Senator
Sheldon Whitehouse
Rhode Island · In office since 2007
Committees6
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksRanking Member
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlChairman
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Also serves on 11 subcommittees.
Bills sponsored785
- End Tax Breaks for Dark Money Act (opens in new tab)
S 5669 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Taxation
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sep 30, 2026)
- Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act (opens in new tab)
S 5656 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sep 30, 2026)
- Affordable Housing Construction Act (opens in new tab)
S 5625 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Taxation
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sep 30, 2026)
- Supreme Court Review Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5528 · Introduced Sep 24, 2026 · Law
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sep 24, 2026)
- A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to exclude from eligibility each sub-Saharan African country that does not effectively enforce its environmental laws and fulfill its international environmental obligations. (opens in new tab)
S 5486 · Introduced Sep 23, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sep 23, 2026)
- A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week". (opens in new tab)
SRES 864 · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Environmental Protection
Latest: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4801-4802) (Sep 17, 2026)
- Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5409 · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Environmental Protection
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sep 16, 2026)
- Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025 (opens in new tab)
S 1814 · Introduced May 20, 2025 · Law
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (May 20, 2025)
- Pay PCPs Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5269 · Introduced Aug 5, 2026 · Health
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Aug 5, 2026)
- Fairness in Foreign Filing Act (opens in new tab)
S 5173 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026 · Taxation
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Jul 30, 2026)
Bills cosponsored4958
- A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week". (opens in new tab)
SRES 950 · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Energy
Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/30/2026. (Oct 15, 2026)
- PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 3990 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Health
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Mar 4, 2026)
- A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank. (opens in new tab)
S 5476 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · International Affairs
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sep 23, 2026)
- Judicial Ethics Enforcement Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5618 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Law
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sep 30, 2026)
- Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (opens in new tab)
S 5653 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Environmental Protection
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sep 30, 2026)
- Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution (opens in new tab)
SJRES 220 · Introduced Sep 30, 2026 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sep 30, 2026)
- Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025 (opens in new tab)
S 2461 · Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Taxation
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Jul 24, 2025)
- Fit to Serve Act (opens in new tab)
S 2006 · Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Jun 10, 2025)
- A resolution designating October 7, 2026, as "Energy Efficiency Day" in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits that have been driven by private sector innovation and Federal energy efficiency policies. (opens in new tab)
SRES 924 · Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Energy
Latest: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186; text: CR S5176-5177) (Sep 29, 2026)
- Protecting Presidential Memorials Act (opens in new tab)
S 5603 · Introduced Sep 29, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688. (Sep 30, 2026)
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