Tim Kaine

Democrat · VA · U.S. Senate seatedHolds this seat

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No recorded stance differs from their votes 1of 13 key votes missed on issues they have stated

Measured

Counted from public records. No reviewer is involved, so these are complete for everyone holding the seat.

Vote participation233of 238 Independence5of 20 Legislative effectiveness29of 250
13%
17%
70%
small-dollar, under $200PACother$787,828 raised

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These verdicts are computed from the positions and roll calls below — they are not the reviewed consistency findings the scorecard counts, and no one has given them a verdict.

Requiring congressional authorization for military forcesaid it · direction not established

And so on Thursday morning, I will, again, ask my colleagues to vote on a resolution specifying that we shouldn't wage military action within or against Venezuela unless Congress votes to authorize it.

Stated 2026-01-06 · recorded as support source

Their words and their votes are both below. What we have not established is which way it points: this position was classified against a proposition of the model's own, and until that is reconciled with the issue's own direction, reading the two together could invert the answer (gh #322).

119-2-113 Yea 119-2-118 Yea 119-2-129 Yea 119-2-174 Yea 119-2-184 Yea 119-2-192 Yea 119-2-207 Yea 119-2-46 Yea 119-2-58 Yea 119-2-69 Yea 119-2-79 Yea 119-2-88 Yea

The chamber has voted on these and we hold no words from them about any of them. Whether that is because they never spoke or because we have not searched, this page cannot tell — so it does not claim to. Each question is generated from the record.

Ending the military operation in Iran

The seat voted 13 times on this · they cast 12 of them · no statement on record

askThe Senate has voted 13 times this Congress on “Ending the military operation in Iran”. Where do you stand?

The chamber has not voted on these this Congress and we hold no words from them. Nothing here says they have no position.

Engagement

What they said, promised and how they voted, issue by issue, ordered by what readers ask about. Open a cell for the records behind it. Approved records only. All senators · How we score this

IssueReadersStatementsPromisesKey votes castKept their word
Ending the military operation in Irannonenone
12 of 12
  • 119-2-207 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-07-23 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-192 · On the Motion to Proceed 2026-06-24 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-184 · On the Concurrent Resolution 2026-06-23 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-174 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-06-16 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-129 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-19 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-118 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-13 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-113 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-30 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-88 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-22 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-79 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-15 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-69 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-24 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-58 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-18 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-46 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-04 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
nothing tested
Requiring congressional authorization for military force
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  • And so, after lunch, I will make the motion to pull up this House concurrent resolution. 2026-06-23 source
  • So I took to the floor of the Senate immediately after the President started this war to say the war was illegal because he had not consulted with Congress before waging it, the war was foolish because 25 years of war in the Middle East should have taught us something, and the war was likely to lead to very, very significant negative consequences for the United States. 2026-06-18 source
  • For that reason, I urge my colleagues to avoid a parliamentary gag rule on discussion of this military operation and support the bipartisan War Powers Resolution. 2026-01-14 source
  • position And so on Thursday morning, I will, again, ask my colleagues to vote on a resolution specifying that we shouldn't wage military action within or against Venezuela unless Congress votes to authorize it. 2026-01-06 · support source
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  • while I am always going to vote for a motion to proceed to my resolution, the resolution is completely superfluous 2026-06-24 · kept · tested by 119-2-207 source
  • For that reason, I will support Senator Warnock's resolution and encourage my colleagues to do the same. 2026-06-16 · kept · tested by 119-2-192 source
  • So, Mr. President, within a short period of time, I will come to the floor and make the motion, and we will have this vote on an eighth motion to discharge. It is my hope that it is successful and we finally move to having a debate about this most consequential war in full view of the American public. 2026-05-19 · kept · tested by 119-2-174, 119-2-184, 119-2-192, 119-2-207 source
  • I will be voting for it, and we are not going to stop putting this issue before the body until the Senate does what the Senate is supposed to do and only engage in warmaking when it has been determined by Congress that it is in the best interest of the country. 2026-03-18 · kept · tested by 119-2-69, 119-2-79, 119-2-88, 119-2-113, 119-2-118, 119-2-129, 119-2-174, 119-2-184, 119-2-192, 119-2-207 source
  • This is not an attack on the arrest warrant, but it is merely a statement that, going forward, U.S. troops should not be used in hostilities in Venezuela without a vote of Congress, as the Constitution requires. 2026-01-08 · unproven source
  • And so on Thursday morning, I will, again, ask my colleagues to vote on a resolution specifying that we shouldn't wage military action within or against Venezuela unless Congress votes to authorize it. 2026-01-06 · kept · tested by 119-2-46, 119-2-58, 119-2-69, 119-2-79, 119-2-88, 119-2-113, 119-2-118, 119-2-129, 119-2-174, 119-2-184, 119-2-192, 119-2-207 source
12 of 12
  • 119-2-207 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-07-23 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-192 · On the Motion to Proceed 2026-06-24 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-184 · On the Concurrent Resolution 2026-06-23 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-174 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-06-16 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-129 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-19 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-118 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-05-13 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-113 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-30 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-88 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-22 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-79 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-04-15 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-69 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-24 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-58 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-18 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
  • 119-2-46 · On the Motion to Discharge 2026-03-04 · cast Yea, advancing cast Yea · senate.gov · congress.gov
kept
  • while I am always going to vote for a motion to proceed to my resolution, the resolution is completely superfluous 2026-06-24 · kept · tested by 119-2-207 source
  • For that reason, I will support Senator Warnock's resolution and encourage my colleagues to do the same. 2026-06-16 · kept · tested by 119-2-192 source
  • So, Mr. President, within a short period of time, I will come to the floor and make the motion, and we will have this vote on an eighth motion to discharge. It is my hope that it is successful and we finally move to having a debate about this most consequential war in full view of the American public. 2026-05-19 · kept · tested by 119-2-174, 119-2-184, 119-2-192, 119-2-207 source
  • I will be voting for it, and we are not going to stop putting this issue before the body until the Senate does what the Senate is supposed to do and only engage in warmaking when it has been determined by Congress that it is in the best interest of the country. 2026-03-18 · kept · tested by 119-2-69, 119-2-79, 119-2-88, 119-2-113, 119-2-118, 119-2-129, 119-2-174, 119-2-184, 119-2-192, 119-2-207 source
  • And so on Thursday morning, I will, again, ask my colleagues to vote on a resolution specifying that we shouldn't wage military action within or against Venezuela unless Congress votes to authorize it. 2026-01-06 · kept · tested by 119-2-46, 119-2-58, 119-2-69, 119-2-79, 119-2-88, 119-2-113, 119-2-118, 119-2-129, 119-2-174, 119-2-184, 119-2-192, 119-2-207 source