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U.S. Senator from New York

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democrat · New York

Appointed in 2009, subsequently elected. Led effort to pass the Military Justice Improvement Act on sexual assault. Ran for president in 2020.

Record

Progressive Democrat. Champion of military sexual assault reform (Military Justice Improvement Act). Strong advocate for reproductive rights, paid family leave, and gun safety.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.5093 — PROKID Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • S.5094 — Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • S.4928 — COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
  • S.4656 — Secure and Accountable Military AI Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • S.4598 — Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
  • S.4574 — MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • S.4554 — Renewing our PACT Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 18, 2026)
  • S.4553 — Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act (Introduced, May 18, 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.1227 — ABC Act (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.734 — Edward J. Dwight, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025 (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.5186 — A bill to eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
  • S.4916 — Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.4782 — ReportScams.gov Act (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5156 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for in-service rollovers for individual retirement annuity purchases, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)
  • S.5168 — A bill to provide paid family and medical leave to Federal employees, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 29, 2026)

Voting analysis

Nine of Kirsten Gillibrand's ten departures are votes for something. Only one is a refusal, and it is an amendment offered from inside her own caucus that she declined to support.

4.6%
Votes against the Democrat majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
33 of 45
Rank among Senate Democrats, most defections first

Advancing, almost without exception

She carried one measure through passage, cloture twice and an adopted amendment. She supported three joint resolutions, a further bill at passage, and a cloture motion on a continuing appropriations measure — each against most of her caucus.

Records this one-sided are worth distinguishing from high defection rates generally. A member who only ever crosses to say yes is not obstructing her party; she is declining to join it in saying no.

All 10 roll calls where Kirsten Gillibrand voted against the Senate Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R. 7148
H.R. 7148, as Amended
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148 · roll call 119		Jan 30, 2026Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
S. 1582
S. 1582, As Amended
On Passage of the Bill S. 1582 · roll call 119		Jun 17, 2025Bill PassedYea (party: Nay)
S. 1582
Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. 1582
On the Cloture Motion S. 1582 · roll call 119		Jun 12, 2025Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (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, 2025Amendment Agreed toYea (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, 2025Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
H.J.Res. 25
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 25 · roll call 119		Mar 26, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 1968
Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 1968
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1968 · roll call 119		Mar 14, 2025Cloture Motion Agreed toYea (party: Nay)
S.J.Res. 3
S.J. Res. 3
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 3 · roll call 119		Mar 4, 2025Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.J.Res. 109
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 109 · roll call 118		May 16, 2024Joint Resolution PassedYea (party: Nay)
H.R. 7888
Durbin Amdt No. 1841 as Modified
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1841 to H.R. 7888 (No short title on file) · roll call 118		Apr 19, 2024Amendment RejectedNay (party: Yea)

Above the New York average

New York's two Democratic senators sit apart on this measure, with Gillibrand the more frequent departer.

Among the 2 Democrats in the New York delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Kirsten Gillibrand is above that average at 4.6%.

What she legislates on

She is ranking member of the special committee on aging and of the transportation and housing appropriations subcommittee. Armed forces and crime tie as her leading classified subjects. The bills include a children's measure, court and rule of law reform, commuter benefits, accountability for military artificial intelligence, and a hate crimes commission.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Kirsten Gillibrand's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (2), Crime and Law Enforcement (2), Government Operations and Politics (1), Taxation (1).

911
Bills sponsored
5249
Bills cosponsored

Of the 8 most recent of those, 8 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

Her congressional service began in the House in the second half of the two-thousands, continuing in the Senate after an appointment. She is rarely absent.

First elected in 2007, now serving across 11 terms. Kirsten Gillibrand falls in the veteran cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Kirsten Gillibrand has 911 bills sponsored, 5249 cosponsored, 8 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services: Cybersecurity
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services: Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services: Strategic Forces

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