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S.J.Res. 82119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".
Sponsored by Sen. Angus S. King Jr. (I-ME) · 37 active : 37 Democrats
Latest action: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 654.
Where it standsBefore the Senate8 senators score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- Senate: next
- House: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govThe Congressional Research Service has not published a summary of this bill yet.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
Senate
On the Joint ResolutionFailed50 yea, 50 nayDecember 18, 2025 · Roll call 654
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Middle | 39 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| Insufficient data |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Public participation and lobbying
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 8Swing 70–100
- 42Middle 30–70
- 50Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the Senate has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
37 activeShow all 37 cosponsors
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Brian Schatz (D-HI)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
- Cory A. Booker (D-NJ)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
- Martin Heinrich
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
