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Members

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Adam B. Schiff

DemocraticCaliforniaFormer Member
Sponsored
100
Cosponsored
622
Birth Year
1960

Stated Priorities & Legislative Record

Congress 119 · Automated analysis

Reviewed comparisons point both waysAll topics

196 reviewed comparisons · 115 scored · 156 measures

Comparison balance
+1.0/ 2
Supportive
108
Mixed
5
Opposing
2
Unscored
81

Civil Rights

Sponsored
0
Cosponsored
26
Linked House votes
0

What they say Official statements

advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world

Stated priority

“Adam has also been a leading advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world.”

About Senator Adam Schiff · Captured 2026-10-28

uphold and strengthen our democracy and the rule of law

Stated priority

“Adam is committed to upholding and strengthening our democracy and the rule of law.”

About Senator Adam Schiff · Captured 2026-10-28

What they do Legislative evidence

S 2912 · Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025

Cosponsor

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world

The cosponsored bill meaningfully advances a human-rights-adjacent equality interest by protecting access to voting and preventing deceptive or intimidating practices that could suppress participation in federal elections. Its mechanism is targeted: it bans materially false election communications, AI-generated false voting information intended to impede voting, and intimidation/interference with voting or registration. That supports the stated goal in a narrow domestic civil-rights sense, but it is not a broad equality or human-rights measure at home and it does not address human rights around the world, so the alignment is partial rather than strong.

“Adam has also been a leading advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025 This bill generally prohibits deceptive communications and voter interference regarding federal elections.”
“Specifically, the bill prohibits any person, within 60 days before a federal election, from communicating, causing to be communicated, or producing for communication certain information on voting, if the person (1) knows such information to be materially false, and (2) has the intent to impede or prevent another person from voting in an election.”
“Additionally, the bill prohibits any person, within 60 days before a federal election, from using an artificial intelligence system to produce certain information on voting, if the person has the intent to use the system to (1) produce false information, and (2) impede or prevent another person from voting in an election.”
“The bill also prohibits hindering, interfering with, or preventing voting or registering to vote.”
“A private right of action for preventive relief is established for persons aggrieved by violations of these prohibitions.”
“Criminal penalties are also established for violations. If the Department of Justice (DOJ) receives a credible report that materially false information has been or is being communicated in violation of the prohibitions on deceptive communications, and state and local election officials have not adequately communicated corrected information, then DOJ must communicate to the public accurate information designed to correct the materially false information.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

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Strongly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: uphold and strengthen our democracy and the rule of law

The cosponsored bill directly advances the stated goal of upholding and strengthening democracy and the rule of law by targeting deceptive election communications, voter intimidation, and interference with voting. It adds restrictions on knowingly materially false voting information intended to prevent voting, bans AI-generated false voting information used to impede voting, and extends intimidation prohibitions to ballot processing and vote tabulation/certification. Those are direct substantive measures protecting election integrity and legal administration of elections.

“Adam is committed to upholding and strengthening our democracy and the rule of law.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2025 This bill generally prohibits deceptive communications and voter interference regarding federal elections.”
“Specifically, the bill prohibits any person, within 60 days before a federal election, from communicating, causing to be communicated, or producing for communication certain information on voting, if the person (1) knows such information to be materially false, and (2) has the intent to impede or prevent another person from voting in an election.”
“Additionally, the bill prohibits any person, within 60 days before a federal election, from using an artificial intelligence system to produce certain information on voting, if the person has the intent to use the system to (1) produce false information, and (2) impede or prevent another person from voting in an election.”
“The bill also prohibits hindering, interfering with, or preventing voting or registering to vote.”
“A private right of action for preventive relief is established for persons aggrieved by violations of these prohibitions.”
“Criminal penalties are also established for violations. If the Department of Justice (DOJ) receives a credible report that materially false information has been or is being communicated in violation of the prohibitions on deceptive communications, and state and local election officials have not adequately communicated corrected information, then DOJ must communicate to the public accurate information designed to correct the materially false information.”

Opposing provisions

“The bill extends the prohibition on certain types of intimidation in federal elections to also prohibit intimidation for processing ballots or tabulating, canvassing, or certifying votes.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

“The bill also prohibits hindering, interfering with, or preventing voting or registering to vote.”
Official summary source
SRES 408 · A resolution recognizing September 20, 2025, as "National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day".

Cosponsor

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world

The cosponsorship meaningfully advances the stated goal of advocating for equality and human rights by supporting a resolution that recognizes and celebrates LGBTQ+ servicemembers and veterans and urges federal agencies to ensure access to health care for transgender veterans and servicemembers. The action is supportive, but it is narrower in scope than the broad claim because it addresses one specific equality/human-rights issue rather than equality and human rights generally at home and around the world.

