Richard C. Shelby

Senate · AL · Republican

Born: May 6, 1934

Service history (10 terms)

96th Congress — House, AL, Democrat (1979-01-15 to 1981-01-03)
97th Congress — House, AL, Democrat (1981-01-05 to 1983-01-03)
98th Congress — House, AL, Democrat (1983-01-03 to 1985-01-03)
99th Congress — House, AL, Democrat (1985-01-03 to 1987-01-03)
100th Congress — Senate, AL, Democrat (1987-01-06 to 1993-01-03)
103th Congress — Senate, AL, Republican (1993-01-05 to 1999-01-03)
106th Congress — Senate, AL, Republican (1999-01-06 to 2005-01-03)
109th Congress — Senate, AL, Republican (2005-01-04 to 2011-01-03)
112th Congress — Senate, AL, Republican (2011-01-05 to 2017-01-03)
115th Congress — Senate, AL, Republican (2017-01-03 to 2023-01-03)

Recorded votes (948 on record)

NaysubstantiveJun 9, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Samuel R. Bagenstos, of Michigan, to be General Counsel, Department of Health and Human Services
NaysubstantiveJun 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Education for Career, Technical, and Adult Education.
NaysubstantiveJun 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration
NaysubstantiveJun 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Nina Morrison, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
NaysubstantiveJun 8, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Rejected
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Lisa M. Gomez, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
NaysubstantiveJun 7, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Shalanda H. Baker, of Texas, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, Department of Energy
NaysubstantiveJun 7, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security
YeasubstantiveJun 7, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young, of Georgia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
YeaproceduralJun 7, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3967
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveJun 7, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Alex Wagner, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
YeaproceduralJun 6, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alex Wagner to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
NaysubstantiveMay 26, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, to be Director General of the Foreign Service
YeasubstantiveMay 26, 2022 · Senate · Joint Resolution Defeated
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".
On the Joint Resolution — S.J.Res. 46
Plain-language explanation available
NayproceduralMay 26, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Rejected
Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 350
Plain-language explanation available
NaysubstantiveMay 26, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Cathy Ann Harris, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board
NayproceduralMay 26, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amy Loyd to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education
YeaproceduralMay 26, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Chavonda J. Jacobs-Young to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
NayproceduralMay 26, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lisa M. Gomez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
NaysubstantiveMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Henry Christopher Frey, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
NayproceduralMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Henry Christopher Frey to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
NaysubstantiveMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Sandra L. Thompson, of Maryland, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
NayproceduralMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sandra L. Thompson to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
NaysubstantiveMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Charlotte N. Sweeney, of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado
NaysubstantiveMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Evelyn Padin, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of New Jersey
NayproceduralMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nina Morrison to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York
NayproceduralMay 25, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Charlotte N. Sweeney to be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado
NayproceduralMay 24, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Evelyn Padin to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey
NaysubstantiveMay 24, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission
NayproceduralMay 24, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Dara Lindenbaum to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission
NaysubstantiveMay 24, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Stephanie Dawkins Davis, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
NayproceduralMay 19, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephanie Dawkins Davis to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
NayproceduralMay 19, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Rejected
Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4008
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveMay 19, 2022 · Senate · Bill Passed
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
On Passage of the Bill — H.R. 7691
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralMay 19, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 7691
Plain-language explanation available
YeasubstantiveMay 19, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Christopher Joseph Lowman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
NaysubstantiveMay 19, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Sunshine Suzanne Sykes, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
NaysubstantiveMay 18, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Trina L. Thompson, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California
NaysubstantiveMay 18, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Elizabeth Schoff Watson, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
NayproceduralMay 18, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Elizabeth Schoff Watson to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor
NaysubstantiveMay 18, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Barbara A. Leaf, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)
NayproceduralMay 18, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Barbara A. Leaf to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Near Eastern Affairs)
NaysubstantiveMay 18, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Jennifer Louise Rochon, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York
NayproceduralMay 17, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sunshine Suzanne Sykes to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
NayproceduralMay 17, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Trina L. Thompson to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California
NayproceduralMay 17, 2022 · Senate · Cloture Motion Agreed to
On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jennifer Louise Rochon to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York
YeaproceduralMay 17, 2022 · Senate · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7691
Plain-language explanation available
YeaproceduralMay 16, 2022 · Senate · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7691
Plain-language explanation available
NaysubstantiveMay 12, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
NaysubstantiveMay 12, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Susan Tsui Grundmann, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority
YeasubstantiveMay 11, 2022 · Senate · Nomination Confirmed
On the Nomination — Confirmation: Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System