Jack Reed
- Previous profession
- Associate professor, Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, 1978 to 1979; Lawyer, admitted to the Washington, DC Bar, 1983
- Military service
- U.S. Army, 1971 to 1979; U.S. Army Reserve, 1979 to 1991
- First public office
- 1985Member, Rhode Island State Senate, 1985 to 1990
- Years in public office
- 40of 55 years since 1971, the first year the biography gives for any work
Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.
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111th Congress, 2009 and 2010
39 Yes · 0 No on 39 laws of this Congress.
What this member says about laws and orders
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4 excerpts
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“As you know, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (P.L. 119-103) requires the Department of Health and Human Services to distribute no less than 90 percent of its total LIHEAP allotment by November 1, 2026. Given the extraordinary pressure consumers will face this winter, we ask that you make this distribution well before the deadline,” the”
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“Reed, a senior member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, who also serves as a senior member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development and Related Agencies (THUD), led the successful effort to create the HTF, which was authorized by the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (P.L. 110–289), which was signed into law July 30,”
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“While ICE has historically been funded at nearly $10 billion annually, Congressional Republicans used a party-line budget reconciliation measure to give ICE an extra $75 billion in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Trump signed last summer. And last night, Senate Republicans blindly approved another $69.5 billion for immigration enforcement and other operations through 2029, at the”
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“These funds were made available by the bipartisan Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, signed into law on March 15, 2025. Yet, instead of supporting the tens of millions of students and adult learners intended to benefit from these investments, the administration has chosen to continue an unprecedented and opaque ‘programmatic review’ of these formula grant funds past the”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 108 spending items this member requested, $152,597,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.
Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management | Public Law 119-37 | Worden Pond Treatment for Invasive PlantsAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Salaries and Expenses | RI | $500,000 |
| Rhode Island Association of Conservation Districts | Public Law 119-37 | Pocasset Flood Mitigation ProjectNatural Resources Conservation Service · Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations | RI | $4,000,000 |
| Glocester Police Department | Public Law 119-37 | Glocester Public Safety Communications TowerRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | RI | $237,000 |
| Town of Foster | Public Law 119-37 | Foster Public Safety ComplexRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | RI | $1,000,000 |
| Town of Tiverton | Public Law 119-37 | Tiverton Fire Rescue BoatRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | RI | $210,000 |
| Town of Scituate | Public Law 119-37 | Scituate Emergency Communication Enhancement ProjectRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | RI | $204,000 |
| Town of West Greenwich | Public Law 119-37 | West Greenwich Fire Radio SystemRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | RI | $311,000 |
| Next Generation Torpedo Integration Lab | Public Law 119-37 | Next Generation Torpedo Integration LabNavy and Marine Corps | None printed | $36,800,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e RI City of East P Sewer SystemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e RI City of Warwic Interceptor REnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e RI Narragansett B for Service A StudyEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $500,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e RI Town of Cumber Main ReplacemEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e RI Town of Middle System ReconfEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate RI City of Newpor Lead in Drink ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate RI Providence Wat Service LineEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $530,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate RI Town of Wester Waterline RepEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,850,000 |
| on STAG--Other (CDS) | Public Law 119-74 | RI Groundwork Rho Compost HubEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $570,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | RI Rhode Island D EnvironmentalElizabeth Web PassageFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| Historic Preservation | Public Law 119-74 | Fund RI Providence Per Center for Hi Restoration, TreasuresNational Pa · rk Service | None printed | $500,000 |
| Salve Regina University | Public Law 119-74 | Salve Education, Engagement, & AquacultureDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $1,200,000 |
| University of Rhode Island (URI) | Public Law 119-74 | URI Healthy Waters InitiativeDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $1,614,000 |
| University of Rhode Island | Public Law 119-74 | URI Ocean ResearchDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $1,250,000 |
| City of East Providence | Public Law 119-74 | Providence River Debris RemovalDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Lincoln Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Lincoln Police Department Tasers and Virtual Reality Training ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $303,000 |
| Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center | Public Law 119-74 | Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center Program SupportDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $660,000 |
| Building Futures | Public Law 119-74 | Building Futures: Reentry Pathways to Construction CareersDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $300,000 |
| Nonviolence Institute | Public Law 119-74 | Nonviolent Intervention ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $260,000 |
