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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 — 783

Yes31%

No65%

Present0%

Not Voting4%

Party align95%

Cross-party4%

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Sheldon Whitehouse

U.S. SenatorDemocratRhode Island

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Sheldon's ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 87 sponsored · 213 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

I developed the INFRA program to support projects like the reconstruction of the Providence Viaduct, the heart of RI’s highway system. Thrilled to celebrate the completion of RI’s first INFRA-funded project at the Viaduct, with more ribbon cuttings to come!

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol...

Trump suffers clean-energy grant, offshore wind losses

It started with an order to restore climate funding for blue states, and ended today with yet another judge saying Trump can't halt offshore wind…

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

Doubt me? Check out how your grid works and what the numbers are. RevWind brings 9-cent power to an 18-cent grid, saving hundreds of millions.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

It’s a scam: ban or slow inexpensive clean energy so big Trump fossil fuel donors make billions off you with otherwise-derelict polluting units.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

Developers alleged savings to consumers; administration did not deny that in court but continued to lie about that in public.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

Think about that. The U.S. government comes into court alleging national security danger and no judge believes them. What a crew.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

One developer called the Trump national security justification a “pretext,” and won. Three for three, judges found that excuse not credible.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

The Trump administration is losing because the Trump administration is lying. Courts don’t appreciate that.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 23(source)

This is the cascade I warn of: climate risk crashes insurance markets, which crashes mortgage markets, which crashes home values, tanking the economy.

Opinion | The Hidden Risk to the Housing Market

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 22(source)

As we adapt to the climate crisis, funding from my National Coastal Resilience Fund will help strengthen infrastructure for communities like Johnston and New Shoreham facing frequent floods. Glad to announce ~$1.2M in funding to further resiliency initiatives across the state.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 22(source)

Imagine if Joe Biden threatened attacking Greenland and then in front of a world audience confused Greenland and Iceland. Mental competence questions would rage.

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Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

ICE should learn a little history.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

I know something about all this because my father was ambassador to Laos at the time, after years of service in the Vietnam conflict. I lived in Laos for a year before college.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

Rhode Island and Minnesota were the two of the most welcoming states to Hmong refugees, and I’m proud to represent my Hmong constituents.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

Grateful officials who had served with them worked to expedite their passage from the camps to the U.S.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

Hundreds were rescued in that unauthorized airlift, but most had to flee into the mountains, hunted by the Pathet Lao, and work their way to camps across the border in Thailand to queue up for refuge in the United States.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

Legend has it that one pilot pointed his pistol at an airbase official trying to keep him from getting to the runway.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

Loyalty was mutual. When we abruptly left Laos, CIA and military pilots flew unauthorized missions from our Thai airbases in “borrowed” aircraft into Long Tieng to bring out their abandoned comrades-in-arms and their families.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govJan 21(source)

They were loyal and brave and effective. Our U.S. military attaché in Laos Gen. Dick Trefry said after the war that were it not for the Hmong troops operating in Northern Laos, “there’d be a thousand more names on the Vietnam Memorial” in Washington.

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Sponsored Bills(87)

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…
S. 4248 (119th)
A bill to provide for planning and implementation of nonstructural flood risk management sol…

Cosponsored Bills(213)

S. 4540 (119th)
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of individ…
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. 4545 (119th)
A bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies …
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. Res. 735 (119th)
A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. Res. 736 (119th)
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from …
Joined: 2026-05-14
S. Res. 703 (119th)
A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 3, 2026, through May …
Joined: 2026-04-29

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Voting History

783 total votes

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Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-07-23	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2025-07-23	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (48-47)
2025-07-23	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (49-47)
2025-07-23	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-47)
2025-07-23	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
2025-07-23	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-47)
2025-07-23	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-41)
2025-07-22	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (61-35)
2025-07-22	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-07-22	H.R. 3944 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (91-7, 3/5 majority required)
2025-07-22	H.R. 3944 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-48)
2025-07-22	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-22	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-46)
2025-07-22	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (50-47)
2025-07-21	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (44-43)
2025-07-17	—	End debate	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Cloture Motion Agreed to (46-36)
2025-07-17	—	End debate	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-34)
2025-07-17	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-31)
2025-07-17	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-40)
2025-07-17	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-43)
2025-07-17	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-46)
2025-07-17	H.R. 4 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Bill Passed (51-48)
2025-07-17	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-17	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-17	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-17	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-07-17	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-51)
2025-07-17	H.R. 4 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (51-47)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-50)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Recommit Rejected (47-52)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (47-52)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Recommit Rejected (48-51)
2025-07-16	H.R. 4 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-50)
2025-07-15	H.R. 4 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-15	H.R. 4 (119th)	Motion to Discharge H.R. 4	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Discharge Agreed to (50-50, Vice President of the United States, voted Yea)
2025-07-15	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-47)
2025-07-15	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-46)
2025-07-15	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-46)
2025-07-15	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (52-47)
2025-07-15	—	Confirm nominee	YES	NO	✕↔	Nomination Confirmed (69-30)
2025-07-14	—	End debate	YES	NO	✕↔	Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-28)
2025-07-14	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (46-42)

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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