Member of Congress
Christopher A. Coons
Democrat · U.S. Senator for Delaware
Official biography (Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress)
117th Congress, Senate
Cross-party cosponsoring how it’s measured
27.4%
89 of the 325 bills they cosponsored were introduced by another party
Cross-party support how it’s measured
74.5%
41 of the 55 bills they introduced have a cosponsor from another party
How they voted by issue area
Each vote counts in every issue area its bill has. A Yea on a procedural vote or motion doesn’t mean support for the bill. How we count these
| Issue area | Yea | Nay | Present or not voting | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and food | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Civil rights | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Crime and justice | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defense and veterans | 14 | 4 | 0 | |
| Economy and finance | 14 | 2 | 0 | |
| Education | 11 | 4 | 0 | |
| Energy | 13 | 3 | 0 | |
| Environment | 15 | 5 | 0 | |
| Foreign affairs and trade | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| Government and elections | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Healthcare | 17 | 7 | 0 | |
| Housing | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Immigration | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| Labor and jobs | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Social safety net | 13 | 2 | 0 | |
| Taxes | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Technology | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Transportation | 11 | 3 | 0 |
Party unity over time
By month, across every Congress we cover in the Senate. Months with few party-unity votes can swing widely.
Show as a table
| Month | Party unity | With party |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 | 100% | 2 of 2 |
| Feb 2021 | 97.4% | 37 of 38 |
| Mar 2021 | 98.4% | 60 of 61 |
| Apr 2021 | 100% | 25 of 25 |
| May 2021 | 100% | 34 of 34 |
| Jun 2021 | 100% | 28 of 28 |
| Jul 2021 | 100% | 33 of 33 |
| Aug 2021 | 100% | 48 of 48 |
| Sep 2021 | 100% | 38 of 38 |
| Oct 2021 | 100% | 44 of 44 |
| Nov 2021 | 100% | 17 of 17 |
| Dec 2021 | 98% | 49 of 50 |
| Jan 2022 | 100% | 12 of 12 |
| Feb 2022 | 100% | 42 of 42 |
| Mar 2022 | 98.1% | 53 of 54 |
| Apr 2022 | 100% | 12 of 12 |
| May 2022 | 96.3% | 52 of 54 |
| Jun 2022 | 100% | 22 of 22 |
| Jul 2022 | 100% | 29 of 29 |
| Aug 2022 | 100% | 41 of 41 |
| Sep 2022 | 100% | 25 of 25 |
| Nov 2022 | 100% | 14 of 14 |
| Dec 2022 | 100% | 41 of 41 |
| Jan 2023 | 100% | 1 of 1 |
| Feb 2023 | 100% | 26 of 26 |
| Mar 2023 | 100% | 37 of 37 |
| Apr 2023 | 100% | 16 of 16 |
| May 2023 | 100% | 30 of 30 |
| Jun 2023 | 97% | 32 of 33 |
| Jul 2023 | 100% | 22 of 22 |
| Sep 2023 | 100% | 21 of 21 |
| Oct 2023 | 100% | 28 of 28 |
| Nov 2023 | 100% | 35 of 35 |
| Dec 2023 | 100% | 20 of 20 |
| Jan 2024 | 100% | 14 of 14 |
| Feb 2024 | 100% | 27 of 27 |
| Mar 2024 | 100% | 39 of 39 |
| Apr 2024 | 100% | 23 of 23 |
| May 2024 | 100% | 21 of 21 |
| Jun 2024 | 100% | 13 of 13 |
| Jul 2024 | 100% | 18 of 18 |
| Aug 2024 | 100% | 2 of 2 |
| Sep 2024 | 100% | 17 of 17 |
| Nov 2024 | 100% | 41 of 41 |
| Dec 2024 | 100% | 29 of 29 |
| Jan 2025 | 68.4% | 13 of 19 |
| Feb 2025 | 100% | 68 of 68 |
| Mar 2025 | 88.5% | 46 of 52 |
| Apr 2025 | 90.2% | 55 of 61 |
| May 2025 | 100% | 53 of 53 |
| Jun 2025 | 90.9% | 60 of 66 |
| Jul 2025 | 97.1% | 99 of 102 |
| Aug 2025 | 87% | 20 of 23 |
| Sep 2025 | 100% | 34 of 34 |
| Oct 2025 | 96.6% | 57 of 59 |
| Nov 2025 | 81% | 17 of 21 |
| Dec 2025 | 92.3% | 24 of 26 |
| Jan 2026 | 93.3% | 14 of 15 |
| Feb 2026 | 100% | 21 of 21 |
| Mar 2026 | 90.5% | 19 of 21 |
| Apr 2026 | 94.6% | 35 of 37 |
| May 2026 | 93.8% | 15 of 16 |
| Jun 2026 | 98.2% | 55 of 56 |
| Jul 2026 | 100% | 21 of 21 |
| Aug 2026 | 88.9% | 8 of 9 |
| Sep 2026 | 92.3% | 12 of 13 |
Votes
Every vote that counts in our statistics that they were eligible for, newest first.
