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List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States

March 09, 2023

Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution provides that the vice president of the United States is the ex officio president of the Senate, and that the vice president may cast a vote in the Senate only in order to break a tie. According to information provided by the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, as of March 1, 2023, the collective number of tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents was 297.

Constitutional basis

Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States directly states:

The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.[1]

History

When there is a tie in the Senate, as seen here for the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, the vice president (in this case, Mike Pence) has to step in to break the tie, or the motion fails by default.

The first vice president of the United States, John Adams, cast 29 tie-breaking votes. He cast his first tie-breaking vote on July 18, 1789.[2] His votes protected the president's sole authority over the removal of appointees, influenced the location of the national capital, and prevented war with Great Britain. On at least one occasion he persuaded senators to vote against legislation that he opposed, and he frequently lectured the Senate on procedural and policy matters. Adams' political views and his active role in the Senate made him a natural target for critics of the Washington administration. Toward the end of his first term, as a result of a threatened resolution that would have silenced him except for procedural and policy matters, he began to exercise more restraint in the hope of realizing the goal shared by many of his successors: election in his own right as President of the United States.[2]

John C. Calhoun was the only vice president to ever cast tie-breaking votes against his own president, Andrew Jackson. President Jackson nominated Martin Van Buren as United States Minister to the United Kingdom, as Van Buren was acting minister on a recess appointment. Calhoun cast a tie-breaking vote to delay the nomination on January 13, 1832, and later cast a vote to defeat the nomination on January 25. Calhoun's supporters in the Senate provided him with the opportunity to spite Jackson, where just enough of Calhoun's faction abstained to create a tie that he was then able to break.[3]

In the early 21st century, the increased threat of a filibuster led to a rise in the use of cloture to end debate in the Senate, especially on high-profile issues where the Senate is sharply divided.[citation needed] The increased use of cloture made the vice president's tie-breaking vote less likely to be used, as the invocation of cloture requires a three-fifths majority (rather than a simple majority).[citation needed] However, in 2013, the cloture requirement was reduced to a simple majority for all executive and judicial nominations except Supreme Court nominations.[4] In 2017, the cloture requirement was reduced to a simple majority for Supreme Court nominations.[5] These rules changes led to the first ever use of a tie-breaking vote to confirm a Cabinet member when Mike Pence broke a tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education in 2017.[6] In 2018, Pence broke a tie to confirm Jonathan A. Kobes to the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; this was the first ever tie-breaking vote to confirm a judicial nominee in U.S. history.[7]

As a result of the 2020 Senate elections, the 117th Congress's Senate was divided 50–50 between Republicans and Democrats; therefore, Vice President Kamala Harris's tie-breaking vote was instrumental in passing Democratic legislation as it gave the party a majority in the Senate.[8] On July 20, 2021, Harris broke Pence's record for the number of tie-breaking votes in the first year of a vice presidency[9] when she cast the seventh tie-breaking vote in her first six months.[10] Harris cast 15 tie-breaking votes during her first year in office, the most tie-breaking votes in a single year in U.S. history, surpassing John Adams who cast 12 votes in 1790.[10] On May 11, 2022, Harris cast four tie-breaking votes, setting the all-time record of tie-breaking votes in a single day.[11]

List of vice presidents by number of tie-breaking votes

As of March 1, 2023, there have been 297 tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents.[10]