| Johnson & Wales University | Public Law 119-74 | Johnson & Wales University Police EquipmentDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $115,000 |
| Office of the Rhode Island Attorney General | Public Law 119-74 | Handle With Care RIDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $125,000 |
| West Warwick Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | West Warwick Cruiser ReplacementDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $100,000 |
| Day One | Public Law 119-74 | Day One Expanding Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $470,000 |
| Women's Resource Center | Public Law 119-74 | Women's Resource Center Services for Victims of Domestic ViolenceDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| City of Cranston Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Cranston Police CommunicationsDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,780,000 |
| Town of North Kingstown | Public Law 119-74 | North Kingstown Broadband and Camera SystemsDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $625,000 |
| West Greenwich Public Safety | Public Law 119-74 | West Greenwich Public Safety Dispatch EquipmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $200,000 |
| City of Central Falls | Public Law 119-74 | Central Falls Police Department EquipmentDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Rhode Island State Police | Public Law 119-74 | Rhode Island State Police Equipment and VehiclesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $2,575,000 |
| AS220 | Public Law 119-75 | for workforce training, including stipends and tuitionDOL · Employment and Training Administration | RI | $1,120,000 |
| Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island | Public Law 119-75 | for workforce training, including the purchase of suppliesDOL · Employment and Training Administration | RI | $680,000 |
| DownCity Design | Public Law 119-75 | for expanding career pathways programs, including providing stipends and purchasing equipmentDOL · Employment and Training Administration | RI | $100,000 |
| Mixed Magic Theatre & Cultural Events | Public Law 119-75 | for a workforce training program, including providing stipends and purchasing suppliesDOL · Employment and Training Administration | RI | $100,000 |
| Operation Stand Down Rhode Island | Public Law 119-75 | for a workforce training program for veterans including purchasing equipment and providing supportive servicesDOL · Employment and Training Administration | RI | $400,000 |
| University of Rhode Island Research Foundation dba Polaris MEP | Public Law 119-75 | for advanced manufacturing workforce development, including the purchase of equipmentDOL · Employment and Training Administration | RI | $560,000 |
| CODAC Behavioral Healthcare | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to improve accessibilityHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | RI | $851,000 |
| Community College of Rhode Island | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to expand health care training facilitiesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | RI | $2,390,000 |
| Newport County Community Mental Health Center, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to improve access to behavioral health servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | RI | $1,000,000 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to provide dental services and patient monitoringHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | RI | $200,000 |
| RI Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to replace patient bedsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | RI | $2,988,000 |
| Thundermist Health Center | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to expand access to behavioral health servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | RI | $3,740,000 |
| Town of South Kingstown Emergency Medical Services | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to provide ambulance servicesHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | RI | $450,000 |
| Amos House | Public Law 119-75 | for mental and behavioral health servicesHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | RI | $540,000 |
| Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | for mental health and peer support programming for law enforcementHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | RI | $360,000 |
| University of Rhode Island (URI) | Public Law 119-75 | for mental health programming for youth, including trainingsHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | RI | $1,500,000 |
| DaVinci Center for Community Progress | Public Law 119-75 | for community services for low income individuals, including foodHHS · Administration for Children and Families | RI | $440,000 |
| Federal Hill House Association | Public Law 119-75 | for community services and programmingHHS · Administration for Children and Families | RI | $425,000 |
| The Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island | Public Law 119-75 | to support low income communities through a food access program, including foodHHS · Administration for Children and Families | RI | $300,000 |
| Westbay Community Action | Public Law 119-75 | to support low income families, including foodHHS · Administration for Children and Families | RI | $100,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island | Public Law 119-75 | for youth mentoringED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $100,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Warwick | Public Law 119-75 | for out-of-school-time youth programmingED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $640,000 |
| City Year Providence | Public Law 119-75 | for tutoring and mentoring programsED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $790,000 |
| College Visions | Public Law 119-75 | for college access programming, including student stipendsED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $723,000 |
| New Urban Arts | Public Law 119-75 | for education and curriculum development, including student stipendsED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $150,000 |
| Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School | Public Law 119-75 | for music educationED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $450,000 |
| RI Department of State | Public Law 119-75 | for civics education programmingED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $130,000 |
