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Sheldon Whitehouse

D Democrat Senator from Rhode Island

Seal of Rhode Island Rhode Island 530 Hart Senate Office Building 202-224-2921 Born 1955-10-20
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Term Details

Term Start 2025-01-03
Term End 2031-01-03
Terms Served 4
Senate Class 1
State Rank Junior

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Ranking Member
Senate Committee on Finance
Member
Senate Committee on the Budget
Member
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Member
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$1.4B
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
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
S.Res. 600: A resolution recognizing January 2026 as “National Mentoring Month”.
2026-02-05

Bill Text: This resolution's text for status <Resolution Agreed to by Senate> (Feb. 5, 2026) is now available. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] is the sponsor of this resolution.

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

95.7% Party Loyalty
With Party 641
Against Party 29
Not Voting 24
670 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (29)

Yea
On the Nomination PN726-12 2026-02-04 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 2026-02-03 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN726-5 2026-02-03 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 2026-02-02 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN645-2 2025-12-17 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN645-2 2025-12-17 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN520-4 2025-12-03 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN520-3 2025-12-03 · Party voted Nay · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
On the Cloture Motion PN520-3 2025-12-03 · Party voted Nay · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
On the Nomination PN520-2 2025-12-02 · Party voted Nay · 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 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-03 On the Cloture Motion PN726-12 Yea 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 Yea Nomination Confirmed
2026-02-02 On the Cloture Motion PN726-5 Yea 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