Rank Number of tie-breaking votes cast Vice president of the United States
(presiding officer of the Senate) 		Party Order in
office 		Term of office President(s)
Term start Term end
1 31 John C. Calhoun Democratic-Republican 7 March 4, 1825 December 28, 1832 John Quincy Adams / Andrew Jackson
2 29 John Adams Federalist 1 April 21, 1789 March 4, 1797 George Washington
2 29 Kamala Harris Democratic 49 January 20, 2021 Incumbent Joe Biden
4 19 George M. Dallas Democratic 11 March 4, 1845 March 4, 1849 James K. Polk
5 18 Schuyler Colfax Republican 17 March 4, 1869 March 4, 1873 Ulysses S. Grant
6 14 George Clinton Democratic-Republican 4 March 4, 1805 April 20, 1812 Thomas Jefferson / James Madison
6 14 Richard Mentor Johnson Democratic 9 March 4, 1837 March 4, 1841 Martin Van Buren
8 13 Mike Pence Republican 48 January 20, 2017 January 20, 2021 Donald Trump
9 10 John C. Breckinridge Democratic 14 March 4, 1857 March 4, 1861 James Buchanan
10 9 Elbridge Gerry Democratic-Republican 5 March 4, 1813 November 23, 1814 James Madison
10 9 Thomas R. Marshall Democratic 28 March 4, 1913 March 4, 1921 Woodrow Wilson
12 8 Alben W. Barkley Democratic 35 January 20, 1949 January 20, 1953 Harry S. Truman
12 8 Richard Nixon Republican 36 January 20, 1953 January 20, 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
12 8 Dick Cheney Republican 46 January 20, 2001 January 20, 2009 George W. Bush
15 7 Hannibal Hamlin Republican 15 March 4, 1861 March 4, 1865 Abraham Lincoln
15 7 George H. W. Bush Republican 43 January 20, 1981 January 20, 1989 Ronald Reagan
17 6 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican 6 March 4, 1817 March 4, 1825 James Monroe
17 6 William A. Wheeler Republican 19 March 4, 1877 March 4, 1881 Rutherford B. Hayes
19 4 Martin Van Buren Democratic 8 March 4, 1833 March 4, 1837 Andrew Jackson
19 4 Levi P. Morton Republican 22 March 4, 1889 March 4, 1893 Benjamin Harrison
19 4 James S. Sherman Republican 27 March 4, 1909 October 30, 1912 William Howard Taft
19 4 Henry A. Wallace Democratic 33 January 20, 1941 January 20, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt
19 4 Hubert Humphrey Democratic 38 January 20, 1965 January 20, 1969 Lyndon B. Johnson
19 4 Al Gore Democratic 45 January 20, 1993 January 20, 2001 Bill Clinton
25 3 Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 2 March 4, 1797 March 4, 1801 John Adams
25 3 Aaron Burr Democratic-Republican 3 March 4, 1801 March 4, 1805 Thomas Jefferson
25 3 Millard Fillmore Whig 12 March 4, 1849 July 9, 1850 Zachary Taylor
25 3 Chester A. Arthur Republican 20 March 4, 1881 September 19, 1881 James A. Garfield
25 3 Charles Curtis Republican 31 March 4, 1929 March 4, 1933 Herbert Hoover
25 3 John Nance Garner Democratic 32 March 4, 1933 January 20, 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt
31 2 Adlai Stevenson I Democratic 23 March 4, 1893 March 4, 1897 Grover Cleveland
31 2 Charles G. Dawes Republican 30 March 4, 1925 March 4, 1929 Calvin Coolidge
31 2 Spiro Agnew Republican 39 January 20, 1969 October 10, 1973 Richard Nixon
34 1 Henry Wilson Republican 18 March 4, 1873 November 22, 1875 Ulysses S. Grant
34 1 Garret Hobart Republican 24 March 4, 1897 November 21, 1899 William McKinley
34 1 Harry S. Truman Democratic 34 January 20, 1945 April 12, 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt
34 1 Walter Mondale Democratic 42 January 20, 1977 January 20, 1981 Jimmy Carter
38 0 John Tyler Whig 10 March 4, 1841 April 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison
38 0 William R. King Democratic 13 March 4, 1853 April 18, 1853 Franklin Pierce
38 0 Andrew Johnson National Union 16 March 4, 1865 April 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln
38 0 Thomas A. Hendricks Democratic 21 March 4, 1885 November 25, 1885 Grover Cleveland
38 0 Theodore Roosevelt Republican 25 March 4, 1901 September 14, 1901 William McKinley
38 0 Charles W. Fairbanks Republican 26 March 4, 1905 March 4, 1909 Theodore Roosevelt
38 0 Calvin Coolidge Republican 29 March 4, 1921 August 2, 1923 Warren G. Harding
38 0 Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic 37 January 20, 1961 November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy
38 0 Gerald Ford Republican 40 December 6, 1973 August 9, 1974 Richard Nixon
38 0 Nelson Rockefeller Republican 41 December 19, 1974 January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
38 0 Dan Quayle Republican 44 January 20, 1989 January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
38 0 Joe Biden Democratic 47 January 20, 2009 January 20, 2017 Barack Obama

