Member of Congress · 119th Congress
Brian Schatz
Brian Schatz is a Democratic U.S. senator from Hawaii, in Congress since 2012, who voted with most Democrats on 96% of the 119th Congress’s yes/no votes and has had 5 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. 3383 Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025Oct 5, 2026 · Held at the desk.
- S. 5664 FUTURE of Workers ActSep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- S. 5614 Beyond the Box for Higher Education Act of 2026Sep 30, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S.Res. 920 A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.Sep 29, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5175-5176)
- S.J.Res. 218 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of…Sep 29, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Top bills sponsored
- S. 1579 (114th) NATIVE ActBecame law
- S. 770 (115th) NIST Small Business Cybersecurity ActBecame law
- S. 2629 (117th) Better Cybercrime Metrics ActBecame law
- S. 1402 (117th) Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022Became law
- S. 989 (117th) Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022Became law
- S.Res. 292 (113th) A resolution expressing support for the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines and the surrounding region.Passed a chamber
- S. 120 (117th) Safe Connections Act of 2022Passed a chamber
- S. 2693 (116th) READI ActPassed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Committees
- Select Committee on EthicsNo 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 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationSubcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media
- Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsSubcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs — Vice ChairmanNo subcommittees
Elections Sen. Schatz has won
Sen. Schatz has won 3 U.S. Senate elections (2014, 2016, 2022). Of the contested races, margins ran from 40.3 to 48.9 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 Hawaii done while Sen. Schatz served?
2012 to 2024 in Hawaii: typical household income was up 11% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.6 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 3.7 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 Hawaii during Schatz’s time representing it (2012 to now). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Hawaii’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
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.
- Honolulu office300 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 7-212, Honolulu, HI 96850
Phone 808-523-2061 · Fax 808-523-2065 · Map ↗ (OpenStreetMap)
Evidence
- File
- legislators-district-offices-2026-09-24-8d698e92.json, entries S001194-honolulu (1 office)
- 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.schatz.senate.gov.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
119th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 67 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 67 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 6 | See the 6 → |
| With a committee report listed | 5 | See the 5 → |
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.