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Portrait of Barbara Mikulski
Democrat Inactive

Barbara Mikulski

Former U.S. Senator for Maryland

Biography

Barbara Mikulski was an American politician who represented Maryland in the United States Senate from January 1987 to January 2017, during the 100th–114th Congresses. Mikulski served as a Democrat.

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Key Information

  • Full Name: Barbara Ann Mikulski
  • Term Started: January 5, 2011
  • Term Ended: January 3, 2017
  • Senate Class: Class III

Service History

  • Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 5, 1993 100th–103rd Congresses Democrat Maryland
  • Jan 5, 1993 – Jan 6, 1999 103rd–106th Congresses Democrat Maryland
  • Jan 6, 1999 – Jan 4, 2005 106th–109th Congresses Democrat Maryland
  • Jan 4, 2005 – Jan 5, 2011 109th–112th Congresses Democrat Maryland
  • Jan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017 112th–114th Congresses Democrat Maryland

Service dates from the official U.S. Senate historical roster. For senators who changed party affiliation during their service, the party shown for each period is approximate.

Served With

Senators who represented the same state during Mikulski's service:

Most Recent Voting History

Last 10 of 9,066 roll-call votes cast between 1989 and 2017 (roll-call records begin in 1989).

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Vote #163

On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 612) (S. 612)

A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Dec 10, 2016, 12:57 AM (ET) Result: Motion Agreed to (78-21) (78 Y - 21 N)

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Vote #162

On the Cloture Motion S. 612 (S. 612)

A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse".

Dec 10, 2016, 12:35 AM (ET) Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to (69-30, 3/5 majority required) (69 Y - 30 N)

Yea

Vote #161

On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2028) (H.R. 2028)

A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

Dec 9, 2016, 10:53 PM (ET) Result: Motion Agreed to (63-36) (63 Y - 36 N)

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Vote #160

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2028 (H.R. 2028)

A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

Dec 9, 2016, 10:00 PM (ET) Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-38, 3/5 majority required) (61 Y - 38 N)

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Vote #159

On the Conference Report S. 2943 (S. 2943)

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel stre…

Dec 8, 2016, 12:31 PM (ET) Result: Conference Report Agreed to (92-7) (92 Y - 7 N)

Yea

Vote #158

On the Cloture Motion S. 2943 (S. 2943)

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel stre…

Dec 7, 2016, 2:29 PM (ET) Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to (92-7, 3/5 majority required) (92 Y - 7 N)

Yea

Vote #157

On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 34) (H.R. 34)

A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Dec 7, 2016, 2:00 PM (ET) Result: Motion Agreed to (94-5) (94 Y - 5 N)

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Vote #156

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 34 (H.R. 34)

A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.

Dec 5, 2016, 5:44 PM (ET) Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to (85-13, 3/5 majority required) (85 Y - 13 N)

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Vote #155

On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6297 (H.R. 6297)

A bill to reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.

Dec 1, 2016, 1:47 PM (ET) Result: Bill Passed (99-0) (99 Y - 0 N)

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Vote #154

On Passage of the Bill S. 2873 (S. 2873)

A bill to require studies and reports examining the use of, and opportunities to use, technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other …

Nov 29, 2016, 11:31 PM (ET) Result: Bill Passed (97-0) (97 Y - 0 N)

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov ↗).