Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 31st tie-breaking vote in the Senate on July 12, breaking the 50-50 tie to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. At 31 tie-breaking votes, Harris is now tied with John C. Calhoun (1825 – 1832) for the most tie-breaking votes cast by a vice president in United States history.
Harris has cast 25 votes in relation to the confirmation of judges and administration officials, and six votes in relation to the American Rescue Plan Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, two budget reconciliation bills passed during the 117th Congress.
The third-most tie-breaking votes in United States history were cast by John Adams (29) during his tenure from 1789 to 1797. After Adams, the next most were cast by George M. Dallas (19) from 1845 to 1849.
