Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator · RI · D
Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031 · In the Senate since Jan 4, 2007
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Senator · RI · D
Current term Jan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031 · In the Senate since Jan 4, 2007
Official websiteContact formBiographical Directory
Portrait: U.S. Government Publishing Office, via unitedstates/images (public domain)
451 cosponsored bills and resolutions, from Congress.gov. Withdrawn cosponsorships are labeled.
S. 2298 · Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2025
Introduced Jul 16, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 16, 2025 · original cosponsor · Labor and Employment
Latest action (Jul 16, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4421-4422)
S. 2295 · Child Care for Working Families Act
Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 2, 2025 · Families
Latest action (Jul 15, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 2287 · Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 15, 2025 · original cosponsor · Health
Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S.Res. 320 · A resolution designating July 2025 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month".
Introduced Jul 14, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 14, 2025 · original cosponsor · Environmental Protection
Latest action (Jul 14, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4338)
S. 2265 · America's Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
Introduced Jul 14, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 16, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action (Jul 14, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4337-4338)
S.Con.Res. 16 · A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.
Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 10, 2025 · original cosponsor · Labor and Employment
Latest action (Jul 10, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4320)
S. 2248 · Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2025
Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 10, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jul 10, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 2237 · Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act
Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 10, 2025 · original cosponsor · Health
Latest action (Jul 10, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Jul 9, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 9, 2025 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Jul 9, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
S. 2229 · United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act
Introduced Jul 9, 2025 · cosponsored Aug 5, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action (Jul 9, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S.Res. 312 · A resolution recognizing June 2025, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
Introduced Jun 30, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 30, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Jul 9, 2025): Star Print ordered on the resolution.
S. 2203 · Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Introduced Jun 28, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 28, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jun 28, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 2197 · Refund Equality Act of 2025
Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 26, 2025 · original cosponsor · Taxation
Latest action (Jun 26, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 26, 2025 · original cosponsor · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action (Jun 26, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
S. 2178 · Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025
Introduced Jun 26, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 26, 2025 · original cosponsor · Taxation
Latest action (Jun 26, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 2166 · Head Start for Our Future Act
Introduced Jun 25, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 25, 2025 · original cosponsor · Education
Latest action (Jun 25, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 2165 · 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2025
Introduced Jun 25, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 25, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jun 25, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 2155 · Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2025
Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 24, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Jun 24, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 2154 · Protecting Kids from Gun Marketing Act
Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 24, 2025 · original cosponsor · Commerce
Latest action (Jun 24, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
S. 2150 · Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 24, 2025 · original cosponsor · Health
Latest action (Jun 24, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.Res. 294 · A resolution designating the week of May 18 through May 24, 2025, as "National Public Works Week".
Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 18, 2025 · original cosponsor · Transportation and Public Works
Latest action (Jun 18, 2025): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3478; text: CR S3477)
S.Res. 290 · A resolution commemorating June 19, 2025, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.
Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 18, 2025 · original cosponsor · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Jun 25, 2025): Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3536; text: 6/18/2025 CR S3475)
S.Res. 287 · A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.
Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 18, 2025 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Jun 18, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S3473-3474)
Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 18, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Apr 22, 2026): Held at the desk.
Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · cosponsored Jun 18, 2025 · original cosponsor · Animals
Latest action (Jun 18, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.