Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress

Crime and Law Enforcement

John Kennedy
Republican, Louisiana

On Crime and Law Enforcement, the 33 measures they backed sit closer to the typical Republican, 1% of the way toward the typical Democrat.

From votes

Too few votes for a position from votes: 4 votes cast, and a position needs 20.

From bills backed

33 measures · 6 sponsored · 27 cosponsored

Sits closer to the typical Republican, 1% of the way toward the typical Democrat.

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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 0.25
  • 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

  1. ·On Passage of the Bill

    A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 331 on Congress.gov

  2. ·On the Cloture Motion

    A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 331 on Congress.gov

  3. ·On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

    A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

    Voted Yea

    S. 331 on Congress.gov

  4. ·On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

    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 Yea

    S. 6 on Congress.gov

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

  1. Introduced

    S. 4500

    VICTIM Act of 2026

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. Introduced

    S. 3430

    PURE Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Introduced

    S. 3104

    Ideologically Motivated Violence Accountability Act

    Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Introduced

    S. 1401

    Targeting Child Predators Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  5. Introduced

    S. 679

    LEOSA Reform Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Show the other 2 sponsored measures
  1. Introduced

    S. 477

    Fairness in Fentanyl Sentencing Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. Introduced

    S. 234

    Prosecutors Need to Prosecute Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Cosponsored

  1. Cosponsored

    S. 5537

    Sexual Abuse Services in Detention Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 4671

    Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2026

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 4446

    PRESS Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 735

    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)

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 3805

    End Sanctuary Cities Act of 2026

    Latest action, : Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318.

Show the other 22 cosponsored measures
  1. Cosponsored

    S. 3398

    Stop Sextortion Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 3650

    Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 3453

    No Bounties on Badges Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 3366

    Back the Blue Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 2376

    A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include rioting in the definition of racketeering activity.

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  6. Cosponsored

    S. 3054

    Kayla Hamilton Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

  7. Cosponsored

    S. 167

    Protect and Serve Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  8. Cosponsored

    S. 3021

    ENFORCE Act

    Latest action, : Held at the desk.

  9. Cosponsored

    S. 2955

    Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  10. Cosponsored

    S. 2813

    FIRE Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  11. Cosponsored

    S. 1829

    STOP CSAM Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 106.

  12. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 391

    A resolution condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk and honoring his life and legacy.

    Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6637; text: CR S6652)

  13. Cosponsored

    S. 2680

    LETITIA Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  14. Cosponsored

    S. 1404

    Combating Organized Retail Crime Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  15. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 220

    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)

  16. Cosponsored

    S. 1322

    Family Notification of Death, Injury, or Illness in Custody Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  17. Cosponsored

    S. 237

    Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.

  18. Cosponsored

    S. 687

    BCRA of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  19. Cosponsored

    S. 331

    HALT Fentanyl Act

    Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-26.

    Became Public Law 119-26

  20. Cosponsored

    S. 6

    Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    Latest action, : Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 11. (CR S294-295)

  21. Cosponsored

    S. 83

    Thin Blue Line Act

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  22. Cosponsored

    S. 65

    Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

    Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.