Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress

Crime and Law Enforcement

Patty Murray
Democratic, Washington

On Crime and Law Enforcement, the 20 measures they backed sit 13% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.

From votes

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

From bills backed

20 measures · 3 sponsored · 17 cosponsored

Sits 13% past the typical Democrat, on the far side from the typical Republican.

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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 −0.45
  • 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 Nay

    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.

Sponsored

  1. Introduced

    S. 4635

    SAFE for Survivors Act of 2026

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

  2. Introduced

    S. 916

    Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act

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

  3. Introduced

    S.Res. 42

    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)

Cosponsored

  1. Cosponsored

    S. 5201

    Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act

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

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 5022

    Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

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

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 3581

    No Settlements for January 6 Law Enforcement Assaulters Act

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

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 3582

    No Rewards for January 6 Rioters Act

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

  5. Cosponsored

    S.Con.Res. 25

    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.

Show the other 12 cosponsored measures
  1. Cosponsored

    S. 3214

    Background Check Expansion Act

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

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 2386

    Preventing Authoritarian Policing Tactics on America’s Streets Act

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

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 1955

    Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act

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

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 1892

    Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

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

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 1531

    Assault Weapons Ban of 2025

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

  6. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 179

    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)

  7. Cosponsored

    S. 1374

    BUMP Act

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

  8. Cosponsored

    S. 889

    Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025

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

  9. Cosponsored

    S. 803

    Keep Americans Safe Act

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

  10. Cosponsored

    S. 726

    Ethan's Law

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

  11. Cosponsored

    S. 634

    Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

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

  12. Cosponsored

    S. 597

    Age 21 Act

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