List of tie-breaking votes since 1945

Senate President Date Action Vote Ultimate result
Harry S. Truman April 10, 1945 Taft amendment to H.R. 2013 (Lend-Lease Extension Act of 1945) to block the postwar delivery of Lend-Lease Act items contracted for during World War II.[12][13] Nay: 39–40 Amendment defeated.
Alben W. Barkley September 15, 1949 Motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the McCarthy amendment to H.R. 1211 (Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1949) to direct the president to establish import quotas on furs and fur products.[12] Yea: 42–41 Motion agreed to. The amendment was defeated in the re-vote.
September 15, 1949 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the McCarthy amendment to H.R. 1211 (Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1949).[12] Nay: 41–42 Motion defeated. H.R. 1211 passed and enacted without amendments added. The reciprocal trade agreements program is extended to 1951.
October 4, 1949 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the Young-Russell amendment to H.R. 5345 (Agricultural Act of 1949) to make mandatory price support at 90% parity on cotton, wheat, corn, rice, peanuts.[12] Nay: 37–38 Motion defeated. The Young-Russell amendment is reconsidered for a new roll call vote.
October 4, 1949 Young-Russell amendment to H.R. 5345 (Agricultural Act of 1949) to make mandatory price support at 90% parity on cotton, wheat, corn, rice, peanuts. (This was a re-vote after the motion to reconsider the original defeat of the amendment was passed.)[12] Yea: 38–37 Amendment passed. This amendment was later changed in a compromise with the House version. H.R. 5345 was passed and enacted.
May 3, 1950 Motion to substitute the Senate Democratic Policy Committee amendment to S.Res. 202 (Nationwide Investigation into Organized Crime Act) to provide for an investigation into gambling and racketeering interstate crime by a special five-member committee called the "Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce" who would be selected by the vice president. The group's composition would be three Democrats and two Republicans.[12] Yea: 36–35 Motion agreed to. The Senate Democratic Policy Committee plan replaced the original S.Res. 202 and S.Res. 202 was passed.
June 5, 1950 Conference bill of H.R. 5332 (Foreign-Trade Zones Amendment Act of 1950) to ease restrictions on assembling and processing of foreign goods in the "foreign-trade zones" which the original Act set up in major U.S. ports.[12] Yea: 31–30 H.R. 5332 passed and enacted.
June 26, 1950 Conference bill of H.R. 6567 (Commodity Credit Corporation Amendment Act of 1950) to increase the Commodity Credit Corporation's borrowing authority by $2 billion and other farm-related amendments.[12][14] Yea: 36–35 H.R. 6567 passed and enacted.
June 4, 1952 Ives amendment to S. 2954 (Defense Production Act Amendments of 1952) to maintain the same equal membership of the Wage Stabilization Board between labor, industry, and the public. The WSB would only be permitted to mediate only in wage disputes.[15][12] Yea: 42–41 Amendment passed. A later amendment during conference committee that was included in the final bill changed the composition of the WSB from equal representation between labor, industry, and the public to the board having more representation from the public.
Richard Nixon June 18, 1953 Motion to proceed to the consideration of the conference report of S. 1081 (Defense Production Act Amendments of 1953).[16][17][18] Yea: 40–39 Motion agreed to.
June 18, 1953 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to proceed with the consideration of the conference report of S. 1081 (Defense Production Act Amendments of 1953).[16][19][18] Yea: 42–41 Motion agreed to. The conference report of S. 1081 moves forward.
March 9, 1956 Aiken amendment to delete from H.R. 12 (Agricultural Act of 1956) 90% rigid mandatory price supports for millable varieties of wheat of 1956 crops.[12] Yea: 46–45 Amendment passed, but the final bill was unpalatable to everybody. Vetoed by President Eisenhower.
May 29, 1956 Knowland amendment to H.R. 10660 (Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956) to permit state agencies to determine prevailing wages for projects in the Interstate Highway System.[12] Yea: 40–39 Passed, but during conference committee the Knowland amendment wasn't included in the final bill.
March 12, 1958 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the Monroney amendment to delete the interest rate ceiling hike on American GI mortgages from 4.5% to 4.75% in S. 3418 (Emergency Housing Bill)[12] Yea: 48–47 Motion agreed to. GI mortgages now had an interest rate ceiling of 4.75%
April 22, 1959 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the McClellan amendment to S. 1555 (Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959) to add a bill of rights for union members to include guarantees of freedom of speech and periodic secret elections of officers.[20][12] Yea: 46–45 Motion agreed to. A bill of rights for union workers was included in the final bill that was passed and enacted.
February 3, 1960 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the Clark amendment to S. 8 (Emergency Federal Assistance for School Construction Act) to authorize $1.1 billion per year of federal funds for an indefinite period for school construction and teachers' salaries.[21] Yea: 45–44 Motion agreed to. A scaled-down version of the federal education funds passed later.
May 2, 1960 Gruening amendment to H.R. 11510 (Mutual Security Act of 1960) to prevent the president from using contingency funds to help replace cuts Congress may make later in other aid funds.[22][12] Nay: 44–45 Amendment defeated.
Lyndon B. Johnson No votes
Hubert Humphrey August 17, 1965 Motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the Fannin amendment to keep governors' full veto rights over three anti-poverty programs (work-training, community action and adult education) intact in H.R. 8283 (Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1965).[12][23][24] Nay: 45–46 Motion defeated. The Senate version of a full repeal of veto rights was rejected eventually. The House version's limited repeal of veto rights was included in the final bill.
September 13, 1965 Bass amendment to H.R. 9811 (Food and Agriculture Act of 1965)[25] to strike from the bill a provision transferring from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture authority to determine whether foreign farm workers are required by U.S. farmers.[26] Yea: 46–45 H.R. 9811 was passed and enacted.
May 9, 1967 Gore-Williams amendment to H.R. 6950 (Restoring the Investment Tax Credit and the Allowance of Accelerated Depreciation in the Case of Certain Real Property Act)[27] to make the 1966 Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act inoperative after September 15, 1967.[12] Nay: 48–49 Eventually H.R. 6950 was passed and enacted but with an amendment to make the 1966 Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act inoperative.
March 11, 1968 Clark amendment to H.R. 15399 (Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act) to appropriate $25 million for the Office of Economic Opportunity's Head Start Program.[28] Yea: 43–42 H.R. 15399 died in Congress. The $25 million funding for Head Start was approved in a different bill.[12]
Spiro Agnew August 6, 1969 Smith amendment to prohibit funding for the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program[29][30][31] Nay: 50–51 The Safeguard anti-ballistic missile program was authorized and came into fruition.
July 17, 1973 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the Gravel-Stevens amendment to S. 1081 (Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act) that states that the Interior Department has met all the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline project.[12][32][31] Yea: 50–49 Motion agreed to. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act was ultimately passed and enacted in November 1973. The act authorized construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
Gerald Ford No votes
Nelson Rockefeller No votes
