U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
Dave McCormick
Republican · Pennsylvania
Former Bridgewater Associates CEO, elected in 2024 defeating incumbent Bob Casey. Army veteran and West Point graduate. Focus on fiscal conservatism, China policy, and manufacturing.
Record
Conservative Republican businessman and Army veteran. Bridgewater background informing China hawkishness and trade policy. Focus on Pennsylvania's manufacturing and defense industrial base.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5203 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify rules relating to certain exempt facility bonds. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5079 — AG2PI Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- S.4930 — Unmanned System Command and Control Integration Assessment Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4904 — Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4686 — National Commission on Robotics Act (Introduced, Jun 4, 2026)
- S.4633 — Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Strategy Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- S.4630 — A bill to prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- S.4606 — Increasing Opportunity For Reindustrialization Act (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
Notable votes
- Voted Yea on S.Res. 817 — S. Res. 817 (Resolution Agreed to, Jul 30, 2026)
- Voted Yea 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 Yea on S. 2 — S. 2, As Amended (Bill Passed, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Cortez Masto Amdt. No. 5463 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Padilla Amdt. No. 5808 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Gallego Amdt. No. 5813 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
- Voted Nay on S. 2 — Peters Amdt. No. 5763 (Amendment Rejected, Jun 5, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- S.3101 — SAFE KIDS Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.4604 — Protecting America’s Small Oil and Gas Producers and Rural Jobs Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5200 — A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include spotted lanternfly control research and development as a high-priority research and extension initiative, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.1901 — Protect LNG Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.3259 — RECAPTURE Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.3808 — Fighting Trade Cheats Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.618 — Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign Harm Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
- S.4944 — American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 28, 2026)
Voting analysis
Dave McCormick holds an energy subcommittee gavel in his first term, which is early for one. He is also among the two or three Republican senators who leave the conference position least often.
Three votes on one theme
All three of his departures involve amendments from the same Republican colleague, and he did not treat them alike. On two budget resolutions he voted for that senator's amendments, which failed. On a spending bill he voted against one, which also failed. The subject each time was the shape of a fiscal package rather than any policy area he sits on a committee for.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.Con.Res. 33 Paul Amdt. No. 5378 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5378 to S.Con.Res. 33 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 1968 Paul Amdt. No. 1266 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1266 to H.R. 1968 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Mar 14, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.Con.Res. 7 Paul Amdt No. 999 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 999 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Feb 21, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
No delegation comparison
Most pages here set a member against the others of their party from the same state. That figure is missing from this one, and its absence is a fact rather than a gap: Pennsylvania's other Senate seat is held by a Democrat, so there is no same-party group to measure McCormick against. A comparison drawn from a single person would say nothing, so none is shown.
What he legislates on
Armed forces lead the classified subjects, matching a West Point background. The filings are technical more often than not: a change to the rules on certain exempt facility bonds, an agricultural genome initiative, an assessment of command and control integration for unmanned systems, a risk-based oversight measure, and a national commission on robotics.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Dave McCormick's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (2), Agriculture and Food (1), International Affairs (1), Science, Technology, Communications (1), Taxation (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
He took office at the beginning of this Congress after a career in finance, so the figures here cover a single partial term. He is rarely away from the floor.
First elected in 2025, now serving across 1 terms. Dave McCormick falls in the freshman cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Dave McCormick has 73 bills sponsored, 316 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Joint Economic Committee
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Senate Special Committee on Aging
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Digital Assets
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: National Security and International Trade and Finance
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Energy (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Water and Power
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
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