How it works
How’d They Vote shows how your members of Congress voted, using only the official public record. It takes no side and gives no scores.
Where the data comes from
- House Clerk
Every House roll call vote and how each member voted.
- U.S. Senate
Every Senate roll call vote and how each senator voted.
- GovInfo
Bill titles, sponsors, status, and summaries written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
- @unitedstates/congress-legislators
Member names, parties, districts, and contact details.
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder
Matches a street address to its congressional district.
Votes current as of Nov 11, 2026.
Your address stays private
When you look up your representatives, your address is sent to the U.S. Census Bureau to find your congressional district. We never store it, put it in a link, or log it. We only remember your district, on your own device, so your reps can be highlighted across the site. You can forget it any time from your reps page.
What the numbers mean
- Missed votes
- The share of roll call votes held while a member was in office where they’re recorded as not voting.
- Votes with party
- On votes where a member voted yes or no and most of their party took a side, how often they matched it. Independents are compared with the party they caucus with.
- Broke with party
- The number of those votes where they went the other way. None of these numbers say whether a vote was right.
Reading a roll call
Final passage
Officially: “On Passage of the Bill”
The vote on whether this chamber approves the bill.
Fast-track passage
Officially: “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass”
A quick way to pass less controversial bills: debate is limited, no amendments are allowed, and it needs a two-thirds majority.
Agree to the other chamber's changes
Officially: “On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment”
Accepts the other chamber's version of the bill, which is often the final vote before it goes to the President.
Vote to end debate
Officially: “On the Cloture Motion”
Ends debate so the Senate can move to a vote. Most cloture votes need 60 senators, which is how a filibuster is broken.
Vote to start debate
Officially: “On the Motion to Proceed”
Decides whether the Senate takes up the measure at all. It is not a vote on the bill itself.
Motion to send the bill back
Officially: “On Motion to Recommit”
Usually the minority party's last attempt to change or delay a bill before the final vote.
Vote to end debate on the rule
Officially: “On Ordering the Previous Question”
A procedural vote that closes debate on the rule setting terms for a bill. It almost always splits along party lines.
Confirmation vote
Officially: “On the Nomination”
The Senate's vote on whether to confirm a presidential nominee.
Vote on a proposed change
Officially: “On the Amendment”
A vote on whether to change the bill's text, not on the bill itself.