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text-align: center;">Nebraska State Senate District 43</div> <hr /> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party"> <p> Compensation </p> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Base salary</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> $174,000 </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Net worth</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> (2012) $323,501 </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party">Elections and appointments</div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Last elected</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> November 5, 2024 </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party"> <p> Education </p> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Bachelor's</div> <div class="widget-value"> <p> University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1988 </p> </div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party">Personal</div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Religion</div> <div class="widget-value">Christian: Protestant</div> </div> <div class="widget-row"> <div class="widget-key">Profession</div> <div class="widget-value">Rancher, Sunny Slope Ranch</div> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only Republican Party">Contact</div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.fischer.senate.gov/public/" target="_blank">Official website</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/senatordebfischer" target="_blank">Official Facebook</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/SenatorFischer" target="_blank">Official Twitter</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/senatorfischer/" target="_blank">Official Instagram</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/SenatorDebFischer" target="_blank">Official YouTube</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://debfornebraska.com/" target="_blank">Campaign website</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/debfischerforsenate/" target="_blank">Campaign Facebook</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/DebforNebraska" target="_blank">Campaign Twitter</a> </p> </div> <div class="widget-row value-only white"> <p> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/deb.s.fischer" target="_blank">Personal Facebook</a> </p> </div> </div> <p><style> .infobox { width: 250px; 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color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; } </style> </p> <div style="display: none;"></div> <p><b>Deb Fischer</b> (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Republican_Party">Republican Party</a>) is a member of the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate">U.S. Senate</a> from Nebraska. She assumed office on January 3, 2013. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.</p><p>Fischer (<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Republican_Party">Republican Party</a>) ran for re-election to the <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate">U.S. Senate</a> to represent Nebraska. She won in the general election on <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Nebraska,_2024">November 5, 2024</a>. </p> <p>Fischer is a member of the Senate Committees on Aging; Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Environment and Public Works; and Rules and Administration. </p><p>Prior to her election to the Senate, Fischer served as a <a href="/Membership_of_the_Nebraska_Unicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Membership of the Nebraska Unicameral">member</a> of the <a href="/Nebraska_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebraska State Legislature">Nebraska Unicameral</a>, representing District 43, from 2005 to 2013. Fischer also owns a ranching business near Valentine, Nebraska. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Biography</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="#Endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Endorsements_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#Endorsements_3"><span class="tocnumber">2.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Endorsements</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Campaign_themes"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign themes</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#2024_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#2012_2"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#Campaign_website"><span class="tocnumber">3.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign website</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#Career"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Career</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Committee_assignments"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Committee assignments</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#U.S._Senate"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">U.S. Senate</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-17"><a href="#2017-2018"><span class="tocnumber">5.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">2017-2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-18"><a href="#2015-2016"><span class="tocnumber">5.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">2015-2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-19"><a href="#2013-2014"><span class="tocnumber">5.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">2013-2014</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#State_Legislature"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">State Legislature</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-21"><a href="#2011-2012"><span class="tocnumber">5.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2011-2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-22"><a href="#2009-2010"><span class="tocnumber">5.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2009-2010</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#Key_votes"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Key_votes:_118th_Congress,_2023"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Key_votes:_Previous_sessions_of_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Key_votes:_117th_Congress,_2021-2023"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Key_votes:_116th_Congress,_2019-2021"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#114th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">6.5</span> <span class="toctext">114th Congress</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-26"><a href="#Economic_and_fiscal"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Economic and fiscal</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-27"><a href="#Trade_Act_of_2015"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Trade Act of 2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-28"><a href="#2016_Budget_proposal"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">2016 Budget proposal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-29"><a href="#Defense_spending_authorization"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Defense spending authorization</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-30"><a href="#2015_budget"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">2015 budget</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-31"><a href="#Foreign_Affairs"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Foreign Affairs</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-32"><a href="#Iran_nuclear_deal"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Iran nuclear deal</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-33"><a href="#Domestic"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.3</span> <span class="toctext">Domestic</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-34"><a href="#USA_FREEDOM_Act_of_2015"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">USA FREEDOM Act of 2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-35"><a href="#Loretta_Lynch_AG_nomination"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Loretta Lynch AG nomination</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-36"><a href="#Cyber_security"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Cyber security</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-37"><a href="#Immigration"><span class="tocnumber">6.5.4</span> <span class="toctext">Immigration</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-38"><a href="#113th_Congress"><span class="tocnumber">6.6</span> <span class="toctext">113th Congress</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-39"><a href="#National_security"><span class="tocnumber">6.7</span> <span class="toctext">National security</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-40"><a href="#John_Brennan_CIA_nomination"><span class="tocnumber">6.7.1</span> <span class="toctext">John Brennan CIA nomination</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-41"><a href="#Drones_filibuster"><span class="tocnumber">6.7.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Drones filibuster</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-42"><a href="#Economy"><span class="tocnumber">6.8</span> <span class="toctext">Economy</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-43"><a href="#No_Budget,_No_Pay_Act_of_2013"><span class="tocnumber">6.8.1</span> <span class="toctext">No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-44"><a href="#Government_shutdown"><span class="tocnumber">6.8.2</span> <span class="toctext">Government shutdown</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-45"><a href="#Immigration_2"><span class="tocnumber">6.9</span> <span class="toctext">Immigration</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-46"><a href="#Mexico-U.S._border"><span class="tocnumber">6.9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Mexico-U.S. border</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-47"><a href="#Social_issues"><span class="tocnumber">6.10</span> <span class="toctext">Social issues</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-48"><a href="#Violence_Against_Women_(2013)"><span class="tocnumber">6.10.1</span> <span class="toctext">Violence Against Women (2013)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-49"><a href="#Issues"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Issues</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-50"><a href="#National_security_2"><span class="tocnumber">7.1</span> <span class="toctext">National security</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-51"><a href="#Letter_to_Iran"><span class="tocnumber">7.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Letter to Iran</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-52"><a href="#2016_presidential_election"><span class="tocnumber">7.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">2016 presidential election</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-53"><a href="#Notable_endorsements"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Notable endorsements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-54"><a href="#Noteworthy_events"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Noteworthy events</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-55"><a href="#Letter_calling_for_change_to_Nebraska's_electoral_vote_allocation_method_(2024)"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Letter calling for change to Nebraska's electoral vote allocation method (2024)</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-56"><a href="#Campaign_finance_summary"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign finance summary</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-57"><a href="#Personal_Gain_Index"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Personal Gain Index</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-58"><a href="#PGI:_Change_in_net_worth"><span class="tocnumber">11.1</span> <span class="toctext">PGI: Change in net worth</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-59"><a href="#PGI:_Donation_Concentration_Metric"><span class="tocnumber">11.2</span> <span class="toctext">PGI: Donation Concentration Metric</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-60"><a href="#Analysis"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-61"><a href="#Ideology_and_leadership"><span class="tocnumber">12.1</span> <span class="toctext">Ideology and leadership</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-62"><a href="#Like-minded_colleagues"><span class="tocnumber">12.2</span> <span class="toctext">Like-minded colleagues</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-63"><a href="#Lifetime_voting_record"><span class="tocnumber">12.3</span> <span class="toctext">Lifetime voting record</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-64"><a href="#National_Journal_vote_ratings"><span class="tocnumber">12.4</span> <span class="toctext">National Journal vote ratings</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-65"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">12.4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-66"><a href="#Voting_with_party"><span class="tocnumber">12.5</span> <span class="toctext">Voting with party</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-67"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">12.5.1</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-68"><a href="#2013_2"><span class="tocnumber">12.5.2</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-69"><a href="#Personal"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">Personal</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-70"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-71"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-72"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">16</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Biography">Biography</span></h2> <p>Born March 1, 1951, in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sen. Fischer is a cattle rancher from Valentine, Nebraska. Her experience prior to election to the Nebraska State Legislature includes being a member of the Sandhills Cattle Association, the Nebraska Cattlemen, the Valentine Rural High School Board of Education, the AgBuilders of Nebraska, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture’s Rural Rehabilitation Review Board, the Nebraska Agricultural Leadership Council and the Governor’s Ag Advisory Council.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; 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margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i>See also: <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Nebraska,_2024">United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2024</a></i></p><p style="padding-left: 2em; margin-bottom: 10px;"><i><a href=""></a></i></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Osborn">Dan Osborn</a> in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DFischer.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Deb Fischer" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a></u></b> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">53.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 53.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">499,124</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Independent"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Audrey_Hatch_20240808_095600.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Dan Osborn" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Osborn">Dan Osborn</a> (Independent) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">46.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Independent" style="width: 46.