Senator · Indiana
Jim Banks
Jim Banks is a Republican senator from Indiana, in Congress since 2017. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 12, and cast 830 of 831 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 3, 2017
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2031
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.3%12 of 915 · rank 69 of 101 | 100%830 of 831 · rank 11 of 101 | 1070 became law | 16%43 of 263 |
| 118th CongressHouse of Representatives | 1,222 | 3.6%44 of 1,222 · rank 144 of 442 | 98%814 of 828 · rank 173 of 442 | 450 became law | 8%18 of 228 |
| 117th CongressHouse of Representatives | 997 | 2.0%20 of 997 · rank 131 of 443 | 99%550 of 557 · rank 158 of 443 | 511 became law | 13%38 of 294 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.65+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Sep 18, 2024· House· Passage· On Passage· Failed 202–220· Against party
- Apr 12, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 227–193· Against party
- Nov 7, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 112–318· Against party
- Nov 7, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 211–220· Against party
- H.R. 4665: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024NaySep 28, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 132–298· Against party
- Sep 27, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 159–269· Against party
- Sep 27, 2023· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Failed 160–270· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54· Against party
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
203 sponsored · 1 became law
How far they got
- Introduced19295%
- Reported by committee52.5%
- Passed one chamber52.5%
- Became law10.5%
Policy areas
- Education33
- Armed Forces and National Security31
- International Affairs25
- Health22
- Immigration13
- Government Operations and Politics12
- Labor and Employment11
- Foreign Trade and International Finance9
Latest activity
- S.Res. 917 A resolution expressing support for the designation of September as "Dystonia Awareness Month" to promote public awareness and understanding of dystonia.Passed one chamber· Health· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5601 Insider Threat Reporting and Security Guidance Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5599 River Ridge Land Conveyance ActIntroduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5598 Blocking Foreign Cellular Modules in Defense Systems Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5597 Service Academy Testing Enhancement Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5596 Military DEI Repeal Act of 2026Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5595 Weapons Resupply, Stockpile, and Assurance ActIntroduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5590 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to identify, prioritize, and remediate the presence of certain equipment and computational facilities owned or controlled by a foreign adversary in the electric grid of the United States, and for other purposes.Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Employment and Workplace SafetyChairman
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $2.3M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $3.1M
- From committees
- $558.1K
- 186 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $131.5K
- 52 PACs · 24% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| l3harris technologies, inc.l3harris technologies, inc. pac | $6,500 | L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $115.4M |
| samsung electronics america incsamsung electronics america inc political action committee | $5,500 | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $3.7M |
| novartis corporationnovartis corporation political action committee | $5,000 | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $36.2M |
| roche diagnostics corporationroche diagnostics corporation pac (roche dxpac) | $5,000 | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization | $89.1M |
| mantech international corporationmantech international corporation political action committee ( a.k.a 'mantech pac') | $5,000 | MANTECH ADVANCED SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $973.7M |
| cardinal health inc.cardinal health inc. pac | $5,000 | CARDINAL HEALTH 200, LLCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $276.6M |
| gilead sciences, inc.gilead sciences inc healthcare policy pac | $5,000 | GILEAD SCIENCES INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | -$779 |
| abbvieabbvie political action committee | $5,000 | ABBVIE US LLCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $154.6K |
| ultra electronics, inc.ultra electronics inc political action committee | $4,500 | ULTRA ELECTRONICS OCEAN SYSTEMS INC.AI match · 93% · of one corporate family | $45.4M |
| bristol-myers squibb companybristol-myers squibb company political action committee | $4,000 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $8.8M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.3M | $558.1K | $131.5K52 PACs · 24% of committee money |
| 2024 | $7.3M | $1.6M | $301.5K59 PACs · 19% of committee money |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $727.8K | $244K57 PACs · 34% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · IndianaJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031
- House · Indiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2025
- House · Indiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
- House · Indiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
- House · Indiana's 3rd districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.banks.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-4814
- Office
- 303 Hart Senate Office Building
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.