| The Narragansett Indian Tribe | Public Law 119-75 | for out-of-school-time programmingED · Innovation and Improvement | RI | $500,000 |
| Onward We Learn | Public Law 119-75 | for college access and support servicesED · Higher Education | RI | $600,000 |
| Providence College | Public Law 119-75 | for improving neuroscience education, including providing financial aid and purchasing equipmentED · Higher Education | RI | $800,000 |
| Rhode Island College | Public Law 119-75 | for academic supports for students, including tutorsED · Higher Education | RI | $690,000 |
| Rhode Island College | Public Law 119-75 | for improving cybersecurity and technology education programs, including the purchase of equipment and technologyED · Higher Education | RI | $3,000,000 |
| RI | Public Law 119-75 | Greystone Bridge ReconstructionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | RI | $1,000,000 |
| RI | Public Law 119-75 | Town of Scituate-- Drainage Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | RI | $970,000 |
| RI | Public Law 119-75 | Town of Barrington-- Massasoit Avenue SidewalkDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | RI | $800,000 |
| RI | Public Law 119-75 | Pell Bridge Ramps BeautificationDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | RI | $1,000,000 |
| RI | Public Law 119-75 | Blackstone Bikeway Segment 8B-2Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | RI | $2,200,000 |
| RI | Public Law 119-75 | Woonasquatucket River Greenway--Esmond Village ParkDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | RI | $4,400,000 |
| RI | Public Law 119-75 | City of East Providence--Traffic Signal ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | RI | $4,200,000 |
| Rhode Island Public Transit Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Passenger and Operations Technology ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | RI | $1,000,000 |
| Rhode Island Public Transit Authority | Public Law 119-75 | RIPTA Bus PurchasesDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | RI | $3,000,000 |
| Town of North Kingstown | Public Law 119-75 | North Kingstown Community Center Revitalization ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $620,000 |
| City of Providence | Public Law 119-75 | Conley Stadium Infrastructure, Safety, and Accessibility ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $250,000 |
| Town of Johnston | Public Law 119-75 | Johnston Flood Mitigation and Development of Woodlake Park ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $850,000 |
| Town of South Kingstown | Public Law 119-75 | Affordable Housing InitiativeDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $5,000,000 |
| West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation | Public Law 119-75 | Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $500,000 |
| Community Action Partnership of Providence County | Public Law 119-75 | CAPP Housing ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $441,000 |
| West Warwick Public Library | Public Law 119-75 | West Warwick Public Library FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $300,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of RI, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | Facility RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $600,000 |
| Central Falls Foundation | Public Law 119-75 | Food AccessDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $150,000 |
| YWCA Rhode Island | Public Law 119-75 | Veterans Community CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $600,000 |
| NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley | Public Law 119-75 | Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $975,000 |
| Aldersbridge Communities | Public Law 119-75 | Aldersbridge at East PointDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $500,000 |
| Community Care Alliance | Public Law 119-75 | Facilities and EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $200,000 |
| City of Newport | Public Law 119-75 | Senior Center Modernization ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $1,000,000 |
| Fuerza Laboral | Public Law 119-75 | Building Upgrades for Child Care Center and IncubatorDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $500,000 |
| City of Pawtucket | Public Law 119-75 | Veterans Memorial Park Pool RenovationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $2,500,000 |
| United Way of Rhode Island, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | United Way Facility RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $3,400,000 |
| Tower Street Center, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | Tower Street Community CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $4,475,000 |
| Trinity Repertory Company | Public Law 119-75 | Access for AllDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $525,000 |
| Sojourner House | Public Law 119-75 | Woonsocket Office and Drop-In Center Acquistion and RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $1,275,000 |
| Olneyville Housing Corporation dba ONE Neighborhood Builders | Public Law 119-75 | ONB Cumberland Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $2,000,000 |
| Crossroads Rhode Island | Public Law 119-75 | Crossroads--Warwick HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $2,000,000 |
| Olneyville Housing Corporation dba ONE Neighborhood Builders | Public Law 119-75 | Affordable Housing DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $2,000,000 |
| City of Providence | Public Law 119-75 | West End Community Center ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $1,000,000 |
| City of Providence | Public Law 119-75 | Federal Hill House ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $1,000,000 |
| City of Central Falls | Public Law 119-75 | Jenks Park and Cogswell Tower RestorationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | RI | $1,000,000 |
| City of Providence | Public Law 119-86 | West River Flood Response InitiativeFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | RI | $825,000 |
| Town of Barrington | Public Law 119-86 | Barrington Police Cove Park Seawall RepairFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | RI | $475,000 |
| Town of Bristol | Public Law 119-86 | Bristol Independence Park Seawall RestorationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | RI | $900,000 |
| Town of Burrillville | Public Law 119-86 | Wallum Lake Dam Spillway ImprovementsFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | RI | $345,000 |
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