Vance Casts Tiebreaker to Advance FY2026 Budget Resolution in Senate

Vice President JD Vance cast a tiebreaking vote on Feb. 7, 2025, to advance the FY2026 budget resolution in the Senate. The budget resolution was the first step in the reconciliation process that would eventually produce the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; with Republicans holding exactly 53 Senate seats, moderate Republican reservations about spending parameters brought the vote to a tie that required Vance's presence in the Senate chamber to break.