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Shelby, Richard C.

Senate · Alabama · S000320Sign in to watch / set alerts
Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
117th857
116th843
115th1051
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history3 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
117thSenateAlabamaRepublican
116thSenateAlabamaRepublican
115thSenateAlabamaRepublican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · Senate
Participation
0/0 cast
Sponsored
10
bills
Cosponsored
51
measures
Sponsored · 115th10
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018s 1662Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019s 3159SMART Acts 893A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 5895.sconres 46A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 6157.sconres 47A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year.sjres 3A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.sres 101A resolution congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for winning the 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff National Championship.sres 375An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017, October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, and October 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019.sres 62A resolution authorizing the printing of a collection of the rules of the committees of the Senate.sres 97
Cosponsored · 115th51
Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Acts 1616Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Acts 168Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017s 1693Taylor Force Acts 1697Employee Rights Acts 1774Accountability Through Electronic Verification Acts 179No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017s 184A bill to establish a compliance deadline of May 15, 2023, for Step 2 emissions standards for new residential wood heaters, new residential hydronic heaters, and forced-air furnaces.s 1857Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Acts 1922Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017s 204Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017s 205USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Acts 2101State Refugee Security Act of 2017s 211Safeguard Aquaculture Farmers Acts 219Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Acts 2311Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017s 260Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Acts 2652National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Acts 2863Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2017s 397Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017s 446Taking Action Against Drunk Drivers Acts 51Timber Innovation Act of 2017s 538Israel Anti-Boycott Acts 720Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017s 904A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection.sjres 10A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.sjres 14A joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.sjres 17A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget.sjres 24A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness".sjres 27A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services".sjres 34
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate S6AL00013 · SHELBY, RICHARD C (Senate AL) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$14,316$5,478,146$0
2022$22,603$4,323,042$5,463,830
2020$169,144$246,457$9,764,269
2018$103,180$253,236$9,841,582
2016$3,467,640$11,531,433$9,991,637
1 authorized/associated committee · 99 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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