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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)

Apr 8, 2025Senate vote #197 · 2025Nomination PN25-18

Yea

Limit debate on Peter Hoekstra’s nomination as ambassador to Canada

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted on whether to limit further debate on Peter Hoekstra’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to Canada. The motion was agreed to, 60–37, limiting the remaining debate under Senate rules; it did not confirm him as ambassador.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on April 8, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Apr 8, 2025Senate vote #196 · 2025Nomination PN25-20

Yea

Limit debate on Mike Huckabee’s nomination as ambassador to Israel

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted to limit debate on Mike Huckabee’s nomination to be ambassador to Israel. The motion was agreed to, 53–46, allowing the nomination to advance under the Senate’s debate rules. Limiting debate does not itself confirm him; the Senate must vote separately on confirmation.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on April 8, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Apr 8, 2025Senate vote #195 · 2025Nomination PN25-14

Yea

Confirm George Glass as ambassador to Japan

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted on George Glass’s nomination to be ambassador to Japan and confirmed him, 66–32. This was the final confirmation vote on the appointment, not a vote to limit debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on April 8, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Apr 8, 2025Senate vote #194 · 2025Nomination PN25-14

Yea

Limit debate on George Glass’s nomination as ambassador to Japan

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted to limit debate on George Glass’s nomination to be ambassador to Japan. The motion was agreed to, 67–32, setting limits on further debate but not confirming Glass. Confirmation required a separate Senate vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on April 8, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Apr 8, 2025Senate vote #193 · 2025Nomination PN12-9

Yea

Confirm Elbridge Colby as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted on Elbridge Colby’s nomination to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and confirmed him, 54–45. This was the confirmation decision on the appointment, not a vote to limit debate.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on April 8, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Apr 7, 2025Senate vote #192 · 2025Nomination PN12-9

Yea

Limit debate on Elbridge Colby’s defense policy nomination

AI-assisted summary

The Senate voted to limit debate on Elbridge Colby’s nomination to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. The motion was agreed to, 53–39, setting limits on further debate but not confirming Colby. Confirmation required a separate Senate vote.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on April 7, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #191 · 2025H.Con.Res. 14

Yea

Senate agreed to the 2025–2034 federal budget resolution

AI-assisted summary

The resolution sets recommended federal budget levels for fiscal years 2025–2034 and directs House committees to develop legislation addressing deficits and the statutory debt limit. The Senate agreed to H.Con.Res. 14, as amended. This was agreement to a concurrent budget resolution, not passage of the later legislation contemplated by its instructions.

Context: The background summarizes the version introduced February 18, 2025; the supplied record does not explain how the amended version differed.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #190 · 2025S.Amdt. 2152

Nay

Senate rejects middle-class tax relief amendment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed tax relief for the middle class. The Senate rejected the amendment, 47–52, so it was not added to the underlying budget resolution. This vote decided whether to adopt that tax-relief proposal, not whether to pass the budget resolution itself.

Context: The supplied record does not describe the specific form or amount of tax relief.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #189 · 2025S.Amdt. 1989

Nay

Senate rejects amendment to remove Medicaid-cutting instructions

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed striking a provision directing the House Energy and Commerce Committee, during budget reconciliation, to cut $880 billion from Medicaid. The Senate rejected the amendment, 49–50, so that instruction was not removed by this vote. This was a vote on the amendment, not a vote to enact the budget resolution or make the Medicaid cuts.

Context: The vote concerned an amendment to the budget resolution; the record does not establish the final text of any later measure.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #188 · 2025S.Amdt. 2177

Nay

Senate rejects Medicaid access reserve fund amendment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to access to health care. It said this could include legislation to prevent Medicaid funding reductions that could lead to benefit cuts, loss of coverage, or reduced provider payments. The Senate rejected the amendment, 48–51, so it was not added to the underlying budget resolution; the vote did not itself decide whether to enact those policies.

Context: The description presents preventing Medicaid reductions as a possible use of the reserve fund, not as a specific policy enacted by this amendment.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #187 · 2025S.Amdt. 1529

Nay

Senate rejects amendment to preserve Social Security phone access

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed preserving access to Social Security’s phone service. The Senate rejected it, 48–51, so the proposal was not added to the underlying budget resolution. This vote concerned the amendment, not passage of the budget resolution or a separate decision changing Social Security phone service.

Context: The supplied record does not specify how the amendment would preserve phone access.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #186 · 2025S.Amdt. 1693

Nay

Senate rejects Medicaid reserve fund for rural hospital concerns

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to preventing Medicaid funding reductions that could contribute to rural hospital closures, higher costs for people with other insurance, or more uncompensated care. The Senate rejected the amendment, 49–50, so it was not added to the underlying budget resolution. The vote did not itself enact or prevent Medicaid funding changes.

