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Bipartisan Wins — Bills That Crossed the Aisle

Bipartisan Wins — Bills That Crossed the Aisle

Most bills die in committee. Of those that pass, most pass on party-line votes. A small minority — usually under 15% — pass with substantial support from both parties. Those bipartisan wins are where the actual lawmaking happens.

This page lists every bill in the 119th Congress that has cleared at least one chamber with 30%+ support from both parties. Each entry shows what the bill does, who sponsored it, and the final vote breakdown.


Bipartisan passes — recent

2026-07-14
HR139 · House · Passed
HR8897 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
2026-06-29
HR7757 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR7128 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR2478 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR7401 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR915 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
S629 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR6644 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR8466 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR8428 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR7618 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
2026-06-03
S254 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR3234 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR4544 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR5317 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed

Top bipartisan sponsors

Members whose bills most often draw substantial cross-party support:

#MemberPartyStateChamberCross-Party Bills
1Eugene Simon VindmanDVirginiaRep.3
2Nydia M. VelázquezDNew YorkRep.3
3Ayanna PressleyDMassachusettsRep.3
4Thomas MassieRKentuckyRep.3
5Susie LeeDNevadaRep.3
6Josh GottheimerDNew JerseyRep.3
7Don BaconRNebraskaRep.3
8Raphael G. WarnockDGeorgiaSenator2
9Maxine WatersDCaliforniaRep.2
10Derrick Van OrdenRWisconsinRep.2
11Jefferson Van DrewRNew JerseyRep.2
12Shri ThanedarDMichiganRep.2
13Ritchie TorresDNew YorkRep.2
14Mike ThompsonDCaliforniaRep.2
15Haley M. StevensDMichiganRep.2

Bipartisan compromises in the Senate

2026-07-14
HR139 · House · Passed
HR8897 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
2026-06-29
HR7757 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR7128 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR2478 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR7401 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR915 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
S629 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR6644 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR8466 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR8428 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
HR7618 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed
2026-06-03
S254 · House · 2/3 Yea-And-Nay · Passed

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Frequently Asked

How do you define “bipartisan”?

A bill that received at least 30% support from both Democrats and Republicans on its passage vote in at least one chamber. The exact threshold is configurable.

Do bipartisan bills become law more often?

Yes — bills that pass at least one chamber with bipartisan support become law roughly 4x more often than party-line bills, though most still don’t make it through both chambers.

What kinds of bills tend to be bipartisan?

Naming buildings, technical fixes to existing law, narrow regulatory bills, military authorizations, and a handful of substantive reforms each session. Major economic and social legislation is overwhelmingly party-line.

Why does Purple Voice surface this?

Bipartisan votes are an underreported indicator of which members can actually legislate vs. perform. The list is short; the consequence is large.