Votes, bills and records by issue · 119th Congress
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic, Rhode Island
On Public Lands and Natural Resources, the 22 measures they backed sit level with the typical Democrat.
From votes
Too few votes for a position from votes: 14 votes cast, and a position needs 20.
From bills backed
22 measures · 5 sponsored · 17 cosponsored
Sits level with the typical Democrat.
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 −0.24
- Democratic caucus median −0.24, from 12 senators
- Republican caucus median 0.08, from 12 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 joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Voted Nay
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
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.
3 measures this senator backed have no other backer on the map, so they are listed but not counted in the position from bills.
Sponsored
A resolution recognizing World Oceans Day and celebrating the maritime heritage, ocean leadership, fisheries stewardship, and coastal communities of the United States.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2667)
A resolution recognizing that oceans are warming due to human-caused climate change.
Latest action, : Referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "Rescinding Regulations Regarding Management Systems Pertaining to the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Refuge Roads Program"".
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement relating to "Restoration of Names That Honor American Greatness; Gulf of America".
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness: Gulf of America".
Not counted in the position from bills: no other backer on the map.
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Show the other 3 sponsored measures
Quantifying Uncertainty and Action to Help Optimize Growth of Shellfish Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
OCTOPUS Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Cosponsored
A resolution designating September 25, 2026, as "National Lobster Day".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020; text: CR S5008-5009)
Fisheries Science Modernization Act of 2026
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Show the other 12 cosponsored measures
A resolution designating the week beginning on October 12, 2025, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".
Latest action, : Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7141)
A resolution designating September 25, 2025, as "National Lobster Day".
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)
Measuring the Cost of Disasters Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Canyon’s Law
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Reducing Waste in National Parks Act
Latest action, : Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-238.
Arctic Refuge Protection Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
A resolution designating the week of April 19 through April 27, 2025, as "National Park Week".
Latest action, : Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2577; text: CR S2575)
Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Ocean Regional Opportunity and Innovation Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2025
Latest action, : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1874-1875)
Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvests Act of 2025
Latest action, : Held at the desk.
Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act
Latest action, : Became Public Law No: 119-65.
Became Public Law 119-65