Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress

Crime and Law Enforcement

Tina Smith
Democratic, Minnesota

On Crime and Law Enforcement, the 21 measures they backed sit 15% 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

21 measures · 1 sponsored · 20 cosponsored

Sits 15% 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 −0.47
  • 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. 951

    Stop Comstock Act

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

Cosponsored

  1. Cosponsored

    S. 5656

    Domestic Violence SAFE Notice Act

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

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 5482

    PREP Act

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

  3. Cosponsored

    S. 5022

    Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act

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

  4. 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.

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 3458

    Background Check Completion Act of 2025

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

Show the other 15 cosponsored measures
  1. Cosponsored

    S. 2196

    Strengthening Protections for Domestic Violence and Stalking Survivors Act of 2025

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

  2. Cosponsored

    S. 3214

    Background Check Expansion Act

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

  3. Cosponsored

    S.Res. 371

    A resolution honoring the victims and survivors of the mass shooting at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

    Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6439)

  4. Cosponsored

    S. 2203

    Break the Cycle of Violence Act

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

  5. Cosponsored

    S. 2201

    LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025

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

  6. Cosponsored

    S. 2165

    3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2025

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

  7. Cosponsored

    S. 2155

    Keeping Gun Dealers Honest Act of 2025

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

  8. Cosponsored

    S. 1531

    Assault Weapons Ban of 2025

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

  9. Cosponsored

    S. 1374

    BUMP Act

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

  10. Cosponsored

    S. 1076

    Preventing Illegal Weapons Trafficking Act of 2025

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

  11. Cosponsored

    S. 889

    Extreme Risk Protection Order Expansion Act of 2025

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

  12. Cosponsored

    S. 803

    Keep Americans Safe Act

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

  13. Cosponsored

    S. 634

    Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

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

  14. Cosponsored

    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)

  15. Cosponsored

    S. 237

    Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025

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