Former member of Congress

Richard C. Shelby

Republican · Former U.S. Senator for Alabama

Official biography (Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress)

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117th Congress, Senate

Party unity how it’s measured

95.8%

Voted with their party on 683 of 713 party-unity votes

Vote type

Missed votes how it’s measured

7.3%

Missed 69 of 949 votes they were eligible for

Vote type

Cross-party cosponsoring how it’s measured

8.3%

2 of the 24 bills they cosponsored were introduced by another party

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Cross-party support how it’s measured

0 of the 6 bills they introduced have a cosponsor from another party

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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
Agriculture and food	1	3	0
Civil rights	2	2	0
Crime and justice	8	7	0
Defense and veterans	12	6	0
Economy and finance	7	9	0
Education	5	9	1
Energy	8	6	2
Environment	9	9	2
Foreign affairs and trade	7	2	0
Government and elections	3	3	0
Healthcare	10	12	2
Housing	1	3	0
Immigration	6	4	0
Labor and jobs	4	8	1
Social safety net	8	6	1
Taxes	0	3	0
Technology	1	6	1
Transportation	7	7	0

Party unity over time

By month, across every Congress we cover in the Senate. Months with few party-unity votes can swing widely.

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Month	Party unity	With party
Jan 2021	100%	2 of 2
Feb 2021	100%	38 of 38
Mar 2021	95.1%	58 of 61
Apr 2021	100%	17 of 17
May 2021	100%	33 of 33
Jun 2021	100%	28 of 28
Jul 2021	93.9%	31 of 33
Aug 2021	97.9%	47 of 48
Sep 2021	91.9%	34 of 37
Oct 2021	97.7%	43 of 44
Nov 2021	100%	17 of 17
Dec 2021	96.3%	26 of 27
Jan 2022	100%	12 of 12
Feb 2022	95.3%	41 of 43
Mar 2022	90.2%	46 of 51
Apr 2022	100%	15 of 15
May 2022	100%	42 of 42
Jun 2022	95.2%	20 of 21
Jul 2022	92.3%	24 of 26
Aug 2022	100%	39 of 39
Sep 2022	92%	23 of 25
Nov 2022	100%	14 of 14
Dec 2022	82.5%	33 of 40

Votes

Every vote that counts in our statistics that they were eligible for, newest first.

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Showing 1–50 of 949 votes

Dec 22, 2022Roll call 421
H.R. 2617: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to Senate Amendment No. 4 with an Amendment No. 6552)
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaAgainst their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 420
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 419
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 418
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Nay
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 417
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
Yea
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 416
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaAgainst their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 415
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 414
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 413
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 412
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
Nay
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 411
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
YeaWith their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 410
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayAgainst their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 409
H.R. 2617: On the Amendment
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Amendment · Amendment Rejected · Economy and finance
NayAgainst their party
Dec 22, 2022Roll call 408
H.R. 2617: On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: the House Amendment to Senate Amendment No. 4 with an Amendment (Amendment No. 6552))
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Procedural · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance
YeaAgainst 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
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Franklin R. Parker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 21, 2022Roll call 405
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Agnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Not voting
Dec 21, 2022Roll call 404
On the Nomination
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
YeaAgainst their party
Dec 20, 2022Roll call 402
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Robert Harley Shriver III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 20, 2022Roll call 401
On the Nomination
Confirmation: R. Russell Rumbaugh, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Dec 19, 2022Roll call 400
On the Nomination
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
NayWith their party
Dec 15, 2022Roll call 399
H.R. 1437: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1437)
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Agreed to · Economy and finance, Environment
Yea
Dec 15, 2022Roll call 398
H.R. 1437: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1437, with Lee amendment No. 6451, as modified)
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Economy and finance, Environment
NayAgainst their party
Dec 15, 2022Roll call 397
H.R. 1437: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1437 with the Scott (FL) Amendment No. 6540)
Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Economy and finance, Environment
YeaWith their party
Dec 15, 2022Roll call 396
H.R. 7776: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7776)
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
H.R. 7776: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7776 with the Johnson Amendment No. 6526)
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Final passage · Motion Rejected · Defense and veterans, Energy, Environment, Social safety net, Transportation
YeaWith 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
NayWith 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
On the Nomination
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
Nay
Dec 14, 2022Roll call 391
On the Nomination
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
NayWith 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
YeaWith their party
Dec 13, 2022Roll call 389
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 13, 2022Roll call 388
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Dana M. Douglas, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 12, 2022Roll call 387
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 8, 2022Roll call 386
On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dana M. Douglas to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
NayWith their party
Dec 8, 2022Roll call 385
On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
NayWith their party
Dec 8, 2022Roll call 384
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Jeffery Paul Hopkins, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 7, 2022Roll call 383
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Jerry W. Blackwell, of Minnesota, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 7, 2022Roll call 382
On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffery Paul Hopkins to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
NayWith their party
Dec 7, 2022Roll call 381
On the Nomination
Confirmation: John Frank Murphy, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 7, 2022Roll call 380
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Kai N. Scott, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 7, 2022Roll call 379
On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kai N. Scott to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
NayWith their party
Dec 7, 2022Roll call 378
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Mia Roberts Perez, of Pennsylvania, to U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 6, 2022Roll call 377
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Kelley Brisbon Hodge, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 6, 2022Roll call 376
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Frances Kay Behm, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith their party
Dec 6, 2022Roll call 375
On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kelley Brisbon Hodge to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
NayWith their party
Dec 6, 2022Roll call 374
On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Frances Kay Behm to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
Cloture · Cloture Motion Agreed to
NayWith their party
Dec 5, 2022Roll call 373
On the Nomination
Confirmation: Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
Final passage · Nomination Confirmed
NayWith 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 (6)

S. 3443: MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act
S. 2789: Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
S. 2312: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
S. 1653: SMART Act
S. 1643: Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act
S.J.Res. 12: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.

Cosponsored (24)

S. 4815: START Act
S. 4673: National Computer Forensics Institute Reauthorization Act of 2022
S.J.Res. 55: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".
S. 4491: Preventing Terrorist Transfers to Afghanistan Act
S. 4359: Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022Introduced by another party
S. 4093: Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
S. 3540: A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to remove the Comptroller of the Currency and the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.
S.J.Res. 32: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination".
S. 3300: Protect American Taxpayer Dollars from Illegal Immigration Act
S. 3277: Section 401 Certification Act

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Service

Seats held in the Congresses we cover, from the 117th (2021) on.

Senator for Alabama
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 · Republican