Richard Shelby
Republican
AL
Senator
Last year in office: 2023
Richard Shelby is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Alabama. Shelby first took office in Congress in 1979 and left office in 2023.
Richard Shelby: Voting Record & Political Positions
Richard Shelby's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 87 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 715, 33 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Richard Shelby Votes On
- Defense Spending
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
- Immigration
How Richard Shelby Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022” (2022-05-19) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Yea on “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022” (2022-03-10) — Amendment Rejected
- Yea on “Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act” (2022-02-17) — Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yea on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022” (2021-12-15) — Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Nay on “A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.” (2021-08-11) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Nay on “To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.” (2022-08-12) — Motion to Proceed Agreed to