Susan Collins — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Senator from ME · Republican

Susan Collins is a Republican U.S. Senator from ME. This page tracks Susan Collins's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1997.

Susan Collins's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 100% — cast 135 of 135 roll-call votes (missed 0).
• Party-line voting: votes with Republican 73.26% of the time (26.74% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 5110 bills, 204 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Susan Collins Votes On

• Climate Change
• Taxation
• Defense Spending
• Health Insurance
• Immigration
• Infrastructure

How Susan Collins Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Secure America Act” (2026-06-05) — Motion Rejected
• Yea on “Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act” (2026-06-05) — Motion to Proceed Rejected

When Susan Collins Broke With the Republican Party

Susan Collins has voted against the Republican majority on about 26.7% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Yea on “A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.” (2026-04-23) while most Republicans voted No — Amendment Rejected.
• Voted Yea on “A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.” (2026-04-23) while most Republicans voted No — Amendment Rejected.
• Voted Nay on “Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.” (2026-04-16) while most Republicans voted Yea — Joint Resolution Passed.
• Voted Yea on “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026” (2026-01-30) while most Republicans voted No — Amendment Rejected.
• Voted Yea on “A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".” (2025-12-18) while most Republicans voted No — Joint Resolution Defeated.

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