Official portrait of Jim Banks
U.S. Senate · Indiana

Jim Banks

RRepublicanIn this seat since January 3, 2025Term ends January 3, 2031
Previous profession
Business development director, Hagerman Group, 2008 to 2013; Broker, Bradley Company, 2013 to 2016
Military service
U.S. Navy Reserve, 2012 to 2015
First public office
2008Member, Whitley County Council, 2008 to 2010
Years in public office
17of 18 years since 2008, the first year the biography gives for any work

Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.

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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Banks has a recorded vote on 38 laws that passed.

37 Yes · 0 No · 1 Did not vote
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The record in plain language

Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 38 came to a recorded vote in the Senate while Banks is a member. The rest passed the Senate by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.

Banks votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Rescissions Act of 2025, which cancelled about $9 billion in approved spending; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

On funding the government, Banks votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the Senate in that time. Banks votes to cancel 23 and against cancelling 0, and did not vote on 1. The rules Banks votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).

Banks votes the same way as most Senate Republicans on all 37 of these Yes and No votes.

Banks did not vote on the law that cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

Votes on laws that passed

Public Law 119-111 · Signed September 18, 2026Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.

House 262–159Senate 86–11Votes Yes
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes Yes
Public Law 119-101 · Became law without a signature on July 11, 202621st Century ROAD to Housing Act

A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.

House 358–32Senate 85–5Votes Yes
Public Law 119-98 · Signed June 10, 2026Secure America Act

Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.

House 214–212Senate 52–47Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 140 · Signed April 27, 2026Public Law 119-85

Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.

House 214–208Senate 50–49Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 142 · Signed February 18, 2026Public Law 119-78

Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.

House 215–210Senate 49–47Votes Yes
Public Law 119-75 · Signed February 3, 2026Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.

House 217–214Senate 71–29Votes Yes
Public Law 119-74 · Signed January 23, 2026Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.

House 397–28Senate 82–15Votes Yes
Public Law 119-60 · Signed December 18, 2025National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

The annual defense policy law.

House 312–112Senate 77–20Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 131 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-52

Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

House 217–209Senate 49–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 130 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-51

Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.

House 214–212Senate 51–43Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 106 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-50

Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.

House 215–210Senate 50–46Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 105 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-49

Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.

House 215–211Senate 50–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 104 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-48

Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.

House 211–208Senate 52–47Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 80 · Signed December 5, 2025Public Law 119-47

Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

House 216–209Senate 52–45Votes Yes
Public Law 119-37 · Signed November 12, 2025Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.

House 222–209Senate 60–40Votes Yes
Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes Yes
Public Law 119-27 · Signed July 18, 2025GENIUS Act

Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).

House 308–122Senate 68–30Votes Yes
Public Law 119-26 · Signed July 16, 2025HALT Fentanyl Act

Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.

House 321–104Senate 84–16Votes Yes
Public Law 119-21 · Signed July 4, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill Act

A broad tax and spending law.

House 218–214Senate 50–50Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 31 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-20

Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.

House 216–212Senate 52–46Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 13 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-19

Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.

House 220–207Senate 52–47Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 89 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-17

Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.

House 225–196Senate 49–46Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 88 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-16

Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.

House 246–164Senate 51–44Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 87 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-15

Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.

House 231–191Senate 51–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 61 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-14

Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.

House 216–202Senate 55–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 60 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-13

Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

House 219–205Senate 50–43Did not vote
S.J.Res. 28 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-11

Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.

House 219–211Senate 51–47Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 18 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-10

Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.

House 217–211Senate 52–48Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 75 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-9

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.

House 214–193Senate 52–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 42 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-8

Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.

House 222–203Senate 52–46Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 24 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-7

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.

House 203–182Senate 53–42Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 20 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-6

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.

House 221–198Senate 53–44Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 25 · Signed April 10, 2025Public Law 119-5

Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.

House 292–132Senate 70–28Votes Yes
Public Law 119-4 · Signed March 15, 2025Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.

House 217–213Senate 54–46Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 11 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-3

Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.

House 221–202Senate 54–44Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 35 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-2

Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.

