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John Hoeven

RepublicanNorth DakotaCurrently serving

Sworn into the Senate on 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.

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Senate vote #577 · 2025Nomination PN466-6
Yea

Confirm Harold D. Mooty III as an Alabama district judge

AI-assisted summary

The nomination was for Harold D. Mooty III to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. The Senate confirmed him by a vote of 66–32.

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

Sources & original record
Official title
Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Official question
On the Nomination PN466-6
Chamber result
Nomination Confirmed (66-32)
Measure title
Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #576 · 2025H.R. 5371
Yea

Limit debate to begin considering the fiscal 2026 funding bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, along with extensions of expiring programs and authorities. The Senate rejected, 50–43, the effort to limit remaining debate on beginning consideration of the bill; the required three-fifths vote was not reached. The bill was not passed, and this vote did not begin its consideration.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the bill as introduced in the House on September 16, 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text before the Senate at the vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5371
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 5371
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-43, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-09-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #575 · 2025H.R. 4016
Yea

Defense Department 2026 appropriations bill: begin considering the proposal

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 4016 would provide fiscal year 2026 appropriations for Department of Defense military activities, including personnel, operations, procurement, research, and other programs. The Senate voted on whether to limit debate enough to begin considering the bill. The vote fell short of the required threshold, so the Senate did not begin considering it; this was not a vote to pass or reject the appropriations bill.

Context: The background describes the version introduced in the House on June 16, 2025; it does not establish the exact text the Senate would have considered.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 4016
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4016
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-44, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-06-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #574 · 2025Nomination PN466-6
Yea

Limit debate on Harold D. Mooty III’s district judge nomination

AI-assisted summary

The nomination is for Harold D. Mooty III to serve as a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. The Senate agreed, 62–34, to limit the remaining debate on his nomination. This vote did not confirm him.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on October 16, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Official question
On the Cloture Motion PN466-6
Chamber result
Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-34)
Measure title
Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #573 · 2025H.R. 5371
Yea

Limit debate to begin considering the fiscal 2026 funding bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, along with extensions of expiring programs and authorities. The Senate rejected, 51–45, the effort to limit remaining debate on beginning consideration of the bill; the required three-fifths vote was not reached. The bill was not passed, and this vote did not begin its consideration.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the bill as introduced in the House on September 16, 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text before the Senate at the vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5371
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 5371
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-09-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #572 · 2025H.R. 5371
Yea

Continuing appropriations bill: Senate rejected limit on debate

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 5371 would provide temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies and extend certain programs and authorities. The Senate rejected the required vote to limit debate on beginning consideration of the bill, so this vote did not begin consideration or pass the bill.

Context: The policy details are from the House-introduced version dated September 16, 2025; the vote record does not establish that version as the exact text the Senate would have considered.

Sources & original record
Official title
Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5371
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 5371
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-44, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-09-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #571 · 2025H.R. 5371
Yea

Continuing appropriations bill: Senate rejected limit on debate

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 5371 would provide temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies and extend certain programs and authorities. The Senate rejected the required vote to limit debate on beginning consideration of the bill, so this vote did not begin consideration or pass the bill.

Context: The policy details are from the House-introduced version dated September 16, 2025; the vote record does not establish that version as the exact text the Senate would have considered.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5371
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 5371
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (49-45, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-09-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #570 · 2025S. 2296
Yea

Pass the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill

AI-assisted summary

The Senate passed S. 2296, the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. The bill sets policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, and national security programs at the Energy Department, and authorizes appropriations; it does not itself provide budget authority. The recorded outcome was passage of the bill, not merely permission to begin considering it.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the version reported to the Senate on July 15, 2025; the vote was on amended text, and the record supplied here does not specify the amendments.

Sources & original record
Official title
S. 2296, as amended
Official question
On Passage of the Bill S. 2296
Chamber result
Bill Passed (77-20, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Reported to Senate · 2025-07-15. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #569 · 2025S.Amdt. 3927
Nay

Federal officers at crowd control: Senate rejected amendment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed limits on using federal law enforcement officers for crowd control. The Senate rejected the amendment, so its proposed limits were not adopted by this vote.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's purpose, not its full text; the precise limits proposed are not available here.

Sources & original record
Official title
Merkley Amdt. No. 3927
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3927 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes.
Amendment purpose
To limit the use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #568 · 2025S.Amdt. 3853
Nay

Pentagon budget and veterans’ dental care: Senate rejected amendment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed reducing the Pentagon budget by 10 percent and using the change to expand veterans’ dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senate rejected the amendment, so this vote did not adopt that proposal.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's purpose, not its full text; it does not provide details of how the proposed changes would be carried out.

Sources & original record
Official title
Sanders Amdt. No. 3853
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3853 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (10-88, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Amendment purpose
To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #567 · 2025S.Amdt. 3210
Nay

Military support for civilian law enforcement: Senate rejected amendment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed limiting support the Armed Forces provide for civilian law enforcement activities. The Senate rejected the amendment, so this vote did not adopt that proposed limit.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's purpose, not its full text; the precise limits proposed are not available here.

