U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Andy Kim
Democrat · New Jersey
Former NSC official under Obama and Bush, elected to Senate in 2024 replacing disgraced Bob Menendez. Former House member known for cleaning up Capitol rotunda after Jan. 6.
Record
Moderate Democrat with national security background. Champion of ethics and anti-corruption legislation. Focus on veterans, healthcare affordability, and practical bipartisan solutions.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5167 — A bill to require an assessment of program areas and administrative practices presenting the greatest risk to the integrity of Federal funds administered by States and local governments. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.5090 — Digital Age Assurance Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.5037 — MediKids Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- S.4985 — Language Access for All Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)
- S.4823 — Advancing American Quantum Leadership Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- S.4776 — Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- S.4595 — Mullica River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
- S.4513 — Multigenerational Caregiving Data Act (Introduced, May 13, 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.4926 — State Firearms Dealer Licensing Enhancement Act (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.5183 — A bill to establish the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.4343 — No Pensions for Congressional Predators Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.4528 — IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.5172 — A bill to amend titles XI, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act with respect to screening for childhood-onset fluency disorders, and to require coverage of certain speech therapy services under Medicaid and CHIP. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.3524 — American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.J.Res.181 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress. (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
Voting analysis
Andy Kim has perfect attendance and a Senate record short enough that ten departures produce a rate above most of his caucus. He arrived with this Congress after House service.
Both directions, cleanly divided
Four of his departures support a single bill through passage, cloture twice and an adopted amendment. Four more block a different pair of measures — one refused at both passage and cloture, another at cloture, a third at passage. Two joint resolutions he backed complete the list.
The division is unusually tidy: one bill carried at every stage, others stopped at every stage, and nothing in between.
| 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. 1071 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071 On the Cloture Motion S. 1071 · roll call 119 | Dec 15, 2025 | 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) |
| 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) |
| H.J.Res. 25 On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 25 · roll call 119 | Mar 26, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S.J.Res. 3 S.J. Res. 3 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 3 · roll call 119 | Mar 4, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
Below the New Jersey average
New Jersey's two Democratic senators produce a high state average, and Kim sits under it.
Among the 2 Democrats in the New Jersey delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 8.2%. Andy Kim is below that average at 6.0%.
What he legislates on
He is ranking member of the banking subcommittee on national security and international trade. The filings lean toward administration and integrity: an assessment of which federal programme areas administered by states and localities present the greatest risk to fund integrity, digital age assurance, a children's health measure, language access, and quantum leadership.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Andy Kim's cluster into: Government Operations and Politics (2), Crime and Law Enforcement (1), Foreign Trade and International Finance (1), Health (1), Public Lands and Natural Resources (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure
Counting his House years, he falls in the middle tenure band despite this being a first Senate term.
First elected in 2019, now serving across 5 terms. Andy Kim falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Andy Kim has 231 bills sponsored, 1996 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: National Security and International Trade and Finance (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Aviation, Space, and Innovation
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Telecommunications and Media
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Education and the American Family
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