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Jim Banks
U.S. Senator (Class 1), IN
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), IN current
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Indiana current
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 1, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Nov 5, 2024 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Personnel unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Seapower unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Economic Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — National Security and International Trade and Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Securities, Insurance, and Investment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace Safety — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.649, social dim. 0.020. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Cloture Motion | Not voting | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-106 | Apr 27, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-106 US-GOV-PD |
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SCONRES 33
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for…
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On the Concurrent Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-105 | Apr 23, 2026 | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-105 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-87 | Apr 21, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-87 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-104 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-104 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-103 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-103 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-102 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-102 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-101 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-101 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-100 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-100 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-99 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-99 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-98 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-98 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-97 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-97 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-96 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-96 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-95 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-95 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-94 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-94 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-93 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-93 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-92 | Apr 22, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-92 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-91 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-91 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-90 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-90 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-89 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-89 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 114
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-88 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-88 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-86 | Apr 20, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-86 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-85 | Apr 16, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-85 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 140
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-84 | Apr 16, 2026 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-84 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-83 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-83 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Table | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-82 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-82 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate
Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,337,227 | $6,059,353 | $2,613,357 | $151,180 | $186,068 | — | $7,151,159 |
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 17, 2023–Dec 9, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:20 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $4,968,538 | $0 | $4,968,538 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $85,962 | BANKS VICTORY FUND | BANKS FOR SENATE | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $81,479 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $70,836 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Dec 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $64,248 | ADVANCE THE SENATE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $55,214 | RECLAIM THE MAJORITY | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $54,764 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Jun 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $53,984 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Sep 25, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $48,540 | BANKS FOR IN SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2024 | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 13, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $48,529 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR IN SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2024 | Party | May 8, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $40,221 | BANKS VICTORY FUND | BANKS FOR SENATE | unclassified | Mar 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $39,329 | STEVE BROWN DIRECT MARKETING LLC | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Dec 5, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $38,700 | 2024 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 28, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $37,281 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $35,660 | 2024 REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $35,507 | BANKS VICTORY FUND | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 28, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
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| 2024 | Support | $7,905,093 (95 records) | Jan 11, 2023–Oct 16, 2024 · as of Oct 16, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)
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S 4777
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to establish the Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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S 4741
US · Jun 10, 2026
SAFE for Kids Act of 2026
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S 4658
US · Jun 2, 2026
Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act
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S 4607
US · May 20, 2026
DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act
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S 4525
US · May 14, 2026
Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
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S 4519
US · May 13, 2026
Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act
Social media
Recent posts
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