Member of Congress · 119th Congress
Jack Reed
John Reed is a Democratic U.S. senator from Rhode Island, in Congress since 1991, who voted with most Democrats on 94% of the 119th Congress’s yes/no votes and has had 6 bills become law since 2013.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn the Nomination — Nomination voteSep 30, 2026 · Nomination Confirmed
- NayOn the Cloture Motion — Nomination voteSep 30, 2026 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
- NayOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Ratepayer Protection ActSep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- NayOn Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Stop Insider Trading ActSep 30, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- YeaOn the Motion to Discharge — A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.Sep 29, 2026 · Motion to Discharge Rejected
5 most recent bills
- S.Res. 926 A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Literacy Month".Sep 29, 2026 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186)
- S. 5549 Quality Educator Partnership ActSep 24, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5003-5004)
- S.Res. 863 A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of September 13 through 19, 2026, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week".Sep 23, 2026 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4958)
- S. 5320 Insider Trading Prohibition ActAug 6, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4520-4521)
- S. 5264 Bus Operator Safety and Security ActAug 5, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4478)
Top bills sponsored
- S. 292 (115th) Childhood Cancer STAR ActBecame law
- S. 3530 (115th) Museum and Library Services Act of 2018Became law
- S. 2141 (113th) Sunscreen Innovation ActBecame law
- S. 3984 (111th) Museum and Library Services Act of 2010Became law
- S. 566 (117th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the "Specialist Matthew R.…Became law
- S. 3414 (115th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Ferry Road in Saunderstown, Rhode Island, as the "Captain Matthew J. August…Became law
- S. 1989 (109th) A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 57 Rolfe Square in Cranston, Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as…Became law
- S. 3187 (109th) A bill to designate the Post Office located at 5755 Post Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the "Richard L. Cevoli Post Office".Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Committees
- Select Committee on Intelligence — Ex OfficioNo subcommittees
- Senate Committee on AppropriationsSubcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Ranking MemberSubcommittee on Airland, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Subcommittee on Personnel, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Subcommittee on Seapower, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSubcommittee on Economic Policy, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Elections Sen. Reed has won
Sen. Reed has won 3 U.S. House elections (1990–1994) and 5 U.S. Senate elections (1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 18.4 to 56.9 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Rhode Island done while Sen. Reed served?
2005 to 2024 in Rhode Island: typical household income was about the same after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 1.1 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Rhode Island during Reed’s time representing it (1997 to now). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for Rhode Island begin in 2005, so 1997 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.
Local offices
Offices in the district or state, as listed in a public-domain community file. The Washington office is in the Contact section above.
- Cranston office1000 Chapel View Blvd., Suite 290, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone 401-943-3100 · Fax 401-464-6837 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap) - Providence officeOne Exchange Terrace, Suite 408, U.S. District Courthouse, Providence, RI 02903-1744
Phone 401-528-5200 · Fax 202-224-4680 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Evidence
- File
- legislators-district-offices-2026-09-24-8d698e92.json, entries R000122-cranston, R000122-providence (2 offices)
- Published at
- https://unitedstates.github.io/congress-legislators/legislators-district-offices.json
- File date
- September 24, 2026 (server “last modified”)
- Retrieved by PORKER
- October 16, 2026
- File SHA-256
8d698e92f8ebae3bdd387bfef239584164160e59d444ba1cbff46f32aa450f59- Licence
- CC0 1.0 (public domain)
Read this first. This list is kept up by volunteers and may be out of date. Confirm hours and addresses on the member’s official site, www.reed.senate.gov.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
119th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 45 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 45 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a Congress.gov note | 3 | See the 3 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 119th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Votes on civilian nominations
237 confirmation roll calls this senator was on the roll for, 119th Congress. A tally of what the record shows, not a score.
- Nay · September 30, 2026 · Keith Sonderling Secretary of Labor
- Nay · September 23, 2026 · Angela Veronica Colmenero United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- Nay · September 17, 2026 · Kasdin Miller Mitchell United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas
- Nay · September 15, 2026 · Matthew R. Byrne United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
- Nay · August 8, 2026 · Todd Blanche Attorney General
- Nay · August 7, 2026 · Michael Kavoukjian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway
- Nay · August 5, 2026 · Erica Schwartz Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Nay · July 28, 2026 · Walter Clayton Director of National Intelligence
Evidence
- What is counted
- Senate roll calls in the 119th Congress on the question of confirming a civilian nomination, as recorded on senate.gov. Cloture and procedural votes are not counted.
- How it is matched
- The vote record names the nomination number; the senator is matched by the Senate member id.
- Not voting
- Includes absences and any other reason. The record does not say why.
589 of the 617 confirmed civilian nominations show a roll-call vote on their latest-action line; the rest show a voice vote, unanimous consent or another method, with no individual votes. So this is only the roll-call subset. It says nothing about whether any vote was right or wrong.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 (member stats) · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.