Tina Smith
U.S. Senator
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MN
Democratic
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Service: 2018-present
Biography
A Senator from Minnesota. Born in Albuquerque, N. Mex. , March 4, 1958. B. A. , Stanford University, 1980. M. B. A. , Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, 1984. Marketing consultant and executive. Chief of staff to Minneapolis mayor R. T. Rybak. Chief of staff to Minnesota governor Mark Dayton. Lieutenant governor of Minnesota 2015-2018. Appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Al Franken, took the oath of office on January 3, 2018. Subsequently elected in a special election on November 6, 2018, for the remainder of the term. Reelected in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027.
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Voting History
SJRES 185
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 185
Voted Yea on Jun 24, 2026
SJRES 196
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 196
Voted Yea on Jun 24, 2026
HCONRES 86
On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86
Voted Yea on Jun 23, 2026
HR 6644
On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6644 with an Amendment (SA 5823))
Voted Yea on Jun 22, 2026
HR 6644
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6644
Voted Yea on Jun 18, 2026
Sponsored Bills
SRES 789: A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".
Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3215-3216)
S 4871: A bill to require a report and briefing on the impact of military sexual trauma and intimate partner violence on suicidal ideation and suicide for members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S 4848: Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S 4832: A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S 4785: FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Cosponsored Bills
S 4889: A bill to award grants for the creation, recruitment, training and education, retention, and advancement of the direct care workforce and to award grants to support family caregivers.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S 4933: A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the individuals who fought for or with the United States against the armed forces of Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater and became prisoners of war from December 8, 1941, to August 15, 1945.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S 4919: A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 to prevent wage theft and assist in the recovery of stolen wages, to authorize the Secretary of Labor to administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, and for other purposes.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SJRES 198: 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 "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 446.
S 4913: A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committee Memberships