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">436,493</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.3</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.3%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,719</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/elections/2024/2024%20General%20Canvass%20Book.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 938,336 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kerry_Eddy">Kerry Eddy</a> (Legal Marijuana Now Party)</li></ul><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><p>No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.</p><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Theobald">Paul Theobald</a> (D)</li><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michael_Janulewicz">Michael Janulewicz</a> (D)</li></ul><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arron_Kowalski">Arron Kowalski</a> in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DFischer.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Deb Fischer" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">79.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 79.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">174,820</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arron_Kowalski">Arron Kowalski</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">20.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 20.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">44,334</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/elections/2024/2024%20Primary%20Canvass%20Book.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 219,154 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header "><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kerry_Eddy">Kerry Eddy</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kenneth_Peterson_(Nebraska)">Kenneth Peterson</a> in the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 14, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Kerry_Eddy.png" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kerry Eddy" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kerry_Eddy">Kerry Eddy</a> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kerry_Eddy#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">70.8</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 70.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">743</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper "><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/KennethPeterson2024.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Kenneth Peterson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kenneth_Peterson_(Nebraska)">Kenneth Peterson</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">29.2</div><div class="inner_percentage " style="width: 29.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">306</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/default/files/doc/elections/2024/2024%20Primary%20Canvass%20Book.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,049 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Endorsements">Endorsements</span></h4> <p><style> </p> <pre> .ballot-measure-endorsements p { display: inline; } .ballot-measure-endorsements td { width: 35% !important; } .endorsements-header { margin-top: 10px !important; margin-bottom: 5px !important; } .ballot-measure-endorsements ul { margin-top: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 0 !important; } .split-cols-bm { columns: 2; -webkit-columns: 2; -moz-columns: 2; } @media screen and (max-width: 792px) { .split-cols-bm { columns: 1; -webkit-columns: 1; -moz-columns: 1; } } </pre> <p></style> </p> <div> <p>Fischer received the following endorsements.</p> <ul class="H350"> <li> Former President <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Trump">Donald Trump</a> (Republican Party, Conservative Party) <sup><a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113110575417000422" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></sup> </li> </ul> <h4>Pledges</h4> <p>Fischer signed the following pledges.</p> <ul class="H350"> <li> Taxpayer Protection Pledge, Americans for Tax Reform <sup><a href="https://www.atr.org/pledge/deb-fischer/" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></sup> </li> </ul> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Nebraska,_2018" title="United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2018">United States Senate election in Nebraska, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; 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} .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for U.S. Senate Nebraska</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jane_Raybould">Jane Raybould</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Schultz_(Nebraska)">Jim Schultz</a> in the general election for U.S. Senate Nebraska on November 6, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DFischer.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Deb Fischer" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a></u></b> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">57.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 57.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">403,151</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JaneRaybould.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jane Raybould" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jane_Raybould">Jane Raybould</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">38.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 38.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">269,917</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JimSchultzForSenate.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jim Schultz" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Schultz_(Nebraska)">Jim Schultz</a> (L) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">3.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 3.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">25,349</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">466</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2018/pdf/forms/2018-general-election-official-results.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 698,883<br />(100.00% precincts reporting) </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header democratic"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jane_Raybould">Jane Raybould</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Janicek">Chris Janicek</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Frank_Svoboda">Frank Svoboda</a>, and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Larry_Marvin">Larry Marvin</a> in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JaneRaybould.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jane Raybould" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jane_Raybould">Jane Raybould</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">63.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 63.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">59,067</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/ChrisJ.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Chris Janicek" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Janicek">Chris Janicek</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">20.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 20.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">18,752</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Frank_Svoboda">Frank Svoboda</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">11.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 11.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">10,548</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Larry_Marvin.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Larry Marvin" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Larry_Marvin">Larry Marvin</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">4.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 4.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">4,393</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. </p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 92,760 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Republican primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header republican"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Watson">Todd Watson</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jack_Heidel">Jack Heidel</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Lynn_Stein">Jeffrey Lynn Stein</a>, and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dennis_Macek">Dennis Macek</a> in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/DFischer.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Deb Fischer" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Deb_Fischer">Deb Fischer</a></u></b></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">75.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 75.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">128,157</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Todd_Watson.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Todd Watson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Watson">Todd Watson</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">11.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 11.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">19,661</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Jack_Heidel.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jack Heidel" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jack_Heidel">Jack Heidel</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">5.6</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 5.6%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">9,413</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jeffrey_Lynn_Stein">Jeffrey Lynn Stein</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">3.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 3.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">6,380</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img alt="Silhouette Placeholder Image.png" id="placeholder_image" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png/150px-Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fb/Silhouette_Placeholder_Image.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="199" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dennis_Macek">Dennis Macek</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">3.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 3.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">5,483</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. </p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 169,094 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Libertarian primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header libertarian"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type"> Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Schultz_(Nebraska)">Jim Schultz</a> advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Nebraska on May 15, 2018. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Libertarian"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/JimSchultzForSenate.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Jim Schultz" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Schultz_(Nebraska)">Jim Schultz</a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">100.0</div><div class="inner_percentage Libertarian" style="width: 100.0%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,202</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. </p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,202 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Elworth_Jr.">Mark Elworth Jr.</a> (L)</li></ul><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Endorsements_2">Endorsements</span></h4> <p>On June 18, 2018, Fischer's campaign announced that the Nebraska Hospital Association had endorsed her re-election bid.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Nebraska,_2012" title="United States Senate elections in Nebraska, 2012">United States Senate elections in Nebraska, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Fischer won election to the U.S. Senate in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> Fischer defeated <a href="/Bob_Kerrey" title="Bob Kerrey">Bob Kerrey</a> (D) and <a href="/Russell_Anderson_(Nebraska)" title="Russell Anderson (Nebraska)">Russell Anderson</a> (I) in the general election. She defeated <a href="/Jon_Bruning" title="Jon Bruning">Jon Bruning</a>, <a href="/Sharyn_Elander" title="Sharyn Elander">Sharyn Elander</a>, <a href="/Pat_Flynn" title="Pat Flynn">Pat Flynn</a>, <a href="/Don_Stenberg" title="Don Stenberg">Don Stenberg</a> and <a href="/Spencer_Zimmerman" title="Spencer Zimmerman">Spencer Zimmerman</a> in the May 15 Republican primary.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> She had been trailing in the polls heading into the primary. Outside groups spent more than $2 million on advertising, with more than $1 million going into ads opposing Bruning.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p> <table class="table table-responsive table-hover mw-collapsible"> <caption class="general"><b>U.S. Senate, Nebraska General Election, 2012</b> </caption> <tbody><tr class="thead"> <th style="text-align:left" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</th> <th width="275px" style="text-align:left">Candidate</th> <th width="75px" style="grey;text-align:right">Vote %</th> <th width="100px" style="text-align:right">Votes</th> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Deb Fischer</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">57.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">455,593</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Bob Kerrey </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">42.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">332,979</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="text-align:left;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>788,572</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/2012-general-canvass.pdf"><i>Nebraska Secretary of State</i> "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"</a> </td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="table table-responsive table-hover mw-collapsible"> <tbody><tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr></tbody><caption style="color:white;text-align:left" class="republican"><b>US Senate - Nebraska Republican Primary, 2012</b></caption> <tbody><tr class="thead"> <th width="275px" style="text-align:left">Candidate</th> <th width="75px" style="text-align:right">Vote %</th> <th width="100px" style="text-align:right">Votes</th> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> <a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Deb Fischer</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">40.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">77,594</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Jon Bruning </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">36.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">68,796</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Don Stenberg </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">18.9%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">35,984</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Pat Flynn </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">2.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">5,251</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Spencer Zimmerman </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">0.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,526</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:left"> Sharyn Elander </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:right">0.