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Seat
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 · 215 cosponsored
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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govDec 12(source)
On the ground in Mississippi today seeing firsthand how climate change is driving up home insurance costs by making severe weather more extreme and more frequent. Climate change = huge pocketbook issue here and across the country. Big Oil is to blame.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govDec 11(source)
Someone who gets a cancer diagnosis needs good, affordable insurance that pretty much covers their treatment – not $1,000 in a health savings account plus pricy junk health insurance that leaves them on the hook for massive bills.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govDec 11(source)
Republicans refused to make good on their commitment to work in a bipartisan way to lower skyrocketing premiums. Now, they own the massive fiscal disaster that is about to hit their constituents – health care premiums will double in a matter of weeks. 🧵
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govDec 11(source)
The campaign corruption case just argued in the Supreme Court attracted a flotilla of creepy front groups who filed “amicus” briefs — 15 of them by our count! The Supreme Court refuses to require disclosure of the connections between them. Smelly.
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govDec 10(source)
“A member of the public familiar with the Maxwell trial record who reviewed the grand jury materials that the Government proposes to unseal would thus learn next to nothing new … would come away feeling disappointed and misled.”
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govDec 10(source)
“DOJ’s motion … itself misled victims—and the public at large—in holding out the Maxwell grand jury materials as essential to the goal of “transparency to the American public,” when in fact the grand jury materials would not add to public knowledge.”
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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.

DateBillQuestionPositionParty MajAlign?Result
2026-02-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-46)
2026-02-04—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-47)
2026-02-04—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2026-02-04—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2026-02-04—Confirm nomineeYESNO✕↔Nomination Confirmed (58-39)
2026-02-03—End debateYESNO✕↔Cloture Motion Agreed to (55-39)
2026-02-03—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-02-03—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
2026-02-03—Confirm nomineeYESNO✕↔Nomination Confirmed (54-40)
2026-02-02—End debateYESNO✕↔Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Final passageYESNO✕↔Bill Passed (71-29, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30—Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287)YESYES✓Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Vote on amendmentYESYES✓Amendment Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Agreed to (58-42)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Kill the motionYESYES✓Motion to Table Agreed to (67-33)
2026-01-30H.R. 7148 (119th)Vote on amendmentNONO✓Amendment Rejected (32-67)
2026-01-29H.R. 7148 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (45-55, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-27S. 3627 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateNONO✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-45, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-15H.R. 6938 (119th)Final passageYESYES✓Bill Passed (82-15)
2026-01-15H.R. 6938 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (85-14, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-14S.J. Res. 98 (119th)Point of Order S.J.Res. 98NONO✓Point of Order Well Taken (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2026-01-13S.J. Res. 84 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-52)
2026-01-12H.R. 6938 (119th)End filibuster to begin debateYESYES✓Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (80-13, 3/5 majority required)
2026-01-08—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-40)
2026-01-08S.J. Res. 98 (119th)Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98YESYES✓Motion to Discharge Agreed to (52-47)
2026-01-07S.J. Res. 86 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Rejected (43-50)
2026-01-06—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (52-48)
2026-01-06—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
2026-01-05—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (50-35)
2025-12-18—End debateNOT_VOTINGNO—Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-42)
2025-12-18—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-35)
2025-12-18—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (58-36)
2025-12-18—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
2025-12-18S. Res. 532 (119th)Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (53-43)
2025-12-18S.J. Res. 82 (119th)Approve resolutionYESYES✓Joint Resolution Defeated (50-50)
2025-12-17S. Res. 412 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-47)
2025-12-17—Confirm nomineeYESNO✕↔Nomination Confirmed (71-29)
2025-12-17—End debateYESNO✕↔Cloture Motion Agreed to (69-27)
2025-12-17—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (67-30)
2025-12-17—End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-30)
2025-12-17S. 1071 (119th)Accept House changesYESYES✓Motion Agreed to (77-20)
2025-12-15S. 1071 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-20, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-11S. 1071 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (75-22)
2025-12-11S. Res. 532 (119th)Approve resolutionNONO✓Resolution Agreed to (52-47)
2025-12-11S. 3385 (119th)End debateYESYES✓Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-11S. 3386 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required)
2025-12-10S. Res. 532 (119th)End debateNONO✓Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47)
2025-12-10S.J. Res. 82 (119th)Begin considerationYESYES✓Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-49)
2025-12-09—Confirm nomineeNONO✓Nomination Confirmed (51-46)

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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