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What Is the Senate Voting On?

The most recent roll-call votes taken on the Senate floor, from the Senate’s official record: what was voted on, how it came out, and the yea–nay tally. The last recorded vote was 3 days ago, on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

Checked Sep 20, 2026, 10:48 AM ET · refreshes every 15 minutes · source: Senate.gov roll-call votes

Quick Answer

Most recent vote
Thursday, September 17, 2026 (3 days ago): On the Nomination, PN999-4 — Confirmed, 49–45.
What it was
Confirmation: Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
Past 7 days
7 roll-call votes.
This session
238 roll-call votes so far in the 2nd session of the 119th Congress (2026), across 92 voting days.
Right now
This page shows completed votes only. The Senate does not publish a live feed of what is on the floor at this moment; for today’s schedule see the Senate floor schedule linked below.

Latest Roll-Call Votes — 119th Congress, 2nd Session

The 30 most recent recorded votes, newest first. Each vote number links to the full roll call by senator on senate.gov.

On the NominationPN999-4

#238 · Sep 17, 2026 · Confirmation: Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Norther…

Confirmed49–45

On the Cloture MotionPN999-4

#237 · Sep 17, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kasdin Miller Mitchell to be U.S. District Judge for the Northe…

Agreed to49–47

On the Motion to ProceedS. 4668

#236 · Sep 17, 2026 · Motion to Proceed to S. 4668; A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of,…

Agreed to77–22

On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedS. 4668

#235 · Sep 15, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4668; A bill to protect the name, image…

Agreed to74–24

On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedH.R. 3633

#234 · Sep 15, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3633; To provide for a system of regu…

Rejected49–50

On the NominationPN1093-3

#233 · Sep 15, 2026 · Confirmation: Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern Distr…

Confirmed52–45

On the Cloture MotionPN1093-3

#232 · Sep 14, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew R. Byrne to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern Dis…

Agreed to47–46

On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedS. 5271

#231 · Aug 8, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271; A bill to amend the Help America…

Rejected52–46

On the NominationPN1078

#230 · Aug 8, 2026 · Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

Confirmed50–49

On the Cloture MotionPN1078

#229 · Aug 8, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

Agreed to50–49

On Passage of the BillH.R. 6500

#228 · Aug 8, 2026 · H.R. 6500, as amended; An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal…

Passed90–6

On the Motion to Table <measure>S.Amdt. 6747</measure>H.R. 6500

#227 · Aug 8, 2026 · Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747; To strike section 2019.

Agreed to61–32

On the Cloture Motion <measure>S.Amdt. 6732</measure>H.R. 6500

#226 · Aug 7, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500; In the nature of a substit…

Agreed to91–6

On the NominationPN961-1

#225 · Aug 7, 2026 · Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

Confirmed51–47

On Passage of the BillH.R. 5334

#224 · Aug 7, 2026 · H.R. 5334, as amended; An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the…

Passed86–11

On the Amendment <measure>S.Amdt. 6715</measure>H.R. 5334

#223 · Aug 7, 2026 · Paul Amdt. No. 6715; To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchas…

Rejected32–64

On the Motion to ProceedS.J.Res. 187

#222 · Aug 5, 2026 · Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187; A joint resolution providing for congressional disap…

Rejected48–50

On the Cloture MotionPN961-1

#221 · Aug 5, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res…

Agreed to50–44

On the NominationPN932

#220 · Aug 5, 2026 · Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Contr…

Confirmed51–44

On the Cloture MotionPN932

#219 · Aug 5, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Contro…

Agreed to51–43

On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedH.R. 6500

#218 · Aug 3, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500; An act making continuing approp…

Agreed to89–4

On the ResolutionS.Res. 817

#217 · Jul 30, 2026 · S. Res. 817; An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive S…

Agreed to50–47

On the Motion to DischargeS.J.Res. 181

#216 · Jul 30, 2026 · Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181; A joint resolution to direct the removal of United Sta…

Rejected49–50

On the Motion to ProceedS.J.Res. 199

#215 · Jul 30, 2026 · Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapp…

Rejected47–52

On the Cloture MotionS.Res. 817

#214 · Jul 29, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817; An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc co…

Agreed to50–45

On the Motion to ProceedH.R. 5334

#213 · Jul 29, 2026 · Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334; An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respec…

Agreed to84–12

On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedH.R. 5334

#212 · Jul 28, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334; An act to impose sanction…

Agreed to86–12

On the NominationPN1092

#211 · Jul 28, 2026 · Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence

Confirmed51–47

On the Cloture MotionPN1092

#210 · Jul 27, 2026 · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence

Agreed to51–43

On the NominationPN999-5

#209 · Jul 23, 2026 · Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Easter…

Confirmed49–44

Showing 30 of 238 votes this session. The complete list, and every earlier session, is at senate.gov.