Sources & original record
Official title
Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3210 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To limit the provision of support by the Armed Forces to civilian law enforcement activities.
Amendment purpose
To limit the provision of support by the Armed Forces to civilian law enforcement activities.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #566 · 2025S.Amdt. 3872
Nay

National Guard duty limits: Senate rejected amendment

AI-assisted summary

The amendment proposed clarifying limits on full-time National Guard duty performed in a state, territory, or the District of Columbia. The Senate rejected the amendment, so the proposed clarification was not adopted by this vote.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's purpose, not its full text; the specific statutory changes proposed are not available here.

Sources & original record
Official title
Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3872
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3872 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To amend title 32, United States Code, to clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
Amendment purpose
To amend title 32, United States Code, to clarify certain limitations on full-time National Guard duty performed in a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #565 · 2025S.Amdt. 3109
Nay

Foreign aircraft for presidential airlift funding ban amendment

AI-assisted summary

This amendment would prohibit using funds to buy or modify foreign aircraft for presidential airlift. The Senate rejected the amendment, 46–50, under a three-fifths vote requirement; the vote did not decide whether the underlying bill should pass.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's stated purpose, not its full text.

Sources & original record
Official title
Schumer Amdt. No. 3109
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3109 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (46-50, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To prohibit the use of funds to procure or modify foreign aircraft for presidential airlift.
Amendment purpose
To prohibit the use of funds to procure or modify foreign aircraft for presidential airlift.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #564 · 2025S.Amdt. 3697
Yea

Locality-based pay calculation review and pilot program amendment

AI-assisted summary

This amendment would require a review of how locality-based comparability payments are calculated and a pilot program testing alternative calculation models. The Senate rejected the amendment, 51–46, under a three-fifths vote requirement; the vote did not decide whether the underlying bill should pass.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's stated purpose, not its full text.

Sources & original record
Official title
Curtis Amdt. No. 3697
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3697 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
Amendment purpose
To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #563 · 2025S.Amdt. 3535
Yea

Appointment and confirmation rules for two agency inspectors general

AI-assisted summary

This amendment would require the President to appoint, and the Senate to confirm, the Inspector General serving both the Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Senate rejected the amendment, 53–43, under a three-fifths vote requirement; the vote did not decide whether the underlying bill should pass.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's stated purpose, not its full text.

Sources & original record
Official title
Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3535
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3535 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Amendment purpose
To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #562 · 2025S.Amdt. 3761
Nay

Ban on earnings paid on depository institutions’ Federal Reserve balances

AI-assisted summary

This amendment would prohibit earnings on balances that depository institutions maintain, or have maintained for them, at Federal Reserve banks. The Senate rejected the amendment, 14–83, under a three-fifths vote requirement; the vote did not decide whether the underlying bill should pass.

Context: The supplied record gives the amendment's stated purpose, not its full text.

Sources & original record
Official title
Paul Amdt. No. 3761
Official question
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3761 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file)
Chamber result
Amendment Rejected (14-83, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
To prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.
Amendment purpose
To prohibit earnings on balances maintained at a Federal Reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution.
Legislative background
Submitted amendment purpose (not full amendment text) · 2025-10-09. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #561 · 2025Nomination PN466-4
Yea

Jennifer Lee Mascott confirmation as Third Circuit judge

AI-assisted summary

The Senate confirmed Jennifer Lee Mascott of Delaware to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, by a vote of 50–47. This vote completed the Senate's decision on her nomination.

Context: Official Senate roll call held on October 9, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Confirmation: Jennifer Lee Mascott, of Delaware, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Official question
On the Nomination PN466-4
Chamber result
Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
Measure title
Jennifer Lee Mascott, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #560 · 2025H.J.Res. 106
Yea

Senate passed resolution to nullify Central Yukon land-use plan rule

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would nullify the Bureau of Land Management rule approving a resource management plan for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area. The Senate passed the joint resolution, 50–46; this was a vote on the resolution itself, not just on whether to begin considering it.

Context: The background describes the version introduced in the House; the precise text approved at this vote may differ.

Sources & original record
Official title
H. J. Res. 106
Official question
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 106
Chamber result
Joint Resolution Passed (50-46)
Measure title
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-07-14. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #559 · 2025H.J.Res. 106
Yea

Senate agreed to consider resolution nullifying Central Yukon land-use plan rule

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would nullify the Bureau of Land Management rule approving a resource management plan for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area. The Senate agreed, 50–47, to begin considering the resolution; this did not pass the resolution or decide whether to nullify the rule.

Context: The background describes the version introduced in the House; the precise text considered may differ.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Proceed to H. J. Res. 106
Official question
On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 106
Chamber result
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
Measure title
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-07-14. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1
Senate vote #558 · 2025H.R. 5371
Yea

Limit debate to begin considering the fiscal year 2026 funding bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill would provide temporary fiscal year 2026 funding for federal agencies, extend selected programs and authorities, and provide additional security funding for federal officials. The Senate voted 54–45 on whether to limit debate so it could begin considering the bill, but the three-fifths threshold was not met. The vote did not pass or reject the bill itself.

Context: The background describes the House-introduced version dated September 16, 2025; the record does not establish that this was the exact text before the Senate on the vote date.

Sources & original record
Official title
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5371
Official question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 5371
Chamber result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required)
Measure title
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-09-16. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 1