Walter Mondale November 4, 1977 Motion to table the Curtis amendment to H.R. 9346 (Social Security Tax Act of 1977) to continue the tradition of employers and employees paying equal shares of Social Security taxes.[12][33] Yea: 42–41 Motion agreed to.
George H. W. Bush July 13, 1983 Motion to table Pryor Amdt.1468 on nerve gas Yea: 50–49 Motion agreed to.
November 8, 1983 Stevens/Tower/Goldwater Amdt.2517 on nerve gas Yea: 47–46 Agreed to.
June 14, 1984 Motion to table Moynihan Amdt.3208 on MX missiles Yea: 49–48 Motion agreed to.
May 10, 1985 Dole Amdt.93 on cutting deficit Yea: 50–49 Agreed to.
July 23, 1986 Motion to reconsider vote on Manion nomination Nay: 49–50 Motion defeated so Manion remained confirmed.
August 7, 1986 Pryor Amdt.2612 on nerve gas Nay: 50–51 Amendment defeated.
September 22, 1987 Motion to table Johnston Amdt.710 on SDI funding Yea: 51–50 Motion agreed to.
Dan Quayle No votes
Al
Gore 		June 25, 1993 H.R. 2264 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993) Yea: 50–49 Conference Report (see below) enacted as Pub. L. 103–66.
August 6, 1993 H.R. 2264 (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993) Conference Report Yea: 51–50 Enacted.
Pub. L. 103–66
August 3, 1994 Motion to table S.Amdt. 2446 (Johnston Ethanol Limitation Amendment) to H.R. 4624 (Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1995) Yea: 51–50 S.Amdt. 2446 tabled.
May 20, 1999 S.Amdt. 362 (Lautenberg Gun Show Sales Amendment) to S. 254 (School Safety Act of 1999) Yea: 51–50 S. 254 returned to Senate by House via blue slip. Expired at end of session.
Dick Cheney April 3, 2001 S.Amdt. 173 (Grassley Prescription Drug Reserve Fund Amendment) to H.Con.Res. 83 (2002 budget) Yea: 51–50 Agreed to.
April 5, 2001 S.Amdt. 347 (Hutchison Marriage Penalty Tax Elimination Amendment) to H.Con.Res. 83 (2002 budget) Yea: 51–50 Agreed to.
May 21, 2002 Motion to table S.Amdt. 3406 (Allen Mortgage Loan Amendment) to H.R. 3009 (Trade Act of 2002) Yea: 50–49 Motion agreed to.
April 11, 2003 H.Con.Res. 95 (2004 budget) Yea: 51–50 Enacted.
May 15, 2003 S.Amdt. 664 (Nickles Dividend Exclusion Amendment) to S. 1054 (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003) Yea: 51–50 S. 1054 incorporated into H.R. 2 (see below), which was enacted as Pub. L. 108–27 (text) (PDF).
May 23, 2003 H.R. 2 (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003) Conference Report Yea: 51–50 Enacted.
Pub. L. 108–27 (text) (PDF)
December 21, 2005 Motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 1932 with an amendment (Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2005) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
Bill enacted, Pub. L. 109–171 (text) (PDF).
March 13, 2008 Motion to reconsider S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
Joe
Biden 		No votes
Mike Pence February 7, 2017 PN37 (Nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos, of Michigan, to be Secretary of Education)[34][35] Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2017 Motion to proceed to H.J.Res. 43 Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
H.J.Res. 43 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with Title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients) Yea:
51–50 		Enacted.
Pub. L. 115–23 (text) (PDF)
July 25, 2017 Motion to proceed to H.R. 1628 (American Health Care Act of 2017)[36] Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
October 24, 2017 H.J.Res. 111 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements")[37] Yea:
51–50 		Enacted.
Pub. L. 115–74 (text) (PDF)
December 2, 2017 S.Amdt. 1852 (Cruz 529 Savings Plan Amendment) to H.R. 1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) Yea:
51–50 		Agreed to.
January 24, 2018 Motion to invoke cloture on PN1341 (Nomination of Sam Brownback, of Kansas, to be United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom) Yea:
50–49 		Motion agreed to.
PN1341 (Nomination of Sam Brownback, of Kansas, to be United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom) Yea:
50–49 		Nomination confirmed.
February 28, 2018 PN367 (Nomination of Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget) Yea:
50–49 		Nomination confirmed.
November 28, 2018 Motion to invoke cloture on PN1412 (Nomination of Thomas Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
November 29, 2018 Motion to invoke cloture on PN2117 (Nomination of Jonathan A. Kobes, of South Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit) Yea:
50–49 		Motion agreed to.
December 11, 2018 PN2117 (Nomination of Jonathan A. Kobes, of South Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
December 21, 2018 Motion to proceed to the House Message to accompany H.R. 695 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018; a legislative vehicle used to fund various government departments.) Yea:
48–47 		Motion agreed to.
Kamala Harris February 5, 2021 S.Amdt. 888 (Schumer amendment, in the nature of a substitute) to S.Con.Res. 5 Yea:
51–50 		Amendment agreed to.
S.Con.Res. 5 (as amended): a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 Yea:
51–50 		Concurrent resolution adopted.
March 4, 2021 Motion to proceed to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.[38]
April 21, 2021 Motion to discharge PN79-6 (Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl, of California, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
June 22, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
PN220 (Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
July 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
July 21, 2021 PN126 (Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo, of New York, to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
September 30, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN116 (Nomination of Rohit Chopra, of Washington, D.C., to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
October 20, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
PN572 (Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Department of Education) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
November 3, 2021 Motion to discharge PN807 (Nomination of Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit) Yea:
50–49 		Motion agreed to.
November 17, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN604 (Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson, of California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
December 8, 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
PN930 (Nomination of Rachael S. Rollins, of Massachusetts, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
March 30, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
April 5, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
May 10, 2022 PN1679 (Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2010) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
May 11, 2022 Motion to invoke cloture on PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
PN1541 (Nomination of Alvaro M. Bedoya, of Maryland, to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26, 2019) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
Motion to invoke cloture on PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
PN1523 (Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) Yea:
51–50 		Nomination confirmed.
May 12, 2022 Motion to discharge PN1542 (Nomination of Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission) Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
August 6, 2022 Motion to proceed to H.R. 5376, the legislative vehicle for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Yea:
51–50 		Motion agreed to.
August 7, 2022 S.Amdt. 5488 to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Yea:
51–50 		Amendment agreed to.
H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Yea:
51–50 		H.R. 5376 passed, as amended.
February 28, 2023 PN76 (Nomination of Araceli Martinez-Olguin, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California) Yea:
49–48 		Nomination confirmed.
Motion to invoke cloture on PN77 (Nomination of Margaret R. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
49–48 		Motion agreed to.
March 1, 2023 PN77 (Nomination of Margaret R. Guzman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts) Yea:
49–48 		Nomination confirmed.

