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Michael F. Bennet

U.S. Senator, Colorado · Democrat

12 statements indexed, set against 890 recorded votes.

First took office
January 22, 2009
Terms served
4 terms in the Senate
Current term
January 3, 2023 to January 3, 2029
Born
November 28, 1964

Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.

890
recorded votes
242
voted for
566
voted against
82
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.

The statements are not complete and are not meant to be. A measure with no statement against it means only that none has been indexed here.

What was said, and what was done

2026-07-13

VOTE EXPLANATION

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

Senate floor · Congressional Record, July 13, 2026, p. S3736

What was said

“Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 185, motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 780, John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, July 13, 2026, p. S3736

Remarks in the Congressional Record of July 13, 2026.

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2026-06-23

VOTE EXPLANATION

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

Senate floor · Congressional Record, June 23, 2026, p. S3053

What was said

“Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 136, Thune motion to proceed to the bill which provides $69.5 billion in funding for Department of Homeland Security immigration and border enforcement agencies for FY 2026, including: $22.6 billion for Customs and Border Protection; $38.5 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and $8.5 billion in additional funds to DHS for immigration enforcement.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, June 23, 2026, p. S3053

Remarks in the Congressional Record of June 23, 2026.

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2026-06-03

VOTE EXPLANATION

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

Senate floor · Congressional Record, June 3, 2026, p. S2520

What was said

“Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 131, Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 736-- Kathleen S. Lane, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, June 3, 2026, p. S2520

Remarks in the Congressional Record of June 3, 2026.

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2026-05-19

VOTE EXPLANATION

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

Senate floor · Congressional Record, May 19, 2026, p. S2367

What was said

“Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 125, the confirmation of the en bloc consideration of 49 nominations on the Executive Calendar pursuant to the provisions of S.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, May 19, 2026, p. S2367

Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 19, 2026.

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2026-05-13

VOTE EXPLANATION

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, May 13, 2026, p. S2274

What was said

“Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 114, the adoption of S. Res. 690, Authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, May 13, 2026, p. S2274

Remarks in the Congressional Record of May 13, 2026.

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Set against the record

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

2026-04-29

S. RES. 139

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

Senate floor · Congressional Record, April 29, 2026, p. S2105

What was said

“Mr. President, today, I am bringing the Congressional Review Act resolution to the floor to challenge EPA's disapproval of Colorado's regional haze plan. I want to thank my colleagues Senator Hickenlooper and Senator Whitehouse for joining me in this effort.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, April 29, 2026, p. S2105

Remarks in the Congressional Record of April 29, 2026.

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Set against the record

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

2026-04-14

VOTE EXPLANATION

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

Senate floor · Congressional Record, April 14, 2026, p. S1736

What was said

“Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 75, motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar No. 672, John Thomas Shepherd to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, April 14, 2026, p. S1736

Remarks in the Congressional Record of April 14, 2026.

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Set against the record

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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. S1353

What was said

“I will exercise my right to withdraw. Madam President, all of this will have to be done in-person. Kansas tried to implement its own State-level version of President Trump's SAVE America Act in 2013 with disastrous results.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, March 19, 2026, p. S1353

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 19, 2026.

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Set against the record

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

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. S1353

What was said

“Madam President, if we pass this bill, we will now have two different election regimes in this country--one for Federal elections and one for local elections. That is insane in and of itself and begs the question: Why does Donald Trump want to pass this bill?”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, March 19, 2026, p. S1353

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 19, 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.

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. S1355

What was said

“The Founders understood the gravity of the debate before them about who could and who could not claim the franchise. The authors of Federalist No. 52 explain that ``the definition of the right of suffrage is very justly regarded as a fundamental article of republican government.'' They wrestled with this question.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, March 19, 2026, p. S1355

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 19, 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.

2026-03-03

VOTE EXPLANATION

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

Senate floor · Congressional Record, March 3, 2026, p. S756

What was said

“Mr. President, I was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 44, on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, March 3, 2026, p. S756

Remarks in the Congressional Record of March 3, 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.

2026-01-29

LEGISLATIVE SESSION

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Senate floor · Congressional Record, January 29, 2026, p. S367

What was said

“Mr. President, for many months, the Trump administration has unleashed a campaign of fear across American cities, deploying thousands of immigration agents onto our streets and into our neighborhoods in an effort to terrorize and punish communities.”

Michael F. Bennet, Congressional Record, January 29, 2026, p. S367

Remarks in the Congressional Record of January 29, 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 Michael F. Bennet as speaking in 335 items of business across 64 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 Michael F. Bennet, 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 ProceedNayCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
230August 8, 2026PN1078Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralOn the NominationNayNomination Confirmed
229August 8, 2026PN1078Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney GeneralOn the Cloture MotionNayCloture Motion Agreed to
228August 8, 2026H.R. 6500H.R. 6500, as amendedOn Passage of the BillYeaBill Passed
227August 8, 2026S.Amdt. 6747Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747On the Motion to TableYeaMotion 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 NominationNayNomination Confirmed
224August 7, 2026H.R. 5334H.R. 5334, as amendedOn Passage of the BillYeaBill Passed
223August 7, 2026S.Amdt. 6715Paul Amdt. No. 6715On the AmendmentYeaAmendment Rejected
222August 5, 2026S.J.Res. 187Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187On the Motion to ProceedYeaMotion to Proceed Rejected
221August 5, 2026PN730-11Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817On the Cloture MotionNayCloture Motion Agreed to
220August 5, 2026PN932Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionOn the NominationNayNomination Confirmed
219August 5, 2026PN932Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and PreventionOn the Cloture MotionNayCloture 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 ResolutionNayResolution Agreed to
216July 30, 2026S.J.Res. 181Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181On the Motion to DischargeYeaMotion to Discharge Rejected
215July 30, 2026S.J.Res. 199Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199On the Motion to ProceedYeaMotion to Proceed Rejected
214July 29, 2026S.Res. 817Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817On the Cloture MotionNayCloture 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 NominationNayNomination Confirmed
210July 27, 2026PN1092Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National IntelligenceOn the Cloture MotionNayCloture 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 NominationNayNomination Confirmed
208July 23, 2026PN999-6Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitOn the NominationNayNomination Confirmed
207July 23, 2026S.J.Res. 180Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180 from the Committee on Foreign RelationsOn the Motion to DischargeYeaMotion 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.