JD Vance
Vice President · Republican
Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · Emily J. Higgins
Role
Under Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution the Vice President is President of the Senate but may vote only to break a tie. The Vice President is first in the presidential line of succession and a statutory member of the Cabinet and the National Security Council.
Tie-breaking votes in the Senate
When the Senate splits evenly, the Vice President can cast the deciding vote. These are the tied votes the Vice President broke.
| Date | Question | Result | Tally (before → after VP vote) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | SJRES98 On the Point of Order A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. | Point of Order Well Taken | 50–50 → 51–50 |
| 2025-07-15 | HR4 On the Motion to Proceed A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Imp | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 50–50 → 51–50 |
| 2025-07-15 | HR4 On the Motion to Discharge A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Imp | Motion to Discharge Agreed to | 50–50 → 51–50 |
| 2025-07-01 | HR1 On Passage of the Bill A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | Bill Passed | 50–50 → 51–50 |
| 2025-07-01 | HR1 On the Amendment In the nature of a substitute. | Amendment Agreed to | 50–50 → 51–50 |
| 2025-07-01 | HR1 On the Amendment To improve the bill. | Amendment Agreed to | 50–50 → 51–50 |
| 2025-04-30 | SJRES49 On the Motion to Table A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs. | Motion to Table Agreed to | 49–49 → 50–49 |
| 2025-01-24 | PN117 On the Nomination Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense | Nomination Confirmed | 50–50 → 51–50 |
Derived from Voteview's Senate roll calls: roll calls with an equal Yea/Nay count among senators that nonetheless succeeded (Voteview does not record the Vice President as a member, so the tally shown is senators only). The U.S. Senate lists 8 tie-breaking votes by JD Vance (senate.gov, as of 2026-10-26); the roll calls match.