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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 · 218 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 18(source)

Republicans’ Big Ugly bill is set to trigger $500+ billion in automatic cuts to Medicare. I visited Leon Mathieu Senior Center in Pawtucket to discuss how I’m fighting to head off senseless Medicare cuts and to fix our health care system so that it works for more people – not fewer.

Senator Whitehouse speaks behind a podium to a large, seated crowd.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 18(source)

Katsas is the same Trump judge who helped block the federal court investigation of contempt by MAGA DOJ in the illegal deportation cases, letting thug Emil Bove get confirmed to judgeship without investigation of his misconduct.

Appeals court clears way for deep cuts, restructuring at CFPB

In a 2-1 decision, Trump appointees ruled that the alleged sweeping directive to close the agency couldn't be reviewed by the courts.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 17(source)

The grownup cavalry arrives.

European leaders to join Ukraine's Zelenskyy for meeting with Trump

European and NATO leaders will join President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in D.C. for talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 16(source)

How easy it is to con Trump by feeding him back his lies.

Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war, tells allies Putin wants land

Trump’s swerve increases pressure on the Ukrainian leader as he heads to the White House on Monday to make his case.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 16(source)

But this should be done through the existing chain of command, not by infiltrating it or allowing non-sworn officers to perform core law enforcement functions. A former state attorney general should know better the ground rules of inter-agency cooperation and the law she’s purporting to invoke.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 16(source)

I think DC is right. The Home Rule Act says that feds can support local police in administrative functions and POTUS can demand cooperation of DC police.

Judge: D.C. police chief remains in command, but Trump can likely demand help on immigration

D.C. officials could again face a dilemma: Comply with President Donald Trump’s efforts to enforce immigration law, or resist and further inflame one of the greatest conflicts in the history of home r...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 16(source)

The only thing scarier than Trump v. Putin is Rubio v. Lavrov; it’s rabbits against ferrets. And FYI it’s not a “10” when you “get along great” with a mass-murdering war criminal.

Trump, Putin break off summit with no Ukraine deal as talks end early

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took no questions after they broke off talks earlier than planned.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 16(source)

Trump thugs trying to throw their weight around in Little Rhody may find out it doesn't go so well.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 15(source)

Billionaire freeloaders don’t pay taxes; Republicans pile on the debt to keep the billionaire freeloader train rolling. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/t...

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 15(source)

Polluters fund and direct Republicans so completely that they’re outraged when they’re asked to clean up their own mess. Corruption.

E&E News: Lawsuits over Louisiana’s decaying oil infrastructure split GOP

An alliance between Republican officials and trial lawyers faces its biggest test at the U.S. Supreme Court as criticism from the right increases.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 15(source)

Had the pleasure of joining the RI Air National Guard in Quonset today at the ribbon cutting of their new, state-of-the-art headquarters. Big thanks to @reed.senate.gov for advocating for our state’s armed forces and making today possible.

Senator Whitehouse, Governor Dan McKee, members of the delegation, and members of the RI Air National Guard stand in front of a red ribbon and clap.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 15(source)

Plastic pollution is not something we should be defending. It’s an environmental and health menace, not something to protect. Shameful.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 15(source)

It’s a sorry signal of the depth of the corruption of our government by the polluters, that we are become the polluters’ henchmen.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 15(source)

Disgraceful that the government of the United States of America has taken the side of the polluters. Again.

Global Plastic Talks Fail as ‘Hardline Positions’ Block Deal

Attempts to reach a global accord on plastic pollution ended without consensus

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 15(source)

FEMA flood risk mapping has been a failure for years. Rhode Island had to do our own. First Street is good. Banks are buying up mapping expertise to prepare for The Great Climate Insurance Collapse in risky areas.

How to Know Your Flood Risk

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 14(source)

At the PolluterPage, when it’s tax support for clean energy, it’s a subsidy; when it’s tax support for R&D, it’s a good thing; when it’s the biggest subsidy on Earth — $700 billion a year to subsidize fossil fuel’s free-to-pollute business model — it’s crickets.