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Article I Section 3 Clause 4 of the United States Constitution provides that the vice president of the United States is the ex officio president of the Senate and that the vice president may cast a vote in the Senate only in order to break a tie According to information provided by the Office of the Secretary of the Senate as of March 1 2023 the collective number of tie breaking votes cast by vice presidents was 297 Contents 1 Constitutional basis 2 History 3 List of vice presidents by number of tie breaking votes 4 List of tie breaking votes since 1945 5 References 6 External linksConstitutional basis EditArticle I Section 3 Clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States directly states The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate but shall have no Vote unless they be equally divided 1 History Edit source source source source source source source source source source source source When there is a tie in the Senate as seen here for the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education the vice president in this case Mike Pence has to step in to break the tie or the motion fails by default The first vice president of the United States John Adams cast 29 tie breaking votes He cast his first tie breaking vote on July 18 1789 2 His votes protected the president s sole authority over the removal of appointees influenced the location of the national capital and prevented war with Great Britain On at least one occasion he persuaded senators to vote against legislation that he opposed and he frequently lectured the Senate on procedural and policy matters Adams political views and his active role in the Senate made him a natural target for critics of the Washington administration Toward the end of his first term as a result of a threatened resolution that would have silenced him except for procedural and policy matters he began to exercise more restraint in the hope of realizing the goal shared by many of his successors election in his own right as President of the United States 2 John C Calhoun was the only vice president to ever cast tie breaking votes against his own president Andrew Jackson President Jackson nominated Martin Van Buren as United States Minister to the United Kingdom as Van Buren was acting minister on a recess appointment Calhoun cast a tie breaking vote to delay the nomination on January 13 1832 and later cast a vote to defeat the nomination on January 25 Calhoun s supporters in the Senate provided him with the opportunity to spite Jackson where just enough of Calhoun s faction abstained to create a tie that he was then able to break 3 In the early 21st century the increased threat of a filibuster led to a rise in the use of cloture to end debate in the Senate especially on high profile issues where the Senate is sharply divided citation needed The increased use of cloture made the vice president s tie breaking vote less likely to be used as the invocation of cloture requires a three fifths majority rather than a simple majority citation needed However in 2013 the cloture requirement was reduced to a simple majority for all executive and judicial nominations except Supreme Court nominations 4 In 2017 the cloture requirement was reduced to a simple majority for Supreme Court nominations 5 These rules changes led to the first ever use of a tie breaking vote to confirm a Cabinet member when Mike Pence broke a tie to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education in 2017 6 In 2018 Pence broke a tie to confirm Jonathan A Kobes to the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit this was the first ever tie breaking vote to confirm a judicial nominee in U S history 7 As a result of the 2020 Senate elections the 117th Congress s Senate was divided 50 50 between Republicans and Democrats therefore Vice President Kamala Harris s tie breaking vote was instrumental in passing Democratic legislation as it gave the party a majority in the Senate 8 On July 20 2021 Harris broke Pence s record for the number of tie breaking votes in the first year of a vice presidency 9 when she cast the seventh tie breaking vote in her first six months 10 Harris cast 15 tie breaking votes during her first year in office the most tie breaking votes in a single year in U S history surpassing John Adams who cast 12 votes in 1790 10 On May 11 2022 Harris cast four tie breaking votes setting the all time record of tie breaking votes in a single day 11 List of vice presidents by number of tie breaking votes EditAs of March 1 2023 update there have been 297 tie breaking votes cast by vice presidents 10 Rank Number of tie breaking votes cast Vice president of the United States presiding officer of the Senate Party Order inoffice Term of office President s Term start Term end1 31 John C Calhoun Democratic Republican 7 March 4 1825 December 28 1832 John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson2 29 John Adams Federalist 1 April 21 1789 March 4 1797 George Washington2 29 Kamala Harris Democratic 49 January 20 2021 Incumbent Joe Biden4 19 George M Dallas Democratic 11 March 4 1845 March 4 1849 James K Polk5 18 Schuyler Colfax Republican 17 March 4 1869 March 4 1873 Ulysses S Grant6 14 George Clinton Democratic Republican 4 March 4 1805 April 20 1812 Thomas Jefferson James Madison6 14 Richard Mentor Johnson Democratic 9 March 4 1837 March 4 1841 Martin Van Buren8 13 Mike Pence Republican 48 January 20 2017 January 20 2021 Donald Trump9 10 John C Breckinridge Democratic 14 March 4 1857 March 4 1861 James Buchanan10 9 Elbridge Gerry Democratic Republican 5 March 4 1813 November 23 1814 James Madison10 9 Thomas R Marshall Democratic 28 March 4 1913 March 4 1921 Woodrow Wilson12 8 Alben W Barkley Democratic 35 January 20 1949 January 20 1953 Harry S Truman12 8 Richard Nixon Republican 36 January 20 1953 January 20 1961 Dwight D Eisenhower12 8 Dick Cheney Republican 46 January 20 2001 January 20 2009 George W Bush15 7 Hannibal Hamlin Republican 15 March 4 1861 March 4 1865 Abraham Lincoln15 7 George H W Bush Republican 43 January 20 1981 January 20 1989 Ronald Reagan17 6 Daniel D Tompkins Democratic Republican 6 March 4 1817 March 4 1825 James Monroe17 6 William A Wheeler Republican 19 March 4 1877 March 4 1881 Rutherford B Hayes19 4 Martin Van Buren Democratic 8 March 4 1833 March 4 1837 Andrew Jackson19 4 Levi P Morton Republican 22 March 4 1889 March 4 1893 Benjamin Harrison19 4 James S Sherman Republican 27 March 4 1909 October 30 1912 William Howard Taft19 4 Henry A Wallace Democratic 33 January 20 1941 January 20 1945 Franklin D Roosevelt19 4 Hubert Humphrey Democratic 38 January 20 1965 January 20 1969 Lyndon B Johnson19 4 