Vice-Presidential tiebreakers

Tie votes in the Senate can be settled by a vote by the Vice President, in his role as President of the Senate. (Read more.) This page lists all Senate votes since 1991 on which the Vice President voted to break a tie.

Date	Congress	VP's vote	Result	Vote
3/13/08	110th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 47: On the Motion to Reconsider Motion to Reconsider Amdt. No. 4189; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.
12/21/05	109th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 363: On the Motion Motion to Concur in House Amdt. To S. 1932, With an Amdt.; Work, Marriage, and Family Promotion Reconciliation Act of 2005
5/23/03	108th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 196: On the Conference Report H.R. 2 Conference Report; Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
5/15/03	108th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 171: On the Amendment Nickles Amdt. No. 664; To modify the dividend exclusion provision, and for other purposes.
4/11/03	108th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 134: On the Conference Report H.Con.Res.95 Conference Report ; Budget resolution FY2004 bill
5/21/02	107th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 119: On the Motion to Table Motion to Table Allen Amdt. No. 3406; To provide mortgage assistance for employees who are separated from employment.
4/5/01	107th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 79: On the Amendment Hutchison Amdt. No. 347; To eliminate the marriage penalty tax.
4/3/01	107th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 65: On the Amendment Grassley Amdt. No. 173; To revise certain provisions providing for a reserve fund for prescription drugs and medicare reform in the Senate.
5/20/99	106th Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 134: On the Amendment Lautenberg Amendment No. 362; To regulate the sale of firearms at gun shows.
8/3/94	103rd Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 255: On the Motion to Table motion to table johnston amdt no. 2446; To impose a limitation on the use of funding to promulgate, implement, or enforce an EPA regulation mandating a specified percentage market share for ethanol oxygenates in reformulated gasoline and, in addition, to reduce funding for NASA procurement expenses by $39,300,000.
7/1/94	103rd Congress	Present	Rejected	Roll call 181: On the Amendment DOLE AMDT NO. 1851; To terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
8/6/93	103rd Congress	Yes	Agreed to	Roll call 247: On the Conference Report conference report to accompany h.r.2264; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
6/25/93	103rd Congress	Yes	Passed	Roll call 190: On Passage of the Bill h.r.2264 as amended; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993