Basics
- Chamber
- senate
- Party
- Democrat
- State
- RI
- Class
- —
- Rank
- junior
Contact & office
- Office
- 530 Hart Senate Office Building
- Address
- 530 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Identifiers
- Bioguide
- W000802
- OSID
- N00027533
- C-SPAN
- 92235
- PVS
- —
Committees
- Border Security and Immigration (Member)
- Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight (Ex Officio)
- Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety (Ex Officio)
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Member)
- Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (Ranking Member)
- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water (Ex Officio)
- Health Care (Member)
- Intellectual Property (Member)
- International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness (Member)
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Finance (Member)
- Senate Committee on the Budget (Member)
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary (Member)
- Taxation and IRS Oversight (Member)
- Transportation and Infrastructure (Ex Officio)
- United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (Chair)
- the Constitution (Member)
Sponsored bills (recent)
- S. 3762 — A bill to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for prior authorization reforms under the Medicare Advantage program. · 2026-02-03
- S. 3721 — A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and for other purposes. · 2026-01-29
- S. 3599 — A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option, and for other purposes. · 2026-01-08
- S. 3581 — No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act · 2026-01-06
- S.Res. 552 — A resolution recognizing that oceans are warming due to human-caused climate change. · 2025-12-17
- S.Res. 550 — A resolution recognizing that climate change is not a hoax, but sound science. · 2025-12-17
- S.Res. 559 — A resolution recognizing that climate change is making wildfires more frequent, more intense, and more destructive. · 2025-12-17
- S.Res. 561 — A resolution recognizing that particulate matter pollution can cause heart attacks, asthma, strokes, and premature death. · 2025-12-17
- S.Res. 551 — A resolution recognizing that sea levels are rising at accelerated rates due to human-caused climate change. · 2025-12-17
- S.Res. 555 — A resolution recognizing that climate change poses a threat to the mortgage market and to home values. · 2025-12-17
Votes (recent)
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Brian Charles Lea to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee: Brian Charles Lea, of Tennessee, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-04
- On the Nomination PN726-2: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri · Nay · 2026-02-04
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Megan Blair Benton to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri: Megan Blair Benton, of Missouri, to be United Stat… · Nay · 2026-02-04
- On the Nomination PN726-12: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska · Yea · 2026-02-04
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United Stat… · Yea · 2026-02-03
- On the Nomination PN726-6: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas · Nay · 2026-02-03
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: Nicholas Jon Ganjei to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas: Nicholas Jon Ganjei, of Texas, to be United States … · Nay · 2026-02-03
- On the Nomination PN726-5: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas · Yea · 2026-02-03
- Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be Un… · Yea · 2026-02-02
- H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 · Yea · 2026-01-30
District / state context
- Population
- 1094250
- Median income
- 81370
- Poverty rate
- 11.2
- State
- Rhode Island
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