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Brian Schatz

D Democrat Senator from Hawaii

Seal of Hawaii Hawaii 722 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-3934 Born 1972-10-20
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Term Details

Term Start 2023-01-03
Term End 2029-01-03
Terms Served 4
Senate Class 3
State Rank Senior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Appropriations
Member
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Member
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Member
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Vice Chairman
Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$746.5M
2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7147
2026-02-12 Rejected 52/47
Nay
H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-12 Passed 49/47
Nay
Motion to Proceed on H.J.Res. 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
2026-02-11 Agreed to 51/46
Yea
Motion to Proceed on S.J.Res. 95: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relat
2026-02-10 Rejected 47/51
Nay
On the Nomination PN726-4: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-10 Confirmed 52/46
S. 3823: A bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 4.1 percent, and for other purposes.
2026-02-10

Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration. 1 cosponsor is on that committee.

Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel E. Burrows to be an Assistant Attorney General: Daniel E. Burrows, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Attorney General
2026-02-09 Agreed to 51/47
Nay
On the Nomination PN726-11: Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana
2026-02-05 Confirmed 50/47
Nay
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin R. Olson to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana: Justin R. Olson, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of I
2026-02-05 Agreed to 51/47
Nay
On the Nomination PN726-9: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee
2026-02-05 Confirmed 50/46

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

96.7% Party Loyalty
With Party 664
Against Party 23
Not Voting 7
687 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (23)

Nay
On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071) 2025-12-17 · Party voted Yea · Motion Agreed to
Nay
On the Cloture Motion S. 1071 2025-12-15 · Party voted Yea · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Nay
On the Motion to Proceed S. 1071 2025-12-11 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Nay
On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 2025-10-09 · Party voted Yea · Bill Passed
Nay
On the Motion to Proceed S. 2296 2025-09-04 · Party voted Yea · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Nay
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2296 2025-09-02 · Party voted Yea · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN22-18 2025-08-02 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Nay
On the Nomination PN55-43 2025-08-02 · Party voted Yea · Nomination Confirmed
Nay
On the Motion (Motion to Waive Section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2772 ) 2025-06-30 · Party voted Yea · Motion Rejected
Nay
On the Nomination PN26-18 2025-04-29 · Party voted Yea · Nomination Confirmed

Recent Votes

Date Bill Vote Result
2026-02-12 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 7147 Nay Cloture Motion Rejected
2026-02-12 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142 Nay Joint Resolution Passed
2026-02-11 On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 142 Nay Motion to Proceed Agreed to
2026-02-10 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 95 Yea Motion to Proceed Rejected
2026-02-10 On the Nomination PN726-4 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-09 On the Cloture Motion PN726-4 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-11 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-05 On the Cloture Motion PN726-11 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-05 On the Nomination PN726-9 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-9 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-2 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-04 On the Cloture Motion PN726-2 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-04 On the Nomination PN726-12 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-6 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-6 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-02-03 On the Nomination PN726-5 Nay Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-02 On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
2026-01-30 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 Yea Bill Passed
2026-01-30 On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287) Yea Motion Rejected

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress