• Did Freedom Win? No
  • Voted for Freedom 50
  • Voted Against Freedom 50
Budget reconciliation is a special, fast-track legislative process tied to a budget resolution that instructs specific committees to produce legislation tied directly to revenues, direct outlays, and/or the statutory limit on the debt held by the public. The process begins with the passage of a budget resolution with reconciliation instructions to committees to make changes based on certain dollar amounts.

Legislation that is produced from this process is given privilege in the Senate. This means the normal 60-vote cloture threshold to limit debate does not apply. Budget reconciliation cannot be used to make changes to Social Security. Policy changes that do not directly impact revenues and outlays risk the legislation losing its privileged status in the Senate. This is known as the “Byrd Rule,” named after Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), laid out as federal statute in 2 U.S.C. 644.

The Biden administration and congressional Democrats plan to use budget reconciliation for a $1.9 trillion proposal that’s framed as another round of COVID-19 relief. However, this proposal comes only weeks after Congress attached a COVID-19 relief bill to the omnibus. President Biden’s proposal includes another, larger round of direct payments, an increase in unemployment benefits, a bailout of state and local governments, and an increase in the minimum wage to $15 per hour.

Although much of the spending that President Biden wants to ram through Congress on a partisan basis can be done within the confines of budget reconciliation, other elements have traditionally not been allowed in budget reconciliation. Increasing the minimum wage is an example of a provision that shouldn’t be used in budget reconciliation. However, far-left Democrats have expressed a willingness to shatter long-held precedent by using their narrow partisan majority in the Senate to overrule the “Byrd Rule.”

Legislator's Votes

Voted for Freedom

John Barrasso

Senator WY

John Barrasso

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Roy Blunt

Senator MO

Roy Blunt

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
John Boozman

Senator AR

John Boozman

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Braun

Senator IN

Mike Braun

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Richard Burr

Member

Richard Burr

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Bill Cassidy

Senator LA

Bill Cassidy

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Susan Collins

Senator ME

Susan Collins

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
John Cornyn

Senator TX

John Cornyn

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Tom Cotton

Senator AR

Tom Cotton

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Kevin Cramer

Senator ND

Kevin Cramer

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Mike Crapo

Senator ID

Mike Crapo

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Ted Cruz

Senator TX

Ted Cruz

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Steve Daines

Senator MT

Steve Daines

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Joni Ernst

Senator IA

Joni Ernst

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Deb Fischer

Senator NE

Deb Fischer

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Lindsey Graham

Senator SC

Lindsey Graham

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Chuck Grassley

Senator IA

Chuck Grassley

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Bill Hagerty

Senator TN

Bill Hagerty

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Josh Hawley

Senator MO

Josh Hawley

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
John Hoeven

Senator ND

John Hoeven

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Jim Inhofe

Senator OK

Jim Inhofe

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Ron Johnson

Senator WI

Ron Johnson

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
John Kennedy

Senator LA

John Kennedy

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Lee

Senator UT

Mike Lee

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Cynthia Lummis

Senator WY

Cynthia Lummis

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Roger Marshall

Senator KS

Roger Marshall

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Jerry Moran

Senator KS

Jerry Moran

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 66.7%
Lisa Murkowski

Senator AK

Lisa Murkowski

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Rand Paul

Senator KY

Rand Paul

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Rob Portman

Senator OH

Rob Portman

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Jim Risch

Senator ID

Jim Risch

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Mitt Romney

Senator UT

Mitt Romney

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Rounds

Senator SD

Mike Rounds

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Marco Rubio

Senator FL

Marco Rubio

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Ben Sasse

Senator NE

Ben Sasse

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Tim Scott

Senator SC

Tim Scott

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Rick Scott

Senator FL

Rick Scott

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
Dan Sullivan

Senator AK

Dan Sullivan

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%
John Thune

Senator SD

John Thune

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Thom Tillis

Senator NC

Thom Tillis

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Pat Toomey

Senator PA

Pat Toomey

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Roger Wicker

Senator MS

Roger Wicker

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Todd Young

Senator IN

Todd Young

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 33.3%

Voted Against Freedom

Tammy Baldwin

Senator WI

Tammy Baldwin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Cory Booker

Senator NJ

Cory Booker

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Sherrod Brown

Senator OH

Sherrod Brown

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Ben Cardin

Senator MD

Ben Cardin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Tom Carper

Senator DE

Tom Carper

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Bob Casey

Senator PA

Bob Casey

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Chris Coons

Senator DE

Chris Coons

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Dick Durbin

Senator IL

Dick Durbin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 50%
Maggie Hassan

Senator NH

Maggie Hassan

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Mazie Hirono

Senator HI

Mazie Hirono

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Tim Kaine

Senator VA

Tim Kaine

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Mark Kelly

Senator AZ

Mark Kelly

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Angus King

Senator ME

Angus King

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Amy Klobuchar

Senator MN

Amy Klobuchar

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Ben Luján

Senator NM

Ben Luján

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Joe Manchin

Senator WV

Joe Manchin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 50%
Ed Markey

Senator MA

Ed Markey

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Bob Menendez

Senator NJ

Bob Menendez

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jeff Merkley

Senator OR

Jeff Merkley

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Chris Murphy

Senator CT

Chris Murphy

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Patty Murray

Senator WA

Patty Murray

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jon Ossoff

Senator GA

Jon Ossoff

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Alex Padilla

Senator CA

Alex Padilla

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Gary Peters

Senator MI

Gary Peters

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jack Reed

Senator RI

Jack Reed

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jacky Rosen

Senator NV

Jacky Rosen

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Brian Schatz

Senator HI

Brian Schatz

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Chuck Schumer

Senator NY

Chuck Schumer

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Tina Smith

Senator MN

Tina Smith

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Jon Tester

Senator MT

Jon Tester

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 66.7%
Mark Warner

Senator VA

Mark Warner

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%
Ron Wyden

Senator OR

Ron Wyden

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 33.3%