A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-07-16
S 4965cosponsor
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to establish a Railroad Retirement Board Administrative Account, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-07-14
SRES 801cosponsor
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
Star Print ordered on the resolution.
2026-07-13
S 4953sponsor
A bill to amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to simplify the filing of Form 5500 for employee benefit plan administrators.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-07-13
S 4954sponsor
A bill to declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-07-13
S 4880cosponsor
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-06-24
SRES 791cosponsor
A resolution condemning the People's Republic of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, concerned with its implications on the rights and freedoms, as well as survival of the identity, of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and other affected communities, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its abuses and campaigns of transnational repression that undermine United States sovereignty and threaten the safety and freedoms of people in the United States.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3217)
2026-06-24
SRES 787cosponsor
A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3214)
2026-06-24
S 4925sponsor
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of funds provided under such Act to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-06-24
S 4777sponsor
A bill to establish the Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2026-06-11
S 4741sponsor
A bill to require certain commercial entities to implement age verification methods.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2026-06-10
S 4742cosponsor
A bill to authorize certain labor market data collection activities and to improve Federal measurement of the workforce impacts of artificial intelligence, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-06-10
SRES 758cosponsor
A resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2026 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2026, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2670; text: CR S2666)
2026-06-08
S 4689cosponsor
A bill to strengthen literacy outcomes for all students, to amend the comprehensive literacy State development grant program, and to ensure Federal accountability and investment in research, teacher preparation, and evidence-based instruction aligned with the science of reading.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
2026-06-04
S 4658sponsor
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include Parkinson's disease in the list of illnesses and diseases deemed to be proximately caused by employment in fire protection activities, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-06-02
SRES 755cosponsor
A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2480; text: CR S2478-2479)
2026-06-01
S 4627cosponsor
A bill to increase access to artificial intelligence through programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
2026-05-21
S 4607sponsor
A bill to provide for Department of Defense and Department of Agriculture joint research and development activities, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
2026-05-20
SRES 739cosponsor
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2381; text: CR S2380)
2026-05-19
S 4525sponsor
A bill to prohibit certain federally funded research collaborations with certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-05-14
Voting Record
631 yea218 nay11 missed
Confirmation: Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
Nomination Confirmed (50-48)
yea2026-07-21
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
Cloture Motion Agreed to (43-40)
yea2026-07-20
Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 198
Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-50)
nay2026-07-16
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kara Marie Westercamp to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-48)
yea2026-07-16
Official statements and press releases from Jim Banks are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.
Campaign Finance
2022 cycle$1.5M
Small donors $710KLarge individual $0PACs $764K
Spent $0Cash $0
2020 cycle$809K
Small donors $131KLarge individual $0PACs $678K
Spent $0Cash $0
2018 cycle$633K
Small donors $93K
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Economic Policy
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Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Education and the American Family
Employment and Workplace Safety
Primary Health and Retirement Security
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Activity Timeline
LegislationVotes
Confirmation: Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
yea
2026-07-21
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
yea
2026-07-20
vote
S 5023: A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the inadmissibility of certain aliens seeking citizenship for children by giving birth in the United States, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-16
legislation
Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 198
nay
2026-07-16
vote
Service History
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VotesTracked · 860
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CommitteesTracked · 13
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Confirmation: Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
yea
2026-07-15
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey T. Kuntz to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
yea2026-07-15
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4784
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-46)
yea2026-07-14
Confirmation: Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
Nomination Confirmed (50-45)
yea2026-07-14
Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
Nomination Confirmed (46-44)
yea2026-07-13
Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 185
Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-50)
nay2026-06-24
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew A. Schwartz, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
yea2026-06-24
Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 196
Motion to Proceed Rejected (45-52)
nay2026-06-24
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arthur Roberts Jones to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)
yea2026-06-24
Confirmation: Michael J. Hendershot, of O.H., to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
Nomination Confirmed (50-44)
yea2026-06-24
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael J. Hendershot to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
yea2026-06-24
Large individual $0
PACs $540K
Spent $0Cash $0
2016 cycle$892K
Small donors $530KLarge individual $0PACs $362K
Spent $0Cash $0
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kara Marie Westercamp to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
yea
2026-07-16
vote
Confirmation: Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
yea
2026-07-15
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey T. Kuntz to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
yea
2026-07-15
vote
S 4965: A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to establish a Railroad Retirement Board Administrative Account, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-14
legislation
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4784
yea
2026-07-14
vote
Confirmation: Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
yea
2026-07-14
vote
SRES 801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
cosponsor
2026-07-13
legislation
S 4954: A bill to declare that any person who enters the United States without authorization or for the purpose of engaging in birth tourism is considered an invader and to amend section 301(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude the children of invaders from birthright citizenship.
sponsor
2026-07-13
legislation
S 4953: A bill to amend the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to simplify the filing of Form 5500 for employee benefit plan administrators.
sponsor
2026-07-13
legislation
Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
yea
2026-07-13
vote
SRES 791: A resolution condemning the People's Republic of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, concerned with its implications on the rights and freedoms, as well as survival of the identity, of Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and other affected communities, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to end its abuses and campaigns of transnational repression that undermine United States sovereignty and threaten the safety and freedoms of people in the United States.
cosponsor
2026-06-24
legislation
S 4925: A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the use of funds provided under such Act to develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes.
sponsor
2026-06-24
legislation
SRES 787: A resolution celebrating the historic anniversary of the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.
cosponsor
2026-06-24
legislation
S 4880: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit dismemberment abortions, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-06-24
legislation
Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 185
nay
2026-06-24
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew A. Schwartz, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
yea
2026-06-24
vote
Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 196
nay
2026-06-24
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arthur Roberts Jones to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
yea
2026-06-24
vote
Confirmation: Michael J. Hendershot, of O.H., to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
yea
2026-06-24
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael J. Hendershot to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
yea
2026-06-24
vote
Confirmation: John George Edward Marck, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
yea
2026-06-24
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: John George Edward Marck to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
yea
2026-06-24
vote
H. Con. Res. 86
nay
2026-06-23
vote
Confirmation: Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
yea
2026-06-23
vote
Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823)
yea
2026-06-22
vote
Confirmation: George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development