Vance Casts Tiebreaker on First Graham Amendment to One Big Beautiful Bill

Vice President JD Vance cast a 51-50 tiebreaking vote on July 1, 2025, on the first of two Sen. Lindsey Graham amendments to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act during the Senate vote-a-rama. The reconciliation process requires only a simple majority, but with a 50-seat Republican majority, Vance's presence as president of the Senate was essential to breaking every tie; he cast multiple tiebreaking votes over the course of the bill's Senate floor debate.