
James Lankford
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James Paul Lankford is an American Southern Baptist minister and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Oklahoma, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Oklahoma's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialJames Lankford holds the office of U.S. Senator from Oklahomaprofile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Yea on A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Paul Amdt. No. 6715
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
- VerifiedVoted Yea on S. Res. 817
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".
- VerifiedVoted Yea on An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- VerifiedPublic statement: Lankford Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Lawmakers Urging HHS and CMS to Monitor Dangers of Physician-Assisted Suicide
- VerifiedPublic statement: Lankford, Walberg Lead Amicus Brief Defending Religious Liberty in Supreme Court School Choice Case
- VerifiedPublic statement: Ahead of America’s 250th Birthday, Lankford Celebrates the American Experiment
- VerifiedPublic statement: ICYMI: Lankford Celebrates Launch of Prison Fellowship Academy at FCI El Reno, Marking Years of Work to Expand Faith-Based Rehabilitation in Federal Prisons
- VerifiedPublic statement: Lankford: One Year Later, the Working Families Tax Cuts Are Delivering for Oklahomans
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6653
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6455
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6449
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6443
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6450
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6442
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6441
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6289
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6290
- VerifiedSponsored: SAMDT 6288
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A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500
Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Paul Amdt. No. 6715
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817
Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
S. Res. 817
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Bills & Legislative Work
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lementor-repeater-item-88b5e13 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="datePublished"> Thursday July 9th, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC — US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. urging HHS ... <a href="https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-leads-bipartisan-bicameral-lawmakers-urging-hhs-and-cms-to-monitor-dangers-of-physician-assisted-suici
elementor-repeater-item-88b5e13 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="datePublished"> Tuesday July 7th, 2026 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI-05) led 43 Members of Congress–35 Representatives and eig... <
lementor-repeater-item-88b5e13 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="datePublished"> Thursday July 2nd, 2026 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) is marking America’s 250th birthday by telling the story of our founding, honoring the sacrifices that built the nation, and rem... Continue Readi
lementor-repeater-item-88b5e13 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="datePublished"> Thursday July 2nd, 2026 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) recently celebrated the launch of the first federal Prison Fellowship Academy at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in El Reno, Oklahoma... <a href="https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-lankford-celebrates-la
ementor-repeater-item-88b5e13 elementor-inline-item" itemprop="datePublished"> Wednesday July 1st, 2026 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK —US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today marked one year since the Senate passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, reflecting on the law’s impact on Oklahoma families, ... <span class="jet-listing-dynamic-link__label"