Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat · U.S. Senator for Rhode Island
103 sponsored · 454 cosponsored
Age 71 · In office since 2007
Contact their office: (202) 224-2921 · 530 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 2 became law, 18 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 60 were resolutions that are finished, 15 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 350 are in committee, 7 have only been introduced, and 2 were stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law 2 bills
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 18 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
- Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act
- Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Reauthorization Act of 2026
- Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026
- Saving the OOI Act of 2026
- Promoting Police Leadership Act
- North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- CLEAR Path Act
- Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
- A concurrent resolution recognizing the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, Tucson, Arizona, shooting and honoring the survivors and victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a gun violence survivor and one of the most influential voices of courage in the United States in the fight to end gun violence.
- FDA Modernization Act 3.0
Adopted 60 bills
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
- A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week".
- A resolution supporting the designation of October 30 as the "International Day of Political Prisoners".
- A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Literacy Month".
- A resolution designating October 7, 2026, as "Energy Efficiency Day" in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies.
- A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- A resolution designating September 25, 2026, as "National Lobster Day".
- A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of September 13 through 19, 2026, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week".
- A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
- A resolution designating August 16, 2026, as "National Airborne Day".
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 15 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
- Protecting Presidential Memorials Act
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration relating to "Rescinding the Definition of 'Harm' Under the Endangered Species Act".
- Stop Corrupt Trading Act
- PAID OFF Act of 2025
- Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- Charlotte Woodward Organ Transplant Discrimination Prevention Act
- GUARD Act
- Stop Presidential Embezzlement Act
- Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
In committee 350 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026
- Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026
- Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution
- Stop Corrupt Gratuities Act
- A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
- Immigration Warrants Reform Act of 2026
- Jeanette Acosta Invest in Women’s Health Act of 2026
- STRONGER Act
- Affordability is Access Act of 2026
- Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act
Introduced, nothing more yet 7 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
- 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 relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final Rule".
Failed 2 bills
Came to a vote and did not get the votes it needed.
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".
- A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared with respect to energy.