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Banks, Jim
CurrentU.S. Senator · Republican · IN
Served 2017–present
(202) 224-4814303 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Official website ↗Committee Assignments
Senate Committee on Armed ServicesmemberSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsmemberSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsmemberSenate Committee on Veterans' AffairsmemberEconomic PolicymemberEducation and the American FamilymemberEmployment and Workplace SafetychairNational Security and International Trade and FinancememberPersonnelmemberPrimary Health and Retirement SecuritymemberSeapowermemberSecurities, Insurance, and InvestmentmemberStrategic Forcesmember
Legislative Activity
38 bills/resolutionsBills and resolutions this member sponsored, cosponsored, or that were referred to a committee they sit on.
S 5254
Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2026
Committee referralS 44952026-08-05
Reactors at Risk Act of 2026
Committee referralS 42282026-05-12
ACE Nuclear Energy Act of 2026
Committee referral2026-03-26
SRES 651
S 3106A resolution honoring the USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) Virginia Class nuclear submarine and her crew on the historic occasion of her commissioning, on March 28, 2026.
Committee referral2026-03-19
No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act
Committee referralS 30902025-11-05
No Nuclear Testing Act of 2025
Committee referralS 30532025-10-30
A bill to require a plan to modernize the nuclear security enterprise.
Committee referralS 29302025-10-23
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 13282025-09-29
Nuclear Family Priority Act
SponsorS 23982025-04-08
Health Impacts of Nuclear War Act of 2023
Committee referralS 20172023-07-19
Sentinel Nuclear Deterrence Act of 2023
Committee referralS 19282023-06-15
Civil Nuclear Export Act of 2023
Committee referralS 17542023-06-12
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 13942023-05-30
Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023
Committee referralS 5712023-05-01
A bill to require reports on the dangers posed by nuclear reactors in areas that might experience armed conflict.
Committee referral2023-02-28
HRES 1266
Requesting the President to transmit certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to any initiative or negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program.
Cosponsor2022-07-26
HRES 990
HR 5376Opposing engaging Russia for reviving any form of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, opposing removing terrorism sanctions on Iran while Iran's support of terrorist activities remains unchanged, opposing restoring any form of the JCPOA while the issue of Iran's undeclared nuclear activities remains unresolved.
Sponsor2022-03-17
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Committee referralS 18622021-09-27
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referral2021-05-26
SRES 72
S 4099A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing the full scope of Iran's malign activities, including its nuclear program, ballistic and cruise missile capabilities, weapons proliferation, support for terrorism, hostage-taking, gross human rights violations, and other destabilizing activities.
Committee referral2021-02-24
No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act
Committee referral2020-06-29
HRES 825
S 2727Urging the United States to continue to be a leader in supporting the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and the global nonproliferation regime to reap the benefits the NPT and such regime bring to United States and international security.
Cosponsor2020-01-30
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 23382019-10-29
Preventing Nuclear Proliferation in Saudi Arabia Act of 2019
Committee referral2019-07-30
HCONRES 38
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable contribution to United States and international security, and noting former Senator Richard G. Lugar's indispensable contributions to international security and reducing nuclear weapons-related risks.
Cosponsor2019-05-14
HRES 374
Condemning Iranian state-sponsored terrorism and expressing support for the Iranian people's desire for a democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic of Iran.
Cosponsor2019-05-10
SRES 24
S 1235A resolution supporting a robust and modern ICBM force to maximize the value of the nuclear triad of the United States.
Committee referral2019-01-17
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referral2017-05-25
SCONRES 10
S 574A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the next nuclear powered submarine of the United States Navy the "USS Los Alamos".
Committee referral2017-03-21
Nuclear Cruise Missile Reconsideration Act of 2017
Committee referral2017-03-08
SRES 633
S 2988A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the plan of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for modernizing the nuclear weapons of the United States.
Committee referral2016-12-09
A bill to extend the sunset of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 in order to effectuate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action in guaranteeing that all nuclear material in Iran remains in peaceful activities.
Committee referralS 8312016-05-25
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 7922015-03-23
Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015
Committee referralS 2692015-03-18
Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015
Committee referralS 20702015-01-27
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 17652014-02-27
Iran Nuclear Compliance Act of 2013
Committee referralHR 8502013-11-21
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013
Committee referral2013-02-27
Voting Record
HR 1: On Passage of the Bill
yea2025-07-01
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-07-01
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nay2025-07-01
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nay2025-07-01
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
yea2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Decision of the Chair
yea2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion to Proceed
yea2025-06-28