Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Immigration
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic, Delaware
On Immigration, their 35 votes sit closer to the typical Democrat, 5% of the way toward the typical Republican; the 26 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat, 27% of the way toward the typical Republican.
Where this differs from their party: Close to the typical Democrat. Voted with the Democratic majority on 94.3% of 35 votes here, against 93.9% on all contested votes.
From votes
35 votes cast
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 5% of the way toward the typical Republican.
From bills backed
26 measures · 4 sponsored · 22 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 27% of the way toward the typical Republican.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From votes
- Senator at −0.39
- Democratic caucus median −0.43, from 46 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.38, from 53 senators
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.22
- Democratic caucus median −0.46, from 17 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.42, from 10 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
- Votes with party
- 94.3%
- Votes against party
- 2
- Votes cast
- 35
One bill, S. 2, accounts for 28 of this senator's 35 votes on this issue.
Votes on this issue
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Voted Nay·Democratic majority: Nay
To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To prohibit the use of funds to provide payments to certain individuals.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To appropriate amounts for local law enforcement hiring programs.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To prohibit the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To make appropriations for transparency and accountability.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To rescind unobligated balances under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To transfer amounts for youth mentoring programs of the Department of Justice.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit the use of funds to arrest, detain, deport, or remove DACA recipients.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.
Voted Nay·Democratic majority: Nay
To support the work performed by the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To redirect funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To make appropriations for the conduct of inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To prohibit the distribution of Federal funds to individuals convicted of certain crimes.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay·Democratic majority: Nay
To prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To help build 7,000,000 new homes.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To provide funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To provide a clarification relating to, and to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To reallocate funds that would have been used for the Anti-Weaponization Fund to fraud enforcement.
Voted Nay·Democratic majority: Nay
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Voted Nay·Democratic majority: Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay·Democratic majority: Nay
To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Nay·Against the party majority
To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Nay·Against the party majority
A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea·Democratic majority: Yea
A vote against the party majority can reflect a home-state interest or a procedural step, such as a leader voting no in order to move to reconsider.
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
Sponsored
Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Talent Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
ICE Accountability Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NO BAN Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Cosponsored
Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Protect American Values Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
PEARL Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Land of the Free Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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A bill to exempt public school employees from non-processing related fees for H-1B visas imposed by Presidential Proclamation 10973.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
GRACE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Latest action, : Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 111. (CR S2106)
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6539)
VISIBLE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4258-4259)
IEIS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Fulfilling Promises to Afghan Allies Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Born in the USA Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SECURE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Religious Workforce Protection Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Access to Counsel Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S595-596)
Amendments filed on this issue's bills
These are records, not a score. Many amendments are procedural or filed in bulk, and most are never taken up on the floor. Adopted means the Senate agreed to the amendment, which can still be left out of the final text.
An amendment is listed under the policy area of the bill it amends. An amendment can differ from its bill's topic.
Amendments through Sept. 30, 2026.
Amends S. 2
Secure America Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2
Secure America Act
To prohibit the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021.
Latest action, : Amendment SA 5457 ruled out of order by the chair.
Motion Rejected, Yea 54, Nay 45
Amends S. 2
Secure America Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2
Secure America Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2
Secure America Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Show the other 10 amendments
Amends S. 2
Secure America Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 2
Secure America Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.
Latest action, : Amendment SA 23 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 49. Record Vote Number: 4.
Amendment Rejected, Yea 46, Nay 49
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted
Amends S. 5
Laken Riley Act
The official record gives no purpose for this amendment.
Latest action, : Senate amendment submitted