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James Lankford

U.S. Senator, Oklahoma · Republican

12 statements indexed, set against 890 recorded votes.

First took office
January 6, 2015
Terms served
3 terms in the Senate
Previously
2 terms in the House
Current term
January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029
Born
March 4, 1968

Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.

890
recorded votes
657
voted for
227
voted against
6
did not vote
12
statements indexed

What is on this page

Every recorded vote of the 119th Congress in which the Senate lists this member, taken from their own per-vote records. Nothing is sampled and nothing is left out.

The Senate records Yea and Nay, and Guilty or Not Guilty on an impeachment. The site keeps the word recorded as well as which side it fell on.

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What was said, and what was done

2026-07-29

TRIBUTE TO RICH BRIERRE

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, July 29, 2026, p. S4332

What was said

“Mr. President, I rise today to honor the retirement announcement of Rich Brierre as the executive director of the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) in Tulsa, OK.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, July 29, 2026, p. S4332

Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 29, 2026.

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2026-06-24

Unanimous Consent Request--S. 2524 (Executive Calendar)

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, June 24, 2026, p. S3188

What was said

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I actually brought a bill tonight to be able to protect the conscience rights of individual healthcare workers. It doesn't change the number of abortions in America.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, June 24, 2026, p. S3188

Remarks in the Congressional Record of June 24, 2026.

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2026-06-18

Father's Day (Executive Session)

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, June 18, 2026, p. S2920

What was said

“Mr. President, I have come to this floor many times to be able to talk about a lot of serious policy issues, to be able to walk through all different kinds of tax policy, energy policy, immigration policy.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, June 18, 2026, p. S2920

Remarks in the Congressional Record of June 18, 2026.

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2026-05-20

Tribute to Jesse Mahan (Executive Calendar)

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, May 20, 2026, p. S2388

What was said

“Mr. President, there are many days that I come to this floor to talk about a lot of different policy issues and things we need to get done--and there are a lot of things needing to get done.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, May 20, 2026, p. S2388

Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 20, 2026.

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2026-04-30

GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, April 30, 2026, p. S2159

What was said

“Mr. President, I don't know if you remember 1977. But since 1977, this body has passed the 12 appropriation bills on time 4 times since 1977. By the way, this year is not one of them.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, April 30, 2026, p. S2159

Remarks in the Congressional Record of April 30, 2026.

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2026-04-22

RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE MONTH IN APRIL

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, April 22, 2026, p. S1918

What was said

“Mr. President, my colleagues that are here, we voted as a body to be able to get those funds to California. We agree this is an issue that needs to be funded, that needs to be taken care of--whether it is North Carolina or whether it is California or whether it is flooding or tornadoes that have happened across the Midwest.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, April 22, 2026, p. S1918

Remarks in the Congressional Record of April 22, 2026.

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2026-03-24

Welcoming Alan Armstrong to the Senate (Executive Session)

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, March 24, 2026, p. S1567

What was said

“Mr. President, 2 hours ago, Markwayne Mullin was sworn in as the Secretary of Homeland Security. I am grateful that he is there and is taking on that role.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, March 24, 2026, p. S1567

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 24, 2026.

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2026-03-23

Nomination of Markwayne Mullin (Executive Session)

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, March 23, 2026, p. S1541

What was said

“Mr. President, in just a few moments, this body will vote for the next Secretary of Homeland Security. It happens to be a friend of mine. His name is Markwayne Mullin.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, March 23, 2026, p. S1541

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 23, 2026.

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2026-03-23

SAVE America Act (Executive Session)

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, March 23, 2026, p. S1532

What was said

“Mr. President, we are talking again about the SAVE Act. This is a simple piece of legislation that focuses on two key ideas: that if you are an American citizen, which is required by law, you just show it.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, March 23, 2026, p. S1532

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 23, 2026.

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2026-03-19

SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Resumed

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, March 19, 2026, p. S1328

What was said

“Mr. President, my friend from Hawaii is actually correct on the color of money issue. There shouldn't be a difference. Those are taxpayer dollars, all of them, so the taxpayers should have accountability in that, and there shouldn't be a limitation on that.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, March 19, 2026, p. S1328

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 19, 2026.

