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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Senate · serving since 2007
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Lobbying activity on Sheldon's bills
20 orgsOrgs and lobbyists with LDA disclosures naming Sheldon's recent bills — derived across 1 bill of the 18 most recent sponsored/cosponsored bills with disclosed activity. This is who is in the room on Sheldon's legislation.
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Sheldon's current Senate committee + subcommittee assignments. Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (daily-updated).
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Policy footprint (recent bills)
Issue areas across Sheldon's last 25 sponsored and last 25 cosponsored bills.
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Recent sponsored bills
785A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat transfers of appreciated property to certain tax-exempt organizations the same as transfers of appreciated property to political organizations.
2026-09-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for victims of crime to be notified of firearms-related activity by the offender, and for other purposes.
2026-09-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the low-income housing tax credit, and for other purposes.
2026-09-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to establish a process for expedited consideration of legislation relating to decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States.
2026-09-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 …
2026-09-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".
2026-09-17: Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text: CR S4801-4802)
Environmental Health Restoration Act of 2026
2026-09-16: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025
2025-05-20: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Fairness in Foreign Filing Act
2026-07-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act
2026-07-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Supreme Court Biennial Appointments and Term Limits Act of 2026
2026-07-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Showing 15 of 785 sponsored bills. Full list on Congress.gov ↗.
Recent cosponsored bills
4,957PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
2026-03-04: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have facilitated Israeli settlement construction in the E1 area of the West Bank.
2026-09-23: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.
2026-09-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to prescribe permitting reform, and for other purposes.
2026-09-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A joint resolution designating a "Slavery Remembrance Day" on August 20th, to serve as a reminder of the evils of slavery.
2026-09-30: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
2025-07-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
2026-09-29: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186; text: CR S5176-5177)
A bill to prohibit the demolition of Presidential memorials.
2026-09-30: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688.
A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Literacy Month".
2026-09-29: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)
A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
2026-09-29: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5175-5176)
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish criminal penalties for gratuities given to State and local public officials.
2026-09-29: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill to improve fairness and accountability with respect to the arrest and detention of noncitizens.
2026-09-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5005)
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the residential substance use disorder treatment program, and for other purposes.
2026-09-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
2026-09-28: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5064-5065; text: CR S5074-5075)
Showing 15 of 4,957 cosponsored bills.