U.S. Senator from Wyoming
John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming
Orthopedic surgeon and former Wyoming Senate president, appointed in 2007. Senate Republican Conference chair. Focus on energy, public lands, and healthcare.
Record
Conservative Republican. Strong opponent of ACA as physician. Advocate for domestic energy production on federal lands. Opposes most environmental regulations affecting Wyoming's energy sector.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5204 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt individual account plans from certain prohibited transaction rules. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.4903 — A bill to improve the point-in-time count conducted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4765 — Let America Build Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- S.4561 — CLOSE THE GAP Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
- S.4431 — Time for Completion Act (Introduced, Apr 29, 2026)
- S.4410 — A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act. (Reported, Apr 28, 2026)
- S.4317 — No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 16, 2026)
- S.4255 — Expedited Disability Insurance Payments for Terminally Ill Individuals Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)
Notable votes
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.1677 — Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.4429 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Reported, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.4318 — Breast Cancer Stamp Reauthorization Act (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.4472 — Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5090 — Digital Age Assurance Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.4952 — Protecting American Taxpayers Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- S.1289 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
- S.5025 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
Voting analysis
John Barrasso holds a senior post in the Senate Republican leadership and chairs subcommittees on public lands and on tax oversight. He also departs from the conference position more often than most of its members — though considerably less often than Wyoming's other senator.
Mostly amendments his side would not take
The bulk of his record is votes for amendments the conference declined to support, across two budget resolutions, a spending bill and a tax bill. Every one of them failed. Two departures run the other way and carry more weight: a benefits bill he opposed at passage, and a cloture motion on a foreign aid supplemental that he voted against while it advanced.
A leadership figure supporting failed amendments is a different act from a backbencher doing the same. It signals the position without threatening the outcome.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.Con.Res. 33 Paul Amdt. No. 5378 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 3944 Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3113 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 3944 Kennedy Amdt. No. 3414 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3414 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 1 Lee Amdt. No. 2745 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2745 to S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 1968 Paul Amdt. No. 1266 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1266 to H.R. 1968 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Mar 14, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.Con.Res. 7 Paul Amdt No. 999 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 999 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Feb 21, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 82 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 82 · roll call 118 | Dec 21, 2024 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 815 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt to the Senate Amdt to H.R. 815 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 815 · roll call 118 | Apr 23, 2024 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 7888 Lee Amdt No. 1840 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1840 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 7888 Durbin Amdt No. 1841 as Modified On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1841 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118 | Apr 19, 2024 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
The Wyoming comparison
Wyoming's two Senate seats are both Republican, and the state average is driven far above Barrasso's rate by his colleague. The gap here is one of the widest between two senators of the same party and state anywhere on the site.
Among the 2 Republicans in the Wyoming delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 9.4%. John Barrasso is below that average at 6.5%.
What he legislates on
Energy leads the classification, as a Wyoming portfolio would suggest. The bills include an exemption for individual account plans from certain prohibited transaction rules, improvements to the housing department's point-in-time homelessness count, a construction measure, a gap-closing act, and a bill on time for completion.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. John Barrasso's cluster into: Energy (2), Education (1), Housing and Community Development (1), Immigration (1), Science, Technology, Communications (1), Social Welfare (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 7 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
He was appointed to the seat in the second half of the two-thousands and has held it since. His absences are modest.
First elected in 2007, now serving across 10 terms. John Barrasso falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, John Barrasso has 713 bills sponsored, 2463 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Energy
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: National Parks
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Public Lands, Forests, and Mining (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on Finance: Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Senate Committee on Finance: Health Care
- Senate Committee on Finance: Taxation and IRS Oversight (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Africa and Global Health Policy
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
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