Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democrat · Senator for New York
69 sponsored · 512 cosponsored
In the Senate since 2009, in Congress since 2007
Age 60
Contact their office: (202) 224-4451 · 478 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 69 bills.The typical senator sponsored 61. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 3 bills they backed became law.They cosponsored them.
- 16 passed the Senate and wait on the House.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 18 of 915 recorded votes (2%).The typical senator missed 2.2%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on health and government operations and politics.88 and 42 of the 581 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (3)
This bill is designed to reauthorize specific programs related to vector-borne diseases. The legislation amends the Public Health Service Act to update the timeline for several provisions.
Became law · 119-S-2398
- Yes: Does this make the country readier for the next outbreak?The bill enhances support for health departments and regional centers that address vector-borne diseases, improving pandemic preparedness related to those diseases. +3
This Act seeks to clarify and improve the existing 2016 Act. It aims to ensure that claims to recover Nazi-looted art are resolved on their actual merits rather than being dismissed due to various legal technicalities.
Became law · 119-S-1884
- Yes: Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?The bill enhances legal recourse for victims by precluding time-based and discretionary defenses. +7
This bill aims to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act. This legislation allows schools participating in the school lunch program to offer whole milk, whether organic or non-organic.
Became law · 119-S-222
- Yes: Would children be better off under this?The bill increases the variety of milk options available to students and enhances food allergy safety training for schools. +5
Passed Congress — the President's turn (1)
Both chambers passed it. The President signs it into law or vetoes it, and a veto stands unless two-thirds of each chamber vote to pass it anyway. Everything Congress has sent the President →
This bill establishes strict requirements for voter registration and casting ballots in federal elections.
Passed the House 218–213 · 119-S-1383
- No: Does this make casting a ballot easier in practice?Mandating physical photo IDs for in-person voting and copies of IDs for mail-in voting increases the difficulty of casting a ballot. -5
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (16)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
- Their billOfficer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026Aug 7, 2026
This Act revises administrative procedures for public safety officers' death benefits. It establishes new timelines for notifying claimants of missing information and final benefit determinations.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-3897
This concurrent resolution recognizes the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, shooting in Tucson, Arizona.
Agreed to by the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-SCONRES-25
Its main purpose is to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Specifically, the legislation updates the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-528
- Yes: Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?The bill provides $500,000,000 annually for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to protect water quality and ecosystems. +8
And 13 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Resolutions of theirs that were adopted (1)
A resolution is a chamber speaking for itself — a position, a rule or a tribute. Adopting it puts it into effect, but it is not a law.
Still waiting, of the 69 bills they wrote: 3 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 63 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill sets national rules for student athlete name, image, and likeness rights. It creates protections for academic progress, medical coverage, and health and safety standards.
The vote on whether to pass the bill — Bill Passed
- Yes: Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?Significantly expands earning potential through NIL rights and provides medical and academic protections for college athletes. +9
- No: Does this leave more decisions to the states?Prevents states from enforcing their own NIL compensation and transfer laws that conflict with the federal framework. -5
119-S-4668 · roll call 250
What the Amendment Does As folks looking out for the good of the people and holding our officials accountable, we need to know what our leaders are trying to change. This amendment, submitted by Mr. Booker and Mr.
A vote on a proposed change to the bill — Amendment Rejected
119-SAMDT-6835 · roll call 249
- YeaTo increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.Sep 29, 2026
What the Amendment Does Mr. Booker, along with Mr. Blumenthal, submitted this amendment to change how a specific fund or program is paid for in the bill.
A vote on a proposed change to the bill — Amendment Rejected
119-SAMDT-6805 · roll call 248
On the President’s nominees
The President chooses federal judges, cabinet secretaries, ambassadors and military officers, and the Senate decides whether each one gets the job. Most are confirmed by voice vote, which records no one’s position; in the 119th Congress (2025–2026) the Senate put 223 confirmations to a recorded vote, and confirmed every one.
They voted to confirm 16 and against 196, and did not vote on 11. Those votes covered 582 nominees, because the Senate sometimes confirms many in a single vote.
The 5 most recent they voted against
Angela Veronica Colmenero, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, vice Lee H. Rosenthal, retired.
Nomination Confirmed 50–47 · Sep 23, 2026
Kasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, vice Barbara M. Lynn, retired.
Nomination Confirmed 49–45 · Sep 17, 2026
Matthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, vice Michael H. Watson, retired.
Nomination Confirmed 52–45 · Sep 15, 2026
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General, vice Pamela Bondi.
Nomination Confirmed 50–49 · Aug 8, 2026
Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years, vice Julia Akins Clark, term expired. — and 73 other nominees in the same vote
Nomination Confirmed 51–47 · Aug 7, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.