Pete Ricketts

Voted for H.J.Res. 140, which cancels the land order protecting about 225,504 acres of northeastern Minnesota national forest and reopens it to mineral leasing. It passed the Senate 50-49 and became law.

April 16, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted for sending H.J.Res. 131 to the President, cancelling the decision that limited oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Senate passed it 49-45.

December 4, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 130, which canceled the 2024 federal plan change that had stopped new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The Senate passed it 51-43, sending it to the President, and it became law December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-51).

November 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 80, canceling the 2022 federal plan that closed about half of Alaska's 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve to oil and gas leasing. The Senate passed it 52-45, the House agreed 216-209, and it became law on December 5, 2025 (Public Law 119-47).

October 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 106, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for Alaska's Central Yukon area. That plan had set aside 21 specially protected areas covering about 3,611,000 acres. The Senate passed it 50-46 and it became Public Law 119-50 on December 11, 2025, undoing those protections.

October 9, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 105, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for its North Dakota office. That plan had limited oil and gas work in low-potential areas and kept new coal leasing within four miles of existing mines. The Senate passed it 50-45 and it became Public Law 119-49 on December 11, 2025.

October 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 71, a resolution to end the national energy emergency the President declared on January 20, 2025 to speed domestic energy projects. The Senate rejected it 47-51, so the emergency stayed in place and the measure did not become law.

October 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 104, which cancelled the Bureau of Land Management plan for the Miles City office in eastern Montana. That plan had put 1,745,040 acres off limits to coal leasing. The Senate passed it 52-47 and it became Public Law 119-48 on December 11, 2025, reopening those lands to coal leasing.

October 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 87 in the Senate, 51-45, sending it to the President. It cancelled the federal waivers that let California enforce truck emission warranty rules and its zero-emission truck and fleet standards. It was signed on June 12, 2025 and became Public Law 119-15.

May 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 88 in the Senate, 51-44, sending it to the President. It cancelled the federal waiver that let California require rising shares of low- and zero-emission new cars. It was signed on June 12, 2025 and became Public Law 119-16.

May 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 89 in the Senate, 49-46, sending it to the President. It cancelled the federal waiver that let California enforce its own low-nitrogen-oxide limits for new heavy trucks and off-road diesel engines. It was signed on June 12, 2025 and became Public Law 119-17.

May 22, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 60, sending it to the President: it repealed the National Park Service rule tightening off-road vehicle limits around Lake Powell. The Senate passed it 50-43, and it was signed on May 23, 2025 as Public Law 119-13.

May 8, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 61, which cancelled EPA limits on toxic air pollution from rubber tire manufacturing plants. This Senate vote, 55-45, sent it to the President. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-14), ending those emission standards.

May 6, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 31, which cancelled an EPA rule requiring plants moving to a lower pollution category to keep controlling persistent toxic air pollutants. The Senate passed it 52-46 and sent it to the House. It became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).

May 1, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 75, which wiped out the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator-freezers. This Senate vote, 52-45, sent it to the President. It became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-9), so that equipment no longer has to meet the standards.

May 1, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 42, canceling the Energy Department rule on how appliance makers prove, label, and are held to efficiency standards. The Senate passed it 52-46, and it became Public Law 119-8 on May 9, 2025.

April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 20, canceling the Energy Department's efficiency standards for gas-fired instant water heaters. The Senate passed it 53-44, and it became Public Law 119-6 on May 9, 2025.

April 10, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to send H.J.Res. 24 to the President, canceling the Energy Department's December 2024 rule that set stricter energy standards for walk-in coolers and freezers. The older standards stay, and similar rules are barred. The Senate passed it 53-42, and it became law May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-7).

April 3, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 35 by 52-47, wiping out the EPA rule that carried out the methane waste emissions charge on oil and gas sites. The measure became law on March 14, 2025 (Public Law 119-2).

February 27, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 10, which would end the energy emergency declared under Executive Order 14156 on January 20, 2025. The Senate rejected it 47-52, so it did not become law.

February 26, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 11, 54-44, using the Congressional Review Act to repeal the rule requiring an archaeology report with offshore oil and gas plans. It was signed on March 14, 2025 as Public Law 119-3, so the rule is gone.

February 25, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 58, which would have wiped out the Energy Department rule setting higher efficiency standards for home gas furnaces. The Senate passed it 50-45, but the House never voted, so the standards stayed.

May 21, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S. 4072, a bill barring 2024 spending to carry out EPA tailpipe pollution limits for 2027 and later cars and trucks. It needed 60 votes and failed 52-46, so it never became law.

April 18, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 61, which would cancel the Federal Highway Administration rule making states measure and set targets for greenhouse gas pollution from highways. The Senate passed it 53-47. The House never voted, so it died and the rule stayed in place.

April 10, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 24 in the Senate, 51-49. It would have cancelled the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the northern long-eared bat as endangered, ending that bat's federal protection. The President vetoed it and the Senate override attempt failed on September 28, 2023, so the listing stayed.

