Jefferson Sessions
Republican
AL
Senator
Last year in office: 2017
Jefferson Sessions is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Alabama. Sessions first took office in Congress in 1997 and left office in 2017.
Jefferson Sessions: Voting Record & Political Positions
Jefferson Sessions's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 109 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1192, 51 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Jefferson Sessions Votes On
- Defense Spending
- Taxation
- Immigration
- Health Insurance
- Climate Change
- Abortion
How Jefferson Sessions Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017” (2016-06-16) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Yea on “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016” (2015-06-11) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Nay on “Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014” (2013-12-20) — Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Nay on “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014” (2013-10-17) — Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yea on “A resolution strongly supporting the full implementation of United States and international sanctions on Iran and urging the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation.” (2013-05-22) — Resolution Agreed to
- Yea on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013” (2012-12-21) — Conference Report Agreed to