Al Gore Democratic 45 January 20 1993 January 20 2001 Bill Clinton25 3 Thomas Jefferson Democratic Republican 2 March 4 1797 March 4 1801 John Adams25 3 Aaron Burr Democratic Republican 3 March 4 1801 March 4 1805 Thomas Jefferson25 3 Millard Fillmore Whig 12 March 4 1849 July 9 1850 Zachary Taylor25 3 Chester A Arthur Republican 20 March 4 1881 September 19 1881 James A Garfield25 3 Charles Curtis Republican 31 March 4 1929 March 4 1933 Herbert Hoover25 3 John Nance Garner Democratic 32 March 4 1933 January 20 1941 Franklin D Roosevelt31 2 Adlai Stevenson I Democratic 23 March 4 1893 March 4 1897 Grover Cleveland31 2 Charles G Dawes Republican 30 March 4 1925 March 4 1929 Calvin Coolidge31 2 Spiro Agnew Republican 39 January 20 1969 October 10 1973 Richard Nixon34 1 Henry Wilson Republican 18 March 4 1873 November 22 1875 Ulysses S Grant34 1 Garret Hobart Republican 24 March 4 1897 November 21 1899 William McKinley34 1 Harry S Truman Democratic 34 January 20 1945 April 12 1945 Franklin D Roosevelt34 1 Walter Mondale Democratic 42 January 20 1977 January 20 1981 Jimmy Carter38 0 John Tyler Whig 10 March 4 1841 April 4 1841 William Henry Harrison38 0 William R King Democratic 13 March 4 1853 April 18 1853 Franklin Pierce38 0 Andrew Johnson National Union 16 March 4 1865 April 15 1865 Abraham Lincoln38 0 Thomas A Hendricks Democratic 21 March 4 1885 November 25 1885 Grover Cleveland38 0 Theodore Roosevelt Republican 25 March 4 1901 September 14 1901 William McKinley38 0 Charles W Fairbanks Republican 26 March 4 1905 March 4 1909 Theodore Roosevelt38 0 Calvin Coolidge Republican 29 March 4 1921 August 2 1923 Warren G Harding38 0 Lyndon B Johnson Democratic 37 January 20 1961 November 22 1963 John F Kennedy38 0 Gerald Ford Republican 40 December 6 1973 August 9 1974 Richard Nixon38 0 Nelson Rockefeller Republican 41 December 19 1974 January 20 1977 Gerald Ford38 0 Dan Quayle Republican 44 January 20 1989 January 20 1993 George H W Bush38 0 Joe Biden Democratic 47 January 20 2009 January 20 2017 Barack ObamaList of tie breaking votes since 1945 EditSenate President Date Action Vote Ultimate resultHarry S Truman April 10 1945 Taft amendment to H R 2013 Lend Lease Extension Act of 1945 to block the postwar delivery of Lend Lease Act items contracted for during World War II 12 13 Nay 39 40 Amendment defeated Alben W Barkley September 15 1949 Motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the McCarthy amendment to H R 1211 Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1949 to direct the president to establish import quotas on furs and fur products 12 Yea 42 41 Motion agreed to The amendment was defeated in the re vote September 15 1949 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to the McCarthy amendment to H R 1211 Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1949 12 Nay 41 42 Motion defeated H R 1211 passed and enacted without amendments added The reciprocal trade agreements program is extended to 1951 October 4 1949 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the Young Russell amendment to H R 5345 Agricultural Act of 1949 to make mandatory price support at 90 parity on cotton wheat corn rice peanuts 12 Nay 37 38 Motion defeated The Young Russell amendment is reconsidered for a new roll call vote October 4 1949 Young Russell amendment to H R 5345 Agricultural Act of 1949 to make mandatory price support at 90 parity on cotton wheat corn rice peanuts This was a re vote after the motion to reconsider the original defeat of the amendment was passed 12 Yea 38 37 Amendment passed This amendment was later changed in a compromise with the House version H R 5345 was passed and enacted May 3 1950 Motion to substitute the Senate Democratic Policy Committee amendment to S Res 202 Nationwide Investigation into Organized Crime Act to provide for an investigation into gambling and racketeering interstate crime by a special five member committee called the Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce who would be selected by the vice president The group s composition would be three Democrats and two Republicans 12 Yea 36 35 Motion agreed to The Senate Democratic Policy Committee plan replaced the original S Res 202 and S Res 202 was passed June 5 1950 Conference bill of H R 5332 Foreign Trade Zones Amendment Act of 1950 to ease restrictions on assembling and processing of foreign goods in the foreign trade zones which the original Act set up in major U S ports 12 Yea 31 30 H R 5332 passed and enacted June 26 1950 Conference bill of H R 6567 Commodity Credit Corporation Amendment Act of 1950 to increase the Commodity Credit Corporation s borrowing authority by 2 billion and other farm related amendments 12 14 Yea 36 35 H R 6567 passed and enacted June 4 1952 Ives amendment to S 2954 Defense Production Act Amendments of 1952 to maintain the same equal membership of the Wage Stabilization Board between labor industry and the public The WSB would only be permitted to mediate only in wage disputes 15 12 Yea 42 41 Amendment passed A later amendment during conference committee that was included in the final bill changed the composition of the WSB from equal representation between labor industry and the public to the board having more representation from the public Richard Nixon June 18 1953 Motion to proceed to the consideration of the conference report of S 1081 Defense Production Act Amendments of 1953 16 17 18 Yea 40 39 Motion agreed to June 18 1953 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the Senate agreed to proceed with the consideration of the conference report of S 1081 Defense Production Act Amendments of 1953 16 19 18 Yea 42 41 Motion agreed to The conference report of S 1081 moves forward March 9 1956 Aiken amendment to delete from H R 12 Agricultural Act of 1956 90 rigid mandatory price supports for millable varieties of wheat of 1956 crops 12 Yea 46 45 Amendment passed but the final bill was unpalatable to everybody Vetoed by President Eisenhower May 29 1956 Knowland amendment to H R 10660 Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 to permit state agencies to determine prevailing wages for projects in the Interstate Highway System 12 Yea 40 39 Passed but during conference committee the Knowland amendment wasn t included in the final bill March 12 1958 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the Monroney amendment to delete the interest rate ceiling hike on American GI mortgages from 4 5 to 4 75 in S 3418 Emergency Housing Bill 12 Yea 48 47 Motion agreed to GI mortgages now had an interest rate ceiling of 4 75 April 22 1959 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the McClellan amendment to S 1555 Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to