May 11, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 9, which would have wiped out the Fish and Wildlife Service rule protecting the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered. The Senate passed it 50-48 and the House followed 221-206. The President vetoed it, and the Senate's override attempt failed 47-46, so the bird kept its protection.

May 3, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 11 by 50-49, a measure to cancel the EPA rule tightening smog-forming nitrogen oxide limits for new heavy-duty trucks and engines. The President vetoed it. The Senate's override try on June 21, 2023 failed 50-50, so the rule stayed in place.

April 26, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass H.J.Res. 27, 53-43, using the Congressional Review Act to repeal the rule defining which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. The President vetoed it, and the House override attempt failed, so the rule stayed in place.

March 29, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to send H.J.Res. 98 to the President, 50-48 in the Senate. It would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it, and the House override attempt failed on May 7, 2024, so the rule stayed.

April 10, 2024Opposes Labor Rights

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Joined Senator Eric Schmitt in launching a Senate Anti-Fraud Task Force focused on fraud, waste, abuse, system vulnerabilities, and federal accountability.

July 2, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: ricketts.senate.gov · researched August 21, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 5371, the funding bill that ended the 43-day government shutdown. It paid for most agencies through January 30, 2026 and funded agriculture, military construction and veterans, and Congress for the full year. The Senate passed it 60-40 and it became law November 12, 2025 (Public Law 119-37).

November 10, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 54-46 in the Senate. It funded federal agencies through the end of the 2025 budget year and avoided a government shutdown. It was signed into law on March 15, 2025 as Public Law 119-4.

March 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, canceling the consumer bureau rule that capped overdraft fees at very large banks at $5 unless the bank justified more. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-10).

March 27, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S. 2, the Secure America Act, a bill to provide $70 billion through 2029 for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the Senate 52-47.

June 5, 2026Opposes Immigration

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, which requires jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft, burglary, or violent crimes. The Senate passed it 64-35, the House agreed, and it became law on January 29, 2025.

January 20, 2025Opposes Immigration

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, 50-47, to wipe out the 2022 rule narrowing when using benefits like Medicaid counts against green card seekers. The House never voted on it, so the 2022 rule stayed in place.

May 17, 2023Opposes Immigration

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 6500 as amended, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, which funds federal agencies at 2026 levels through December 11, 2026. It passed the Senate 90-6.

August 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass S. 2, the Secure America Act, a bill to provide $70 billion through 2029 for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the Senate 52-47.

June 5, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, funding several federal departments for the rest of the budget year, which later became law. It passed the Senate 71-29.

January 30, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 6938, which sets 2026 funding for the Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy, Water, Interior and Environment parts of the budget. It passed the Senate 82-15.

January 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 4, canceling about $9 billion in unspent money for the State Department, USAID, and public broadcasting. The Senate version dropped a proposed cut to global HIV/AIDS programs. It passed 51-48 and became Public Law 119-28 on July 24, 2025.

July 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently puts fentanyl copycat drugs in the strictest federal drug category with fentanyl's penalties. The Senate passed it 84-16, and it became Public Law 119-26 on July 16, 2025.

March 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Introduced the SNAP Staffing Flexibility Act to allow limited-term contractors to help states reduce SNAP application backlogs during specified staffing shortages and emergencies.

June 18, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: ricketts.senate.gov · researched August 21, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 1, extending the 2017 income tax cuts, cutting Medicaid and food aid, and raising the debt limit. Senators split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie. The House then agreed, and it became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.

July 1, 2025Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, which repealed two rules that cut Social Security benefits for people with government pensions. Retired teachers, police officers, and other public workers gained full benefits. The Senate passed it 76-20 and it became Public Law 118-273 on January 5, 2025.

December 21, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted against S. 3853, a bill extending and widening federal payments to people sickened by nuclear testing fallout, uranium mining and Manhattan Project waste. The Senate passed it 69-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.

March 7, 2024Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 43, which would cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The Senate rejected it 49-50, so it did not become law.

November 15, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to send H.J.Res. 45 to the President, 52-46 in the Senate. It would have cancelled the Education Department rule that paused federal student loan payments and erased up to $20,000 of debt per borrower. The President vetoed it and the House override attempt failed on June 21, 2023.

June 1, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 7, a resolution to cancel the FCC rule letting schools and libraries lend Wi-Fi hotspots using federal internet discounts. The Senate passed it 50-38, but the House never voted on it, so the rule stayed in place.

May 8, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted for H.J.Res. 44, which would have wiped out the federal firearms rule treating pistols fitted with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. The Senate defeated it 49-50, so the rule stayed in force.

June 22, 2023Opposes Gun Control

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Sponsored the AUKUS Improvement Act, which streamlines defense industrial collaboration and joint production between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. It became law inside the annual defense authorization act that President Trump signed on December 18, 2025.

