Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Crime and Law Enforcement
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic, Connecticut
On Crime and Law Enforcement, the 87 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Democrat, 5% of the way toward the typical Republican.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 4 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
87 measures · 8 sponsored · 79 cosponsored
Sits closer to the typical Democrat, 5% of the way toward the typical Republican.
Exact figures
Positions are coordinates on the map's main axis. Only the distance from the typical Democrat and typical Republican means anything.
From bills backed
- Senator at −0.34
- Democratic caucus median −0.37, from 39 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.25, from 35 senators
Each mark is a senator. The vertical line is the typical senator in that caucus.
A position shows which senators someone votes or legislates alongside, not whether they are for or against a policy. Issues come from each bill's topic, so an issue can include amendments on other topics. Left and right on the strips have no meaning of their own. Bills often have backers from both parties, so a position from bills is read against the medians for bills, not against the position from votes. See how these summaries are written.
- Contested vote:
- a roll call where the losing side got at least 10% of the votes cast.
- Party break:
- a contested vote against the majority of their own party.
- Cosponsor:
- a senator who signs on to support a measure, a bill or resolution, that another senator introduced. Bills backed means sponsored or cosponsored.
- Typical senator:
- the middle senator of a group, with half on each side. "17% of the way" means 17% of the distance from the typical senator in one party to the typical senator in the other.
Votes on this issue
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.
Voted Yea
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Voted Nay
Legislation on this issue
These are records, not a score, and sponsoring a measure does not mean it moved. Simple and concurrent resolutions cannot become law, and a proposal enacted through a companion House bill or inside a larger bill is not counted as becoming law here.
1 measure this senator backed has no other backer on the map, so it is listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Right to Record Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jaime’s Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Background Check Completion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Show the other 4 sponsored measures
Journalist Protection Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Ethan's Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pardon Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cosponsored
Police Training and Independent Review Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
PREP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
FITNESS Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Show the other 74 cosponsored measures
No Payoffs for Pardons Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4409-4410; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4409-4410)
Stop Corrupt Trading Act
Latest action, : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
A resolution designating June 15, 2026, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and the month of June 2026 as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4200; text: CR S4195-4196)
Judicial Integrity Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2665-2666)
SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Stopping Prison Contraband Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers' Benefit Program Expansion Act of 2026
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Promoting Police Leadership Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
A resolution designating the week of May 10 through May 16, 2026, as "National Police Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2313; text: CR S2310)
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Corporate Crime Database Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1057)
Protect Law Enforcement Task Forces Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S733-734)
A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period beginning on January 1, 2026, and ending on February 1, 2026, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S557; text: CR S555-556)
National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A concurrent resolution recognizing the 15th anniversary of the January 8, 2011, Tucson, Arizona, shooting and honoring the survivors and victims, including former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, a gun violence survivor and one of the most influential voices of courage in the United States in the fight to end gun violence.
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Federal Firearm Licensing Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
ADOPT Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Background Check Expansion Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
GUARD Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 406.
A resolution condemning President Trump's pardoning of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who had violated United States anti-money laundering laws, and calling for Congress to use its authority to stop this form of corruption.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7733)
ENFORCE Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Safe Cloud Storage Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
RRLEF Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Opioid Overdose Data Collection Enhancement Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127.
Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
STOP CSAM Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.
Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
ATF DATA Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
AMMO Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Clean Hands Firearm Procurement Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3564)
Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Stopping the Fraudulent Sale of Firearms Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3517-3518)
A resolution designating June 15, 2025, as "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day" and the month of June 2025 as "Elder Abuse Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3520; text: CR S3518-3519)
A resolution expressing support for the designation of June 6, 2025, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2025 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3172-3173)
Andrew Kearse Accountability for Denial of Medical Care Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution designating the week of May 11 through May 17, 2025, as "National Police Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2901; text: CR S2898-2899)
Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act of 2025
Latest action, : Received in the House.
Assault Weapons Ban of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2577; text: CR S2574-2575)
BUMP Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Federal Firearm Licensee Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2175-2181)
Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
TRACE Act
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Stop Comstock Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Invest to Protect Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Keep Americans Safe Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1350)
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Age 21 Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
PROTECT Our Children Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 80.
Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 372.
SECURE Firearm Storage Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S795)
Reauthorizing Support and Treatment for Officers in Crisis Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
Stop Arming Cartels Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S546)
A resolution condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S435-436)
A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on February 1, 2025, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery.
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S387-388; text: CR S397-398)
Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
Handgun Permit to Purchase Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.