Opinion | The Wind Empire Strikes Back

Grassley and Curtis hold nominees hostage to extend tax credits.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse@whitehouse.senate.govAug 14(source)

92% of Texans are concerned about exploding homeowners insurance costs; 63% “very” concerned; 66% connect it to climate. Maybe an issue?

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Sen. Cory Booker@booker.senate.govAug 14(source)

On its 90th birthday, Social Security deserves to be celebrated. It is the most successful anti-poverty program ever, but Donald Trump and JD Vance are marking the anniversary by trying to pull the plug on a system every American pays into.

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Sponsored Bills(88)

S. 4571 (119th)
A bill to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a tropospheric ozone rese…
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…

Cosponsored Bills(218)

S. Res. 750 (119th)
A resolution recognizing "National Public Works Week" and the contributions of public works …
Joined: 2026-05-21
S. Res. 751 (119th)
A resolution designating May 2026 as "ALS Awareness Month".
Joined: 2026-05-21
S. 4588 (119th)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax for the repurch…
Joined: 2026-05-20
S. 4572 (119th)
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit Amtrak from including mandatory ar…
Joined: 2026-05-19
S. 4551 (119th)
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to establish a minimum salary threshold…
Joined: 2026-05-18

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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.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2026-05-20	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (52-47)
2026-05-19	S.J. Res. 185 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 185	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Agreed to (50-47)
2026-05-19	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-47)
2026-05-19	—	Confirm nominee	YES	NO	✕↔	Nomination Confirmed (52-38)
2026-05-19	—	End debate	YES	NO	✕↔	Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-38)
2026-05-18	S. Res. 690 (119th)	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (46-43)
2026-05-14	S. Res. 690 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 130 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-53)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 141 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-50)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 132 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-52)
2026-05-13	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (54-45)
2026-05-13	S. Res. 526 (119th)	End filibuster to begin debate	YES	YES	✓	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (99-0, 3/5 majority required)
2026-05-13	S.J. Res. 163 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 163	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (49-50)
2026-05-12	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-45)
2026-05-12	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (51-45)
2026-05-11	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-44)
2026-05-11	S. Res. 690 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Resolution Agreed to (46-45)
2026-04-30	S.J. Res. 184 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 184	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-30	S. Res. 690 (119th)	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-46)
2026-04-29	S.J. Res. 99 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-50)
2026-04-29	S.J. Res. 139 (119th)	Begin consideration	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Proceed Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-29	—	Confirm nominee	YES	NO	✕↔	Nomination Confirmed (59-39)
2026-04-28	S.J. Res. 124 (119th)	Point of Order S.J.Res. 124	NO	NO	✓	Point of Order Well Taken (51-47)
2026-04-28	S. Res. 690 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
2026-04-27	—	End debate	YES	NO	✕↔	Cloture Motion Agreed to (54-37)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Accept House changes	NO	NO	✓	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (50-48)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (49-49)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (48-50)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (46-52, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Rejected (46-52)
2026-04-23	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	NO	NO	✓	Amendment Rejected (25-73)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794)	NO	NO	✓	Motion Rejected (50-48, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-23	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414)	NO	NO	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Vote on amendment	YES	YES	✓	Amendment Agreed to (98-0)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (49-49, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (47-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	—	Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799)	YES	YES	✓	Motion Rejected (48-50, 3/5 majority required)
2026-04-22	S.J. Res. 114 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 114	YES	YES	✓	Motion to Discharge Rejected (46-51)
2026-04-21	S. Con. Res. 33 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-46)
2026-04-20	—	Confirm nominee	NO	NO	✓	Nomination Confirmed (47-46)
2026-04-16	—	End debate	NO	NO	✓	Cloture Motion Agreed to (49-48)
2026-04-16	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Joint Resolution Passed (50-49)
2026-04-15	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Begin consideration	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-49)
2026-04-15	H.J. Res. 140 (119th)	Kill the motion	NO	NO	✓	Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48)
2026-04-15	S.J. Res. 138 (119th)	Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 138	NO	YES	✕↔	Motion to Discharge Rejected (36-63)

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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