Roger F. Wicker
- Previous profession
- Private law practice, 1982 to 1994; Lee County Public Defender, 1984 to 1987
- Military service
- U.S. Air Force, 1976 to 1980; U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1980 to 2004
- First public office
- 1986Tupelo City Judge Pro Tempore, 1986 to 1987
- Years in public office
- 38of 50 years since 1976, 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, Wicker has a recorded vote on 38 laws that passed.
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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 Wicker is a member. The rest passed the Senate by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Wicker 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, Wicker 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. Wicker votes to cancel 22 and against cancelling 0, and did not vote on 2. The rules Wicker votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (6), 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).
Wicker votes the same way as most Senate Republicans on all 36 of these Yes and No votes.
Wicker did not vote on the law that cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska and 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
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
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.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
The annual defense policy law.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
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.
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
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.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
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.
What this member says about laws and orders
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 1 law and 2 executive orders.
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From this member’s press releases
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4 excerpts
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“This summer, Chairman Rogers and I worked to ensure this was possible when we placed $2.5 billion in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to build a strong American drone industry. This initiative taps into America’s innovative defense industry, following President Trump’s industry-first approach in his Drone Dominance executive order.”
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WICKER, HYDE-SMITH DEMAND AN END TO BIDEN-ERA FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS
“A few months later, Biden signed EO 14030, requiring agencies to integrate up-to-date flood risk considerations into federal actions. Collectively, both of these EOs laid the groundwork for FEMA’s implementation of a new rating system known as Risk Rating 2.0, which was enacted on October 1, 2021.”
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Wicker Stresses Peace Through Strength to AF Association, Updates on One Big Beautiful Bill
“I was talking to Donald J. Trump in the Oval Office, and I was advocating for Iron Dome for America. We think the technology is there to do it for the entire continent.”
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Chairman Wicker Meets with President Trump to Discuss Peace Through Strength
“Alongside Secretary of Defense Hegseth, I will keep my commitment to build the Iron Dome for America, construct a next-generation naval fleet to command the seas, restore our nation’s arsenal of munitions, and empower our country’s best entrepreneurs to dominate the technology race with China. That starts with a strong reconciliation process.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 76 spending items this member requested, $188,711,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George County | Public Law 119-37 | Big and Little Cedar Creeks (George County) Flood PreventionNatural Resources Conservation Service · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | MS | $2,000,000 |
| Choctaw County Board of Supervisors | Public Law 119-37 | Choctaw County LakeNatural Resources Conservation Service · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | MS | $1,000,000 |
| Desoto County Board of Supervisors | Public Law 119-37 | Desoto County Agri-Education CenterRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MS | $275,000 |
| City of Batesville | Public Law 119-37 | Batesville Aerial Ladder Fire Truck ReplacementRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MS | $1,201,000 |
| Choctaw County, MS Board of Supervisors | Public Law 119-37 | Choctaw County--Fire Station/EMS Building ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MS | $3,000,000 |
| Jet Engine Thermal Simulator: Minor Construction | Public Law 119-37 | Jet Engine Thermal Simulator: Minor ConstructionArmy | None printed | $6,800,000 |
| Water Storage Tank | Public Law 119-37 | Water Storage TankAir Force | None printed | $14,200,000 |
| Army Aviation Support Facility: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Army Aviation Support Facility: DesignArmy National Guard | None printed | $6,500,000 |
| Readiness Center: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Readiness Center: DesignArmy National Guard | None printed | $4,500,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MS Cities of Clin and Raymond f Wastewater ImEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $7,800,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MS City of Petal InfrastructurProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,750,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MS City of Starkv Wastewater Tr ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MS DCRUA Effluent ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,500,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MS City of Brando Storage TankEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,250,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MS City of Meridi Storage FacilEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate MS Town of Sander Water Infrast ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,080,000 |
| Historic Preservation | Public Law 119-74 | Fund MS City of Louisv Historic Stra Preservation Restoration, TreasuresNational Pa · rk Service | None printed | $500,000 |
| Historic Preservation | Public Law 119-74 | Fund MS Columbus Cultu Foundation fo Williams Hous Preservation, TreasuresNational Pa · rk Service | None printed | $375,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Public Law 119-74 | Secured Research Computing InfrastructureDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| University of Mississippi | Public Law 119-74 | Graphene and Graphene-Like Low-Dimensional MaterialsDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $4,000,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Public Law 119-74 | Agriculture Autonomy Technology IncubatorDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,100,000 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Public Law 119-74 | Geospatial Science for Disaster and Emergency Management (GeoDEM)DOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $1,426,000 |
| Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries Parks Marine Foundation | Public Law 119-74 | Mississippi Oyster Restoration and Workforce ProgramDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Mississippi Commercial Fisheries United | Public Law 119-74 | Marine Debris RemovalDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $300,000 |
| University of Mississippi | Public Law 119-74 | Training for Justice System ProfessionalsDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $838,000 |
| Mississippi Youth Challenge Academy | Public Law 119-74 | Juvenile Delinquency Prevention InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $500,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Public Law 119-74 | Forensic Science Institute and Digital Forensics LabDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $2,500,000 |
