• Did the Vote Pass? Yes
  • Voted Yea 51
  • Voted Nay 43
  • Didn't Vote 4
  • Voted Present 0
Having served honorably as acting director since January of 2019, formalizing Vought’s role as head of the OMB should be a common-sense, bipartisan confirmation. The OMB, which is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President, is the chief coordinating arm for the executive branch, setting government wide policies as well as producing the President’s annual budget.

As our national debt approaches a staggering $27 trillion in the wake of unprecedented stimulus spending, it is crucial that we support leaders who are equipped to address our fiscal situation. Simply put, there is no one more qualified for this essential position. As noted in the Washington Examiner by Rep. Mark Walker (R-N.C.), “[Vought’s] confirmation would not only cement a trusted, tried, and accomplished leader into the role, but it would also showcase our commitment to holding the federal government accountable for its spending.”

Vought attended Wheaton College and then George Washington University where he received his Juris Doctor. Before entering the Trump administration in its first year, Vought had already long distinguished himself as an expert in budgetary policy, serving in the nonprofit sector as well as both the Budget Director and Executive Director for the Republican Study Committee. When he was tapped by President Trump in April of 2017 to become Deputy Director of OMB, there was little doubt that Vought would bring leadership and fiscal restraint to the administration.

These expectations were more than met. When then-OMB Director Mick Mulvaney ascended to become White House Chief of Staff, Vought’s track record made him the obvious choice as successor. After becoming Acting Director, Vought continued to champion the administration’s successful deregulatory agenda and has been instrumental in the fiscal response to COVID-19

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name Party District Voted

Lamar Alexander

Republican

TN

Yea

John Barrasso

Republican

WY

Yea

Marsha Blackburn

Republican

TN

Yea

Roy Blunt

Republican

MO

Yea

John Boozman

Republican

AR

Yea

Shelley Capito

Republican

WV

Yea

Bill Cassidy

Republican

LA

Yea

Susan Collins

Republican

ME

Yea

John Cornyn

Republican

TX

Yea

Tom Cotton

Republican

AR

Yea

Kevin Cramer

Republican

ND

Yea

Mike Crapo

Republican

ID

Yea

Ted Cruz

Republican

TX

Yea

Steve Daines

Republican

MT

Yea

Mike Enzi

Republican

WY

Yea

Joni Ernst

Republican

IA

Yea

Deb Fischer

Republican

NE

Yea

Cory Gardner

Republican

CO

Yea

Lindsey Graham

Republican

SC

Yea

Chuck Grassley

Republican

IA

Yea

Josh Hawley

Republican

MO

Yea

John Hoeven

Republican

ND

Yea

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican

MS

Yea

Jim Inhofe

Republican

OK

Yea

Ron Johnson

Republican

WI

Yea

John Kennedy

Republican

LA

Yea

James Lankford

Republican

OK

Yea

Mike Lee

Republican

UT

Yea

Kelly Loeffler

Republican

GA

Yea

Mitch McConnell

Republican

KY

Yea

Martha McSally

Republican

AZ

Yea

Jerry Moran

Republican

KS

Yea

Lisa Murkowski

Republican

AK

Yea

Rand Paul

Republican

KY

Yea

David Perdue

Republican

GA

Yea

Rob Portman

Republican

OH

Yea

Jim Risch

Republican

ID

Yea

Pat Roberts

Republican

KS

Yea

Mitt Romney

Republican

UT

Yea

Mike Rounds

Republican

SD

Yea

Marco Rubio

Republican

FL

Yea

Ben Sasse

Republican

NE

Yea

Tim Scott

Republican

SC

Yea

Rick Scott

Republican

FL

Yea

Richard Shelby

Republican

AL

Yea

Dan Sullivan

Republican

AK

Yea

John Thune

Republican

SD

Yea

Thom Tillis

Republican

NC

Yea

Pat Toomey

Republican

PA

Yea

Roger Wicker

Republican

MS

Yea

Todd Young

Republican

IN

Yea

Tammy Baldwin

Democrat

WI

Nay

Michael Bennet

Democrat

CO

Nay

Dick Blumenthal

Democrat

CT

Nay

Cory Booker

Democrat

NJ

Nay

Sherrod Brown

Democrat

OH

Nay

Maria Cantwell

Democrat

WA

Nay

Ben Cardin

Democrat

MD

Nay

Tom Carper

Democrat

DE

Nay

Bob Casey

Democrat

PA

Nay

Chris Coons

Democrat

DE

Nay

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democrat

NV

Nay

Tammy Duckworth

Democrat

IL

Nay

Dick Durbin

Democrat

IL

Nay

Dianne Feinstein

Democrat

CA

Nay

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democrat

NY

Nay

Maggie Hassan

Democrat

NH

Nay

Martin Heinrich

Democrat

NM

Nay

Mazie Hirono

Democrat

HI

Nay

Tim Kaine

Democrat

VA

Nay

Angus King

Independent

ME

Nay

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat

MN

Nay

Patrick Leahy

Democrat

Nay

Joe Manchin

Democrat

WV

Nay

Ed Markey

Democrat

MA

Nay

Bob Menendez

Democrat

NJ

Nay

Jeff Merkley

Democrat

OR

Nay

Chris Murphy

Democrat

CT

Nay

Gary Peters

Democrat

MI

Nay

Jack Reed

Democrat

RI

Nay

Jacky Rosen

Democrat

NV

Nay

Bernie Sanders

Independent

VT

Nay

Chuck Schumer

Democrat

NY

Nay

Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat

NH

Nay

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent

AZ

Nay

Tina Smith

Democrat

MN

Nay

Debbie Stabenow

Democrat

MI

Nay

Jon Tester

Democrat

MT

Nay

Tom Udall

Democrat

NM

Nay

Chris Van Hollen

Democrat

MD

Nay

Mark Warner

Democrat

VA

Nay

Elizabeth Warren

Democrat

MA

Nay

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat

RI

Nay

Ron Wyden

Democrat

OR

Nay

Mike Braun

Republican

IN

Missed

Richard Burr

Republican

Missed

Patty Murray

Democrat

WA

Missed

Brian Schatz

Democrat

HI

Missed