U.S. Congress - Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island (D) 
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Democrat • Rhode Island • 2nd Term • Sworn In 2007
- 11 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 56 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 8 of 100)
- 124 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 16 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 13 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. John Reed
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Joe Manchin
- Sen. Tim Scott
- Votes with party 95%
- Abstains: 3%
Sponsored Bills
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S.865 - Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2013Introduced May 06, 2013 13 Views
A bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.
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S.823Introduced Apr 25, 2013 12 Views
A bill to authorize the appropriation of $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 to provide grants to States for surface transportation projects of ...
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S.780 - Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2013Introduced Apr 23, 2013 17 Views
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles.
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S.708 - Success in the Middle Act of 2013Introduced Apr 11, 2013 10 Views
A bill to provide grants to States to ensure that all students in the middle grades are taught an academically rigorous curriculum with effect...
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S.646 - National Endowment for the Oceans ActIntroduced Mar 21, 2013 8 Views
A bill to create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great L...
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S.Res.80Introduced Mar 19, 2013 4 Views
A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 2013 as "National Middle Level Education Month".
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S.561 - Offshoring Prevention ActIntroduced Mar 14, 2013 11 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the taxation of income controlled foreign corporations attributable to import...
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S.321 - Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013Introduced Feb 13, 2013 19 Views
A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers.
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S.278 - Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013Introduced Feb 11, 2013 13 Views
A bill to replace the Budget Control Act sequester for fiscal year 2013 by eliminating tax loopholes.
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S.277 - Job Preservation and Economic Certainty Act of 2013Introduced Feb 11, 2013 29 Views
A bill to replace the Budget Control Act sequester by eliminating tax loopholes, and for other purposes.
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S.129 - SMART Prevention Act of 2013Introduced Jan 24, 2013 13 Views
A bill to save money and reduce tragedies through prevention grants.
Co-sponsored Bills
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S.1005Introduced May 22, 2013 3 Views
A bill to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to, inter...
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S.1019Introduced May 22, 2013 1 Views
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize Federal assistance to State adult protective services programs, and for other pur...
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S.968 - Small Business Lending Enhancement Act of 2013Introduced May 16, 2013 28 Views
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic developmen...
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S.Res.142Senate Passed May 15, 2013 25 Views
A resolution designating May 15, 2013, as "National MPS Awareness Day".
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S.953 - Student Loan Affordability ActIntroduced May 15, 2013 55 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans, to modif...
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S.Res.139Introduced May 13, 2013 16 Views
A resolution celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
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S.933 - Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013Introduced May 13, 2013 13 Views
A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partners...
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S.913 - Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research and Jobs Training Act of 2013Introduced May 09, 2013 68 Views
A bill to amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other purposes.
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S.903 - Alien Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2013Introduced May 08, 2013 15 Views
A bill to clarify State of residence requirements for aliens and nonimmigrant requirements for purposes of chapter 44 of title 18, United Stat...
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S.892 - Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act of 2013Introduced May 21, 2013 23 Views
A bill to amend the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 to impose sanctions with respect to certain transactions in forei...
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S.878 - Arbitration Fairness Act of 2013Introduced May 07, 2013 28 Views
A bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.
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S.857 - Family and Medical Leave Inclusion ActIntroduced May 06, 2013 17 Views
A bill to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult...
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S.827 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 9 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.
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S.835 - American Opportunity Tax Credit Permanence and Consolidation Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 10 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for other purposes.
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S.Res.115Senate Passed Apr 25, 2013 14 Views
A resolution commending the heroism, courage, and sacrifice of Sean Collier, an officer in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Police De...
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S.828 - Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 4 Views
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.
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S.813 - Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 12 Views
A bill to require that Peace Corps volunteers be subject to the same limitations regarding coverage of abortion services as employees of the P...
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S.836 - Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 15 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the earned income tax credit and make permanent certain tax provisions under t...
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S.815 - Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013Introduced Apr 25, 2013 13 Views
A bill to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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S.Res.112Senate Passed Apr 24, 2013 11 Views
A resolution commending employees of the Senate Post Office, employees of the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, members of the Capitol Police, a...
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S.Con.Res.15Introduced Apr 24, 2013 5 Views
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living ...
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S.792 - Explosive Materials Background Check ActIntroduced Apr 23, 2013 11 Views
A bill to strengthen the enforcement of background checks with respect to the use of explosive materials.
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S.Res.107Senate Passed Apr 23, 2013 3 Views
A resolution honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.
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S.777Introduced Apr 23, 2013 7 Views
A bill to restore the previous policy regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense medical facilities.
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S.J.Res.13Introduced Apr 18, 2013 10 Views
A joint resolution amending title 36, United States Code, to designate July 26 as United States Intelligence Professionals Day.
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S.769 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2013Introduced Apr 18, 2013 18 Views
A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the ...
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S.Res.101Senate Passed Apr 17, 2013 14 Views
A resolution condemning the horrific attacks in Boston, Massachusetts, and expressing support, sympathy, and prayers for those impacted by thi...
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S.740 - Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013Introduced Apr 16, 2013 10 Views
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income...
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S.741 - North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act of 2013Introduced Apr 16, 2013 6 Views
A bill to extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands Co...
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S.743 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013Senate Passed May 20, 2013 255 Views
A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.
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S.734Introduced Apr 16, 2013 8 Views
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by...
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S.728 - Tax Parity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2013Introduced Apr 15, 2013 6 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employee...
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S.719 - Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013Introduced Apr 11, 2013 9 Views
A bill to provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lym...
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S.707 - Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013Introduced Apr 11, 2013 9 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans.
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S.713 - Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness ActIntroduced Apr 11, 2013 2 Views
A bill to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council.
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S.696 - Safe Chemicals Act of 2013Introduced Apr 10, 2013 21 Views
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purp...
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S.680Introduced Apr 10, 2013 6 Views
A bill to rescind amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, and for ...
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S.673 - Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2013Introduced Apr 09, 2013 11 Views
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer credit transactions.
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S.691 - High-Capacity Ammunition Magazine Ban of 2013Introduced Apr 10, 2013 47 Views
A bill to regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
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S.679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013Introduced Apr 09, 2013 12 Views
A bill to promote local and regional farm and food systems, and for other purposes.
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S.Res.91Introduced Mar 23, 2013 7 Views
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Health Week.
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S.665 - Protecting America's Workers ActIntroduced Mar 22, 2013 15 Views
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, t...
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S.641 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training ActIntroduced Mar 21, 2013 4 Views
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and oste...
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S.Res.84Senate Passed Mar 20, 2013 6 Views
A resolution recognizing the 192nd anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States.
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S.631 - Healthy Families ActIntroduced Mar 20, 2013 11 Views
A bill to allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families.
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S.Res.78Introduced Mar 18, 2013 5 Views
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Professional Social Work Month and World Social Work Day.
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S.569 - Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013Introduced Mar 14, 2013 7 Views
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward sa...
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S.557 - Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act of 2013Introduced Mar 13, 2013 15 Views
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.
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S.527 - Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2013Introduced Mar 12, 2013 8 Views
A bill to provide for the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of lawful permanent residents.
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S.526 - Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2013Introduced Mar 12, 2013 5 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions...
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