Charles E. Schumer

Democrat Senator, New York

20 bills151 cosponsored$991K raised890 votes recorded

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Congressional source

Roots

“Chuck was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY” source

Education

“After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1974” source
“before heading to Harvard University, and then Harvard Law School” source
“He attended public school and graduated from James Madison High School” source

Public service

“Chuck represented the 9th CD in Brooklyn and Queens for eighteen years.” source
“Chuck was elected to the New York State Assembly” source
“In 1980, at 29, Chuck was elected as a congressman from the 9th Congressional District.”

Legislation

SRES 840cosponsor

A resolution to authorize testimony and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4530; text: CR S4525)

2026-08-06

S 5323sponsor

A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Elliot L. Engel Building".

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4521)

2026-08-06

SRES 841cosponsor

A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

2026-08-06

SRES 839cosponsor

A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Federal Trade Commission v. Key Investment Group, LLC, et al.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4530; text: CR S4525)

Voting Record

259 yea627 nay4 missed

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)

nay2026-08-08

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

Nomination Confirmed (50-49)

nay2026-08-08

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)

nay2026-08-08

H.R. 6500, as amended

Bill Passed (90-6)

yea2026-08-08

Official statements and press releases from Charles E. Schumer are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle$991K

Small donors $243KLarge individual $358KPACs $126K

Spent $2.3MCash $8.0M

2024 cycle$2.8M

Small donors $1.4MLarge individual $946KPACs $203K

Spent $3.3MCash $9.3M

2022 cycle$37.9M

Small donors $3.7M

Top Contributors

BELL INVESTMENT ADVISORS$8K

ROBLOX$7K

NASDSAQ$7K

CAHILL GORDON & REINDEL LLP$7K

BARCLAYS$7K

RIPPLE$7K

CUMBERLAND PACKING CORP.$7K

LOEWS HOTELS$7K

SCHUSTERMAN INTERESTS LLC$7K

EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST$7K

Committees

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Activity Timeline

LegislationVotes

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271

nay

2026-08-08

vote

Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

nay

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General

nay

2026-08-08

vote

H.R. 6500, as amended

yea

2026-08-08

vote

Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747

yea

Service History

Senate2023-01-03, 2029-01-03Democrat

Senate2017-01-03, 2023-01-03Democrat

Senate2011-01-05, 2017-01-03Democrat

Senate2005-01-04, 2011-01-03Democrat

Senate1999-01-06, 2005-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 91997-01-07, 1999-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 91995-01-04, 1997-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 91993-01-05, 1995-01-03Democrat

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VotesTracked · 890
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CommitteesTracked · 2
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Campaign financeTracked · 14
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“In 1998, Chuck was elected to the U.S. Senate” source

“In 2021, Chuck became the first New Yorker to serve as Senate Majority Leader.” source

Family

“he still resides in Brooklyn with his wife, Iris Weinshall” source

Also stated

“Chuck has two daughters, Jessica and Alison” source
“he became New York's senior senator when Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan retired in 2000” source

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S 5260cosponsor

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out research and data collection to improve the quality of stroke care, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-05

S 5212sponsor

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reform executive clemency.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4409-4410; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4409-4410)

2026-08-03

S 5183sponsor

A bill to establish the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S4372-4385; Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4371-4372)

2026-07-30

S 5189cosponsor

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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2026-07-30

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S 5108cosponsor

A bill to protect and expand nationwide access to assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-23

SCONRES 36cosponsor

A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4196-4197)

2026-07-21

S 5022cosponsor

A bill to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-07-16

S 4982cosponsor

A bill to require employers of airport service workers at small, medium, and large hub airports to ensure that airport service workers are paid the prevailing wage and provided fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-07-14

SRES 801cosponsor

A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

Star Print ordered on the resolution.

2026-07-13

S 4928cosponsor

A bill to allow for one-time distributions from certain transportation fringe benefit accounts.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-06-24

SRES 790cosponsor

A resolution recognizing and honoring the 27th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v L.C.

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3216-3217)

2026-06-24

S 4886cosponsor

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect against high out-of-pocket expenditures for Medicare fee-for-service benefits, and to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to enhance programs that protect low-income Medicare beneficiaries.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-06-24

SRES 771sponsor

A resolution congratulating the New York Knicks on winning the 2026 National Basketball Association Finals.

