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U.S. Senator from Rhode Island

Born

October 20, 1955

Age 70

Phone

(202) 224-2921

Office

530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510, Washington 20510

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Senator|Democrat|Rhode Island

Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse is an American politician and lawyer serving as the junior United States senator from Rhode Island, a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island from 1993 to 1998, and as the 71st attorney general of Rhode Island from 1999 to 2003. He was elected to the Senate In 2006, defeating Republican incumbent Lincoln Chafee. He was reelected in 2012, 2018, and 2024.

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Voting Record — 789

Yes31%

No65%

Present0%

Not Voting4%

Party align95%

Cross-party5%

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Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. SenatorDemocratRhode Island

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Sheldon's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 88 sponsored · 218 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

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Michael Bennet@bennet.senate.govJun 17(source)

Overnight, Russia launched its deadliest attack on Kyiv in nearly a year. This is a reminder of Putin's cruelty and just another reason the United States must stand firm in our commitment to aiding Ukraine. Russia is the obstacle to peace, not Ukraine.

Russian Drone and Missile Strikes on Kyiv Kill at Least 10

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Senator Ruben Gallego@gallego.senate.govJun 17(source)

Republicans know cuts to Medicaid would devastate their own constituents, but they’re still lining up behind Trump’s plan to gut it. Cowardice at the expense of working families.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 17(source)

How many warnings do Republicans need before they tell their fossil fuel donors that enough is enough?

E&E News: Global reinsurer says extreme heat is No. 1 risk

Deadly temperatures can lead to lawsuits, lost productivity and falling asset value, Swiss Re said in a new report.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 17(source)

Worth the read.

How John Roberts Created the Anti-constitutional Monster Devouring Washington

From ushering in Citizens United to granting presidents broad immunity, no one in the capital is more responsible for Donald Trump’s destructive second term than the Supreme Court’s chief justice.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 17(source)

Good for you, Tina. Bravo.

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Sen. Tina Smith pulled Utah GOP Sen. Mike Lee out of a private Republican meeting to discuss what she called the “painful” effects of Lee’s tweets about the weekend shooting of two state legislators in her home state of Minnesota. www.semafor.com/article/06/1...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 16(source)

Three things: 1. On judges, FedSoc was a screen, Koch operation and fossil fuel the actual players. 2. Everyone – even FedSoc and polluter interests – agrees Bove “would be more loyal to Trump than the rule of law.” 3. But once Trump is gone, who will Bove serve? Polluters worry it’s not them.

The Next Conservative Civil War Is Coming

Trump’s nomination of Emil Bove to be a federal judge has sparked a larger battle within the conservative legal movement.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 16(source)

I was glad to join @reed.senate.gov and our firefighters to officially launch this new state-of-the-art support vehicle. The residents of northern Rhode Island stand to benefit from our federal investment in this truck, which will better allow firefighters to do their jobs safely and effectively.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Senator Jack Reed stand in front of a firetruck with members of the Greater Woonsocket Fire Chiefs Mutual Aid Association and both state and local officials.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse speaks at a podium in front of fireman jackets and helmets. Several men are seated next to him, including Senator Jack Reed, with a banner hanging above them that reads “FDNY 9-11 NYPD” and “NEVER FORGET.”

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 16(source)

Musk-rats at Social Security were “a case study” of what happens when a “team of government novices” run “a critical government agency through misinformation and social media blasts.”

The Bureaucrat and the Billionaire: Inside DOGE’s Chaotic Takeover of Social Security

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 16(source)

Republicans say that Medicaid is riddled with fraud and that people who should be working, aren’t. They said the same about the Child Tax Credit. They’re wrong about both.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 15(source)

It sends a message to clients, who may end up litigating against the government, when a law firm caves to even demonstrably illegal government pressure. If they won’t stick up for themselves, why would they stick up for you?

Opinion | Law firms benefit from fighting Trump attacks. Those who caved suffer.

Trump’s clashes with big law firms have helped differentiate the courageous from the cowardly.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 15(source)

Trump will be there three and a half years. Companies that deep-sea mine around the treaty during that time could be permanently blacklisted by the rest of the world forever, as a deterrent to their cheating on the international process.

For a Preserved Ocean: Protecting the Deep Sea on the High Seas from Mining.

Read the joint statement.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 15(source)

Punchline: these three “Trump” justices were put on the Supreme Court by a little crew of creepy billionaire polluters, not by the Federalist Society.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 15(source)

Yes, there is a split between election-denying/MAGAloon and Koch/polluter factions. But FedSoc was not the actor in the drama, it was the screen behind which the action took place.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 15(source)

Look at who funds the right-wing amicus flotillas that have such success telling the Court what to do. It’s Koch/polluter side not MAGA/election denier side. Hence so much effort on deregulation, specifically of pollution controls.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 15(source)

FedSoc never even considered “FedSoc list,” for instance. McGahn and Leo served Kochs. Trump just now figuring out Kochs picked “his” justices.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 15(source)

Close, but no cigar. In the Court-packing effort, FedSoc was just cover for Kochs.

Why Donald Trump soured on some of his own judges

David French on Donald Trump’s breakup with the Federalist Society.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJun 14(source)

Great example of Trumpster lie upon Trumpster lie propagating a phony narrative. First, they tried to bang Social Security with a lie (hoping to privatize it); then when people stood up and called that out, they declared fake victory over fake problem.

Analysis | Records of dead people show how the pro-Trump spin machine keeps going

Supporters cite a prosaic DOGE announcement as evidence that a Social Security problem that never existed has been fixed.

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Sponsored Bills(88)

S. 4571 (119th)
A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a tropospheric ozone rese…
S. 4404 (119th)
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require Congress to approve of the application of certa…
S.J. Res. 188 (119th)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite…
S.J. Res. 187 (119th)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, Unite…
S. 4346 (119th)
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to make the filing of a petition for relief un…

Cosponsored Bills(218)

S. Res. 750 (119th)
A resolution recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the contributions of public works …
Joined: 2026-05-21
S. Res. 751 (119th)
A resolution designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Joined: 2026-05-21
S. 4588 (119th)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax for the repurch…
Joined: 2026-05-20
S. 4572 (119th)
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory ar…
Joined: 2026-05-19
S. 4551 (119th)
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold…
Joined: 2026-05-18

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Voting History

789 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-02-24	—	End debate	YES	NO	✕↔	Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-43)
2025-02-24	—	End debate	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-28)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Accept House changes	NO	NO	✓	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (52-48)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-51)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Agreed to (53-47)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-51)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-21	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Van Hollen Amdt. No. 233)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (24-76)
2025-02-21	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-02-21	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 172)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Baldwin Amdt. No. 276)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Wyden Amdt. No. 1156)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-51)
2025-02-20	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 776)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Agreed to (51-49)
2025-02-20	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-20	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-20	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 925)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-53)
2025-02-20	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Warner Amdt. No. 130)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-52)
2025-02-20	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 494)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 454)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2025-02-20	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-49)
2025-02-20	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-02-19	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-02-18	S. Con. Res. 7 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-47)
2025-02-18	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2025-02-18	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (48-45)
2025-02-13	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)
2025-02-13	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-45)
2025-02-13	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (72-28)
2025-02-13	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-48)
2025-02-12	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-02-12	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-48)
2025-02-10	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-45)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (53-46)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2025-02-06	—	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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