Who voted against the debt ceiling bill in Congress, and who voted for it?

Senate passes debt ceiling bill to avert default, measure goes to Biden to become law

Washington — The House and Senate both passed a bill this week to suspend the debt ceiling and limit government spending in strong bipartisan votes that allayed fears of an unprecedented U.S. government default. 

The bill, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, came together within days of President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reaching an agreement. It sailed through the House by a vote of 314 to 117 on Wednesday, and cleared the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 63 to 36.

In the House, a majority of each party's members — 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats — voted to pass the bill. Seventy-one Republicans and 46 Democrats voted against it. Four members did not vote.

On the Senate side, 17 Republicans joined 45 Democrats and two Democratic-leaning independents in supporting the measure. Thirty-one Republicans, four Democrats and one independent — Sen. Bernie Sanders — voted against the bill. One senator did not cast a vote.

The legislation now heads to Mr. Biden's desk, and he has vowed to sign it "as soon as possible."

The opposition to the bill in Congress came mainly from progressive Democrats who objected to the bill's spending cuts and conservative Republicans who argued those cuts did not go far enough.

Here's who voted for and against the debt ceiling bill in the Senate and the House:

Who voted for the debt ceiling bill?

In the Senate:

Democrats 🔵Republicans 🔴Independents ⚪️
Tammy Baldwin, WisconsinJohn Boozman, ArkansasKyrsten Sinema, Arizona
Michael Bennet, ColoradoShelley Moore Capito, W. VirginiaAngus King, Maine
Richard Blumenthal, ConnecticutSusan Collins, Maine
Cory Booker, New JerseyJohn Cornyn, Texas
Sherrod Brown, OhioKevin Cramer, North Dakota
Maria Cantwell, WashingtonJoni Ernst, Iowa
Ben Cardin, MarylandChuck Grassley, Iowa
Tom Carper, DelawareJohn Hoeven, North Dakota
Bob Casey, PennsylvaniaMitch McConnell, Kentucky
Chris Coons, DelawareJerry Moran, Kansas
Catherine Cortez Masto, NevadaMarkwayne Mullin, Oklahoma
Tammy Duckworth, IllinoisLisa Murkowski, Alaska
Richard Durbin, IllinoisMitt Romney, Utah
Dianne Feinstein, CaliforniaMike Rounds, South Dakota
Kirsten Gillibrand, New YorkJohn Thune, South Dakota
Maggie Hassan, New HampshireThom Tillis, North Carolina
Martin Heinrich, New MexicoTodd Young, Indiana
John Hickenlooper, Colorado

Mazie Hirono, Hawaii

Tim Kaine, Virginia

Mark Kelly, Arizona

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota

Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico

Joe Manchin, West Virginia

Bob Menendez, New Jersey

Chris Murphy, Connecticut

Patty Murray, Washington

Jon Ossoff, Georgia

Alex Padilla, California

Gary Peters, Michigan

Jack Reed, Rhode Island

Jacky Rosen, Nevada

Brian Schatz, Hawaii

Chuck Schumer, New York

Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

Tina Smith, Minnesota

Debbie Stabenow, Michigan

Jon Tester, Montana

Chris Van Hollen, Maryland

Mark Warner, Virginia

Raphael Warnock, Georgia

Peter Welch, Vermont

Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island

Ron Wyden, Oregon

In the House:

