U.S. Senator from Missouri
Josh Hawley
Republican · Missouri
Former Missouri Attorney General, elected in 2018. Yale Law graduate. Objected to 2020 election certification. Focus on Big Tech regulation, China, and working-class conservatism.
Record
Populist conservative. Surprisingly progressive on Big Tech regulation and antitrust enforcement. Hawkish on China. Objected to certifying 2020 election results. Focus on working-class economic concerns.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)
- S.5163 — No Bonuses for Bad Service Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
- S.4927 — Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4485 — Gas Tax Suspension Act (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
- S.4366 — Know Your Labor Rights Act (Introduced, Apr 21, 2026)
- S.4343 — No Pensions for Congressional Predators Act (Introduced, Apr 17, 2026)
- S.4066 — Safeguarding Women from Chemical Abortion Act (Introduced, Mar 11, 2026)
- S.3937 — Homes for American Families Act (Introduced, Feb 26, 2026)
- S.3852 — GRID Act (Introduced, Feb 11, 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.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.5023 — Ban Birth Tourism Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- S.4880 — Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.4933 — Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- S.2767 — Gateway Partnership Act (Reported, Jun 23, 2026)
- S.4819 — Lifeline for First Responders Act (Introduced, Jun 17, 2026)
- S.952 — A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies. (Introduced, Jun 10, 2026)
- S.4746 — American Innovation and Choice Online Act (Introduced, Jun 10, 2026)
Voting analysis
Josh Hawley's departures point in two directions at once, which distinguishes him from most frequent defectors. He votes for amendments his party rejects and against bills his party passes — and the two sets do not describe the same ideological position.
Two different kinds of no
On one side he supported amendments offered by libertarian-leaning colleagues that the Republican majority voted down, and backed a motion to proceed that the conference declined to advance. On the other he opposed one bill through its entire course — cloture, an amendment, cloture on that amendment, and final passage — and voted against a joint resolution the party carried.
A member who only ever votes to the right of leadership produces one pattern; a member who also blocks the leadership's own product produces another. Hawley's record contains both, which is why a single defection rate describes him poorly.
| 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) |
| S. 3385 Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 3385 On the Cloture Motion S. 3385 · roll call 119 | Dec 11, 2025 | Cloture Motion Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 2296 Paul Amdt. No. 3761 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3761 to S.Amdt. 3748 to S. 2296 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 3944 Johnson Amdt. No. 3428 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3428 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Aug 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R. 1 Lee Amdt. No. 2745 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2745 to S.Amdt. 2360 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file) · roll call 119 | Jul 1, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | Yea (party: Nay) |
| S. 1582 S. 1582, As Amended On Passage of the Bill S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 17, 2025 | Bill Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S. 1582 Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 1582 On the Cloture Motion S. 1582 · roll call 119 | Jun 12, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Nay (party: Yea) |
| 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 | Nay (party: Yea) |
| 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 | Nay (party: Yea) |
| S.J.Res. 18 On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 18 · roll call 119 | Mar 27, 2025 | Joint Resolution Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Both Missouri seats
Missouri's two senators are both Republicans, making this a head-to-head comparison. Hawley departs from the conference position at the higher rate.
Among the 2 Republicans in the Missouri delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 12.7%. Josh Hawley is above that average at 17.8%.
Committee roles and filings
He chairs subcommittees on crime and counterterrorism and on disaster management and the census. His bills are pitched at consumer and worker grievances rather than at doctrine: the No Bonuses for Bad Service Act, the Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, the Gas Tax Suspension Act, the Know Your Labor Rights Act and a measure stripping pensions from members convicted of sexual offences. The classified sample is too thin to rank subjects meaningfully.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Josh Hawley's cluster into: Health (2), Commerce (1), Energy (1), Government Operations and Politics (1), Labor and Employment (1), Taxation (1).
Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.
Tenure and attendance
Hawley belongs to the Senate's middle tenure band and has not changed party. He is present for the large majority of recorded votes.
First elected in 2019, now serving across 4 terms. Josh Hawley falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Josh Hawley has 347 bills sponsored, 968 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Employment and Workplace Safety
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Crime and Counterterrorism (Chairman)
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Privacy, Technology, and the Law
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary: the Constitution
Rate Josh Hawley on iRate — cast your emoji verdict and see how America rates U.S. Senator from Missouri.