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right">1,236</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="450" style=";text-align:left;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:right;border-top:1px solid #bbb"><b>190,387</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external free" href="http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf">http://www.sos.ne.gov/elec/2012/pdf/canvass-report-2012-primary.pdf</a><br /><i></i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Endorsements_3">Endorsements</span></h4> <p>On September 21, 2011, Fischer announced that the following 13 state senators in the Nebraska Unicameral had endorsed her candidacy for the U.S. Senate:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/Greg_Adams" title="Greg Adams">Greg Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/Brad_Ashford" title="Brad Ashford">Brad Ashford</a></li> <li><a href="/Kathy_Campbell_(Nebraska)" title="Kathy Campbell (Nebraska)">Kathy Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/Mark_Christensen" title="Mark Christensen">Mark Christensen</a></li> <li><a href="/Abbie_Cornett" title="Abbie Cornett">Abbie Cornett</a></li> <li><a href="/Galen_Hadley" title="Galen Hadley">Galen Hadley</a></li> <li><a href="/Thomas_Hansen" title="Thomas Hansen">Thomas Hansen</a></li> <li><a href="/John_Harms" title="John Harms">John Harms</a></li> <li><a href="/Lavon_Heidemann" title="Lavon Heidemann">Lavon Heidemann</a></li> <li><a href="/Robert_%22Bob%22_Krist" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert "Bob" Krist">Bob Krist</a></li> <li><a href="/Dave_Pankonin" title="Dave Pankonin">Dave Pankonin</a></li> <li><a href="/Pete_Pirsch" title="Pete Pirsch">Pete Pirsch</a></li> <li><a href="/John_Wightman" title="John Wightman">John Wightman</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <p>On November 4, 2008, Fischer won re-election to the 43rd District Seat in the <a href="/Nebraska_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebraska Senate">Nebraska Senate</a> unopposed.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#000066; color: white;"> <th colspan="5">Nebraska State Senate, District 43 (2008) </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#000066; color: white; align="> <th colspan="2" style="width: 17em">Candidates </th> <th style="width: 7em">Votes </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b>Deb Fischer</b> </td> <td align="right"><b>13,756</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1610395138232-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_themes"><a href="/Campaign_themes" title="Campaign themes">Campaign themes</a></span></h2> 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style="clear:both;"></div> <h4>Ballotpedia survey responses</h4> <p style="margin-left:20px;font-style:italic;">See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p> <p>Deb Fischer did not complete <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection</a> survey. </p><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_2">2012</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_website">Campaign website</span></h4> <p>Fischer's campaign website stated the following:<sup id="cite_ref-themes_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-themes-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <div style="height:400px;overflow:scroll;border:1px solid gray;margin:20px;padding:10px;"> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"> <ul><li><i>2nd Amendment Rights</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"I’m a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment and I’ve opposed every attempt by liberals to intrude on our right to own firearms. In the Nebraska Legislature, I have an A+ rating from the National Rifle Association. In the U.S. Senate, I will continue to be an advocate for gun owners and our constitutional rights."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>Agriculture</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"As someone involved in a family ranch business, I know firsthand the challenges and responsibilities people in agriculture face. Agriculture plays a crucial role in our Nebraska economy and provides a stable and safe food supply for our nation and for the world. As a U.S. Senator, I can be a key ally for Nebraska agriculture."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>Energy </i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"Being dependent on oil coming from countries who are – or who soon could be – enemies of the United States just isn’t wise. I support efforts to produce new sources of energy from wind and solar power and want to advance those technologies so they can become competitive with fossil fuels. In the meantime, I support efforts to increase efficient energy use and to use new technologies to reduce energy consumption. I support renewable energy sources, including ethanol, but I still believe the United States needs to be committed to exploring and recovering all of the potential energy sources we have here at home. In times where gasoline is approaching four dollars per gallon, I strongly believe that we need promote responsible oil drilling in our country."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>Healthcare</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"The government takeover of health care supported by President Obama and Senator Ben Nelson will move medical care in the wrong direction. As your U.S. Senator, I will vote to repeal Obamacare."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>Illegal Immigration</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"Keeping our borders secure is a primary responsibility of the federal government. If elected, I will support increased agents/troops on our southern border to beef up security. I support the E-verify system of validating legal immigrants when they apply for a new job. I will not tolerate those who break immigration laws and enter our country illegally."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>National Security</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"The most important job of the federal government is to keep us safe and secure. Our brave men and women in uniform perform their duty to protect all of us admirably and effectively. In the Senate, I will not play politics with our security and our troops. I will give our military the tools they need to keep America safe and free, and I will ensure our troops and their families are supported and that their needs are met."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>Protecting Life</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"I am proud to be pro-life and to have had a solid pro-life voting record during my seven years in the Nebraska Legislature. I will continue to support a culture of life by supporting pro-life policies in U.S. Senate."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>Small Businesses</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"Congress needs to set legislative priorities that will reward entrepreneurship, growth and innovation. When elected to the U.S. Senate, Deb Fischer will have five legislative priorities that she will address to give our small businesses a chance to succeed and create jobs."</li></ul></dd></dl> <ul><li><i>Taxes and Spending</i></li></ul> <dl><dd><ul><li>"Our federal debt is almost $15 trillion dollars. That is just unacceptable. We simply can not continue to print money to pay our national debt. Our first priority must be to cut federal spending. We cannot tax our way to prosperity like President Obama has proposed. The appetite for big spending programs is strong in Washington D.C. and we need to change politics-as-usual. That’s why I strongly support a balanced budget amendment at the federal level."<sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-10">[10]</a></sup></li></ul></dd></dl> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="cquotecite" style="border: none; padding-right: 4%"><cite style="font-style: normal;font-size: smaller; float: right;">—Deb Fischer's campaign website (2012)<sup id="cite_ref-themes_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-themes-9">[9]</a></sup></cite> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Career">Career</span></h2> <p>Below is an abbreviated outline of Fischer's academic, professional, and political career:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>2013-Present: U.S. Senator from Nebraska</li> <li>2005-2012: Nebraska Unicameral Legislature</li> <li>2000-2004: Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education</li> <li>1990-2004: Valentine Rural High School Board of Education</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Committee_assignments">Committee assignments</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._Senate">U.S. Senate</span></h3> <h4>2023-2024</h4> <p>Fischer was assigned to the following committees:<span class="source-link"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><sup>[Source]</sup></a></span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry">Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations">Senate Committee on Appropriations</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Legislative Branch</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Ranking Member</span></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations#Subcommittees">Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Airland</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Strategic Forces</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Ranking Member</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Communications, Media, and Broadband</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Space and Science</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Rules_and_Administration">Committee on Rules and Administration</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Ranking Member</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Ethics_(Select)">Committee on Ethics (Select)</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Congress_Joint_Committee_on_the_Library">Joint Committee on the Library</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Congress_Joint_Committee_on_Printing">Joint Committee on Printing</a></li> </ul> <p><style> .subcommittee { font-weight: 400; margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: circle; } .source-link { </p> <pre>color: #337ab7, } </pre> <p></style> </p> <h4>2021-2022</h4> <p>Fischer was assigned to the following committees:<span class="source-link"><a href="https://www.senate.gov/committees/membership_assignments.htm"><sup>[Source]</sup></a></span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry">Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Agriculture,_Nutrition,_and_Forestry#Subcommittees">Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems, and Food Safety and Security</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Emerging Threats and Capabilities</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Readiness and Management Support</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Subcommittees">Strategic Forces</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Ranking Member</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Rules_and_Administration">Committee on Rules and Administration</a></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Communications, Media, and Broadband</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change and Manufacturing</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Space and Science</a></li> <li class="subcommittee"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Subcommittees">Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports</a>, <span style="font-style: italic">Ranking Member</span></li> <li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Ethics_(Select)">Committee on Ethics (Select)</a></li> </ul> <p><style> .subcommittee { font-weight: 400; margin-left: 20px; list-style-type: circle; } .source-link { </p> <pre>color: #337ab7, } </pre> <p></style> </p><p> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2017-2018">2017-2018</span></h4> <p>At the beginning of the <a href="/115th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="115th Congress">115th Congress</a>, Fischer was assigned to the following committees:<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Aging_(Special)" title="United States Senate Committee on Aging (Special)">Committee on Aging (Special)</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Committee on Armed Services</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works" title="United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works">Committee on Environment and Public Works</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Rules_and_Administration" title="United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration">Committee on Rules and Administration</a></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2015-2016">2015-2016</span></h4> <p>Fischer served on the following committees:<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Armed Services Committee</a> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Emerging_Threats_and_Capabilities" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities</a>, <i>Chairman</i></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Readiness_and_Management_Support" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services#Strategic_Forces" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Subcommittee on Strategic Forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee</a> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Aviation_Operations,_Safety,_and_Security" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Communications,_Technology,_and_the_Internet" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Consumer_Protection,_Product_Safety,_and_Insurance" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation#Surface_Transportation_and_Merchant_Marine_Infrastructure,_Safety,_and_Security" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation">Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security</a>, <i>Chairman</i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works" title="United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works">Environment and Public Works Committee</a> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works#Clean_Air_and_Nuclear_Safety" title="United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works">Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works#Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works">Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works#Fisheries,_Water,_and_Wildlife" title="United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works">Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship" title="United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship">Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee</a></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2013-2014">2013-2014</span></h4> <p>Fischer served on the following Senate committees:<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Armed Services Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee on Strategic Forces</li> <li>Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support</li> <li>Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities <i>Ranking member</i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science_and_Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation">United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security</li> <li>Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance</li> <li>Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion</li> <li>Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet</li> <li>Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Environment_and_Public_Works" title="United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works">Environment and Public Works Committee</a> <ul><li>Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife</li> <li>Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure</li> <li>Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Indian_Affairs" title="United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs">Indian