Democrats 🔵Republicans 🔴
Alma Adams, North CarolinaRobert Aderholt, Alabama
Pete Aguilar, CaliforniaRick Allen, Georgia
Collin Allred, TexasMark Amodei, Nevada
Jake Auchincloss, MassachusettsKelly Armstrong, North Dakota
Becca Balint, VermontJodey Arrington, Texas
Joyce Beatty, OhioBrian Babin, Texas
Ami Bera, CaliforniaDon Bacon, Nebraska
Don Beyer, VirginiaJames Baird, Indiana
Sanford Bishop, GeorgiaTroy Balderson, Ohio
Earl Blumenauer, OregonAndy Barr, Kentucky
Lisa Blunt Rochester, DelawareAaron Bean, Florida
Brendan Boyle, PennsylvaniaCliff Bentz, Oregon
Shontel Brown, OhioJack Bergman, Michigan
Julia Brownley, CaliforniaStephanie Bice, Oklahoma
Nikki Budzinski, IllinoisGus Bilirakis, Florida
Yadira Caraveo, ColoradoLarry Bucshon, Indiana
Salud Carbajal, CaliforniaMichael Burgess, Texas
Tony Cárdenas, CaliforniaKen Calvert, California
Andre Carson, IndianaMike Carey, Ohio
Troy Carter, LouisianaJerry Carl, Alabama
Matt Cartwright, PennsylvaniaEarl "Buddy" Carter, Georgia
Ed Case, HawaiiLori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon
Sean Casten, IllinoisJuan Ciscomani, Arizona
Kathy Castor, FloridaTom Cole, Oklahoma
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, FloridaJames Comer, Kentucky
David Cicilline, Rhode IslandEric "Rick" Crawford, Arkansas
Katherine Clark, MassachusettsDan Crenshaw, Texas
Emanuel Cleaver, MissouriJohn Curtis, Utah
Jim Clyburn, South CarolinaAnthony D'Esposito, New York
Steve Cohen, TennesseeWarren Davidson, Ohio
Lou Correa, CaliforniaMonica De La Cruz, Texas
Jim Costa, CaliforniaMario Diaz-Balart, Florida
Joe Courtney, ConnecticutJohn Duarte, California
Jason Crow, ColoradoJeff Duncan, South Carolina
Henry Cuellar, TexasNeal P. Dunn, Florida
Sharice Davids, KansasChuck Edwards, North Carolina
Danny Davis, IllinoisJake Ellzey, Texas
Don Davis, North CarolinaTom Emmer, Minnesota
Madeleine Dean, PennsylvaniaRon Estes, Kansas
Diana DeGette, ColoradoMike Ezell, Mississippi
Suzan DelBene, WashingtonRandy Feenstra, Iowa
Chris Deluzio, PennsylvaniaA. Drew Ferguson IV, Georgia
Debbie Dingell, MichiganScott Fitzgerald, Wisconsin
Lloyd Doggett, TexasBrian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
Veronica Escobar, TexasCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann, Tennessee
Anna Eshoo, CaliforniaMike Flood, Nebraska
Dwight Evans, PennsylvaniaVirginia Foxx, North Carolina
Lizzie Fletcher, TexasC. Scott Franklin, Florida
Bill Foster, IllinoisMike Gallagher, Wisconsin
Valerie Foushee, North CarolinaAndrew Garbarino, New York
Lois Frankel, FloridaMike Garcia, California
Maxwell Frost, FloridaCarlos Gimenez, Florida
Ruben Gallego, ArizonaKay Granger, Texas
John Garamendi, CaliforniaGarret Graves, Louisiana
Robert Garcia, CaliforniaSam Graves, Missouri
Jared Golden, MaineMark Green, Tennessee
Vicente Gonzalez, TexasMarjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia
Josh Gottheimer, New JerseyGlenn Grothman, Wisconsin
Al Green, TexasBrett Guthrie, Kentucky
Josh Harder, CaliforniaJ. French Hill, Arkansas
Brian Higgins, New YorkAshley Hinson, Iowa
Jim Himes, ConnecticutErin Houchin, Indiana
Steven Horsford, NevadaRichard Hudson, North Carolina
Chrissy Houlahan, PennsylvaniaBill Huizenga, Michigan
Steny Hoyer, MarylandDarrell Issa, California
Glenn Ivey, MarylandJohn James, Michigan
Jonathan L. Jackson, IllinoisMike Johnson, Louisiana
Jeff Jackson, North CarolinaBill Johnson, Ohio
Sheila Jackson Lee, TexasDusty Johnson, South Dakota
Sara Jacobs, CaliforniaJim Jordan, Ohio
Hakeem Jeffries, New YorkDavid Joyce, Ohio
Hank Johnson Jr., GeorgiaJohn Joyce, Pennsylvania
Marcy Kaptur, OhioThomas Kean Jr., New Jersey
Bill Keating, MassachusettsTrent Kelly, Mississippi
Robin Kelly, IllinoisMike Kelly, Pennsylvania
Dan Kildee, MichiganJennifer Kiggans, Virginia
Derek Kilmer, WashingtonKevin Kiley, California
Andy Kim, New JerseyYoung Kim, California
Raja Krishnamoorthi, IllinoisDavid Kustoff, Tennessee
Annie Kuster, New HampshireNick LaLota, New York
Greg Landsman, OhioDoug LaMalfa, California
