Brian Schatz

U.S. Senator · Hawaii · Democrat · Chair, Indian Affairs

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.63· expected 0.63

Meets expectations

Rank 59 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Schatz’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

49 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 48 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Schatz’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Schatz.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 11 missed of 915

Voted on 904 of 915 roll calls; missed 11. Higher than 74% of senators.

85%100%

99/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 14 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 830 votes that split the parties. Lower than 56% of senators.

75%100%

6/ 100

Chamber median 9 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 89% of senators.

0%30%

−0.44

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Schatz’s effectiveness score.

S. 3383 Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025Expands Native American tribes' authority over land use and economic development on tribal lands. AI-readNative Americans · Introduced Oct 5, 2026SubstantiveText pending Introduced
S. 612 A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.Authorizes federal grants to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations for tourism and recreational travel activities. AI-readNative Americans · Introduced Dec 17, 2025Substantive213 words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.