Affairs Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Small_Business_and_Entrepreneurship" title="United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship">Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_Legislature">State Legislature</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2011-2012">2011-2012</span></h4> <p>In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Fischer served on these committees: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Revenue_Committee,_Nebraska_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Revenue Committee, Nebraska Legislature">Revenue</a></li> <li><a href="/Transportation_and_Telecommunications_Committee,_Nebraska_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation and Telecommunications Committee, Nebraska Legislature">Transportation and Telecommunications</a>, Chair</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2009-2010">2009-2010</span></h4> <p>In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Fischer served on these committees: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Natural_Resources_Committee,_Nebraska_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Resources Committee, Nebraska Legislature">Natural Resources Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/Transportation_and_Telecommunications_Committee,_Nebraska_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Transportation and Telecommunications Committee, Nebraska Legislature">Transportation and Telecommunications Committee</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes"><a href="/Key_votes" title="Key votes">Key votes</a></span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Key_votes" title="Key votes">Key votes</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click <a href="/Key_votes" title="Key votes">here</a>. </p> <h3><span id="Key_votes:_118th_Congress.2C_2023"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_118th_Congress,_2023">Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023</span></h3> <p>The <a href="/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th United States Congress</a> began on January 3, 2023, at which point Republicans held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (51-49). <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) was the president and <a href="/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills">Congress' top-viewed bills list</a> and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><big><b>Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023</b></big> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Vote </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px; width:75%;">Bill and description </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Status </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizing <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="U.S. Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (87-13) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (H.R. 6363) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on November 17, 2023, providing for the funding of federal agencies through January 19, 2024. The bill prevented a government shutdown that would have taken place if funding was not approved by November 17, 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (87-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 5860) was a bill approved by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on September 30, 2023, providing for the funding of federal agencies through November 17, 2023. The bill prevented a government shutdown that would have taken place if funding was not approved by October 1, 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (88-9) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Fiscal_Responsibility_Act_of_2023" title="Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023">Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023</a> (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> <a href="/Fiscal_Responsibility_Act_of_2023" title="Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (63-36) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the <a href="/Congressional_Review_Act" title="Congressional Review Act">Congressional Review Act</a> (CRA) passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and signed into law by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended the <a href="/Federal_government_responses_to_the_coronavirus_(COVID-19)_pandemic,_2020-2022" title="Federal government responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2022">national coronavirus state of emergency</a>, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> <a href="/H.J.Res.7:_Relating_to_a_national_emergency_declared_by_the_President_on_March_13,_2020" title="H.J.Res.7: Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (68-23) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res. 44 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the <a href="/Congressional_Review_Act" title="Congressional Review Act">Congressional Review Act</a> (CRA) passed by the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> and voted down by the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a>. The bill sought to nullify a <a href="/U.S._Bureau_of_Alcohol,_Tobacco,_Firearms_and_Explosives" title="U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives">Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)</a> rule establishing criteria to determine whether firearms equipped with stabilizing braces that facilitate shoulder fire were subject to regulation under the National Firearms Act. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (50-49) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the <a href="/Congressional_Review_Act" title="Congressional Review Act">Congressional Review Act</a> (CRA) passed by the <a href="/118th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="118th Congress">118th Congress</a> and <a href="/Joe_Biden:_Vetoed_legislation" title="Joe Biden: Vetoed legislation">vetoed</a> by President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify a <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Labor" title="U.S. Department of Labor">Department of Labor</a> rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certain <a href="/Environmental,_social,_and_corporate_governance_(ESG)" title="Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)">environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG)</a> factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> <a href="/H.J.Res.30:_Providing_for_congressional_disapproval_of_the_rule_submitted_by_the_Department_of_Labor_relating_to_%22Prudence_and_Loyalty_in_Selecting_Plan_Investments_and_Exercising_Shareholder_Rights%22" title="H.J.Res.30: Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights"">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (50-46) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_Previous_sessions_of_Congress">Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress</span></h3> <div style="width:70%"> <table class="collapsible collapsed" width="100%"><tbody><tr><th style="background-color:#334aab;color:white;padding:2%;font-size:120%;">Key votes <font size="2">(click "show" to expand or "hide" to contract) </font></th></tr> <tr><td> <h3><span id="Key_votes:_117th_Congress.2C_2021-2023"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_117th_Congress,_2021-2023">Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023</span></h3> <p>The <a href="/117th_United_States_Congress" title="117th United States Congress">117th United States Congress</a> began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (222-213), and the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> (D) and Vice President <a href="/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Kamala Harris</a> (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills">Congress' top-viewed bills list</a> and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><big><b>Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023</b></big> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Vote </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px; width:75%;">Bill and description </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Status </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act_of_2021" title="Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021">Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act</a> (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup> <a href="/Infrastructure_Investment_and_Jobs_Act_of_2021" title="Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (69-30) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>American Rescue Plan Act of 2021</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/American_Rescue_Plan_Act_of_2021" title="American Rescue Plan Act of 2021">American Rescue Plan Act of 2021</a> (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a 1/2 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup> <a href="/American_Rescue_Plan_Act_of_2021" title="American Rescue Plan Act of 2021">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (50-49) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Inflation Reduction Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Inflation_Reduction_Act_of_2022" title="Inflation Reduction Act of 2022">Inflation Reduction Act of 2022</a> (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a 1/2 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> <a href="/Inflation_Reduction_Act_of_2022" title="Inflation Reduction Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (51-50) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Defense" title="U.S. Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (88-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (83-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (86-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Chips and Science Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (64-33) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (46-48) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (68-31) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Respect for Marriage Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Respect_for_Marriage_Act_of_2022" title="Respect for Marriage Act of 2022">Respect for Marriage Act</a> (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a></sup> <a href="/Respect_for_Marriage_Act_of_2022" title="Respect for Marriage Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (61-36) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (72-25) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S. 937) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on May 20, 2021, that included provisions to designate an officer or employee of the <a href="/U.S._Department_of_Justice" title="U.S. Department of Justice">Department of Justice</a> (DOJ) to facilitate expedited review of hate crimes, required the DOJ to issue guidance to law enforcement agencies aimed to establish online hate crime reporting processes and to raise awareness about hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and established state grants to create hate crime reporting hotlines, among other related provisions. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (94-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Postal Service Reform Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on April 6, 2022, that sought to address healthcare and retirement benefits for postal workers, allow USPS to provide certain nonpostal products and services, and expand service performance and budgetary reporting. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (79-19) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Bipartisan Safer Communities Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Bipartisan_Safer_Communities_Act_of_2022" title="Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022">Bipartisan Safer Communities Act</a> (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a></sup> <a href="/Bipartisan_Safer_Communities_Act_of_2022" title="Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (65-33) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 5305) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2021, that provided for continuing fiscal year 2022 appropriations to federal agencies through December 3, 2021, in order to prevent a government shutdown that would have otherwise occurred if fiscal year 2022 appropriations bills had not been passed by October 1, 2021. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (65-35) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not guilty</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an <a href="/Impeachment_of_Donald_Trump,_2021" title="Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021">article of impeachment</a> saying that <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. Conviction on the impeachment charges required a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a></sup> <a href="/Impeachment_of_Donald_Trump,_2021" title="Impeachment of Donald Trump, 2021">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not guilty (57-43) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 (H.R. 350) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to expand the availability and reporting of information about domestic terrorism, enhance the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) ability to prosecute domestic terrorism, among other things. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (47-47) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2"><a href="/Congressional_Budget_Resolution_for_Fiscal_Year_2022" title="Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2022">This concurrent resolution</a> (S.Con.Res. 14) was a budget resolution passed by the 117th Congress outlining the fiscal year 2022 federal government budget, setting forth budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023-2031, and providing reconciliation instructions for legislation that increased the deficit. It contained a proposed framework for the <a href="/Build_Back_Better_Act" title="Build Back Better Act">Build Back Better Act</a>. The resolution required 1/2 majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a></sup> <a href="/Congressional_Budget_Resolution_for_Fiscal_Year_2022" title="Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (50-49) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Freedom_to_Vote:_John_R._Lewis_Act_(amendment_to_H.R._5746:_NASA_Enhanced_Use_Leasing_Extension_Act_of_2021)" title="Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (amendment to H.R. 5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021)">Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act</a> was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to invoke cloture and a 1/2 majority vote on passage.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></sup> <a href="/Freedom_to_Vote:_John_R._Lewis_Act_(amendment_to_H.R._5746:_NASA_Enhanced_Use_Leasing_Extension_Act_of_2021)" title="Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act (amendment to H.R. 5746: NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2021)">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Failed (49-51) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The <a href="/Electoral_Count_Reform_and_Presidential_Transition_Improvement_Act_of_2022" title="Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022">Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act</a> was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a 3/5 majority vote in the Senate to concur in the House's version of the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a></sup> <a href="/Electoral_Count_Reform_and_Presidential_Transition_Improvement_Act_of_2022" title="Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022">Click here</a> to read more. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (68-29) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span id="Key_votes:_116th_Congress.2C_2019-2021"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Key_votes:_116th_Congress,_2019-2021">Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021</span></h3> <p>The <a href="/116th_United_States_Congress" title="116th United States Congress">116th United States Congress</a> began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</a> (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a> (53-47). <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) was the president and <a href="/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence">Mike Pence</a> (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/most-viewed-bills">Congress' top-viewed bills list</a> and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia. </p> <table class="marqueetable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><big><b>Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021</b></big> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Vote </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px; width:75%;">Bill and description </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Status </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>CARES Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 27, 2020, that expanded benefits through the joint federal-state unemployment insurance program during the coronavirus pandemic. The legislation also included $1,200 payments to certain individuals, funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and funds for businesses, hospitals, and state and local governments. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (96-0) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (S. 1790) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, setting policies and appropriations for the Department of Defense. Key features of this bill include appropriations for research/development, procurement, military construction, and operation/maintenence, as well as policies for paid family leave, North Korea nuclear sanctions, limiting the use of criminal history in federal hiring and contracting, military housing privatization, and paid family leave for federal personnel. This bill required a simple majroity vote in the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (86-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Families First Coronavirus Response Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on March 18, 2020, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing access to unemployment benefits and food assistance, increasing funding for Medicaid, providing free testing for COVID-19, and requiring employers to provide paid sick time to employees who cannot work due to COVID-19. The bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (90-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1865) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, providing appropriations for federal agencies in fiscal year 2020. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (71-23) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 6074) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 6, 2020, providing emergency funding to federal agencies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Key features of the bill include funding for vaccine research, small business loans, humanitarian assistance to affected foreign countries, emergency preparedness, and grants for public health agencies and organizations. This bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (96-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (H.J.Res. 31) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on February 15, 2019, providing approrations for Fiscal Year 2019. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (83-16) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (S. 47) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Doanld Trump on March 12, 2019. This bill sought to set provisions for federal land management and conservation by doing things such as conducting land exchanges and conveyances, establishing programs to respond to wildfires, and extending and reauthorizing wildlife conservation programs. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (92-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (passage)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote to overcome the veto.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (84-13) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (overcoming veto)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump on December 23, 2020. Congress voted to override Trump's veto, and the bill became law on January 1, 2021. The bill set Department of Defense policies and appropriations for Fiscal Year 2021. Trump vetoed the bill due to disagreement with provisions related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the renaming of certain military installations, limits on emergency military construction fund usage, and limits on troop withdrawals. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate on passage, and a two-thirds majority vote to overcome the veto.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (81-13) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 (S. 1) is a bill approved by the Senate that sought to address security in certain Middle Eastern countries by sending resources to Israel, extending defense cooperation in Jordan, establishing sanctions related to the conflict in Syria, and allowing states to divest from entities boycotting Israel. The bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (77-23) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (H.R. 8337) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on October 1st, 2020, continuing appropriations to federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2021 as well as extending certain expiring programs that address issues such as health care, surface transportation, agriculture, and veterans benefits. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (84-10) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (H.R. 1158) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on December 20, 2019, providing appropriations for the 2020 Fiscal Year for federal agencies. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (81-11) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019 (H.R. 3055) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 20, 2019, providing Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations to federal agencies through December 20, 2019 and extending certain programs and authorites that were set to expire. This bill prevented a government shutdown, and provided a pay raise for the military, repealed a revocation of state highway funding, and modified the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund. This bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (74-20) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act (H.R. 1327) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 29, 2019, providing funds for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Key features of the bill included allowing claims to be filed until October 2090, removing the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and periodically adjusting the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation. This bill required a simple majority vote from the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (97-2) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not guilty</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 1)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry.The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. Conviction on the impeachment charges required a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not Guilty (52-48) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not guilty</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. (article 2)</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The 2020 impeachment of Donald Trump (R) was a resolution before the 116th Congress to set forth two articles of impeachment saying that Trump abused his power and obstructed congress. The first article was related to allegations that Trump requested the Ukrainian government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for aid, and the second was related to Trump's response to the impeachment inquiry.The House of Representatives approved both articles of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of either charge. Conviction on the impeachment charges required a two-thirds majority vote in the Senate. <sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Not Guilty (53-47) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 5430) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on October 21, 2020, establishing a trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada meant to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) by establishing provisions such as labor and environment monitoring and enforcement, de minimis levels for U.S. exports, and cooperation among treaty members to prevent duty evasion. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (89-10) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (S. 151) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on December 30, 2019, setting forth rules to reduce criminal robot calls. Some key featues of the bill included requiring voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies, creating rules to protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number, and protecting individuals from one-ring scams. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (97-1) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 (H.R. 3401) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on July 1, 2019, providing emergency approprations for humanitarian assistance and security to respond to people attempting to enter the United States at the southern border. This bill required a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (84-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Yea</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">The Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (H.R. 2157) was a bill passed by the 116th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on June 6, 2019, providing approprations to certain federal departments in order to address expenses incured by recent natural disasters. This bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (85-8) </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FDEDEC"><a href="/File:Red_x.svg" class="image"><img alt="Red x.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/b/ba/Red_x.svg/13px-Red_x.svg.png" width="13" height="13" /></a> Nay</td> <td><table width="auto;" class="collapsible collapsed" style="{{{framestyle}}}"float:left;""><tbody><tr><th width="100%;" style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;text-align:left;"><center>Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.</center></th><th width="100%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" colspan="2">H.J.Res.46 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.) was a resolution passed by the 116th Congress and vetoed by President Donald Trump (R). This resolution sought to terminate the national emergency related to the U.S.-Mexico border, declared by President Trump on February 15, 2019. The bill required a simple majority vote in the Senate.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td style="background:#E9F7EF"><a href="/File:Yes_check.svg" class="image"><img alt="Yes check.svg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/13px-Yes_check.svg.png" width="13" height="13" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/20px-Yes_check.svg.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/fb/Yes_check.svg/26px-Yes_check.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a> Passed (59-41) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="114th_Congress">114th Congress</span></h3> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="CongressLogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/23/CongressLogo.png/100px-CongressLogo.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="101" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/23/CongressLogo.png/150px-CongressLogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/23/CongressLogo.png/200px-CongressLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1266" data-file-height="1282" /></a></div> <p>The first session of the <a href="/114th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="114th Congress">114th Congress</a> enacted into law six out of the 2,616 introduced bills (0.2 percent). Comparatively, the <a href="/113th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="113th Congress">113th Congress</a> had 1.3 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the first session. In the second session, the <a href="/114th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="114th Congress">114th Congress</a> enacted 133 out of 3,159 introduced bills (4.2 percent). Comparatively, the <a href="/113th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="113th Congress">113th Congress</a> had 7.0 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a></sup> The Senate confirmed 18,117 out of 21,815 executive nominations received (83 percent). For more information pertaining to Fischer's voting record in the 114th Congress, please see the below sections.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Economic_and_fiscal">Economic and fiscal</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Trade_Act_of_2015">Trade Act of 2015</span></h5> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/The_Trans-Pacific_Partnership_trade_deal,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015">The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, 2015</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On May 22, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1314">HR 1314</a>, which was used as a legislative vehicle for trade legislation with the titles "Trade Act of 2015" and the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," by a vote of 62-37. The bill proposed giving the president <a href="/Trade_promotion_authority_(TPA)" title="Trade promotion authority (TPA)">trade promotion authority (TPA)</a>. TPA, also known as fast track authority, allows the president to negotiate trade deals that cannot be amended by <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a>. Congress casts a simple up or down vote on a trade agreement, and the legislation only requires a simple majority for approval. The bill also included a statement of trade priorities and provisions for <a href="/Trade_adjustment_assistance_(TAA)" title="Trade adjustment assistance (TAA)">trade adjustment assistance</a>. Fischer voted with 47 other <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">senators</a> to approve the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a></sup> <br /><b>Trade promotion authority</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On June 24, 2015, by a vote of 60-38, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> approved <a href="/Trade_promotion_authority_(TPA)" title="Trade promotion authority (TPA)">trade promotion authority (TPA)</a> as part of <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2146">HR 2146 - Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act</a>. Fischer was one of 47 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> to vote in favor of the bill. After, Senate <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> leadership honored a pledge to support <a href="/Trade_adjustment_assistance" class="mw-redirect" title="Trade adjustment assistance">trade adjustment assistance (TAA)</a> by passing the measure as part of <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1295">HR 1295 - Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015</a> by voice vote. The <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">House</a> passed HR 1295 the following day, on June 25, 2015, and both TPA and TAA were signed into law on June 29, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_Budget_proposal">2016 Budget proposal</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On May 5, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to approve <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/11">SConRes11</a>, a congressional budget proposal for fiscal year 2016, by a vote of 51-48. The non-binding resolution will be used to create 12 appropriations bills to fund the government. The vote marked the first time since 2009 that <a href="/Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="Congress">Congress</a> approved a joint budget resolution. All 44 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> voted against the resolution. Fischer voted with 50 other <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">senators</a> to approve the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Defense_spending_authorization">Defense spending authorization</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On November 10, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1356?