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U.S. Senator from Nebraska

Pete Ricketts

Republican · Nebraska

Former Governor of Nebraska and heir to TD Ameritrade fortune, appointed in 2023. Focus on fiscal responsibility, agriculture, and conservative social values.

Record

Staunch fiscal conservative and businessman. Former governor who cut state taxes and regulations. Focus on agricultural trade, energy production, and anti-regulatory agenda.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (8 on record)

  • S.4560 — A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish, on an annual basis, an assessment of United States dependency on the exportation of agricultural commodities to adversarial countries, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • S.4517 — Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • S.4464 — FAIR Labels Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 30, 2026)
  • S.4397 — Sound Science Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
  • S.4281 — Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act (Introduced, Apr 13, 2026)
  • S.4192 — PLOT Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 25, 2026)
  • S.4134 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Introduced, Mar 18, 2026)
  • S.4034 — ELEVATE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 10, 2026)

Notable votes

  • 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 Nay 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)
  • Voted Yea on H.J.Res. 140 — H.J. Res. 140 (Joint Resolution Passed, Apr 16, 2026)

Committee assignments

  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Senate Committee on the Budget
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Economic Policy
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: National Security and International Trade and Finance
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy (Chairman)
  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Europe and Regional Security Cooperation

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