“Adam has also been a leading advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“This resolution recognizes September 20, 2025, as National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day and celebrates the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer servicemembers and veterans who have served in the Armed Forces.”
“Additionally, the resolution (1) regrets the harm done to such servicemembers and veterans under policies that discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and (2) urges the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to ensure transgender veterans and servicemembers and their families have access to a full range of health care.”
Official legislative summary

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Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

No direct connectionCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: uphold and strengthen our democracy and the rule of law

The quoted priority is a broad commitment to uphold and strengthen democracy and the rule of law. The cosponsorship is of a commemorative resolution about National LGBTQ+ Servicemembers and Veterans Day, with statements celebrating contributions and urging health-care access. That is not a direct policy mechanism advancing democracy or the rule of law, and the connection is too indirect to score as support or opposition.

“Adam is committed to upholding and strengthening our democracy and the rule of law.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement

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“Additionally, the resolution (1) regrets the harm done to such servicemembers and veterans under policies that discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and (2) urges the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense to ensure transgender veterans and servicemembers and their families have access to a full range of health care.”
Official summary source
S 2822 · Register America to Vote Act of 2025

Cosponsor

MixedCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world

The cosponsorship of a bill to create automatic voter registration is a procedural electoral-access measure that can support participation, but the stated policy goal is a broad commitment to equality and human rights at home and around the world. The bill does not directly address human rights protections, anti-discrimination, or international rights advocacy, and its effect is limited to voter registration mechanisms with an opt-out provision. That makes the connection meaningful but only indirect and narrow.

“Adam has also been a leading advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Register America to Vote Act of 2025 This bill provides for the automatic registration of eligible voters.”
“Specifically, the bill directs each state that has a voter registration requirement for federal elections to automatically register eligible individuals when they turn 18 years of age.”
“The bill also provides for the automatic registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.”

Opposing provisions

“Individuals must be provided with an opportunity to opt out of automatic voter registration.”
“The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to implement these automatic voter registration programs.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: uphold and strengthen our democracy and the rule of law

Cosponsoring the Register America to Vote Act of 2025 meaningfully supports the stated goal of strengthening democracy and the rule of law by expanding voter registration access through automatic registration for eligible individuals, including at age 18 and through motor vehicle authorities. The support is real but narrower than the broad democracy-and-rule-of-law claim because the bill is about election administration and registration access, not the full range of democratic or legal institutions, and it includes an opt-out feature.

“Adam is committed to upholding and strengthening our democracy and the rule of law.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Register America to Vote Act of 2025 This bill provides for the automatic registration of eligible voters.”
“Specifically, the bill directs each state that has a voter registration requirement for federal elections to automatically register eligible individuals when they turn 18 years of age.”
“The bill also provides for the automatic registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities.”
“Individuals must be provided with an opportunity to opt out of automatic voter registration.”
“The Election Assistance Commission must make grants to states to implement these automatic voter registration programs.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope · Conditions or exceptions

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

“Specifically, the bill directs each state that has a voter registration requirement for federal elections to automatically register eligible individuals when they turn 18 years of age.”
Official summary source
SRES 390 · A resolution designating September 2025 as "National Voting Rights Month".

Cosponsor

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world

The cosponsorship of a resolution designating September 2025 as National Voting Rights Month meaningfully supports a specific human-rights-related objective, because it expressly encourages upholding the right to vote and urges Congress to advance voting-rights legislation. That is a real but narrower advancement of equality and human rights, limited to voting rights advocacy rather than the broader home-and-worldwide scope of the stated goal.

“Adam has also been a leading advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“This resolution designates September 2025 as National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting, expresses appreciation for the U.S. Postal Service having issued a special Representative John R.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: uphold and strengthen our democracy and the rule of law

The cosponsorship of a resolution designating National Voting Rights Month is a meaningful but limited advance toward the stated goal of upholding and strengthening democracy and the rule of law. The resolution encourages people to uphold the right to vote, urges Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, and supports voting-related education and public awareness efforts. However, it is a symbolic resolution and does not itself change law or enforce rule-of-law institutions, so the support is narrower than the full policy goal.