add a bill of rights for union members to include guarantees of freedom of speech and periodic secret elections of officers 20 12 Yea 46 45 Motion agreed to A bill of rights for union workers was included in the final bill that was passed and enacted February 3 1960 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote on the Clark amendment to S 8 Emergency Federal Assistance for School Construction Act to authorize 1 1 billion per year of federal funds for an indefinite period for school construction and teachers salaries 21 Yea 45 44 Motion agreed to A scaled down version of the federal education funds passed later May 2 1960 Gruening amendment to H R 11510 Mutual Security Act of 1960 to prevent the president from using contingency funds to help replace cuts Congress may make later in other aid funds 22 12 Nay 44 45 Amendment defeated Lyndon B Johnson No votesHubert Humphrey August 17 1965 Motion to reconsider the vote rejecting the Fannin amendment to keep governors full veto rights over three anti poverty programs work training community action and adult education intact in H R 8283 Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1965 12 23 24 Nay 45 46 Motion defeated The Senate version of a full repeal of veto rights was rejected eventually The House version s limited repeal of veto rights was included in the final bill September 13 1965 Bass amendment to H R 9811 Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 25 to strike from the bill a provision transferring from the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture authority to determine whether foreign farm workers are required by U S farmers 26 Yea 46 45 H R 9811 was passed and enacted May 9 1967 Gore Williams amendment to H R 6950 Restoring the Investment Tax Credit and the Allowance of Accelerated Depreciation in the Case of Certain Real Property Act 27 to make the 1966 Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act inoperative after September 15 1967 12 Nay 48 49 Eventually H R 6950 was passed and enacted but with an amendment to make the 1966 Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act inoperative March 11 1968 Clark amendment to H R 15399 Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act to appropriate 25 million for the Office of Economic Opportunity s Head Start Program 28 Yea 43 42 H R 15399 died in Congress The 25 million funding for Head Start was approved in a different bill 12 Spiro Agnew August 6 1969 Smith amendment to prohibit funding for the Safeguard anti ballistic missile program 29 30 31 Nay 50 51 The Safeguard anti ballistic missile program was authorized and came into fruition July 17 1973 Motion to table the motion to reconsider the Gravel Stevens amendment to S 1081 Trans Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act that states that the Interior Department has met all the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act for the Trans Alaska Pipeline project 12 32 31 Yea 50 49 Motion agreed to The Trans Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act was ultimately passed and enacted in November 1973 The act authorized construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline Gerald Ford No votesNelson Rockefeller No votesWalter Mondale November 4 1977 Motion to table the Curtis amendment to H R 9346 Social Security Tax Act of 1977 to continue the tradition of employers and employees paying equal shares of Social Security taxes 12 33 Yea 42 41 Motion agreed to George H W Bush July 13 1983 Motion to table Pryor Amdt 1468 on nerve gas Yea 50 49 Motion agreed to November 8 1983 Stevens Tower Goldwater Amdt 2517 on nerve gas Yea 47 46 Agreed to June 14 1984 Motion to table Moynihan Amdt 3208 on MX missiles Yea 49 48 Motion agreed to May 10 1985 Dole Amdt 93 on cutting deficit Yea 50 49 Agreed to July 23 1986 Motion to reconsider vote on Manion nomination Nay 49 50 Motion defeated so Manion remained confirmed August 7 1986 Pryor Amdt 2612 on nerve gas Nay 50 51 Amendment defeated September 22 1987 Motion to table Johnston Amdt 710 on SDI funding Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to Dan Quayle No votesAlGore June 25 1993 H R 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 Yea 50 49 Conference Report see below enacted as Pub L 103 66 August 6 1993 H R 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 Conference Report Yea 51 50 Enacted Pub L 103 66August 3 1994 Motion to table S Amdt 2446 Johnston Ethanol Limitation Amendment to H R 4624 Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act of 1995 Yea 51 50 S Amdt 2446 tabled May 20 1999 S Amdt 362 Lautenberg Gun Show Sales Amendment to S 254 School Safety Act of 1999 Yea 51 50 S 254 returned to Senate by House via blue slip Expired at end of session Dick Cheney April 3 2001 S Amdt 173 Grassley Prescription Drug Reserve Fund Amendment to H Con Res 83 2002 budget Yea 51 50 Agreed to April 5 2001 S Amdt 347 Hutchison Marriage Penalty Tax Elimination Amendment to H Con Res 83 2002 budget Yea 51 50 Agreed to May 21 2002 Motion to table S Amdt 3406 Allen Mortgage Loan Amendment to H R 3009 Trade Act of 2002 Yea 50 49 Motion agreed to April 11 2003 H Con Res 95 2004 budget Yea 51 50 Enacted May 15 2003 S Amdt 664 Nickles Dividend Exclusion Amendment to S 1054 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 Yea 51 50 S 1054 incorporated into H R 2 see below which was enacted as Pub L 108 27 text PDF May 23 2003 H R 2 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 Conference Report Yea 51 50 Enacted Pub L 108 27 text PDF December 21 2005 Motion to concur in the House amendment to S 1932 with an amendment Personal Responsibility Work and Family Promotion Act of 2005 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to Bill enacted Pub L 109 171 text PDF March 13 2008 Motion to reconsider S Amdt 4189 to S Con Res 70 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to JoeBiden No votesMike Pence February 7 2017 PN37 Nomination of Elisabeth Prince DeVos of Michigan to be Secretary of Education 34 35 Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed March 30 2017 Motion to proceed to H J Res 43 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to H J Res 43 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with Title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients Yea 51 50 Enacted Pub L 115 23 text PDF July 25 2017 Motion to proceed to H R 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017 36 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to October 24 2017 H J Res 111 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5 United States Code of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to Arbitration Agreements 37 Yea 