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22s1356%5C%22%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1">S 1356 - the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016</a> by a vote of 91-3. The second version of the $607 billion national defense bill included "$5 billion in cuts to match what was approved in the budget" and language preventing the closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></sup> Fischer voted with 47 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a>, 42 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> and one independent to approve the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a></sup> On November 5, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House</a> passed the bill by a vote of 370-58, and President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> signed it into law on November 25, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a></sup> </p><p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On June 18, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1735?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr+1735%22%5D%7D">HR 1735 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016</a> by a vote of 71-25. The bill "authorizes FY2016 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation." Fischer voted with 48 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a>, 21 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> and one Independent to approve the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a></sup> The <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House</a> passed the bill on May 15, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a></sup> President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> <a href="/Barack_Obama:_Vetoed_legislation" title="Barack Obama: Vetoed legislation">vetoed the bill</a> on October 22, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="2015_budget">2015 budget</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On October 30, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1314/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%5C%22hr1314%5C%22%22%5D%7D&resultIndex=1">HR 1314 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015</a> by a vote of 64-35. The bill increased military and domestic spending levels and suspended the debt ceiling until March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a></sup> Fischer voted with 34 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> against the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a></sup> It passed the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House</a> on October 28, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a></sup> President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> signed it into law on November 2, 2015. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Foreign_Affairs">Foreign Affairs</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Iran_nuclear_deal">Iran nuclear deal</span></h5> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Iran_nuclear_agreement,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran nuclear agreement, 2015">Iran nuclear agreement, 2015</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On May 7, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to approve <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1191">HR 1191 - A bill to provide for congressional review and oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for other purposes,</a> by a vote of 98-1. The bill required President <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> to submit the details of the nuclear deal with Iran for congressional review. <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> had 60 days to review the deal and vote to approve, disapprove or take no action on the deal. During the review period, sanctions on Iran could not be lifted. Fischer voted with 52 other <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">senators</a> to approve the bill. Senator <a href="/Tom_Cotton" title="Tom Cotton">Tom Cotton</a> (Ark.) was the only <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> who voted against the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a></sup> </p><p><br /><b>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On September 10, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to <a href="/Filibuster" class="mw-redirect" title="Filibuster">filibuster</a> the measure to disapprove of the <a href="/Iran_nuclear_agreement,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran nuclear agreement, 2015">Iran nuclear deal</a> by a vote of 58-42.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a></sup> Sixty votes were needed to proceed to <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/61">HJ Res 61 - the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</a>, the legislative vehicle the Senate was expected to use to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal. Fischer voted with 53 other <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and four <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> to proceed to the measure of disapproval.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a></sup> </p><p><br /><b>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 follow up votes</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On September 15, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted for a second time to <a href="/Filibuster" class="mw-redirect" title="Filibuster">filibuster</a> the measure to disapprove of the <a href="/Iran_nuclear_agreement,_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Iran nuclear agreement, 2015">Iran nuclear deal</a> by a vote of 56-42.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a></sup> Sixty votes were needed to proceed to <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-joint-resolution/61">HJ Res 61 - the Hire More Heroes Act of 2015</a>, the legislative vehicle the Senate was expected to use to disapprove of the Iran nuclear deal. Fischer voted with 51 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and four <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> to proceed to the measure of disapproval.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a></sup> The legislation was voted on for a third time on September 17, and it failed for a third time by a vote of 56-42.<sup id="cite_ref-vote3_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vote3-90">[90]</a></sup> </p><p><br /><b>Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 fourth vote</b><br /> <a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On September 17, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to <a href="/Filibuster" class="mw-redirect" title="Filibuster">filibuster</a> a vote on <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2656">S.Amdt.2656 to S.Amdt.2640</a> by a vote of 53-45. The amendment proposed prohibiting "the President from waiving, suspending, reducing, providing relief from, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran."<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a></sup> Fischer voted with 51 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and one <a href="/Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrat">Democrat</a> to proceed to the amendment.<sup id="cite_ref-samdt2656vote_92-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-samdt2656vote-92">[92]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Domestic">Domestic</span></h4> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="USA_FREEDOM_Act_of_2015">USA FREEDOM Act of 2015</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On June 2, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2048?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22USA+FREEDOM+Act%22%5D%7D">HR 2048 - the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 or the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015</a> by a vote of 67-32. The legislation revised <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3199?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Patriot+Act%22%5D%7D">HR 3199 - the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005</a> by terminating the bulk collection of metadata under Sec. 215 of the act, requiring increased reporting from the <a href="/United_States_Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court" title="United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court">Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court</a> and requiring the use of "a specific selection term as the basis for national security letters that request information from wire or electronic communication service providers, financial institutions, or consumer reporting agencies." Fischer voted with 29 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a>, one <a href="/Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrat">Democrat</a> and one <a href="/Independent" title="Independent">independent</a> against the legislation. It became law on June 2, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Loretta_Lynch_AG_nomination">Loretta Lynch AG nomination</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> On April 23, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted to <a href="/Appointment_confirmation_process" title="Appointment confirmation process">confirm</a> <a href="/Loretta_Lynch" title="Loretta Lynch">Loretta Lynch</a> as <a href="/United_States_Attorney_General" title="United States Attorney General">United States Attorney General</a> by a vote of 56-43. All 44 <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> senators voted to confirm Lynch. Fischer voted with 42 other <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">senators</a> against Lynch's confirmation.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Cyber_security">Cyber security</span></h5> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On October 27, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> passed <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/754">S 754 - the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015</a> by a vote of 74-21.<sup id="cite_ref-s754_96-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-s754-96">[96]</a></sup> The bill proposed procedures that would allow federal agencies and private entities to share information about cyber threats. Fischer voted with 42 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a>, 30 <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> and one independent in favor of the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Immigration">Immigration</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> On October 20, 2015, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> voted against proceeding to a vote on <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2146">S 2146 - the Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act</a> by a vote of 54-45. The bill proposed withholding federal funding from "sanctuary jurisdictions" that violate the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and other federal immigration laws. In addition, the bill proposed increasing "penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed" and providing "liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement."<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a></sup> Fischer voted with 51 <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and two <a href="/Democrats" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrats">Democrats</a> in favor of proceeding to the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="113th_Congress">113th Congress</span></h3> <p>The second session of the <a href="/113th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="113th Congress">113th Congress</a> enacted into law 224 out of the 3215 introduced bills (7 percent). Comparatively, the <a href="/112th_Congress" class="mw-redirect" title="112th Congress">112th Congress</a> had 4.2 percent of introduced bills enacted into law in the second session.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a></sup> The Senate confirmed 13,949 out of 18,323 executive nominations received (76.1 percent). For more information pertaining to Fischer's voting record in the 113th Congress, please see the below sections.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="National_security">National security</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="John_Brennan_CIA_nomination">John Brennan CIA nomination</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Fischer voted against the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 7, 2013, with a vote of 63 - 34. Most Democrats supported the nomination, while Republicans were somewhat divided with roughly one-third supporting the nomination.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a></sup> </p> <h5><span class="mw-headline" id="Drones_filibuster">Drones filibuster</span></h5> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Rand_Paul_filibuster_of_John_Brennan%27s_CIA_Nomination_in_March_2013" title="Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013">Rand Paul filibuster of John Brennan's CIA Nomination in March 2013</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>On March 6, 2013, Senator <a href="/Rand_Paul" title="Rand Paul">Rand Paul</a> (R) led a 13-hour filibuster of <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">President Obama's</a> CIA Director nominee, John Brennan. Paul started the filibuster in order to highlight his concerns about the administration's drone policies. In particular, Paul said he was concerned about whether a drone could be used to kill an American citizen within the United States border, without any due process involved. Paul and other civil liberties activists criticized President Obama for not offering a clear response to the question. A total of 14 senators joined Paul in the filibuster -- 13 Republicans and one Democrat.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a></sup> </p><p>Fischer was one of 30 Republican senators who did not support the filibuster.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a></sup> </p><p>The day after the filibuster, Attorney General Eric Holder sent a letter to <a href="/Rand_Paul" title="Rand Paul">Paul</a>, responding to the filibuster. Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U.S. soil? The answer to that is no."<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Economy">Economy</span></h3> <h4><span id="No_Budget.2C_No_Pay_Act_of_2013"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="No_Budget,_No_Pay_Act_of_2013">No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Nay3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/55px-Nay3.png" width="55" height="30" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/83px-Nay3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/e/ea/Nay3.png/110px-Nay3.