Pete Ricketts

U.S. Senator · Nebraska · Republican

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

How it’s measured

1.42· expected 1.04

Meets expectations

Rank 21 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 32 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

54 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 53 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law (1)

1 overturned federal rules

S.J.Res. 28 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".Overturns the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule defining larger payment app market participants. AI-readBecame law May 9, 2025 · Finance and Financial SectorOverturns a federal rule

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Ricketts’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

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

Ricketts in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 9 missed of 915

Voted on 906 of 915 roll calls; missed 9. Higher than 79% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

100/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 27 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 832 votes that split the parties. Higher than 67% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 60% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.45

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

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

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Ricketts’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

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

S.J.Res. 28 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".Overturns the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule defining larger payment app market participants. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Became law May 9, 2025Substantive121 words Overturns a federal rule
S. 1744 PORCUPINE ActBill title and summary not yet available; cannot determine bill's content or effects. AI-readInternational Affairs · Introduced Dec 15, 2025Substantive719 words Introduced
S. 4709 UNLOCK AUKUS ActExpands technology sharing and cooperation under the AUKUS security partnership. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jul 27, 2026Substantive68 words Out of committee
S. 2397 CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025Modifies veteran healthcare programs and benefits. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive287 words Out of committee
S. 2722 Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2026Establishes energy security measures and trade protections related to Taiwan. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Feb 10, 2026Substantive3.5k words Out of committee
S. 2130 AUKUS Improvement Act of 2025Modifies U.S. participation in the AUKUS security partnership with Australia and United Kingdom. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Oct 30, 2025Substantive624 words Out of committee
S. 2424 THINK TWICE Act of 2025THINK TWICE Act of 2025 regarding international affairs policy. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Oct 30, 2025Substantive2.3k words Out of committee

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