Mitch McConnell
Republican · Senator for Kentucky
14 sponsored · 68 cosponsored
In the Senate since 1985
Age 84
Contact their office: (202) 224-2541 · 317 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 14 bills.The typical senator sponsored 61. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 2 bills they backed became law.1 they wrote, 1 they cosponsored.
- 2 passed the Senate and wait on the House.And 1 has passed both chambers and gone to the President.
- Missed 137 of 915 recorded votes (15%).The typical senator missed 2.2%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on congress and international affairs.16 and 12 of the 82 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 (2)
- Their billA bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.May 29, 2026
This bill aims to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5 of the United States Code. The primary purpose is to authorize an increase in the retirement age for members of the Capitol Police.
Became law · 119-S-4530
- No: Would retired people be better off under this?The shift from a fixed retirement age of 60 to a Board-determined age as high as 62 may delay the ability of officers to retire. -3
This legislation requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take certain inadmissible aliens into custody if they are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit to committing burglary, theft, larceny, shopli…
Became law · 119-S-5
- Yes: Does this tighten control of the border?The bill emphasizes the detention of aliens charged with theft, potentially contributing to increased border security efforts. +3
- No: Would immigrants be better off under this?The bill negatively impacts immigrants facing charges, as it mandates their detention. -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 concurrent resolution authorizes the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center on June 26, 2025.
Agreed to by the House with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-SCONRES-12
- Yes: Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?Directly honors Army Ranger veterans of WWII with a gold medal ceremony. +10
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (2)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This Act authorizes the awarding of a Congressional Gold Medal to the individuals and communities who volunteered or donated to the North Platte Canteen in Nebraska during World War II.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-645
- Yes: Would people in rural areas be better off under this?The bill honors a significant community-driven volunteer effort located in North Platte, Nebraska. +5
This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include certain retired law enforcement officers in the public safety officers' death benefits program.
Passed the Senate with no one objecting, no names recorded · 119-S-911
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?The bill directly expands benefit eligibility for retired law enforcement officers facing disability or death from targeted attacks. +8
Resolutions of theirs that were adopted (6)
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 recognizing September 15, 2026, as "National Voter Registration Day".
- A resolution recognizing September 16, 2025, as "National Voter Registration Day".
- A resolution to provide for the printing of the Senate Manual for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress.
- A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
- An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027.
- A resolution authorizing the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to conduct quarterly blood donation drives during the 119th Congress.
Still waiting, of the 14 bills they wrote: 1 cleared committee and waits for a first vote, 5 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
- NayTo 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 167 and against 5, and did not vote on 51. Those votes covered 469 nominees, because the Senate sometimes confirms many in a single vote.
The ones they voted against
Elbridge Colby, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Colin Hackett Kahl, resigned.
Nomination Confirmed 54–45 · Apr 8, 2025
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor.
Nomination Confirmed 67–32 · Mar 10, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Nomination Confirmed 52–48 · Feb 13, 2025
Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be Director of National Intelligence.
Nomination Confirmed 52–48 · Feb 12, 2025
Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense.
Nomination Confirmed 50–50 · Jan 24, 2025
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.