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="106" /></a><span style="display:inline-block; filter:alpha(opacity=0); -moz-opacity:0.0; -khtml-opacity: 0.0; opacity: 0.0;"></span> Fischer voted against H.R.325 -- No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013. The bill passed the Senate on January 31, 2013, with a vote of 64 - 34. The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed. The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Government_shutdown">Government shutdown</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/United_States_budget_debate,_2013" title="United States budget debate, 2013">United States budget debate, 2013</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> During the shutdown in October 2013, the <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate</a> rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act. A deal was reached late on October 16, 2013, just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H.R. 2775, lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senate Democrats</a> was to require income verification for <a href="/Obamacare" class="mw-redirect" title="Obamacare">Obamacare</a> subsidies.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a></sup> The final vote on H.R. 2775 was 81-18, with all 18 votes against the bill from <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> members. Fischer voted with the <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a> for the bill.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Immigration_2">Immigration</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Mexico-U.S._border">Mexico-U.S. border</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> Fischer voted for Senate Amendment 1197 -- Requires the Completion of the Fence Along the United States-Mexico Border. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, 2013, with a vote of 39 - 54. The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of 350 miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted. It would also require 700 miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Social_issues">Social issues</span></h3> <h4><span id="Violence_Against_Women_.282013.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Violence_Against_Women_(2013)">Violence Against Women (2013)</span></h4> <p><a href="/Portal:Legislative_Branch" title="Portal:Legislative Branch"><img alt="Yea3.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/50px-Yea3.png" width="50" height="28" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/75px-Yea3.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/c/cd/Yea3.png/100px-Yea3.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="107" /></a> Fischer voted for S.47 -- Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, 2013, with a vote of 78 - 22. The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons. All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115">[115]</a></sup> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="ftb-widget" data-width="600" data-height="600" data-widget-id="7wy8oMHVBI1" data-listing-id="110" data-href="http://members-of-congress.insidegov.com/l/110/Deb-Fischer"></div><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^https:/.test(d.location)?'https':'http';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://cdn1.findthebest.com/rx/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","ftb-widgetjs");</script> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Issues">Issues</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="National_security_2">National security</span></h3> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Letter_to_Iran">Letter to Iran</span></h4> <p>On March 9, 2015, Senator <a href="/Tom_Cotton" title="Tom Cotton">Tom Cotton</a> (R-Ark.) wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Obama</a> administration without congressional approval constituted only an executive agreement. The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">Senate</a>. Fischer was one of the 47 who signed the letter. No Democrats signed it.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a></sup> </p><p>Members of the Obama administration and of Congress reacted to the letter.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a></sup> Vice President <a href="/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_presidential_election">2016 presidential election</span></h4> <p>On October 8, 2016, after <i>The Washington Post</i> released a 2005 video of <a href="/Donald_Trump_presidential_campaign,_2016" title="Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016">Donald Trump</a> making comments about women that the <i>Post</i> described as "extremely lewd," Fischer called on Trump to step aside as the 2016 Republican nominee for president. On October 11, 2016, Fischer reversed and said she would vote for Trump.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119">[119]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120">[120]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121">[121]</a></sup> </p> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Republican_reactions_to_2005_Trump_tape" title="Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape">Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_endorsements">Notable endorsements</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Ballotpedia:Our_approach_to_covering_endorsements" title="Ballotpedia:Our approach to covering endorsements">Ballotpedia: Our approach to covering endorsements</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl><p>This section displays endorsements this individual made in elections within Ballotpedia's <a href="/Ballotpedia:Scope" target="_blank">coverage scope</a>.</p><div class="widget-table-container "><table id="endorsementsByEndorserCTable8905" class="table bp-table widget-table sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="true"><caption>Notable candidate endorsements by Deb Fischer </caption><thead><tr><th>Endorsee</th><th>Election</th><th>Stage</th><th>Outcome</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Donald_Trump">Donald Trump</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-endorsements/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (Conservative Party, R) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_election,_2024">President of the United States (2024) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Won General</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Vicky_Hartzler">Vicky Hartzler</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://themissouritimes.com/hartzler-endorsed-by-penny-nance-of-concerned-women-for-america/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup> (R) </td><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri,_2022">U.S. Senate Missouri (2022) </a></td><td>Primary</td><td class="">Lost Primary</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="widget-table-container "><table id="endorsementsByEndorserMTable8905" class="table bp-table widget-table sortable" data-enable-pagination="false" data-page-size="10" data-enable-search="false"><caption>Notable ballot measure endorsements by Deb Fischer </caption><thead><tr><th style="width:35%">Measure</th><th>Position</th><th>Outcome</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nebraska_Initiative_439,_Right_to_Abortion_Initiative_(2024)">Nebraska Initiative 439, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)</a>  <sup><cite><a href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/pillen-rallies-abortion-opponents-at-nebraska-walk-for-life-to-fight-against-abortion-ballot-initiative/" target="_blank">source <i class="fa fa-external-link" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></cite></sup></td><td>Oppose</td><td class="">Defeated</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Noteworthy_events">Noteworthy events</span></h2> <h3><span id="Letter_calling_for_change_to_Nebraska.27s_electoral_vote_allocation_method_.282024.29"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Letter_calling_for_change_to_Nebraska's_electoral_vote_allocation_method_(2024)">Letter calling for change to Nebraska's electoral vote allocation method (2024)</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Presidential_election_in_Nebraska,_2024" title="Presidential election in Nebraska, 2024">Presidential election in Nebraska, 2024</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Heading into the <a href="/Presidential_election,_2024" title="Presidential election, 2024">2024 presidential election</a>, several noteworthy officeholders expressed support for changing Nebraska's method of electoral vote allocation to a winner-take-all system. Nebraska currently allocates two of its electoral votes based on the statewide presidential election results, and the other three based on election results in each congressional district. Nebraska is one of two states, along with Maine, that does not allocate its electoral votes with a winner-take-all system. </p><p>On September 18, 2024, U.S. Sens. <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Deb Fischer</a> (R-Neb.), <a href="/Pete_Ricketts" title="Pete Ricketts">Pete Ricketts</a> (R-Neb.), and U.S. Reps. <a href="/Mike_Flood" title="Mike Flood">Mike Flood</a> (R-Neb.), <a href="/Don_Bacon" title="Don Bacon">Don Bacon</a> (R-Neb.), and <a href="/Adrian_Smith" title="Adrian Smith">Adrian Smith</a> (R-Neb.) signed a letter calling on Nebraska Governor <a href="/Jim_Pillen" title="Jim Pillen">Jim Pillen</a> (R) and Nebraska State Senate Speaker <a href="/John_Arch" title="John Arch">John Arch</a> (R) to change Nebraska's electoral vote allocation system to winner-take-all. The letter said, "Senators and Governors are elected by the state as a whole because they represent all of the people of Nebraska equally, and the state should speak with a united voice in presidential elections as well."<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122">[122]</a></sup> Both Gov. Pillen and Senate Speaker Arch had previously expressed support for such legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-hillev24_123-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hillev24-123">[123]</a></sup> As of September 20, 2024, Pillen had not called the legislature into a special session to address the proposal. </p><p>On September 23, 2024, Nebraska State Sen. <a href="/Mike_McDonnell" title="Mike McDonnell">Mike McDonnell</a> (R), whose support was needed to pass the bill, announced he would not support it. In a statement, McDonnell said, "I have taken time to listen carefully to Nebraskans and national leaders on both sides of the issue. After deep consideration, it is clear to me that right now, 43 days from Election Day, is not the moment to make this change."<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/Nebraska_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Nebraska State Legislature">Nebraska State Legislature</a> proposed a bill that sought to change the state's method of allocating electoral votes to a winner-take-all system earlier in the year. The bill did not pass in the state legislature during the 2024 regular session, failing to clear a procedural vote in April 2024 with only eight legislators voting in favor of introducing the legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-hillev24_123-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hillev24-123">[123]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Campaign_finance_summary">Campaign finance summary</span></h2> <style>.cf_bp_logo {width: 35px !important;}</style><hr /><p><img class="cf_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /><i>Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Satellite_spending" title="Satellite spending">Satellite spending groups</a> may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/candcmte_info.shtml">FEC website</a>. Click <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_campaign_finance_laws_and_regulations" title="Federal campaign finance laws and regulations">here</a> for more on federal campaign finance law and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_campaign_finance_information" title="State campaign finance information">here</a> for more on state campaign finance law.</i></p><hr /><div class="widget-table-container widget-pagination" style="max-width: 950px; padding-top:10px"><table data-enable-pagination="true" data-page-size="5" id="cf_summary_1554" class="table table-responsive table-hover bp-table"><caption style="text-align:center">Deb Fischer campaign contribution history </caption><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Office</th><th>Status</th><th>Contributions</th><th>Expenditures</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td data-cell="Year">2024* </td><td data-cell="Office">U.S. Senate Nebraska</td><td data-cell="Status">Won general</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$8,661,681</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $9,027,650 </td></tr><tr><td data-cell="Year">2018</td><td data-cell="Office">U.S. Senate Nebraska</td><td data-cell="Status">Won general</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$6,449,173</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $6,048,167 </td></tr><tr><td data-cell="Year">2012</td><td data-cell="Office">U.S.Senate (Nebraska)</td><td data-cell="Status">Won </td><td data-cell="Contributions">$5,253,975</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> N/A** </td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr style="background-color: transparent;"><td colspan="3" class="data-cell-empty">Grand total</td><td data-cell="Contributions">$20,364,829</td><td data-cell="Expenditures"> $15,075,817</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0;background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-bottom : hidden!important;padding: 0"><span>Sources: <i><a target="_blank" href="https://www.opensecrets.org">OpenSecrets</a>,  <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fec.gov/data/">Federal Elections Commission</a> <small>***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).</small></i></span></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0;background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>* Data from this year may not be complete</i></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle</i></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0; background-color: transparent;"><td class="data-cell-empty" colspan="5" style="font-size:80%; border-style : hidden!important;padding: 0"><i>Note: Totals above reflect only available data.