Bill Nelson
Democrat
FL
Senator
Last year in office: 2019
Bill Nelson is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Florida. Nelson first took office in Congress in 1979 and left office in 2019.
Bill Nelson: Voting Record & Political Positions
Bill Nelson's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 381 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 2332, 97 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Bill Nelson Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Health Insurance
- Infrastructure
- Immigration
- Climate Change
How Bill Nelson Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".” (2018-12-12) — Joint Resolution Passed
- Yea on “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance".” (2018-10-10) — Joint Resolution Defeated
- Nay on “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (2017-12-20) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Yea on “A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.” (2018-12-13) — Motion to Discharge Agreed to
- Yea on “Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019” (2018-09-13) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Yea on “Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018” (2018-10-03) — Bill Passed