Context: The record describes a reserve fund and possible concerns from funding reductions; it does not establish that those outcomes occurred.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #185 · 2025S.Amdt. 1690

Nay

Senate rejects waiver for Medicare drug-cost point of order

AI-assisted summary

The Cortez Masto amendment proposed creating a point of order against legislation that would increase drug costs for people on Medicare, including seniors and people with disabilities. This vote was on waiving a Senate budget rule so the amendment could be considered despite that rule. The waiver failed, 49–50, below the three-fifths majority required; this did not decide whether the amendment’s policy became law.

Context: The record identifies the rule as section 305(b)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act but does not provide further detail about its application.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #184 · 2025S.Amdt. 2126

Nay

Allow a simple-majority vote on a federal $17 minimum wage increase

AI-assisted summary

The amendment would make it possible for the Senate to increase the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour by a simple-majority vote. The Senate rejected the amendment, 47–52, so it did not make that procedural change. This vote concerned the amendment’s rule for considering a wage increase, not enactment of the wage increase itself.

Context: The record describes the amendment’s purpose but does not provide the text of the underlying resolution or additional details about the proposed wage policy.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #183 · 2025S.Amdt. 1644

Nay

Caregiver barriers reserve fund amendment rejected

AI-assisted summary

This amendment to the Senate budget resolution would have established a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to preventing increased barriers for caregivers, including people caring for seniors and children, home care workers, and others in the care economy. The Senate rejected the amendment, 49–50, so it was not added to the resolution. The vote addressed this amendment, not final passage of the budget resolution.

Context: The record describes the reserve fund’s purpose but does not provide its detailed budgetary terms.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #182 · 2025S.Amdt. 2180

Nay

Social Security office closures amendment rejected

AI-assisted summary

This amendment to the Senate budget resolution would have sought to prevent DOGE from closing Social Security offices, preserving access to benefits for seniors and people with disabilities. The Senate rejected the amendment, 48–51, so it was not added to the resolution. This vote did not decide whether to pass the budget resolution as a whole.

Context: The record does not specify how the amendment would have prevented the closures.

Apr 5, 2025Senate vote #181 · 2025S.Amdt. 2107

Nay

Public land sale proceeds reserve fund amendment rejected

AI-assisted summary

This amendment to the Senate budget resolution would have established a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to preventing proceeds from public land sales from being used to reduce the federal deficit. The Senate rejected the amendment, 48–51, so it was not added to the resolution. This was a vote on the amendment, not final passage of the budget resolution.

Context: The record describes the reserve fund’s purpose but does not provide its detailed budgetary terms.

Apr 4, 2025Senate vote #180 · 2025S.Amdt. 2186

Nay

Social Security cuts reserve fund amendment rejected

AI-assisted summary

This amendment to the Senate budget resolution would have established a deficit-neutral reserve fund related to reversing cuts to the Social Security Administration, including possible cuts ordered by DOGE or other cuts to services for seniors. The Senate rejected the amendment, 49–50, so it was not added to the resolution. The vote did not decide whether to pass the budget resolution as a whole.

Context: The record describes the reserve fund’s purpose but does not provide its detailed budgetary terms.

Apr 4, 2025Senate vote #179 · 2025S.Amdt. 1760

Nay

Congressional debt limit instruction amendment rejected

AI-assisted summary

This amendment to the Senate budget resolution would have modified the instruction concerning the debt limit for the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Senate rejected the amendment, 5–94, so it was not added to the resolution. This vote addressed the amendment, not final passage of the budget resolution.

Context: The record does not explain what change to the debt limit instruction the amendment proposed.

Apr 4, 2025Senate vote #178 · 2025S.Amdt. 1646

Nay

Ukraine security assistance amendment rejected

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed preventing disruptions to security assistance for Ukraine. The Senate rejected the amendment, 48–51, so it was not added to the pending amendment.

Context: The record gives the amendment's purpose but not its full text or the underlying resolution's terms.

BACKGROUND

About James Lankford

Education: University of Texas (B.S.); Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.)
Experience: Youth ministry; Falls Creek Youth Camp director
First elected: U.S. House, 2010; U.S. Senate, 2014 special election

Leadership

Vice Chair of the Republican Conference

Committees 119th Congress

Ethics · Chair
Intelligence
Finance
Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

Subcommittees (5)

Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure · Chair
Health Care
Taxation & IRS Oversight
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Border Management, Federal Workforce & Regulatory Affairs · Chair

Sources

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Identity last checked 11/11/2026.

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