Brian Schatz
- Previous profession
- CEO, Helping Hands Hawai`i, 2002 to 2010
- First public office
- 1998Member, Hawai`i House of Representatives, 1998 to 2006
- Years in public office
- 24of 28 years since 1998, 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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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Schatz has a recorded vote on 38 laws that passed.
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The record in plain language
Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 38 came to a recorded vote in the Senate while Schatz is a member. The rest passed the Senate by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.
Schatz votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Schatz votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law and the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown.
Schatz votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the Rescissions Act of 2025, which cancelled about $9 billion in approved spending; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the Senate in that time. Schatz votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 23, and did not vote on 1.
Schatz votes differently from most Senate Democrats on 2 of 37 Yes and No votes: Yes on the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026.
Schatz did not vote on the law that cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Votes on laws that passed
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
What this member says about laws and orders
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1 excerpt
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“Has DHS or ICE housed, detained, or transported arrested individuals to facilities on Tribal lands, or provided funding for construction of such facilities on Tribal lands, pursuant to authority and funding enacted as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”?”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 81 spending items this member requested, $140,345,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARS, Hilo | Public Law 119-37 | Pacific Regional Lab for Control of Agricultural PestsAgricultural Research Service · Buildings and Facilities | HI | $4,000,000 |
| University of Hawaii | Public Law 119-37 | Agriculture Center for Technical InnovationNational Institute of Food and Agriculture · Research Facilities Act Program | HI | $2,000,000 |
| Lana'i Community Health Center | Public Law 119-37 | Facility Improvements and Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,150,000 |
| West Hawai'i Region of Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation | Public Law 119-37 | Facility Improvements and Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,015,000 |
| Hana Business Council, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Community Center ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,015,000 |
| Combined Operations Center: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Combined Operations Center: DesignAir Force | None printed | $5,000,000 |
| General Purpose Maintenance Hangar: Design | Public Law 119-37 | General Purpose Maintenance Hangar: DesignAir Force | None printed | $4,200,000 |
| Unaccompanie d Enlisted Personnel Housing: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Unaccompanie d Enlisted Personnel Housing: DesignArmy | None printed | $18,000,000 |
| Clearwater Rinse Facility: Design | Public Law 119-37 | Clearwater Rinse Facility: DesignArmy | None printed | $2,100,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e HI Department of Lands for Pap Improvement PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate HI County of Hawa of Water Supp Chlorination ConversionEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,440,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate HI County of Maui Water Supply Well DevelopmEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate HI Honolulu Board Supply for Ka ReplacementEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate HI Kauai County D Water Supply Water Tank Re ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate HI Maui County fo Infrastructurand HardeningEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | HI Hawaii Departm Natural Resou of Forestry a Emergency for at Olinda, Ma Rare Native P AnimalsFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $460,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | HI Hawaii Departm Natural Resou of Forestry a Hawaii Plant Prevention PrFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $200,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | HI Hawaii Divisio and Wildlife InvertebrateFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $400,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | HI Hawaii Divisio and Wildlife Island ForestFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $500,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | HI Hawaii Divisio and Wildlife Kauai ForestFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $500,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | HI Hawaiian Islan for Protectin WetlandsFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $600,000 |
| ice Resource Management | Public Law 119-74 | HI San Diego Zoo Alliance for Enforcing Res Mosquito-bornHawaiiFish and Wi · ldlife Serv | None printed | $3,100,000 |
| State, Private, and Tr Forestry | Public Law 119-74 | ibal HI Hawaii Divisio and Wildlife Rare Plant FaForest Serv · ice | None printed | $250,000 |
| State, Private, and Tr Forestry | Public Law 119-74 | ibal HI The Nature Con and Palmyra f Hawaiian Fore through Wildf StrategiesForest Serv · ice | None printed | $400,000 |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | Public Law 119-74 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Volcano Monitoring and Geoarcheology LaboratoryDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $995,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources | Public Law 119-74 | Invasive Species in Pearl HarborDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources | Public Law 119-74 | Wailoa Aquaculture FacilityDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $775,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Agriculture | Public Law 119-74 | Restorative Aquaculture Feasibility StudyDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $500,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources | Public Law 119-74 | Kauai Coral Recovery ProjectDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $500,000 |
| Pacific Tsunami Museum | Public Law 119-74 | Tsunami Outreach and EducationDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $400,000 |
| University of Hawaii | Public Law 119-74 | Pacific Islands Ocean and Fisheries Education Needs AssessmentDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $680,000 |
| Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center | Public Law 119-74 | Western Pacific Observer CoverageDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $1,500,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources | Public Law 119-74 | Maunalua Fishpond Watershed Restoration and Fishpond Access ProgramDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Public Law 119-74 | Aquaculture Workforce DevelopmentDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,147,000 |
| Honolulu Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Records Division Digitization ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $520,000 |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | Public Law 119-74 | Chaminade University Justice InstituteDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Maui County | Public Law 119-74 | West Maui Communications Alternate RouteDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $450,000 |