House 220–206Senate 52–47Votes Yes
Public Law 119-1 · Signed January 29, 2025Laken Riley Act

Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.

House 263–156Senate 64–35Votes Yes

What this member says about laws and orders

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12 excerpts

  1. Banks Secures NDAA Amendment to End DEI Practices, Get Rid of Email Pronouns

    “Repeals language prohibiting the Pentagon from banning the use of gender identifiers or personal pronouns in official correspondence, in alignment with Executive Order 14183, limiting the use of invented and identification-based pronouns.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 52fad0248406d5bc

  2. Banks Introduces Promoting Access and Revenue Integrity Through Institutional Transparency (PARITY) Act

    “Through the One Big Beautiful Bill act, Congress moved to craft and enact a universal earnings/ROI metric that applies across all institutions of all types and directly measures student outcomes, tying earnings to Title IV Federal student aid eligibility. In this context, 90/10 is increasingly a solution in search of a problem—it’s duplicative and out of step with where policy”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 13673f0be84ae61d

  3. Senator Banks on the Senate Floor: “Make Federal Architecture Beautiful Again”

    “Read more about the bill Senator Banks introduced to codify President Trump’s Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again Executive Order here.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint dc4dffdaec932d73

  4. Senator Banks Introduces Bill to Make Federal Architecture Beautiful Again

    “On Thursday, August 28, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order “Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again.” The EO will change the General Services Administration’s policies to prefer classical and traditional architecture in Federal public buildings.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint bb3f8ca11475fe14

  5. Sen. Banks Introduces Legislation to Rid Wokeness from Smithsonian Museums

    “Key Provisions of the Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History Act:”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint d74b08c38ec94fb2

  6. ICYMI: Sen. Banks Presses National Park Service on Woke Projects that Violate Trump Executive Order

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron, urging full compliance with President Trump’s Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History executive order. The order directs federal agencies to ensure that national landmarks and monuments reflect an accurate, unifying account of America’s founding and”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 646adb2010ded491

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  1. Senator Banks Votes to Pass President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

    “WASHINGTON, D.C, – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint a429ef6ee9171832

  2. ICYMI: Senator Jim Banks on Fox News Sunday: “Big Beautiful Bill is Biggest Tax Cut for Working Families, Biggest Spending Cut in History.”

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined the Fox News Sunday talk show with Shannon Bream to discuss the importance of passing President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint ebc9a00b9b0dfa94

  3. Senator Banks to Introduce Legislation to Protect Employees Who Dissent from Left-Wing Gender Ideology

    “This legislation builds off of President Trump’s Executive Order Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, which directs the government to protect the “freedom to express the binary nature of sex and the right to single-sex spaces in the workplace.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 52fbf038c0c3b477

  4. Senator Banks Introduces the No Loan Forgiveness for Terrorists Act

    “The bill codifies President Trump’s executive order on Restoring Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which was signed on March 7 th, 2025.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 5a2033ba932c216d

  5. Senator Banks Introduces the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act

    “The bill aligns with President Trump’s recent executive order, Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 9ef806500aa1779c

  6. Senator Jim Banks Urges NEH to Uphold Funding for America’s 250th Celebration

    “All grants associated with America 250 should be in accordance with President Trump’s January 29, 2025, executive order, “Celebrating America’s 250th Birthday.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 144e54e81a88059e

Member-requested spending

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Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

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Campaign money

For the 2026 election cycle, Banks's campaign reports receiving $2,291,158.59 and reports spending $1,784,260.88, as of June 30, 2026.

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What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number S4IN00196as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number S4IN00196as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$2,291,158.59$7,337,226.72
Money spent (total disbursements)$1,784,260.88$6,059,353.41
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$3,120,254.43$2,613,356.72
Debts (owed by the committee)$14,150.92$151,180.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number S4IN00196as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number S4IN00196as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$778,528.11$3,229,250.02
Individuals, unitemized$218,511.58$1,305,345.53
Other political committees$491,269.00$1,432,093.06
Party committees$0.00$850.00
The candidate, contributions$0.00$0.00
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

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