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Josh Hawley
U.S. Senator, Missouri
381 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Summary
Joshua David Hawley is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Missouri, a seat he has held since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley served as the 42nd attorney general of Missouri from 2017 to 2019, before defeating two-term incumbent Democratic senator Claire McCaskill in the 2018 election. He was reelected in 2024.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Senator Hawley votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Senator Hawley stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 348 →S 3852
S 3852 · Introduced Feb 11, 2026 · Energy
Feb 11, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S 3643
S 3643 · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Jan 14, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S 5163
S 5163 · Introduced Jul 29, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Aug 6, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
S 4927
S 4927 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Health
Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S 4485
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Senator Hawley's 890 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 791were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
96%
Votes with the Republican majority
On party-split votes
4%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
4.2%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.1% · above median
Placement on the Senate's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Senator Hawley sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all senators. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: U.S. Senate (senate.gov roll-call votes) · as of Aug 8, 2026
Legislative Activity
What Senator Hawley has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
90
Sponsored this Congress
348 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
970
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
348
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Recent Votes
See all →Most recent Senate floor votes in the 119th Congress. Data from the U.S. Senate.
A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Aug 8, 2026 · S. 5271 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Roll Call 231
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedYea
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Aug 8, 2026 · PN 1078 · On the Nomination · Roll Call 230
Nomination ConfirmedYea
Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Aug 8, 2026 · PN 1078 · On the Cloture Motion · Roll Call 229
Cloture Motion Agreed toYea
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Enacted