“Adam is committed to upholding and strengthening our democracy and the rule of law.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“This resolution designates September 2025 as National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting, expresses appreciation for the U.S. Postal Service having issued a special Representative John R.”
“Lewis stamp, and invites Congress to allocate funds for public service announcements regarding elections.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

“This resolution designates September 2025 as National Voting Rights Month, encourages people to uphold the right to vote, encourages Congress to pass certain voting rights legislation, recommends the development of a curriculum in public schools and universities regarding voting, expresses appreciation for the U.S. Postal Service having issued a special Representative John R.”
Official summary source
S 2588 · Sustaining Our Democracy Act

Cosponsor

Partly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world

The cosponsored bill advances a democracy and voting-access program that can support equality in the electoral process, especially by increasing voting access and requiring uniform, nondiscriminatory complaint procedures. However, the bill is focused on election administration rather than directly on human rights broadly at home and around the world, so the fit is meaningful but narrower than the stated priority.

“Adam has also been a leading advocate for equality and human rights at home and around the world.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“These activities include improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access.”
“The bill requires each state, in order to receive allocated funds, to (1) submit a plan for approval that describes how the state will distribute resources and carry out democracy promotion activities, and (2) establish uniform and nondiscriminatory state-based administrative complaint procedures.”
“The bill prohibits states from using funds for certain activities, including any activity that diminishes the ability of any eligible voter to participate in the electoral process.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement · Narrower scope

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

Strongly supportsCosponsorship · Reviewed automated analysis

Compared with: uphold and strengthen our democracy and the rule of law

The cosponsored bill directly advances the stated goal of strengthening democracy and the rule of law by funding election administration, nonpartisan election workers, voting access, and uniform nondiscriminatory complaint procedures, while also barring funded activities that diminish eligible voters’ participation. This is a direct substantive match to the quoted priority.

“Adam is committed to upholding and strengthening our democracy and the rule of law.”

Official statement · Captured 2026-10-28

Supporting provisions

“Specifically, the bill establishes the Democracy Advancement and Innovation Program, through which the Office of Democracy Advancement and Innovation (also established by this bill) shall make allocations to states for carrying out democracy promotion activities.”
“These activities include improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access.”
“The bill requires each state, in order to receive allocated funds, to (1) submit a plan for approval that describes how the state will distribute resources and carry out democracy promotion activities, and (2) establish uniform and nondiscriminatory state-based administrative complaint procedures.”
“The bill prohibits states from using funds for certain activities, including any activity that diminishes the ability of any eligible voter to participate in the electoral process.”
Official legislative summary

Summary-based analysis · Action predates captured statement

Assessed 2026-10-28 · Review: User-authorized automated publication. Published at the user request after the bounded production backfill. Automated evidence validation passed; comparisons have not been individually audited.

“These activities include improving the administration of federal elections, recruiting and training nonpartisan election officials and poll workers, and increasing voting access.”
Official summary source

Prepared Legislative Analysis

119th Congress · computed from the latest committed analytics snapshot

Updated Oct 29, 2026, 11:00 AM

Sponsored
100
Cosponsored
622
Progressed
155
Floor or later
88
Final success
67
Bill actions
2,405

Top Policy Areas

International Affairs

79

Health

78

Government Operations and Politics

69

Agriculture and Food

57

Crime and Law Enforcement

54

Armed Forces and National Security

42

Taxation

30

Public Lands and Natural Resources

29

Monthly Bill Activity

Jan 2025
57
Feb 2025
121
Mar 2025
95
Apr 2025
111
May 2025
125
Jun 2025
90
Jul 2025
135
Aug 2025
8
Sep 2025
135
Oct 2025
65
Nov 2025
95
Dec 2025
137
Jan 2026
75
Feb 2026
95
Mar 2026
169
Apr 2026
166
May 2026
72
Jun 2026
205
Jul 2026
154
Aug 2026
97
Sep 2026
190
Oct 2026
8

Terms

119th

Senate

Senator · California

2024
118th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 28

2001 - 2024
118th

Senate

Senator · California

2024 - 2025
117th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 28

2001 - 2024
116th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 28

2001 - 2024
115th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 28

2001 - 2024
114th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 28

2001 - 2024
113th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 28

2001 - 2024
112th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 29

2001 - 2024
111th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 29

2001 - 2024
110th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 29

2001 - 2024
109th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 29

2001 - 2024
108th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 29

2001 - 2024
107th

House of Representatives

Representative · California · District 27

2001 - 2024

Committee Assignments

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Member · Senate.gov

0 bills · 25 reports · 428 nominations · 8,928 communications

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Member · Senate.gov

0 bills · 437 reports · 620 nominations · 10,126 communications

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Member · Senate.gov

0 bills · 101 reports · 60 nominations · 662 communications

Committee on the Judiciary

Member · Senate.gov

0 bills · 180 reports · 5,536 nominations · 2,179 communications