Senator · California

Adam B. Schiff

Adam B. Schiff is a Democratic senator from California, in Congress since 2001. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 22, and cast 784 of 822 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Democrat
Chamber
Senate
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2001
Term ends
Jan 3, 2031
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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressSenate9152.4%22 of 915 · rank 48 of 10195%784 of 822 · rank 78 of 1011000 became law21%128 of 621
118th CongressHouse of Representatives1,1973.5%42 of 1,197 · rank 152 of 44298%807 of 820 · rank 164 of 442710 became law12%86 of 693
118th CongressSenate2347.8%11 of 23100%8 of 800 became law50%1 of 2
117th CongressHouse of Representatives9970.2%2 of 997 · rank 389 of 443100%572 of 573 · rank 29 of 443320 became law6%27 of 447

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1−0.35+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. S. 1582: GENIUS ActYea
    Jun 17, 2025· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 68–30· Against party
  2. S. 1582: GENIUS ActYea
    Jun 12, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 67–30· Against party
  3. H.J.Res. 25: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Yea
    Mar 26, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–28· Against party
  4. S.J.Res. 3: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".Yea
    Mar 4, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 70–27· Against party
  5. H.R. 9495: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages ActYea
    Nov 12, 2024· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Failed 256–145· Against party
  6. H.R. 8771: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025Yea
    Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 257–154· Against party
  7. H.R. 8771: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025Yea
    Jun 27, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 269–144· Against party
  8. H.R. 8070: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025Yea
    Jun 14, 2024· House· Amendments· On Agreeing to the Amendment· Agreed to 272–144· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22· Against party
  2. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
  3. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
  4. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
  5. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
  6. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
  7. H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
  8. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23· Against party
  9. H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027Yea
    Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
  10. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
  11. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
  12. S.Res. 817: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.Nay
    Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

203 sponsored · 0 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced19395%
  2. Reported by committee52.5%
  3. Passed one chamber52.5%

Policy areas

  1. Government Operations and Politics25
  2. International Affairs25
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement17
  4. Agriculture and Food16
  5. Education13
  6. Housing and Community Development12
  7. Armed Forces and National Security10
  8. Health10

Latest activity

  1. S.Res. 932 A resolution requesting information on Venezuela's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
    Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
  2. S. 5604 Improving Species Recovery Act
    Introduced· Sep 30, 2026
  3. S. 5569 Oil Company Windfall Profits Tax Act of 2026
    Introduced· Sep 28, 2026
  4. S. 5439 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to improve safety standards for wildland firefighters.
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 17, 2026
  5. S. 5432 Food for Thought Act of 2026
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Sep 17, 2026
  6. S. 5429 Hot Meals for College Students Act of 2026
    Introduced· Agriculture and Food· Sep 17, 2026
  7. S. 3720 Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act
    Reported by committee· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 17, 2026
  8. S.J.Res. 204 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration relating to "Rescinding the Definition of 'Harm' Under the Endangered Species Act".
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· Sep 15, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$8.8M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$10.3M
From committees
$54.4K
29 committees
From contractor PACs
$3,000
2 PACs · 6% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
national association of broadcastersnational association of broadcasters political action committee (nabpac)$5,500NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERSAI match · 100% · the same organization$0
universal music groupuniversal music group employee action fund$2,500UNIVERSAL MUSIC - MGB NA LLCAI match · 98% · of one corporate family$46.8K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$8.8M$54.4K$3,0002 PACs · 6% of committee money
2024$48.1M$1.1M$46K8 PACs · 4% of committee money
2022$25.3M$526.6K$133K27 PACs · 25% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. Senate · CaliforniaJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2031
  2. Senate · CaliforniaDec 9, 2024 – Jan 3, 2025
  3. House · California's 30th districtJan 3, 2023 – Dec 8, 2024
  4. House · California's 28th districtJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2023
  5. House · California's 28th districtJan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2021
  6. House · California's 28th districtJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2019
  7. House · California's 28th districtJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2017
  8. House · California's 28th districtJan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
  9. House · California's 29th districtJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2013
  10. House · California's 29th districtJan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2011
  11. House · California's 29th districtJan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2009
  12. House · California's 29th districtJan 4, 2005 – Jan 3, 2007
  13. House · California's 29th districtJan 7, 2003 – Jan 3, 2005
  14. House · California's 27th districtJan 3, 2001 – Jan 3, 2003

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
www.schiff.senate.gov
Phone
202-224-3841
Office
112 Hart Senate Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.