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 Withdrawn cosponsorships are labeled.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. 1032 · Major Richard Star Act
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 · cosponsored Apr 28, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action (Mar 13, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S. 1026 · Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination Act
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 13, 2025 · original cosponsor · Taxation
Latest action (Mar 13, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 986 · Safe Schools Improvement Act
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 4, 2026 · Education
Latest action (Mar 12, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.J.Res. 37 · A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 11, 2025 · original cosponsor · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Latest action (Apr 3, 2025): Held at the desk.
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 11, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Mar 11, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · cosponsored Sep 24, 2026 · Education
Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 916 · Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 12, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Mar 10, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 11, 2025 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest action (Mar 6, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 889 · Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 6, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Mar 6, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S.Res. 108 · A resolution affirming the rule of law and the legitimacy of judicial review.
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 5, 2025 · original cosponsor · Law
Latest action (Mar 5, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1583)
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 24, 2026 · Health
Latest action (Mar 19, 2026): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.
S. 852 · Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 5, 2025 · original cosponsor · Labor and Employment
Latest action (Mar 5, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S.Res. 105 · A resolution condemning the mass terminations of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs carried out with no justification or analysis of the impact on veterans and their families.
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action (Mar 4, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S1500)
S. 837 · Defending American Jobs and Affordable Energy Act of 2025
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 4, 2025 · original cosponsor · Energy
Latest action (Mar 4, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S. 803 · Keep Americans Safe Act
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 27, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · cosponsored Apr 14, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 770 · Social Security Expansion Act
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 27, 2025 · original cosponsor · Social Welfare
Latest action (Feb 27, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.Res. 100 · A resolution dissenting from the United States delegation's February 24, 2025, vote at the United Nations General Assembly.
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 3, 2025 · International Affairs
Latest action (Feb 26, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1401-1402)
S. 752 · Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 · cosponsored Mar 4, 2025 · Health
Latest action (Feb 26, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 749 · Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 26, 2025 · original cosponsor · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action (Apr 29, 2026): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · cosponsored Jul 20, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Feb 25, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 720 · Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 25, 2025 · original cosponsor · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action (Feb 25, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1350)
S.Res. 91 · A resolution acknowledging the third anniversary of Russia's further invasion of Ukraine and expressing support for the people of Ukraine.
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 24, 2025 · original cosponsor · International Affairs
Latest action (Feb 24, 2025): Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1314)
S. 696 · Protecting Our Guests During Hostilities in Ukraine Act
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 26, 2025 · Immigration
Latest action (Feb 24, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1314)
S. 688 · Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 · cosponsored Feb 24, 2025 · original cosponsor · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest action (Mar 24, 2026): Held at the desk.