December 18, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: ricketts.senate.gov · researched July 14, 2026

Voted to pass S. 2296, the Senate's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, setting defense policy and authorizing Defense Department funding. The Senate passed it 77-20, but the House held it at the desk without voting, so it has not become law.

October 9, 2025Supports National Defense

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass the Senate's version of H.R. 1, extending the 2017 income tax cuts, cutting Medicaid and food aid, and raising the debt limit. Senators split 50-50 and the Vice President broke the tie. The House then agreed, and it became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.

July 1, 2025Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass H.R. 5334, the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, imposing sanctions and tariffs tied to Russia and extending Iran sanctions. It passed the Senate 86-11.

August 7, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Voted to send H.J.Res. 25 to the President, canceling the IRS rule that made services helping people sell digital assets report the sale proceeds. The Senate passed it 70-28, and it became law on April 10, 2025 (Public Law 119-5).

March 26, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 3 by 70-27, a measure to cancel the IRS rule making decentralized crypto trading front-ends report users' sale proceeds like brokers. The House never voted on it. The House passed an identical resolution instead, and that one became law on April 10, 2025.

March 4, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted for S.J.Res. 42, which would overturn federal protections against sexual-orientation and gender-identity discrimination in food programs. The Senate rejected it 47-50, so it did not become law.

October 26, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting the first federal rules for payment stablecoins, backed one-for-one by cash or safe assets. The Senate passed it 68-30, the House agreed, and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.

June 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 13, which cancelled a 2024 rule that had ended fast-track approvals and short application forms in bank merger reviews. The Senate passed it 52-47 and sent it to the House. It became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-19).

May 7, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 18, canceling the consumer bureau rule that capped overdraft fees at very large banks at $5 unless the bank justified more. The Senate passed it 52-48, and it became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-10).

March 27, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 28 by 51-47, cancelling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that put the largest digital payment apps under its supervision. It became law on May 9, 2025 (Public Law 119-11).

March 5, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted for H.J.Res. 109, which would have voided SEC guidance telling firms that hold customers' crypto to carry those holdings on their own balance sheets. The Senate passed it 60-38, but the President vetoed it on May 31, 2024. The House override attempt failed on July 11, 2024, so the guidance stayed.

May 16, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to send H.J.Res. 98 to the President, 50-48 in the Senate. It would have cancelled the labor board rule making it easier to treat a franchisor and its franchisee as joint employers. The President vetoed it, and the House override attempt failed on May 7, 2024, so the rule stayed.

April 10, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Voted to pass S.J.Res. 32, 53-44 in the Senate. It would cancel the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule making lenders collect and report data on small business loans, including to women-owned and minority-owned firms. The President vetoed it and the Senate override failed, so the rule survived.

October 18, 2023Opposes Corporate Accountability

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026

Introduced the Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act with Senator Raphael Warnock to study ways to strengthen rural banks and credit unions.

May 13, 2026

Source: ricketts.senate.gov · researched August 21, 2026

Voted for H.J.Res. 142, which overturns a District of Columbia Council tax act and restores the District's practice of following federal tax law. It passed the Senate 49-47 and became law.

February 12, 2026

Source: senate.gov · researched September 5, 2026

Sponsored the AUKUS Improvement Act, which streamlines defense industrial collaboration and joint production between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. It became law inside the annual defense authorization act that President Trump signed on December 18, 2025.

December 18, 2025

Source: ricketts.senate.gov · researched July 14, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 88, which would end the national emergency the President declared on April 2, 2025 to impose broad import tariffs. It passed the Senate 51-47, but the House never acted on it, so the tariffs stayed in place.

October 30, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 77, a resolution to end the February 1, 2025 national emergency behind a 25% tariff on most Canadian imports. The Senate passed it 50-46, but the House never took it up, so the tariffs stayed in place.

October 29, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 81, a resolution to end the July 30, 2025 emergency used to add a 40 percent tariff on many Brazilian imports. The Senate passed it 52-48, but the House never took it up, so the resolution did not become law and the tariff stayed in place.

October 28, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Won an amendment to the GENIUS Act, the first federal rulebook for payment stablecoins, which he said gives priority to states like Nebraska when they apply to be certified. President Trump signed the act into law on July 18, 2025.

July 18, 2025

Source: ricketts.senate.gov · researched July 14, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 49, a resolution to end the April 2, 2025 emergency used to place a 10 percent tariff on most imports. The Senate tied 49-49, so it did not become law.

April 30, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S.J.Res. 37, which sought to end the national emergency behind the President's February 2025 tariffs on Canadian goods. A no vote left the 25 percent import tariff and 10 percent energy tariff in place. The Senate passed the measure 51-48, but the House never took it up.

April 2, 2025

Source: senate.gov · researched August 23, 2026

Voted against S. 316, a bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations, ending the legal basis for military action there. The Senate passed it 66-30, but the House never voted and the bill died.

March 29, 2023

Source: senate.gov · researched August 24, 2026