2025S. Con. Res. 7; S. Amdt. 922; Roll Call Vote 85

Strengthening Congressional Oversight

2025 - U.S. Senate

Conservatives Support

Description

This Sen. Mike Lee (CPAC Lifetime Rating 99%) amendment to S.Con. Res. 7  would give Congress final approval over any new major regulation proposed by federal agencies in the executive branch, restoring the constitutional balance of power. This amendment is similar to the Reins Act. CPAC supports reining in the unelected bureaucracy and strengthening congressional oversight, and supported this amendment. The Senate passed the amendment on February 21, 2025, by a vote of 53-47 (all Republicans voted in favor, and all Democrats voted against).

53

Voted Yes

47

Voted No

1

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 101

LegislatorVote
Brian Schatz Leftist
Tim Sheehy Conservative
John Thune Conservative
Todd Young Conservative
Jon Ossoff Leftist
Mark Warner Leftist
Bill Cassidy Conservative
Christopher Murphy Leftist
John Hoeven Conservative
Marco Rubio Did Not Vote
Jeanne Shaheen Leftist
Joni Ernst Conservative
Rick Scott Conservative
John Fetterman Leftist
Alex Padilla Leftist
Sheldon Whitehouse Leftist
Lisa Murkowski Conservative
Eric Schmitt Conservative
James Justice Conservative
Peter Welch Leftist
Ted Cruz Conservative
Tina Smith Leftist
Jeff Merkley Leftist
Edward Markey Leftist
Tommy Tuberville Conservative
Martin Heinrich Leftist
Mike Crapo Conservative
John Hickenlooper Leftist
Lindsey Graham Conservative
Deb Fischer Conservative
Maggie Hassan Leftist
James Risch Conservative
Rand Paul Conservative
Amy Klobuchar Leftist
Susan Collins Conservative
Richard Durbin Leftist
Ruben Gallego Leftist
Ron Wyden Leftist
Marsha Blackburn Conservative
Jack Reed Leftist
John Boozman Conservative
Josh Hawley Conservative
Mike Rounds Conservative
Jerry Moran Conservative
Michael Bennet Leftist
Roger Wicker Conservative
Jim Banks Conservative
Cory Booker Leftist
Mitch McConnell Conservative
Cindy Hyde-Smith Conservative
Shelley Capito Conservative
Bernie Moreno Conservative
Markwayne Mullin Conservative
Jacky Rosen Leftist
Andy Kim Leftist
Roger Marshall Conservative
Ben Ray Luján Leftist
Tammy Duckworth Leftist
Catherine Cortez Masto Leftist
Christopher Coons Leftist
Angus King Leftist
John Curtis Conservative
Adam Schiff Leftist
Elissa Slotkin Leftist
Ashley Moody Conservative
Bill Hagerty Conservative
Bernard Sanders Leftist
Patty Murray Leftist
John Kennedy Conservative
Pete Ricketts Conservative
Tom Cotton Conservative
Katie Britt Conservative
Steve Daines Conservative
Raphael Warnock Leftist
Angela Alsobrooks Leftist
Maria Cantwell Leftist
Tim Scott Conservative
Gary Peters Leftist
Kevin Cramer Conservative
Kirsten Gillibrand Leftist
John Cornyn Conservative
Lisa Blunt Rochester Leftist
James Lankford Conservative
Mark Kelly Leftist
Charles Schumer Leftist
Thom Tillis Conservative
John Barrasso Conservative
Richard Blumenthal Leftist
Ron Johnson Conservative
Elizabeth Warren Leftist
Cynthia Lummis Conservative
Ted Budd Conservative
Tim Kaine Leftist
Chuck Grassley Conservative
Tammy Baldwin Leftist
Dan Sullivan Conservative
Chris Van Hollen Leftist
Mike Lee Conservative
David McCormick Conservative
Jon Husted Conservative
Mazie Hirono Leftist

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