
Senator · VA · D
Current term Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the Senate since Jan 6, 2009
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How often this member works with colleagues across party lines, from bill sponsorships and recorded votes in this Congress. Bills are H.R., S., H.J.Res. and S.J.Res.; resolutions, post office namings, and Congressional Gold Medal and commemorative coin bills are left out. Independents are counted with the party they caucus with. These figures describe the public record; they do not measure effectiveness or ideology.
Loading working relationships119th Congress, Senate.
Bills with other-party backing
49%
29 of 59 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.
Senate median 41% · Democrats 35%
Cosponsoring the other party's bills
42%
110 of 265 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Republican.
Senate median 19% · Democrats 22%
Voting with own party
90%
On 804 party-line votes, voted with most Democrats 726 times.
Senate median 99% · Democrats 96%
Voting with the other party
15%
On 855 contested votes, voted the same way as most Republicans 126 times.
Senate median 6% · Democrats 8%
Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.
Contested roll calls (at least 10% of yea and nay votes on the losing side) on which both voted yea or nay, and how often they made the same choice. Colleagues who shared too few of these votes with this member are not ranked.
Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (7). Furthest along first.
Became lawS. 4465A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Tom Cotton · original backers: 1 D, 1 R · became law Apr 30, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 3315Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Bill Cassidy · original backers: 2 D, 2 R · passed the Senate Sep 30, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 4395Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Original cosponsor · sponsored by David McCormick · original backers: 10 D, 13 R · passed the Senate Sep 28, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 1473Stop Stealing our Chips Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Mike Rounds · original backers: 1 D, 1 R · passed the Senate May 20, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 921Tyler’s Law
Each member's party on each date comes from congress-legislators term records. Party-line votes are roll calls on which most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides; procedural votes are included. The Vice President's tie-breaking votes and impeachment verdicts are not counted, and a bill enacted as part of another bill counts only at the stage it reached on its own. Medians include everyone who served in the chamber this Congress with enough records (5 sponsored bills, 10 cosponsorships, 25 votes). Computed Oct 23, 2026, 11:51 AM ET from Congress.gov and House and Senate roll calls.
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Jim Banks · original backers: 2 D, 3 R · passed the Senate Mar 23, 2026
Passed the SenateS.J.Res. 77A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Canada.
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Tim Kaine · original backers: 11 D, 3 R · passed the Senate Oct 29, 2025
Passed the SenateS. 1077District of Columbia Local Funds Act, 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Susan M. Collins · original backers: 6 D, 1 R · passed the Senate Mar 14, 2025