Ruben Gallego
Democrat · Senator for Arizona
63 sponsored · 415 cosponsored
In the Senate since 2025, in Congress since 2015
Age 47
Contact their office: (202) 224-4521 · 302 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 63 bills.The typical senator sponsored 61. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 5 bills they backed became law.They cosponsored them.
- 9 passed the Senate and wait on the House.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 116 of 915 recorded votes (12.7%).The typical senator missed 2.2%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on health and armed forces and national security.56 and 46 of the 478 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 (5)
This bill allows the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall.
Became law · 119-S-858
- Yes: Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?Directly honors Medal of Honor recipients and veterans through a permanent monument. +8
This bill aims to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. It extends various deadlines and years within the original act, such as changing certain dates from 2023 to 2026.
Became law · 119-S-356
- Yes: Would people in rural areas be better off under this?The bill directly extends financial payments and project authority to rural counties containing federal land. +5
This Act aims to increase compensation rates for various groups.
Became law · 119-S-2392
- Yes: Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?The bill directly increases rates for wartime disability compensation and clothing allowances for veterans. +7
And 2 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
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 consists of two main parts: the Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act and the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act.
Passed the House 235–191 · 119-S-1318
- Yes: Does this protect people from being watched or searched?The bill strengthens protections against government surveillance and prevents the implementation of a central bank digital currency. +8
- No: Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?The bill acts to restrict and curb the expansion of domestic surveillance capabilities of the Federal Reserve and FBI. -5
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (9)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study regarding wildfire mitigation.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-2033
- Yes: Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?The bill examines increasing capacity and funding for wildfire mitigation, which involves FEMA-related agencies. +3
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for crimes involving ATMs, no matter where the ATM is located. This includes robbery, extortion, or taking property from people using, servicing, or loading an ATM.
Passed the Senate by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-S-3798
- Yes: Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?The bill provides enhanced legal protections for individuals using ATMs against robbery and extortion. +5
This bill changes how air quality monitoring handles prescribed fires under the Clean Air Act. The bill includes prescribed fires in the definition of exceptional events.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-5045
- Yes: Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?The bill improves air quality management and smoke hazard mitigation through new grant programs and regulatory clarity. +5
And 6 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Resolutions of theirs that were adopted (2)
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.
- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that under no circumstances should Samuel Bankman-Fried receive executive clemency, including a pardon or commutation, and affirming the Senate's commitment to the rule of law and integrity of the United States financial system.
- A resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of the commencement of continuous operations of Stars and Stripes in the Pacific and the invaluable service of the Stars and Stripes as the "hometown newspaper" for members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees, and family members stationed around the world.
Still waiting, of the 63 bills they wrote: 5 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 55 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 33 and against 151, and did not vote on 39. Those votes covered 554 nominees, because the Senate sometimes confirms many in a single vote.
The 5 most recent they voted against
Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor, vice Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned.
Nomination Confirmed 47–41 · Sep 30, 2026
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
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.