Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Social Welfare
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic, New York
On Social Welfare, the 21 measures they backed give a position, but too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 0 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
21 measures · 1 sponsored · 20 cosponsored
Too few senators in each caucus have a position here to compare.
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 −0.36
- Democratic caucus median −0.36, from 1 senator
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.
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.
Sponsored
Strategic Plan for Aging Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cosponsored
ASSET Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Work Without Worry Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Addressing SILO Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Show the other 15 cosponsored measures
A resolution designating May 2026 as "Older Americans Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2452; text: CR S2446)
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Claiming Age Clarity Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respite CARE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
FINANCE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
DINE Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SWIFT Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Social Security Emergency Inflation Relief Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
A resolution designating May 2025 as "Older Americans Month".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3141; text: CR S3123-3124)
Social Security Expansion Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.