| County of Maui | Public Law 119-74 | Kihei Real-Time Crime CenterDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| University of Hawaii | Public Law 119-74 | Improving Space Weather ForecastsNASA · SSMS | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Hale Makua Health Services | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to replace patient bedsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | HI | $1,850,000 |
| Hawaii Island Community Health Center | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to construct a clinicHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | HI | $1,500,000 |
| Maui Memorial Medical Center | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to support bedside monitoringHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | HI | $850,000 |
| Project Vision Hawaii | Public Law 119-75 | for facilities and equipment to increase access to dental, vision, and hearing screeningsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | HI | $810,000 |
| Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific | Public Law 119-75 | for equipment to replace patient bedsHHS · Health Resources and Services Administration | HI | $1,098,000 |
| YouthLine | Public Law 119-75 | for youth crisis programmingHHS · Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration | HI | $431,000 |
| Aloha United Way | Public Law 119-75 | to support referral and helpline services for basic needs, crisis, and disaster responseHHS · Administration for Children and Families | HI | $800,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Maui, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | for mental health and wellness programming for youthHHS · Administration for Children and Families | HI | $800,000 |
| Partners in Development Foundation | Public Law 119-75 | for educational programming to support low-income individuals, including financial literacyHHS · Administration for Children and Families | HI | $2,300,000 |
| Aha Punana Leo | Public Law 119-75 | for an early childhood education Hawaiian language immersion programED · Innovation and Improvement | HI | $1,252,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii | Public Law 119-75 | for college and career readiness programsED · Innovation and Improvement | HI | $1,000,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of Hawaii | Public Law 119-75 | for a digital literacy initiative, including Artificial IntelligenceED · Innovation and Improvement | HI | $505,000 |
| Collaborative Support Services | Public Law 119-75 | for early childhood education programsED · Innovation and Improvement | HI | $1,327,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Education | Public Law 119-75 | for an educator workforce development initiative, including student stipendsED · Innovation and Improvement | HI | $1,000,000 |
| KAMP Hawaii | Public Law 119-75 | for education and mentoring programs, including the purchase of a vehicleED · Innovation and Improvement | HI | $350,000 |
| Molokai Airport (MKK) | Public Law 119-75 | Runway and Taxiway Reliability ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Grants-in-Aid for Airports | HI | $1,000,000 |
| HI | Public Law 119-75 | North South Collector Road Shared Use PathDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | HI | $2,500,000 |
| HI | Public Law 119-75 | Kamehameha Highway Shared Use PathDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | HI | $6,980,000 |
| HI | Public Law 119-75 | Waimea to Kekaha Shared Use PathDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | HI | $2,300,000 |
| HI | Public Law 119-75 | Daniel K. Inouye Highway ExtensionDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | HI | $7,250,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Transportation | Public Law 119-75 | Port Improvements to Support FarmersDepartment of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | HI | $2,400,000 |
| City and County of Honolulu | Public Law 119-75 | Waikiki Vista Redevelopment Project--Shelter and Housing Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,000,000 |
| Kauai County Housing Agency | Public Law 119-75 | Lima Ola Affordable Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $3,150,000 |
| County of Maui | Public Law 119-75 | Maluaka Affordable Rental Housing Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $250,000 |
| County of Kauai | Public Law 119-75 | Kilauea Town Expansion ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $2,000,000 |
| County of Maui | Public Law 119-75 | Lanai Affordable Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,200,000 |
| Palama Settlement | Public Law 119-75 | Palama Settlement Revitalization ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $3,000,000 |
| Hawaii Foodbank, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | Hawaii Foodbank Waipahu FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,600,000 |
| Child and Family Service | Public Law 119-75 | Maui Family Strengthening and Resilience CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $5,000,000 |
| Dynamic Community Solutions | Public Law 119-75 | Pu'uhonua O Wai'anae Village InfrastructureDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,987,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Hawaii | Public Law 119-75 | Camp Pi'iholo RenovationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,120,000 |
| Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions | Public Law 119-75 | Expanding Crisis, Outreach, Response and Engagement (CORE) Homeless Services ProgramDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,200,000 |
| Helping Hands Hawai'i | Public Law 119-75 | Facility RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $2,088,000 |
| Parents And Children Together | Public Law 119-75 | PACT Community Hub Property ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $2,011,000 |
| County of Hawaii | Public Law 119-75 | Kukuiola Supportive HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,892,000 |
| City and County of Honolulu | Public Law 119-75 | Honolulu Low-Income Housing ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $2,000,000 |
| The Food Basket, Inc. | Public Law 119-75 | Commercial Building for Hilo FarmersDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $2,000,000 |
| Hope Services Hawaii | Public Law 119-75 | Mountain View Supportive HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,000,000 |
| Lanakila Pacific | Public Law 119-75 | Lanakila Pacific Air Conditioning ReplacementDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,000,000 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Oahu | Public Law 119-75 | Kaneohe Transitional HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,000,000 |
| Agribusiness Development Corporation | Public Law 119-86 | Hazard Monitoring and Wildfire Detection SystemFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | HI | $1,125,000 |
| Honolulu Fire Department | Public Law 119-86 | Mobile Generators for the Honolulu Fire DepartmentFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | HI | $315,000 |
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Online ads
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Schatz's campaign reports receiving $1,484,359.04 and reports spending $613,423.62, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number S4HI00136as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S4HI00136as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,484,359.04 | $525,033.39 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $613,423.62 | $979,159.32 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $2,527,559.84 | $1,656,624.42 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number S4HI00136as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number S4HI00136as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $992,854.12 | $285,122.80 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $55,452.04 | $33,892.27 |
| Other political committees | $346,047.21 | $127,100.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- SCHATZ FOR SENATE Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00540732
- HAWAII PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00567693
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