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Set against the record

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2026-03-18

TRIBUTE TO DR. JOE LEVERETT

Remarks what was said on the floor, quoted and cited, with no reading of it written here

Senate floor · Congressional Record, March 18, 2026, p. S1203

What was said

“Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Dr. Joe Leverett of Altus, OK, whose lifelong commitment to community service and support for our Nation's military has left a lasting impact on southwest Oklahoma, the men and women who serve at Altus Air Force Base, and our U.S.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, March 18, 2026, p. S1203

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 18, 2026.

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2026-03-18

SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT--Continued

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, March 18, 2026, p. S1178

What was said

“Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I do thank my colleague for coming to the floor to be able to talk about this today. He and I are both on airplanes a lot.”

James Lankford, Congressional Record, March 18, 2026, p. S1178

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 18, 2026.

This passage has not been rendered into plain English yet. What is above is the member's own words, exactly as the Record prints them.

Set against the record

Nothing on this site is matched to this statement. What it refers to is named in the summary.

Where the words are

The Congressional Record marks James Lankford as speaking in 155 items of business across 54 sitting days of this Congress. 12 statements indexed here so far.

That count is where to look, not how much was said. Most appearances are procedural: a yield of time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays.

It is also a floor and not a total. The count comes from the Record's own metadata, which tags who spoke in each item of business, and that tagging is not complete: checking the text turns up passages by members the metadata does not tag at all. A member may have said more than this says.

The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.

Every recorded vote

All 890 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Senate lists James Lankford, newest first. The most recent 25 are below and the rest load on request. Each roll number links to the official record of that vote.

RollDateMeasure SubjectQuestionVoted Outcome
231August 8, 2026S. 5271Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
230August 8, 2026PN1078Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralOn the NominationYeaNomination Confirmed
229August 8, 2026PN1078Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney GeneralOn the Cloture MotionYeaCloture Motion Agreed to
228August 8, 2026H.R. 6500H.R. 6500, as amendedOn Passage of the BillNot VotingBill Passed
227August 8, 2026S.Amdt. 6747Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747On the Motion to TableNot VotingMotion to Table Agreed to
226August 7, 2026S.Amdt. 6732Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500On the Cloture MotionYeaCloture Motion Agreed to
225August 7, 2026PN730-11Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817On the NominationYeaNomination Confirmed
224August 7, 2026H.R. 5334H.R. 5334, as amendedOn Passage of the BillYeaBill Passed
223August 7, 2026S.Amdt. 6715Paul Amdt. No. 6715On the AmendmentNayAmendment Rejected
222August 5, 2026S.J.Res. 187Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187On the Motion to ProceedNayMotion to Proceed Rejected
221August 5, 2026PN730-11Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817On the Cloture MotionYeaCloture Motion Agreed to
220August 5, 2026PN932Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionOn the NominationYeaNomination Confirmed
219August 5, 2026PN932Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionOn the Cloture MotionYeaCloture Motion Agreed to
218August 3, 2026H.R. 6500Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
217July 30, 2026S.Res. 817S. Res. 817On the ResolutionYeaResolution Agreed to
216July 30, 2026S.J.Res. 181Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181On the Motion to DischargeNayMotion to Discharge Rejected
215July 30, 2026S.J.Res. 199Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199On the Motion to ProceedNayMotion to Proceed Rejected
214July 29, 2026S.Res. 817Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817On the Cloture MotionYeaCloture Motion Agreed to
213July 29, 2026H.R. 5334Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334On the Motion to ProceedYeaMotion to Proceed Agreed to
212July 28, 2026H.R. 5334Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
211July 28, 2026PN1092Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National IntelligenceOn the NominationYeaNomination Confirmed
210July 27, 2026PN1092Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National IntelligenceOn the Cloture MotionYeaCloture Motion Agreed to
209July 23, 2026PN999-5Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaOn the NominationYeaNomination Confirmed
208July 23, 2026PN999-6Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitOn the NominationYeaNomination Confirmed
207July 23, 2026S.J.Res. 180Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign RelationsOn the Motion to DischargeNayMotion to Discharge Rejected

865 more, loaded from the published roll call list

What this covers

Up to 12 of this member's most recent floor remarks, taken verbatim from the Congressional Record with the page each is printed on. Procedural turns are left out: yielding time, reserving time, moving to suspend the rules.

Not covered.

A vote shown against remarks means the member spoke on that measure and voted on it the same day. It is not a claim that the words and the vote agree or disagree.