U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen
Democrat · New Hampshire
Former Governor and first woman elected both governor and senator. Serving since 2009. Foreign Relations Committee member. Focus on energy, small business, and international women's rights.
Record
Moderate Democrat and experienced legislator. Focus on energy efficiency policy, small business support, and international women's empowerment programs. Bipartisan approach on New Hampshire issues.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.4929 — EBOLA Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4895 — Turn the Tide Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4918 — Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4911 — Investing in State Energy Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4877 — Military Sexual Trauma Accountability Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4617 — Exchange Stabilization Fund Transparency Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- S.3249 — Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026 (Introduced, Nov 20, 2025)
- S.2611 — Snow Survey Northeast Expansion Act of 2023 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2023)
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.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.5190 — A bill to prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5180 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability for provider payments under the Medicare program. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.5201 — A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect more victims of domestic violence by preventing their abusers from possessing or receiving firearms, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- S.2006 — Fit to Serve Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.5021 — Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 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)
Voting analysis
Every one of Jeanne Shaheen's departures is a vote in favour of something. Not once in this period is she recorded withholding support the caucus was giving — she is only ever recorded giving support it withheld.
Keeping things moving
The votes are largely about money and the clock. On one spending measure she supported passage, cloture twice, and an amendment folded into it. On a continuing appropriations bill she voted for both cloture and passage. On a third measure she backed the bill, an amendment to it and the cloture motion covering it.
Read together, these are the votes of a senator supplying the margin that lets a chamber finish its business. Whether that is bipartisanship or capitulation is a political judgement this page does not make; what the record shows is direction, and hers is entirely one way.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 7148 H.R. 7148, as Amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 · roll call 119 | Jan 30, 2026 | Bill Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 5371 H.R. 5371, As Amended On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5371 · roll call 119 | Nov 10, 2025 | Bill Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 5371 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 5371, As Amended On the Cloture Motion H.R. 5371 · roll call 119 | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 5371 Collins Amdt. No. 3937 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3937 to H.R. 5371 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Nov 10, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 5371 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 3937 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3937 to H.R. 5371 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Nov 10, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 1968 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1968 · roll call 119 | Mar 14, 2025 | Bill Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 1968 Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 1968 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1968 · roll call 119 | Mar 14, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 5 S. 5, As Amended On Passage of the Bill S. 5 · roll call 119 | Jan 20, 2025 | Bill Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 5 Ernst Amdt No. 8, As Amended On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8 to S. 5 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Jan 20, 2025 | Amendment Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 5 Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 5 On the Cloture Motion S. 5 · roll call 119 | Jan 17, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Yea (party: Nay) |
Below the New Hampshire average
New Hampshire's two Democratic senators both depart from the caucus relatively often, and Shaheen is the lower of the two.
Among the 2 Democrats in the New Hampshire delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 7.2%. Jeanne Shaheen is below that average at 6.6%.
Committee standing and filings
She is ranking member of the foreign relations committee and of an agriculture appropriations subcommittee. International affairs lead her classified bills, and the filings pair global health with domestic care: an Ebola measure, a bill to turn the tide, child care and early education, state energy investment, and accountability for military sexual trauma.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Jeanne Shaheen's cluster into: International Affairs (3), Energy (1), Health (1), Law (1), Taxation (1), Water Resources Development (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
Her Senate service began at the end of the two-thousands, after serving as governor. She misses a moderate share of votes.
First elected in 2009, now serving across 9 terms. Jeanne Shaheen falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Jeanne Shaheen has 1251 bills sponsored, 4341 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics
- Senate Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
- Senate Committee on Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Defense
- Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Homeland Security
- Senate Committee on Appropriations: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Appropriations: State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
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