Showing 1–50 of 949 votes
- Dec 22, 2022Roll call 421
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 420
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 419
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 418
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 417
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 416
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 415
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 414
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 413
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 412
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
Nay - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 411
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 410
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 409
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 408
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Procedural · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 407
S. 5355: On Passage of the Bill
Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023
Final passage · Bill Defeated · Agriculture and food, Energy, Environment, Healthcare, Housing, Immigration, Social safety net, Transportation
Nay - Dec 22, 2022Roll call 406
Confirmation: Franklin R. Parker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 21, 2022Roll call 405
Confirmation: Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 21, 2022Roll call 404
Confirmation: Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Yea - Dec 20, 2022Roll call 403
H.R. 2617: On the Motion to Proceed
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Procedural · Motion to Proceed Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party - Dec 20, 2022Roll call 402
Confirmation: Robert Harley Shriver III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 20, 2022Roll call 401
Confirmation: R. Russell Rumbaugh, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Yea - Dec 19, 2022Roll call 400
Confirmation: Martin J. Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 399
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance, Environment
Yea - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 398
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Economy and finance, Environment
NayWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 397
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Economy and finance, Environment
NayWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 396
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Defense and veterans, Energy, Environment, Social safety net, Transportation
Yea - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 395
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Defense and veterans, Energy, Environment, Social safety net, Transportation
NayWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 394
H.R. 7776: On the Cloture Motion
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Cloture · Cloture Motion Rejected · Defense and veterans, Energy, Environment, Social safety net, Transportation
YeaWith their party - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 393
H.R. 1437: On the Motion to Proceed
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Procedural · Motion to Proceed Agreed to · Economy and finance, Environment
Yea - Dec 15, 2022Roll call 392
Confirmation: Musetta Tia Johnson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Yea - Dec 14, 2022Roll call 391
Confirmation: Francisco O. Mora, of Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 14, 2022Roll call 390
S.J.Res. 60: On the Joint Resolution
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Final Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria-Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools Program (CSP)-Grants to State Entities (State Entity Grants); Grants to Charter Management Organizations for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CMO Grants); and Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools and for the Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (Developer Grants)".
Final passage · Joint Resolution Defeated · Education
NayWith their party - Dec 13, 2022Roll call 389
Confirmation: Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 13, 2022Roll call 388
Confirmation: Dana M. Douglas, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 12, 2022Roll call 387
Confirmation: Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 8, 2022Roll call 386
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dana M. Douglas to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaWith their party - Dec 8, 2022Roll call 385
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaWith their party - Dec 8, 2022Roll call 384
Confirmation: Jeffery Paul Hopkins, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 383
Confirmation: Jerry W. Blackwell, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 382
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffery Paul Hopkins to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaWith their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 381
Confirmation: John Frank Murphy, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 380
Confirmation: Kai N. Scott, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 379
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kai N. Scott to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaWith their party - Dec 7, 2022Roll call 378
Confirmation: Mia Roberts Perez, of Pennsylvania, to U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 377
Confirmation: Kelley Brisbon Hodge, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 376
Confirmation: Frances Kay Behm, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 375
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kelley Brisbon Hodge to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaWith their party - Dec 6, 2022Roll call 374
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Frances Kay Behm to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
YeaWith their party - Dec 5, 2022Roll call 373
Confirmation: Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
YeaWith their party - Dec 1, 2022Roll call 372
H.J.Res. 100: On the Resolution
To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
Final passage · Resolution Agreed to · Labor and jobs, Transportation
Yea
Bills
The bills and joint resolutions behind the bipartisanship numbers, newest first. How we count these
Introduced (55)
- S. 5339: Platform Accountability and Transparency ActCosponsor from another party
- S. 5320: A bill to suspend the collection of income taxes and related interest and penalties from United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad and to reimburse such nationals for any penalties paid during such a detention.Cosponsor from another party
- S. 5243: U.S. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022Cosponsor from another party
- S. 5191: SCORE for Small Business Act of 2022
- S. 5134: United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2022Cosponsor from another party
- S. 5057: 504 Loan Availability Act
- S. 5040: Safer Supervision Act of 2022Cosponsor from another party
- S. 4693: National Discovery Trails ActCosponsor from another party
- S. 4662: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023
- S. 4530: Building Civic Bridges ActCosponsor from another party
Cosponsored (325)
- S. 5175: Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2022
- S. 5103: Recruit and Retain ActIntroduced by another party
- S. 5038: Solitary Confinement Reform Act
- S. 5025: Fair Hiring in Banking Act
- S. 5009: Investing in State Energy Act of 2022
- S. 5006: African Diaspora Heritage Month Act of 2022
- S. 4937: Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory ActIntroduced by another party
- S. 4926: Respect for Child Survivors ActIntroduced by another party
- S. 4881: Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2022Introduced by another party
- S. 4859: Project Safe Neighborhoods Reauthorization Act of 2022Introduced by another party
Service
Seats held in the Congresses we cover, from the 117th (2021) on.
Senator for Delaware
January 3, 2021 – present · Democrat