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2873; text: CR S2895-2896)

2026-06-17

SJRES 197cosponsor

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.

2026-06-17

S 4814cosponsor

A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-17

S 4796sponsor

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the rate of the excise tax on the repurchase of corporate stock, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2821)

2026-06-16

Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747

Motion to Table Agreed to (61-32)

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500

Cloture Motion Agreed to (91-6)

yea2026-08-07

Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

Nomination Confirmed (51-47)

nay2026-08-07

H.R. 5334, as amended

Bill Passed (86-11)

yea2026-08-07

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Paul Amdt. No. 6715

Amendment Rejected (32-64)

yea2026-08-07

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

Motion to Proceed Rejected (48-50)

yea2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-44)

nay2026-08-05

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nomination Confirmed (51-44)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-43)

nay2026-08-05

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (89-4)

yea2026-08-03

S. Res. 817

Resolution Agreed to (50-47)

nay2026-07-30

Large individual $30.8M

Spent $38.3MCash $9.9M

2020 cycle$3.0M

Small donors $515KLarge individual $1.1MPACs $980K

Spent $2.2MCash $10.3M

2018 cycle$991K

Small donors $312KLarge individual $161KPACs $138K

Spent $2.2MCash $9.5M

2016 cycle$17.4M

Small donors $176KLarge individual $13.2MPACs $3.5M

Spent $20.2MCash $10.7M

2014 cycle$6.0M

Small donors $94KLarge individual $4.4MPACs $950K

Spent $2.3MCash $13.4M

2012 cycle$1.8M

Small donors $130KLarge individual $813KPACs $213K

Spent $2.3MCash $9.7M

2010 cycle$17.8M

Small donors $200KLarge individual $13.4MPACs $2.9M

Spent $18.1MCash $10.2M

2008 cycle$1.1M

Small donors $747Large individual $57KPACs $98K

Spent $688KCash $10.6M

2006 cycle$699K

Small donors $87Large individual $2KPACs $13K

Spent $525KCash $10.2M

2004 cycle$11.9M

Small donors $378Large individual $9.6MPACs $929K

Spent $15.5MCash $10.0M

2002 cycle$10.4M

Small donors $0Large individual $9.3MPACs $337K

Spent $1.4MCash $13.6M

2000 cycle$5.5M

Small donors $0Large individual $4.8MPACs $549K

Spent $1.3MCash $4.5M

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Collins Amdt. No. 6732 to H.R. 6500

yea

2026-08-07

vote

Confirmation: En Bloc nominations provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

nay

2026-08-07

vote

H.R. 5334, as amended

yea

2026-08-07

vote

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Paul Amdt. No. 6715

yea

2026-08-07

vote

SRES 839: A resolution to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in Federal Trade Commission v. Key Investment Group, LLC, et al.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

SRES 841: A resolution celebrating the 35th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine from the former Soviet Union.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

SRES 840: A resolution to authorize testimony and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel.

cosponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5323: A bill to designate a building of the Chancery of the United States in Pristina, Kosovo, as the "Elliot L. Engel Building".

sponsor

2026-08-06

legislation

S 5260: A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out research and data collection to improve the quality of stroke care, and for other purposes.

cosponsor

2026-08-05

legislation

Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 187

yea

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for under the provisions of S. Res. 817

nay

2026-08-05

vote

Confirmation: Erica Schwartz, of Florida, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

nay

2026-08-05

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

nay

2026-08-05

vote

S 5212: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reform executive clemency.

sponsor

2026-08-03

legislation

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6500

yea

2026-08-03

vote

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.

cosponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

S 5183: A bill to establish the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and for other purposes.

sponsor

2026-07-30

legislation

S. Res. 817

nay

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Discharge S.J. Res. 181

yea

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 199

yea

2026-07-30

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: S. Res. 817

nay

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-29

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 5334

yea

2026-07-28

vote

Confirmation: Walter Clayton, of N.Y., to be Director of National Intelligence

nay

2026-07-28

vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Walter Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence

nay

2026-07-27

vote

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House, Dist. 101991-01-03, 1993-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 101989-01-03, 1991-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 101987-01-06, 1989-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 101985-01-03, 1987-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 101983-01-03, 1985-01-03Democrat

House, Dist. 161981-01-05, 1983-01-03Democrat

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