Senator
Brian Schatz
Hawaii · In office since 2012
Committees5
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsVice Chairman
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Also serves on 13 subcommittees.
Bills sponsored724
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity to improve health outcomes and increase access to specialized care. (opens in new tab)
S 5193 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Jul 30, 2026)
- A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes. (opens in new tab)
S 5168 · Introduced Jul 29, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Jul 29, 2026)
- A bill to analyze the feasibility of attaching Department of State consular officers to Coast Guard and Navy missions in Pacific Island countries. (opens in new tab)
S 5131 · Introduced Jul 23, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Jul 23, 2026)
- State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act (opens in new tab)
S 4926 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Jun 24, 2026)
- AI Labeling Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 4915 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Science, Technology, Communications
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Jun 24, 2026)
- A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Waianae, Hawaii, as the "United States Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building". (opens in new tab)
S 4830 · Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Jun 18, 2026)
- CONSENT Act (opens in new tab)
S 4695 · Introduced Jun 8, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Jun 8, 2026)
- Pacific POWER Act (opens in new tab)
S 4610 · Introduced May 20, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 513. (Jul 27, 2026)
- Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 4582 · Introduced May 20, 2026 · Health
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (May 20, 2026)
- A resolution congratulating the University of Hawaii men's volleyball team for winning the 2026 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Volleyball Championship. (opens in new tab)
SRES 730 · Introduced May 14, 2026 · Sports and Recreation
Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2314; text: CR S2308) (May 14, 2026)
Bills cosponsored2356
- Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 (opens in new tab)
S 1663 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Commerce
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (May 7, 2025)
- A bill to eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes. (opens in new tab)
S 5186 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Jul 30, 2026)
- Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 4395 · Introduced Jul 29, 2026 · Finance and Financial Sector
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Apr 27, 2026)
- A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (opens in new tab)
S 5108 · Introduced Jul 23, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Jul 23, 2026)
- Improving America's Literacy Act (opens in new tab)
S 5110 · Introduced Jul 23, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Jul 23, 2026)
- Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5071 · Introduced Jul 22, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Jul 22, 2026)
- Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5076 · Introduced Jul 22, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Jul 22, 2026)
- Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5094 · Introduced Jul 22, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Jul 22, 2026)
- A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. (opens in new tab)
SCONRES 36 · Introduced Jul 21, 2026 · Labor and Employment
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4196-4197) (Jul 21, 2026)
- A bill to comprehensively combat child marriage in the United States. (opens in new tab)
S 5060 · Introduced Jul 21, 2026
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4190-4194) (Jul 21, 2026)
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