U.S. SENATOR · FLORIDA · CLASS I
Bill Nelson
- Democrat
- No longer in office
- Senior senator
- In the Senate since 2001
Three terms, one seat
Senators win in November and are sworn in the following January.
- 1ST TERM2001–2007WON NOV 2000
- 2ND TERM2007–2013RE-ELECTED 2006
- 3RD TERM2013–2019RE-ELECTED 2012
Also served in the House, 1979–1991.
17
years in the Senate
3
Senate elections won
88%
votes with party majority
FROM ROLL-CALL DATA
—
bills sponsored, whole career
FROM CONGRESS.GOV
Recent votes
- DEC 21BILLChild Protection Improvements Act of 2017Passed 47–47NAYWith party
- DEC 19BILLChild Protection Improvements Act of 2017Passed 71–21YEAWith party
- DEC 19MOTIONJoseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligencePassed 95–1YEAWith party
- DEC 18BILLFirst Step Act of 2018Passed 87–12YEAWith party
- DEC 18AMENDMENTTo require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.Failed 37–62NAYWith party
- DEC 18AMENDMENTTo require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.Failed 33–66NAYWith party
- DEC 18AMENDMENTTo require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.Failed 32–67NAYWith party
- DEC 17BILLFirst Step Act of 2018Passed 82–12YEAWith party
- DEC 13RESOLUTIONA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.Passed 56–41YEAWith party
- DEC 13AMENDMENTTo clarify that the requirement to remove United States Armed Forces does not apply to forces engaged in operations to support efforts to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, maritime attacks against United States or international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian targets.Failed 45–54NAYWith party
- DEC 13AMENDMENTTo provide that nothing in the joint resolution shall be construed to influence or disrupt any military operations and cooperation with Israel.Passed 99–0YEAWith party
- DEC 13AMENDMENTTo clarify that this resolution prohibits United States Armed Forces from refueling non-United States aircraft conducting missions as part of the ongoing civil war in Yemen.Passed 58–41YEAWith party
- DEC 12RESOLUTIONA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.Point of Order Well Taken 96–3YEAWith party
- DEC 12RESOLUTIONA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.Passed 60–39YEAWith party
- DEC 12RESOLUTIONA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".Passed 50–49YEAWith party
- DEC 11BILLAgriculture Improvement Act of 2018Passed 87–13YEAWith party
- DEC 11NOMINATIONJonathan A. Kobes, of South Dakota, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitConfirmed 50–50NAYWith party
- DEC 11NOMINATIONJustin George Muzinich, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of the TreasuryConfirmed 55–44YEABroke with party
- DEC 10MOTIONJustin George Muzinich, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of the TreasuryPassed 55–43YEABroke with party
- DEC 6NOMINATIONKathleen Laura Kraninger, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsConfirmed 50–49NAYWith party
- DEC 6NOMINATIONBernard L. McNamee, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2020Confirmed 50–49NAYWith party
- DEC 5MOTIONBernard L. McNamee, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2020Passed 50–49NAYWith party
- NOV 29MOTIONKathleen Laura Kraninger, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five yearsPassed 50–49NAYWith party
- NOV 28RESOLUTIONA joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.Passed 63–37YEAWith party
- NOV 28MOTIONThomas Alvin Farr, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North CarolinaPassed 50–50NAYWith party
- NOV 28NOMINATIONKaren Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of CommerceConfirmed 62–38YEABroke with party
- NOV 27MOTIONKaren Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of CommercePassed 62–37YEABroke with party
- NOV 27NOMINATIONStephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of AgricultureConfirmed 53–46NAYWith party
- NOV 26MOTIONStephen Alexander Vaden, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of AgriculturePassed 49–45NAYWith party
- NOV 15NOMINATIONMichelle Bowman, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2006Confirmed 64–34DIDN’T VOTE—