U.S. Senator from California
Adam Schiff
Democrat · California
Former House Intelligence Committee chair, elected to Senate in 2024. Led first Trump impeachment inquiry. Former federal prosecutor.
Record
Progressive Democrat. Champion of intelligence oversight, democracy protection legislation, and gun safety. Played central role in both Trump impeachment proceedings.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5182 — A bill to establish a Federal working group for recycled plastic content traceability, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5136 — Promoting Authenticity with Influencer Disclaimers Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- S.5135 — AI Ads Act (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- S.5102 — Closing Bribery Loopholes Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5103 — Stop MUSK Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5105 — A bill to establish the applicability of antitrust laws to the sharing of artificial intelligence frontier model risks, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5107 — No Corporate Crooks Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5070 — MAIL Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
Notable votes
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S.Res. 817 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jul 29, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R. 6644 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823) (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Jun 18, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Yea on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.5145 — A bill to clarify the use of certain existing grants under the Clean Air Act to purchase air sensors, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5189 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, to codify and clarify gender neutral standards for members of certain Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5195 — A bill to establish a Green New Deal for public schools. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5174 — A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5108 — A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.5121 — A bill to amend chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States, establish an Ethics Investigations Counsel, and require disclosure of recusals. (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- S.4886 — Medicare Cost Cap Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5090 — Digital Age Assurance Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
Voting analysis
Adam Schiff's page carries an important caveat that most do not. He joined the Senate partway through this window, so he was eligible for far fewer roll calls than his colleagues — the comparable-vote count below is well short of the chamber's typical figure, and every rate derived from it rests on that smaller base.
Against his caucus's compromises
Within that shorter record he ranks among the Democrats most likely to depart, and the departures point leftward rather than across. He opposed bills the caucus helped pass, opposed cloture clearing their path, and voted against amendments — including one offered by a Republican and adopted with Democratic support. None of it is a vote for the Republican programme; it is refusal to endorse the terms his side accepted.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 6938 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938 · roll call 119 | Jan 15, 2026 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 6938 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6938 · roll call 119 | Jan 15, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 2296 S. 2296, as amended On Passage of the Bill S. 2296 · roll call 119 | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 3944 Mullin Amdt. No. 3412 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3412 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 3944 H. R. 3944, as amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944 · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R. 3944 Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 1582 S. 1582, As Amended On Passage of the Bill S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 17, 2025 | Bill Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 1582 Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 1582 On the Cloture Motion S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 12, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 1582 Amdt. No. 2307 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2307 to S. 1582 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Jun 12, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 1582 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amdt. No. 2307 to S. 1582 On the Cloture Motion S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
Both California seats
California returns two Democratic senators, so this compares him against one colleague. He departs more often.
Among the 2 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 8.6%. Adam Schiff is above that average at 9.5%.
Tenure counted across both chambers
His tenure figures below count continuous congressional service, not Senate service alone — he sat in the House for many years before moving across the Capitol, which is why a member new to this chamber registers as a veteran.
First elected in 2001, now serving across 14 terms. Adam Schiff falls in the veteran cohort.
What he legislates on
None of his displayed bills carries a subject classification, so no policy-area ranking is shown. The filings themselves cluster around technology, disclosure and corruption: a federal working group on recycled plastic content traceability, a bill requiring disclaimers from paid influencers, the AI Ads Act, the Closing Bribery Loopholes Act, and a measure named against a prominent government contractor.
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Adam Schiff has 579 bills sponsored, 5943 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Commodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Transportation and Infrastructure
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Intellectual Property (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Privacy, Technology, and the Law
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