe, of Texas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #8 · 2025Nomination PN11-13
Yea

The Senate confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State

AI-assisted summary

The nomination was for Marco Rubio to serve as Secretary of State. The Senate voted to confirm him to the position.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 20, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Confirmation: Marco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State
Official question
On the Nomination PN11-13
Chamber result
Nomination Confirmed (99-0)
Measure title
Marco Rubio, of Florida, to be Secretary of State
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #7 · 2025S. 5
Yea

The Senate passed a bill requiring detention for certain theft charges

AI-assisted summary

The bill requires federal immigration authorities to detain certain non-U.S. nationals charged with theft-related offenses and authorizes states to sue the federal government over specified immigration-enforcement decisions or failures. The Senate passed the bill as amended; this vote decided passage, not simply whether to consider it. The supplied background summarizes the introduced version, so it may not describe all changes in the text passed.

Context: The background describes the version introduced on January 6, 2025; the Senate passed an amended version, and the supplied records do not detail those amendments.

Sources & original record
Official title
S. 5, As Amended
Official question
On Passage of the Bill S. 5
Chamber result
Bill Passed (64-35)
Measure title
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-06. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #6 · 2025S.Amdt. 8
Yea

Add serious crimes to mandatory detention rules for inadmissible aliens

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would add crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the offenses requiring mandatory detention when committed by an inadmissible alien. The Senate agreed to this amendment, 75–24. That vote adopted the amendment; it did not itself pass S. 5.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on January 20, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Agreed to (75-24)
Measure title
To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Amendment purpose
To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #5 · 2025S. 5
Yea

Limit debate on the Laken Riley Act immigration detention bill

AI-assisted summary

The Laken Riley Act would require detention of certain non-U.S. nationals charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admitting to specified theft-related offenses, and would let states sue over certain immigration-enforcement decisions or failures. The Senate voted 61–35 to limit the remaining debate on S. 5. This vote did not pass the bill or instantly end all debate.

Context: The background describes the bill as introduced on January 6, 2025; it may not reflect the exact text considered at this vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 5
Official question
On the Cloture Motion S. 5
Chamber result
Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-35, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-06. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #4 · 2025S.Amdt. 23
Nay

Remove state lawsuits over immigration detention from S. 5

AI-assisted summary

The Senate rejected an amendment to S. 5 that would have removed a provision allowing state attorneys general to sue federal immigration authorities over alleged violations involving the detention of noncitizens. The vote rejected that proposed change; it did not decide whether to pass S. 5.

Context: The supplied record does not identify S. 5’s full subject or provide the text of the provision the amendment would have removed.

Sources & original record
Official title
Coons Amdt. No. 23
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23 to S. 5 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (46-49)
Measure title
To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
Amendment purpose
To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #3 · 2025S.Amdt. 14
Yea

Expand offenses requiring detention of inadmissible noncitizens

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed to an amendment to another amendment to S. 5. It would expand the list of criminal offenses that make inadmissible noncitizens subject to mandatory detention. This vote approved that amendment, not S. 5 as a whole.

Context: The supplied record does not identify S. 5’s full subject or provide the text of the underlying amendments.

Sources & original record
Official title
Cornyn Amdt. No. 14
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 14 to S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Agreed to (70-25)
Measure title
To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
Amendment purpose
To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #2 · 2025S. 5
Yea

Begin considering the Laken Riley Act immigration detention bill

AI-assisted summary

The Laken Riley Act would require detention of certain non-U.S. nationals charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admitting to specified theft-related offenses, and would let states sue over certain immigration-enforcement decisions or failures. The Senate agreed, 82–10, to begin considering S. 5. This procedural vote did not pass the bill.

Context: The background describes the bill as introduced on January 6, 2025; it may not reflect the exact text considered at this vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Proceed to S. 5
Official question
On the Motion to Proceed S. 5
Chamber result
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (82-10)
Measure title
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-06. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #1 · 2025S. 5
Yea

Limit debate on beginning consideration of the Laken Riley Act

AI-assisted summary

The Laken Riley Act would require detention of certain non-U.S. nationals charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admitting to specified theft-related offenses, and would let states sue over certain immigration-enforcement decisions or failures. The Senate voted 84–9 to limit the remaining debate on whether to begin considering S. 5. This vote did not pass the bill or instantly end all debate.

Context: The background describes the bill as introduced on January 6, 2025; it may not reflect the exact text considered at this vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 5
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (84-9, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in Senate · 2025-01-06. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1