U.S. Senate · Iowa

Sen. Joni
Ernst

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Republican · Serving since 2015 · Current term January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027 · Data last updated October 18, 2026

100

Bills & Resolutions Sponsored, 119th Congress

894

Roll-Call Votes Cast, 119th Congress

208

Bills & Resolutions Cosponsored, 119th Congress

Source: Congress.gov member record and roll call records from senate.gov. Votes cast counts every recorded vote (Yea, Nay, Present, or a vote for a named candidate such as Speaker) out of 915 roll calls held while serving. Amendments are not counted as sponsored or cosponsored legislation.

Ernst, a Republican U.S. Senator from Iowa, cast 894 roll call votes in the 119th Congress, with 665 yea votes, 229 nay votes, and 21 not voting. The member voted with the party majority on 886 of 894 votes, which is 99.1 percent. Ernst sponsored 100 bills and resolutions, most often in Government Operations and Politics (32), Agriculture and Food (11), and Commerce (11), and selected votes include H.R. 9340, H.R. 7008, S. 6, and S. 5 on which the member voted yea and S.J.Res. 197 on which the member voted nay.

Generated by AI from the voting record data below and reviewed before publishing. Not an editorial assessment.

Selected by bill cosponsor count and recency: the bills with the most cosponsors among those this member voted on, plus the most recent others. One floor vote per bill (the latest passage vote, or the latest vote if none). Bills and joint resolutions only.

Shown for context alongside the voting record above. Contribution totals do not imply a vote was influenced by any donor.

Top Contributing Committees/PACs

ALABAMA FIRST PAC
Filed 09.16.2025
$10,000
BOOTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
Filed 04.18.2025
$10,000
DAKOTA PAC
Filed 07.18.2025
$10,000

Outside Spending, Supporting / Opposing

INDIVISIBLE ACTION (opposing)
Filed 08.20.2025
$15,475.84

Source: FEC.gov filings, 2025-2026 cycle, as reported. Committee totals are contributions to JONI FOR IOWA as reported by each giving committee, top five by total with ties listed alphabetically. Conduits (ActBlue and WinRed) and joint fundraising committees are left out because they pass along pooled individual contributions. Outside spending is independent expenditures reported for or against this member. Each name links to its most recent filing.

Source: VoteSmart. The most recent rating, 2022 or later, from each group on a fixed list applied to every member, shown as each group published it. Each group scores on its own scale, so scores from different groups are not comparable.

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