Sheldon Whitehouse
AnalysisD RI · Senate
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Policy Effects
Estimated effects on people, organizations, and industries in bills this legislator sponsored, cosponsored, or voted on. Includes bills they voted against.
These are assessments of legislative text, not measurements of realized outcomes or the legislator’s intent.
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Only direct effects with high or medium confidence in the policy-area assignment are included. Bills are connected through sponsorship, cosponsorship, or Yea/Nay votes; a vote against a bill does not reverse its assessed effects. Vote dates filter recorded votes and vote-linked bills; sponsorship remains included.
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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills
s3128-118
CosponsorTo streamline the reporting of violations against immigrant children in Federal custody, to provide protections for unaccompanied immigrant children, and to ensure safe release to sponsors, and for other purposes.
sres672-118
CosponsorRecognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
sres500-118
CosponsorDesignating November 8, 2023, as National First-Generation College Celebration Day.
sres645-118
CosponsorDesignating the week of April 20 through April 28, 2024, as National Park Week.
sres449-118
CosponsorSupporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2023.
sres358-118
CosponsorExpressing support for designation of the week of September 17 through 23, 2023, as National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week.
sres412-118
CosponsorSupporting the nearly 150,000 United Auto Workers currently negotiating collective bargaining agreements with the “Big Three” automakers.
sres836-119
CosponsorA resolution designating August 16, 2026, as "National Airborne Day".
sres841-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.
s5275-119
Cosponsor In CommitteePresidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act
sres837-119
CosponsorA resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
s5273-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeFisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026
s5269-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteePay PCPs Act of 2026
sjres204-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration relating to "Rescinding the Definition of 'Harm' Under the Endangered Species Act".
s5221-119
Cosponsor IntroducedStop Corrupt Trading Act
s5173-119
Primary Sponsor In CommitteeFairness in Foreign Filing Act
s5201-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes.
s5170-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeCarbon Dioxide Removal Leadership Act of 2026
s5108-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeRight to IVF Act of 2026
sres814-119
Cosponsor In CommitteeA resolution recognizing the importance of independent living and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities made possible by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and calling to protect the right of individuals with disabilities to live in their own homes and communities.
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