</i></td></tr></tfoot></table><nav aria-label="Table navigation" id="navcf_summary_1554"></nav></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_Gain_Index">Personal Gain Index</span></h2> <div class="floatright"><a href="/Personal_Gain_Index_(U.S._Congress)" title="Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)"><img alt="Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/44/Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png/200px-Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="109" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/44/Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png/300px-Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/44/Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png/400px-Congressional_Personal_Gain_Index_graphic.png 2x" data-file-width="501" data-file-height="274" /></a></div> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Personal_Gain_Index_(U.S._Congress)" title="Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)">Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)</a></i><br /></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The <b><a href="/Personal_Gain_Index_(U.S._Congress)" title="Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)">Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)</a></b> is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the <a href="/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">U.S. Congress</a> have prospered during their tenure as public servants. <br /> It consists of two different metrics: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Changes_in_Net_Worth_of_U.S._Senators_and_Representatives_(Personal_Gain_Index)" title="Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)">Changes in Net Worth</a></li> <li><a href="/The_Donation_Concentration_Metric_(U.S._Congress_Personal_Gain_Index)" title="The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)">The Donation Concentration Metric</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="PGI:_Change_in_net_worth">PGI: Change in net worth</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Changes_in_Net_Worth_of_U.S._Senators_and_Representatives_(Personal_Gain_Index)" title="Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)">Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index)</a> and <a href="/Net_worth_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives" title="Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives">Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/File:Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png" class="image"><img alt="Net Worth Metric graphic.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/1f/Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png/170px-Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/1f/Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png/255px-Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/1/1f/Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png/340px-Net_Worth_Metric_graphic.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></div> <p>Based on <a href="/Household_net_worth_(Member_of_Congress)" title="Household net worth (Member of Congress)">congressional financial disclosure forms</a> and calculations made available by <i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, Fischer's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-4,403,992 and $4,899,995. That averages to <b>$248,001.50</b>, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican senators in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Fischer ranked as the 51st most wealthy senator in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a></sup> Between 2011 and 2012, Fischer's calculated net worth<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a></sup> decreased by an average of 25 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127">[127]</a></sup> </p> <table class="collapsible" width="600px" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th style="background-color:red; color:white;" colspan="2">Deb Fischer Yearly Net Worth </th></tr><tr><th>Year</th><th>Average Net Worth</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">2011</td><td style="text-align:center">$330,196</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center">2012</td><td style="text-align:center">$248,001</td></tr><tr><td style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Growth from 2011 to 2012:</b></td><td style="text-align:center"><b>−25%</b></td></tr><tr><td style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Average annual growth:</b></td><td style="text-align:center"><b>−25%<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128">[128]</a></sup></b></td></tr><tr><td style="color:black;background-color:#98FB98;text-align:center" colspan="2">Comparatively, the <b>American citizen</b> experienced a median yearly <i>decline</i> in net worth of <b>-0.94%</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a></sup><b></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p><small><i>The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.</i></small> </p><h3><span class="mw-headline" id="PGI:_Donation_Concentration_Metric">PGI: Donation Concentration Metric</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/The_Donation_Concentration_Metric_(U.S._Congress_Personal_Gain_Index)" title="The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)">The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Filings required by the <a href="/Federal_Election_Commission" title="Federal Election Commission">Federal Election Commission</a> report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by <i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Fischer received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the <i>Retired</i> industry. </p><p>From 2011-2014, <b>19.61 percent of Fischer's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.</b><sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a></sup> </p> <div class="floatleft"><a href="/File:Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png" class="image"><img alt="Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/88/Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png/179px-Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png" decoding="async" width="179" height="189" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/88/Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png/269px-Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/88/Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png/358px-Donation_Concentration_Metric_graphic.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="635" /></a></div> <table border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a3bfb1 solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:red;text-align:center" colspan="2"><b>Deb Fischer Campaign Contributions</b></th></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Raised</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$5,711,816</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>Total Spent</b></td> <td width="250" style="text-align:center">$5,628,833</td> </tr> <tr class="mw-empty-elt"> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center; background-color:grey;" colspan="2"><b>Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee</b></td></tr> <tr><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Retired</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$336,917</td> </tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Leadership PACs</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$264,308</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Republican/Conservative</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$189,271</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Crop Production & Basic Processing</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$173,912</td></tr><tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><i>Commercial Banks</i></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center">$155,750</td></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>% total in top industry</b></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>5.9%</b></td></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>% total in top two industries</b></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>10.53%</b></td></tr> <tr> <td width="250" style="text-align:center;color:white;background-color:#444"><b>% total in top five industries</b></td><td width="250" style="text-align:center"><b>19.61%</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis">Analysis</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Ideology_and_leadership">Ideology and leadership</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/GovTrack%27s_Political_Spectrum_%26_Legislative_Leadership_ranking" title="GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking">GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by <i>GovTrack</i>, Fischer was a <a href="/GovTrack%27s_Political_Spectrum_%26_Legislative_Leadership_ranking" title="GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking">moderate Republican follower</a> as of July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131">[131]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Like-minded_colleagues">Like-minded colleagues</span></h3> <p>The website <i>OpenCongress</i> tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132">[132]</a></sup> </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p>Fischer most often votes with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Chuck_Grassley" title="Chuck Grassley">Chuck Grassley</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Joe_Manchin" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Manchin">Joe Manchin</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p>Fischer least often votes with: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Susan_Collins_(Maine)" title="Susan Collins (Maine)">Susan Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Ron_Wyden" title="Ron Wyden">Ron Wyden</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Lifetime_voting_record">Lifetime voting record</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Lifetime_voting_records_of_United_States_Senators_and_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives">Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>According to the website <i>GovTrack,</i> Fischer missed 0 of 926 roll call votes from January 2013 to September 2015. This amounts to 0 percent, which is better than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133">[133]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="National_Journal_vote_ratings">National Journal vote ratings</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/National_Journal_vote_ratings" title="National Journal vote ratings">National Journal vote ratings</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Each year <i>National Journal</i> publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h4> <p>Fischer ranked 26th in the conservative rankings in 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134">[134]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Voting_with_party">Voting with party</span></h3> <p>The website <i>OpenCongress</i> tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h4> <p>Fischer voted with the Republican Party <b>91.9 percent</b> of the time, which ranked fifth among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="2013_2">2013</span></h4> <p>Fischer voted with the Republican Party <b>91.9 percent</b> of the time, which ranked eighth among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Personal">Personal</span></h2> <p><i>Note: Please <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="mailto:editor@ballotpedia.org">contact us</a> if the personal information below requires an update.</i><br /> Fischer (née Strobel) has been married to Bruce Fischer since 1972; they have three children. 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Fischer renews support for Trump," October 11, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-120"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-120">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://twitter.com/DebFischerNE/status/784824577415340032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"><i>Twitter</i>, "Deb Fischer," October 8, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-121"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-121">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-recorded-having-extremely-lewd-conversation-about-women-in-2005/2016/10/07/3b9ce776-8cb4-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html"><i>The Washington Post</i>, "Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005," October 8, 2016</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-122"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-122">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://x.com/USRepMikeFlood/status/1836567974678798642/photo/1"><i>X</i>, "Mike Flood on September 18, 2024," accessed September 20, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hillev24-123"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-hillev24_123-0">123.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-hillev24_123-1">123.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4574070-nebraska-lawmakers-overwhelmingly-reject-trump-backed-winner-take-all-electoral-system/"><i>The Hill</i>, "Nebraska lawmakers overwhelmingly reject Trump-backed ‘winner-take-all’ electoral system," April 4, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-124"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-124">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/23/state-sen-mike-mcdonnell-deflates-gop-hopes-for-nebraska-winner-take-all-in-2024/"><i>Nebraska Examiner</i>, "State Sen. Mike McDonnell deflates GOP hopes for Nebraska winner-take-all in 2024," September 23, 2024</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-125"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-125">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/CIDsummary.php?CID=N00003328&year=2012"><i>OpenSecrets</i>, "Deb Fischer," (R-NE), 2012," accessed February 18, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-126"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-126">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">This figure represents the average annual percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or their first year in office (as noted in the chart below) to 2012, divided by the number of years calculated.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-127"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-127">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-128"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-128">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-129"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-129">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://docs.google.com/a/ballotpedia.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmrQhCgFokf8dFczQjBwUnF2bFNMUDVsUmktejdCd3c&usp=drive_web#gid=11">Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet</a> for more information on this calculation.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-130"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-130">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cycle=Career&type=I&cid=N00033443&newMem=N"><i>OpenSecrets.org</i>, "Sen. Deb Fischer," accessed September 18, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-131"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-131">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/deb_fischer/412556"><i>GovTrack</i>, "Deb Fischer," accessed July 22, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-132"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-132">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905132126/https://www.opencongress.org/people/show/412556_Deb_Fischer"><i>OpenCongress</i>, "Deb Fischer," accessed September 23, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-133"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-133">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/deb_fischer/412556"><i>GovTrack</i>, "Sen. Deb Fischer (R)," accessed September 23, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-134"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-134">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nationaljournal.com/2013-vote-ratings"><i>National Journal</i>, "2013 Congressional Vote Ratings," accessed July 22, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-135"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-135">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76384.html"><i>Politico</i>, "10 facts about Deb Fischer," accessed June 13, 2012</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <p><style> .succession-table th, .succession-table tr { border: 1px solid #a2a9b1 !important; } </style> </p> <div class="table-responsive"> <table class="table table-bordered text-center succession-table" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; 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