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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.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)
  • S.3643 — Special Inspector General for Program Fraud Act (Introduced, Jan 14, 2026)
  • S.3490 — National Historical Park and National Historic Landmark Establishment and Boundary Adjustments Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 16, 2025)

Notable votes

  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 690 — S. Res. 690 (Resolution Agreed to, May 11, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Res. 690 — Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 690 (Cloture Motion Agreed to, Apr 30, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Con.Res. 33 — S.Con.Res. 33, As Amended (Concurrent Resolution Agreed to, Apr 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Con.Res. 33 — Schiff Amdt. No. 5333 (Amendment Rejected, Apr 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Con.Res. 33 — Wyden Amdt. No. 5336 (Amendment Rejected, Apr 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on S.Con.Res. 33 — Merkley Amdt. No. 5235 (Amendment Rejected, Apr 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Con.Res. 33 — Paul Amdt. No. 5378 (Amendment Rejected, Apr 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on S.Con.Res. 33 — Graham Amdt. No. 5281 (Amendment Agreed to, Apr 22, 2026)

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

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