51 50 Enacted Pub L 115 74 text PDF December 2 2017 S Amdt 1852 Cruz 529 Savings Plan Amendment to H R 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Yea 51 50 Agreed to January 24 2018 Motion to invoke cloture on PN1341 Nomination of Sam Brownback of Kansas to be United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Yea 50 49 Motion agreed to PN1341 Nomination of Sam Brownback of Kansas to be United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Yea 50 49 Nomination confirmed February 28 2018 PN367 Nomination of Russell Vought of Virginia to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget Yea 50 49 Nomination confirmed November 28 2018 Motion to invoke cloture on PN1412 Nomination of Thomas Farr of North Carolina to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to November 29 2018 Motion to invoke cloture on PN2117 Nomination of Jonathan A Kobes of South Dakota to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Yea 50 49 Motion agreed to December 11 2018 PN2117 Nomination of Jonathan A Kobes of South Dakota to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed December 21 2018 Motion to proceed to the House Message to accompany H R 695 Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2018 a legislative vehicle used to fund various government departments Yea 48 47 Motion agreed to Kamala Harris February 5 2021 S Amdt 888 Schumer amendment in the nature of a substitute to S Con Res 5 Yea 51 50 Amendment agreed to S Con Res 5 as amended a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030 Yea 51 50 Concurrent resolution adopted March 4 2021 Motion to proceed to H R 1319 the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to 38 April 21 2021 Motion to discharge PN79 6 Nomination of Colin Hackett Kahl of California to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to June 22 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN220 Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja of Massachusetts to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to PN220 Nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja of Massachusetts to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed July 20 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN126 Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo of New York to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to July 21 2021 PN126 Nomination of Jennifer Ann Abruzzo of New York to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board for a term of four years Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed September 30 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN116 Nomination of Rohit Chopra of Washington D C to be Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to October 20 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN572 Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon of California to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Department of Education Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to PN572 Nomination of Catherine Elizabeth Lhamon of California to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Department of Education Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed November 3 2021 Motion to discharge PN807 Nomination of Jennifer Sung of Oregon to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit Yea 50 49 Motion agreed to November 17 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN604 Nomination of Brian Eddie Nelson of California to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to December 8 2021 Motion to invoke cloture on PN930 Nomination of Rachael S Rollins of Massachusetts to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to PN930 Nomination of Rachael S Rollins of Massachusetts to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed March 30 2022 Motion to discharge PN1541 Nomination of Alvaro M Bedoya of Maryland to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26 2019 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to April 5 2022 Motion to discharge PN1523 Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon of Maryland to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to May 10 2022 PN1679 Nomination of Lisa DeNell Cook of Michigan to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1 2010 Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed May 11 2022 Motion to invoke cloture on PN1541 Nomination of Alvaro M Bedoya of Maryland to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26 2019 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to PN1541 Nomination of Alvaro M Bedoya of Maryland to be Federal Trade Commissioner for the term of seven years from September 26 2019 Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed Motion to invoke cloture on PN1523 Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon of Maryland to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to PN1523 Nomination of Julia Ruth Gordon of Maryland to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Yea 51 50 Nomination confirmed May 12 2022 Motion to discharge PN1542 Nomination of Mary T Boyle of Maryland to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to August 6 2022 Motion to proceed to H R 5376 the legislative vehicle for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Yea 51 50 Motion agreed to August 7 2022 S Amdt 5488 to H R 5376 the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Yea 51 50 Amendment agreed to H R 5376 the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Yea 51 50 H R 5376 passed as amended February 28 2023 PN76 Nomination of Araceli Martinez Olguin of California to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California Yea 49 48 Nomination confirmed Motion to invoke cloture on PN77 Nomination of Margaret R Guzman of Massachusetts to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts Yea 49 48 Motion agreed to March 1 2023 PN77 Nomination of Margaret R Guzman of Massachusetts to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts Yea 49 48 Nomination confirmed References Edit The United States Constitution U S Congress 1787 Article I Section 3 Clause 4 The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate but shall have no Vote unless they be equally divided a b Senate gov John Adams 1st Vice President 1789 1797 Archived from the original on October 1 2013 Learned Henry Barrett 1915 Casting Votes of the Vice Presidents 1789 1915 The American Historical Review 20 3 571 576 doi 10 2307 1835860 JSTOR 1835860 via JSTOR Wolf Susan Davis and Richard U S Senate goes nuclear changes filibuster rules USA TODAY Flegenheimer Matt April 6 2017 Senate Republicans 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