| City of West Point, MS | Public Law 119-74 | West Point Crime Prevention InitiativeDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Pearl River County | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $750,000 |
| City of Meridian | Public Law 119-74 | Real Time Crime CenterDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $750,000 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Public Law 119-74 | UMMC Campus Public Safety EnhancementsDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $907,000 |
| City of Columbus | Public Law 119-74 | Technology Enhancements for the Northeast Mississippi Area Crime CenterDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Humphreys County | Public Law 119-74 | Law Enforcement Equipment UpgradesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $460,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Public Law 119-74 | Demonstration of Composite Manufacturing for Blended Wing Body Air FrameNASA · SSMS | None printed | $2,500,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Public Law 119-75 | to expand a workforce training program for skilled manufacturingDOL · Employment and Training Administration | MS | $5,320,000 |
| MS Department of Archives and History | Public Law 119-75 | to establish a workforce training field schoolDOL · Employment and Training Administration | MS | $500,000 |
| Memorial Health System | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to support a radiation oncology equipment projectHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | MS | $5,600,000 |
| Mississippi Public Health Institute | Public Law 119-75 | for the Center for Optimizing Maternal Outcomes for data development and systems implementationHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | MS | $2,500,000 |
| Mississippi State Department of Health | Public Law 119-75 | for acquisition of telehealth equipmentHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | MS | $801,000 |
| Singing River Health System | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to acquire and install generatorsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | MS | $1,500,000 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to support Rural Primary Care Provider system and telehealth strategiesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | MS | $1,000,000 |
| University of Mississippi | Public Law 119-75 | for construction of lab space and facilities and acquisition of drug development technology and equipmentHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | MS | $7,000,000 |
| University of Southern Mississippi | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment for construction to upgrade audiology clinic and acquire audiology equipmentHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | MS | $396,000 |
| Mercy House Teen Challenge | Public Law 119-75 | for substance and alcohol abuse recovery and treatmentHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | MS | $765,000 |
| Delta Health Alliance | Public Law 119-75 | to improve education outcomesED · Innovation and Improvement | MS | $800,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Public Law 119-75 | for the purchase of equipmentED · Higher Education | MS | $5,459,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Public Law 119-75 | to support physician assistant educationED · Higher Education | MS | $500,000 |
| Greene County Board of Supervisors | Public Law 119-75 | Airport Planning and DevelopmentDepartment of Transportation · Transportation Planning, Research, and Development | MS | $500,000 |
| Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) | Public Law 119-75 | Terminal Baggage Claim ExpansionDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | MS | $1,000,000 |
| Meridian Regional Airport (MEI) | Public Law 119-75 | Terminal BuildingDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | MS | $1,000,000 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) | Public Law 119-75 | Passenger Boarding Bridge ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | MS | $1,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Edwards Street ReconstructionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $1,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Madison Avenue Widening for the City of MadisonDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $1,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Bozeman-Reunion Crossing Interconnectivity System for Madison CountyDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $2,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Lake Okhissa Access and Utilities ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $2,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Canal Street Bridge Replacement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $2,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Texas Flat Road ReconstructionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $2,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Star Landing RoadDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $7,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Highway 80 East Widening ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $1,000,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | US Highway 80 ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $1,500,000 |
| MS | Public Law 119-75 | Dedeaux Road Widening ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MS | $1,500,000 |
| Mississippi Department of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | Tupelo Rail ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | MS | $10,000,000 |
| Pearl River Community College | Public Law 119-75 | Road Infrastructure ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $2,000,000 |
| Jones County Junior College | Public Law 119-75 | Educational Building ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $1,000,000 |
| Pat Harrison Waterway District | Public Law 119-75 | Pat Harrison Waterway District Archusa Dam Repair and RehabilitationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $4,000,000 |
| City of Vicksburg | Public Law 119-75 | Floodwall Closure System ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $3,000,000 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Public Law 119-75 | Site Preparation and Critical Infrastructure SupportDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $8,500,000 |
| University of Mississippi | Public Law 119-75 | Innovation and Entrepreneurial Fusion CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $10,000,000 |
| Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Public Law 119-75 | Vicksburg National Military Park ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $3,000,000 |
| SR1 College Preparatory and STEM Academy | Public Law 119-75 | Learning CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $1,000,000 |
| Forrest-Lamar Alliance | Public Law 119-75 | Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $1,000,000 |
| Lee County Board of Supervisors | Public Law 119-75 | Learning CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MS | $1,000,000 |
| City of Jackson Public Works Department | Public Law 119-86 | City of Jackson Midtown Area Stormwater Infrastructure ImprovementsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | MS | $1,125,000 |
| City of Jackson Public Works Department | Public Law 119-86 | City of Jackson Queens Area Stormwater Infrastructure ImprovementsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | MS | $1,125,000 |
| City of Long Beach | Public Law 119-86 | Long Beach Harbor Mitigation ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | MS | $2,558,000 |
| City of Ridgeland | Public Law 119-86 | Citywide Flood MitigationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | MS | $4,000,000 |
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