U.S. SENATE

James Lankford

RepublicanOklahomaCurrently serving

Sworn into the Senate on January 6, 2015 Source

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

All votes (917)Yea / Aye (677)Nay / No (234)Not Voting (6)

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #477 · 2025S.Amdt. 3113

Nay

Reject cuts to certain agriculture and related programs

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would have reduced funding for certain programs in the agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug Administration, and related-agencies portion of H.R. 3944. The Senate rejected the amendment, 15-81, so the proposed reductions were not adopted through this vote.

Context: The supplied purpose does not identify the programs or amounts targeted; it describes the amendment’s aim, not its full text.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #476 · 2025S.Amdt. 3414

Nay

Reduce Agriculture discretionary appropriations by 2 percent

AI-assisted summary

This amendment proposed an across-the-board 2 percent reduction in discretionary appropriations for Agriculture. The Senate rejected the amendment, 14–81, so this proposed reduction was not adopted in this vote.

Context: The record provides the submitted amendment purpose, not the full amendment text.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #475 · 2025S.Amdt. 3466

Nay

Require a report on planned Veterans Affairs workforce cuts

AI-assisted summary

This amendment proposed requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on the department’s plan for workforce reductions in fiscal year 2026. The Senate rejected the amendment, 45–50; this vote did not adopt the proposed reporting requirement.

Context: The record provides the submitted amendment purpose, not the full amendment text.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #474 · 2025S.Amdt. 3115

Nay

Restrict funds for Agriculture reorganization and require review

AI-assisted summary

This amendment proposed barring funds from being used for a Department of Agriculture reorganization unless accompanied by a benefit-cost analysis, a public comment period, and a report. The Senate rejected the amendment, 42–53, so these proposed restrictions and requirements were not adopted in this vote.

Context: The record provides the submitted amendment purpose, not the full amendment text.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #473 · 2025S.Amdt. 3447

Nay

Require a report on veterans’ firearm-suicide deaths

AI-assisted summary

This amendment proposed requiring a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who died by firearm suicide. The Senate rejected the amendment, 44–51, so the proposed reporting requirement was not adopted in this vote.

Context: The record provides the amendment purpose but not the full amendment text.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #472 · 2025S.Amdt. 3114

Nay

Require an appropriations act for fiscal 2026 funding rescissions

AI-assisted summary

Merkley's amendment would bar rescinding funds provided for fiscal 2026 by this or another appropriations act unless the rescission was made through an appropriations act. The Senate rejected a motion to waive applicable budgetary points of order against the amendment; it did not decide the amendment's merits in this vote.

Context: The dated text is the amendment as submitted; the supplied records do not establish whether it was changed on the floor before this vote.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #471 · 2025Nomination PN55-36

Yea

Limit debate on Luigi Rinaldi’s nomination as ambassador to Uruguay

AI-assisted summary

The Senate agreed, 52–45, to limit debate on Luigi Rinaldi’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Uruguay. Cloture limits the remaining debate; it does not itself confirm the nominee.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on August 1, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #470 · 2025Nomination PN25-35

Yea

Confirm Brian Nesvik as Fish and Wildlife Service director

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, by a 54–43 vote. This was a final decision on the nomination, not a vote to limit debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on August 1, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #469 · 2025Nomination PN13-11

Yea

Senate confirms Casey Mulligan as small-business advocacy chief counsel

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Casey Mulligan of Illinois to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Small Business Administration, by a 52–44 vote. This was a final vote on the nomination, not a vote merely to limit debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on August 1, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Aug 1, 2025Senate vote #468 · 2025Nomination PN25-35

Yea

Limit debate on Brian Nesvik’s Fish and Wildlife Service nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted on whether to limit further debate on Brian Nesvik’s nomination to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The cloture motion was agreed to, 55–41; this was a procedural vote, not a vote confirming Nesvik.

Context: The independently verified nomination-register match identifies this vote as concerning Brian Nesvik’s nomination (PN25-35), correcting the conflicting original PN13-11 fields, which name Casey Mulligan.

Jul 31, 2025Senate vote #467 · 2025Nomination PN25-26

Yea

Senate limits debate on Nicholas Kent’s education under secretary nomination

AI-assisted summary

The nomination was for Nicholas Kent of Virginia to be Under Secretary of Education. The Senate agreed, 52–45, to limit debate on the nomination; this vote did not confirm Kent.