How to Read a Senate Vote

Most Senate roll calls are not final votes on bills. The question column tells you which step you are looking at.

Simple majority

51

Passage, nominations, motions

Cloture

60

To end debate on legislation

Supermajority

67

Treaties, veto overrides, convictions

On the Cloture Motion / On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed. A vote to end debate. It needs 60 yeas for legislation and a simple majority for nominations. A cloture vote that is “Agreed to” means the Senate will move on to a final vote; one that is “Rejected” means the measure is blocked, which is what a filibuster looks like in the record. See What Is the Filibuster?

On the Motion to Proceed. A vote on whether to take up a bill at all. Agreeing to it puts the bill on the floor; it does not pass anything.

On the Nomination. The confirmation vote on a presidential nominee: a judge, a cabinet officer, an ambassador. “Confirmed” means the nominee takes office. Nominations are the largest share of Senate roll calls in most years. Issues that begin with PN are nominations.

On Passage of the Bill / On the Joint Resolution. The final vote. A bill that passes here still has to pass the House in identical form and be signed by the president; see How a Bill Becomes a Law. Measures beginning S. started in the Senate, H.R. in the House.

On the Amendment / On the Motion to Table. Votes on changes to a bill. “Tabling” an amendment kills it without a direct vote on its merits, so “Agreed to” on a motion to table means the amendment failed.

Reading the tally. Yeas and nays add up to fewer than 100 when senators are absent; a 49–45 confirmation is a normal Thursday, not a mystery. A 50–50 tie is broken by the Vice President (see the VP’s tie-breaking vote). The party split behind each tally is on the senate.gov roll call; the current balance of the chamber is on the party breakdown.

What This Page Shows, and What It Cannot

An honest answer to “what is the Senate voting on right now” has to start with what the record contains.

  • Completed roll-call votes only. The Senate’s vote list is updated after each recorded vote closes. Votes by voice or by unanimous consent, which is how most routine business passes, are never listed here.
  • No live floor feed. The Senate does not publish a machine-readable feed of what is on the floor at this moment. The floor schedule and daily program on senate.gov, and C-SPAN2, are the sources for that.
  • Checked every 15 minutes. On a voting day a new roll call appears here within about a quarter of an hour of the Senate recording it.
  • Not every day is a voting day. The Senate usually votes Monday evening through Thursday afternoon when in session, and not at all during recesses, which add up to roughly a third of the year. The date on each vote is the answer to “when was this,” and the page says how long ago the last one was.

For who is casting these votes, see all 100 senators and the Senate leadership. For why 60 matters more than 51, see the filibuster and budget reconciliation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Senate voting on today?

The most recent recorded Senate roll-call vote was 3 days ago, on Thursday, September 17, 2026: On the Nomination on PN999-4, confirmed 49–45. This page lists completed roll-call votes from the Senate's official record and refreshes every 15 minutes; it cannot show a vote that is still open. For today's floor schedule, see senate.gov.

How often does the Senate vote?

In a typical year the Senate records roughly 250 to 400 roll-call votes, concentrated on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays when the chamber is in session, with a Monday evening vote to open the week. It does not vote during recesses, which cover roughly a third of the calendar. Many more measures pass by voice vote or unanimous consent and never appear as roll calls.

What is a cloture vote?

Cloture is the motion that ends debate so the Senate can move to a final vote. It requires 60 votes for legislation and a simple majority for nominations. A cloture vote that fails is how a filibuster shows up in the record: the measure is blocked without ever receiving an up-or-down vote.

Where can I see how each senator voted?

Every vote number in the table links to the roll call on senate.gov, which lists each senator by name with their yea, nay or not-voting position and the party breakdown. This page shows only the totals.

Why are so many Senate votes on nominations?

The Senate must confirm every federal judge, ambassador, cabinet officer and senior agency official the president appoints. Since rule changes in 2013 and 2017 nominations cannot be filibustered, so the majority typically processes them as a steady stream of cloture-and-confirmation vote pairs, which is why "On the Cloture Motion" followed by "On the Nomination" is the most common pattern in the list.

Does this page show House votes?

No. It covers the Senate only. The House publishes its roll calls separately at clerk.house.gov.