Rick Larsen, WashingtonDoug Lamborn, Colorado
Susie Lee, NevadaNicholas Langworthy, New York
Teresa Leger Fernandez, New MexicoRobert Latta, Ohio
Mike Levin, CaliforniaJake LaTurner, Kansas
Ted Lieu, CaliforniaMichael Lawler, New York
Zoe Lofgren, CaliforniaLaurel Lee, Florida
Stephen Lynch, MassachusettsJulia Letlow, Louisiana
Seth Magaziner, Rhode IslandBarry Loudermilk, Georgia
Kathy Manning, North CarolinaFrank Lucas, Oklahoma
Doris O. Matsui, CaliforniaBlaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri
Lucia "Lucy" McBath, GeorgiaNicole Malliotakis, New York
Jennifer McClellan, VirginiaThomas Massie, Kentucky
Betty McCollum, MinnesotaKevin McCarthy, California
Morgan McGarvey, KentuckyMichael McCaul, Texas
Gregory Meeks, New YorkLisa McClain, Michigan
Rob Menendez Jr., New JerseyTom McClintock, California
Kweisi Mfume, MarylandPatrick McHenry, North Carolina
Joseph Morelle, New YorkDaniel Meuser, Pennsylvania
Jared Moskowitz, FloridaMax Miller, Ohio
Seth Moulton, MassachusettsCarol Miller, West Virginia
Frank Mrvan, IndianaMariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa
Kevin Mullin, CaliforniaMarcus Molinaro, New York
Grace Napolitano, CaliforniaJohn Moolenaar, Michigan
Richard Neal, MassachusettsBlake Moore, Utah
Joe Neguse, ColoradoGregory Murphy, North Carolina
Wiley Nickel, North CarolinaTroy E. Nehls, Texas
Donald Norcross, New JerseyDan Newhouse, Washington
Ilhan Omar, MinnesotaZachary Nunn, Iowa
Frank Pallone Jr., New JerseyJay Obernolte, California
Jimmy Panetta, CaliforniaBurgess Owens, Utah
Chris Pappas, New HampshireGreg Pence, Indiana
Bill Pascrell Jr., New JerseyAugust Pfluger, Texas
Donald Payne Jr., New JerseyGuy Reschenthaler, Pennsylvania
Nancy Pelosi, CaliforniaCathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington
Mary Peltola, AlaskaMike Rogers, Alabama
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, WashingtonHarold Rogers, Kentucky
Scott Peters, CaliforniaDavid Rouzer, North Carolina
Brittany Pettersen, ColoradoJohn Rutherford, Florida
Dean Phillips, MinnesotaMaria Elvira Salazar, Florida
Chellie Pingree, MaineSteve Scalise, Louisiana
Mike Quigley, IllinoisDavid Schweikert, Arizona
Jamie Raskin, MarylandAustin Scott, Georgia
Raul Ruiz, CaliforniaMichael Simpson, Idaho
Dutch Ruppersberger, MarylandJason Smith, Missouri
Pat Ryan, New YorkAdrian Smith, Nebraska
Andrea Salinas, OregonChristopher Smith, New Jersey
Linda Sánchez, CaliforniaLloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania
John P. Sarbanes, MarylandPete Stauber, Minnesota
Mary Gay Scanlon, PennsylvaniaMichelle Steel, California
Adam Schiff, CaliforniaElise Stefanik, New York
Brad Schneider, IllinoisBryan Steil, Wisconsin
Hillary Scholten, MichiganChris Stewart, Utah
Kim Schrier, WashingtonClaudia Tenney, New York
David Scott, GeorgiaGlenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
Terri Sewell, AlabamaMichael Turner, Ohio
Brad Sherman, CaliforniaDavid Valadao, California
Mikie Sherrill, New JerseyDerrick Van Orden, Wisconsin
Elissa Slotkin, MichiganAnn Wagner, Missouri
Adam Smith, WashingtonTim Walberg, Michigan
Eric Sorensen, IllinoisDaniel Webster, Florida
Darren Soto, FloridaBrad Wenstrup, Ohio
Abigail Spanberger, VirginiaBruce Westerman, Arkansas
Greg Stanton, ArizonaBrandon Williams, New York
Haley Stevens, MichiganRoger Williams, Texas
Marilyn Strickland, WashingtonJoe Wilson, South Carolina
Eric Swalwell, CaliforniaRobert Wittman, Virginia
Emilia Sykes, OhioSteve Womack, Arkansas
Mark Takano, CaliforniaRudy Yakym III, Indiana
Shri Thanedar, Michigan
Mike Thompson, California
Bennie Thompson, Mississippi
Dina Titus, Nevada
Jill Tokuda, Hawaii
Paul Tonko, New York
Lori Trahan, Massachusetts
David Trone, Maryland
Lauren Underwood, Illinois
Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico
Marc Veasey, Texas
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida
Maxine Waters, California
Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey
Jennifer Wexton, Virginia
Susan Wild, Pennsylvania

