While most presidential support votes are straightforward, determining a president’s views on legislation can occasionally be fraught, especially when the president is Donald Trump.
Each year, CQ Roll Call assigns a presidential position to votes based on whether the president expressed a clear stance before members of Congress voted. Final Senate votes on nominees (a confirmation vote or an unsuccessful cloture vote), by virtue of the nominations being submitted by the president, are considered presidential support votes.
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