Who voted against the debt ceiling bill?

In the Senate:

Republicans 🔴Democrats 🔵Independents ⚪️
John Barrasso, WyomingJohn Fetterman, PennsylvaniaBernie Sanders, Vermont
Marsha Blackburn, TennesseeEd Markey, Massachusetts
Mike Braun, IndianaJeff Merkley, Oregon
Katie Britt, AlabamaElizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
Ted Budd, North Carolina

Bill Cassidy, Louisiana

Tom Cotton, Arkansas

Mike Crapo, Idaho

Ted Cruz, Texas

Steve Daines, Montana

Deb Fischer, Nebraska

Lindsey Graham, South Carolina

Josh Hawley, Missouri

Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi

Ron Johnson, Wisconsin

John Kennedy, Louisiana

James Lankford, Oklahoma

Mike Lee, Utah

Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming

Roger Marshall, Kansas

Rand Paul, Kentucky

Pete Ricketts, Nebraska

James Risch, Idaho

Marco Rubio, Florida

Eric Schmitt, Missouri

Tim Scott, South Carolina

Rick Scott, Florida

Dan Sullivan, Alaska

Tommy Tuberville, Alabama

J.D. Vance, Ohio

Roger Wicker, Mississippi

In the House:

Democrats 🔵Republicans 🔴
Nanette Barragán, CaliforniaMark Alford, Missouri
Suzanne Bonamici, OregonAndy Biggs, Arizona
Jamaal Bowman, New YorkDan Bishop, North Carolina
Cori Bush, MissouriMike Bost, Illinois
Greg Casar, TexasJosh Brecheen, Oklahoma
Joaquin Castro, TexasVern Buchanan, Florida
Judy Chu, CaliforniaKen Buck, Colorado
Yvette Clarke, New YorkTim Burchett, Tennessee
Gerry Connolly, VirginiaEric Burlison, Missouri
Jasmine Crockett, TexasKat Cammack, Florida
Rosa DeLauro, ConnecticutJohn Carter, Texas
Mark DeSaulnier, CaliforniaBen Cline, Virginia
Adriano Espaillat, New YorkMichael Cloud, Texas
Jesús "Chuy" García, IllinoisAndrew Clyde, Georgia
Sylvia Garcia, TexasMike Collins, Georgia
Dan Goldman, New YorkElijah Crane, Arizona
Jimmy Gomez, CaliforniaScott DesJarlais, Tennessee
Raúl Grijalva, ArizonaByron Donalds, Florida
Jahana Hayes, ConnecticutPat Fallon, Texas
Val Hoyle, OregonBrad Finstad, Minnesota
Jared Huffman, CaliforniaMichelle Fischbach, Minnesota
Pramila Jayapal, WashingtonRussell Fry, South Carolina
Sydney Kamlager-Dove, CaliforniaRuss Fulcher, Idaho
Ro Khanna, CaliforniaMatt Gaetz, Florida
John Larson, ConnecticutTony Gonzales, Texas
Barbara Lee, CaliforniaBob Good, Virginia
Summer Lee, PennsylvaniaLance Gooden, Texas
James McGovern, MassachusettsPaul Gosar, Arizona
Grace Meng, New YorkH. Morgan Griffith, Virginia
Gwen Moore, WisconsinMichael Guest, Mississippi
Jerrold Nadler, New YorkHarriet Hageman, Wyoming
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New YorkAndy Harris, Maryland
Mark Pocan, WisconsinDiana Harshbarger, Tennessee
Katie Porter, CaliforniaKevin Hern, Oklahoma
Ayanna Pressley, MassachusettsClay Higgins, Louisiana
Delia Ramirez, IllinoisWesley Hunt, Texas
Janice Schakowsky, IllinoisRonny Jackson, Texas
Bobby Scott, VirginiaDarin LaHood, Illinois
Melanie A. Stansbury, New MexicoDebbie Lesko, Arizona
Rashida Tlaib, MichiganAnna Paulina Luna, Florida
Norma J. Torres, CaliforniaMorgan Luttrell, Texas
Ritchie Torres, New YorkNancy Mace, South Carolina
Juan Vargas, CaliforniaTracey Mann, Kansas
Nydia Velázquez, New YorkBrian Mast, Florida
Nikema Williams, GeorgiaRichard McCormick, Georgia
Frederica Wilson, FloridaMary Miller, Illinois

Cory Mills, Florida

Alexander Mooney, West Virginia

Barry Moore, Alabama

Nathaniel Moran, Texas

Ralph Norman, South Carolina

Andrew Ogles, Tennessee

Gary J. Palmer, Alabama

Scott Perry, Pennsylvania

Bill Posey, Florida

John Rose, Tennessee

Matthew Rosendale Sr., Montana

Chip Roy, Texas

George Santos, New York

Keith Self, Texas

Pete Sessions, Texas

Victoria Spartz, Indiana

Gregory Steube, Florida

Dale Strong, Alabama

Thomas Tiffany, Wisconsin

William Timmons IV, South Carolina

Jefferson Van Drew, New Jersey

Beth Van Duyne, Texas

Michael Waltz, Florida

Randy Weber Sr., Texas

Ryan Zinke, Montana
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