John Fetterman

U.S. Senator · PA

Democrat

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Some evidence
Raise taxes on corporations and high earners to fund major new programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Cosponsored the Billionaires Income Tax Act and Wall Street Tax Act, raising corporate and high-earner taxes to fund expanded credits.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 31 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Aug 2026 — Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
Did not vote · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — 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 "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Wall Street Tax Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Tax Cut for Workers Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act
Cosponsored — Stock Buyback Accountability Act of 2023
Cosponsored — American Family Act
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Clear record
Expand benefits and broaden eligibility
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Voted for the Social Security Fairness Act (2024) and cosponsored the Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act and Medicare dental/vision/hearing expansion.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 11 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act
Cosponsored — Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
Cosponsored — SMART Prices Act
Cosponsored — Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
Cosponsored — A resolution opposing a national sales tax on working families and supporting a tax cut to benefit the middle class.
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Some evidence
Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Cosponsored the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 and the Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act; sponsored the Food Secure Strikers Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 51 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Food Secure Strikers Act of 2025
Sponsored — Food Secure Strikers Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Warehouse Worker Protection Act
Cosponsored — CHILD Labor Act
Cosponsored — Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2025
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Keep and strengthen the ACA; add a public option for those who want it
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Voted for the Lower Health Care Costs Act and cosponsored the Health Care Affordability Act, strengthening ACA premium credits.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 45 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Affordable Mental Health Care for Selected Reserve Act
Cosponsored — Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2024
Cosponsored — Health Care Affordability Act of 2024
Cosponsored — MORE Savings Act
Cosponsored — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Some evidence
Address climate through innovation and tax incentives; avoid binding mandates
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Cosponsored Agriculture Resilience Act and Clean Cloud Act for emissions incentives, but voted yes to terminate the energy emergency and reopen the National Petroleum Reserve.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 11 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — 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 "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
Cosponsored — Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act
Cosponsored — Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Agriculture Resilience Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Clean Cloud Act of 2025
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal protection up to viability (~24 weeks) with later-term exceptions
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 and voted to advance the Reproductive Freedom for Women Act and Right to Contraception Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 22 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Did not vote · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted Yes · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Convenient Contraception Act
Sponsored — A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to permit enrollees to obtain a 365-day supply of contraceptives.
Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act
Cosponsored — Expanding Access to Family Planning Act
Cosponsored — Protect IVF Act
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Some evidence
Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Cosponsored the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025, the Background Check Expansion Act, and the GOSAFE Act restricting gas-operated semiautomatic firearms.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 2 votes · 13 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Cosponsored — Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
Cosponsored — Ghost Guns and Untraceable Firearms Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Lori Jackson-Nicolette Elias Domestic Violence Survivor Protection Act
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What should US immigration policy be?
Some evidence
Pair stronger border security with expanded legal immigration pathways
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act and cosponsored Sarah's Law, while cosponsoring America's CHILDREN Act and Fair Day in Court for Kids Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 11 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Keep Families Together Act
Cosponsored — Sarah's Law
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
Increase law enforcement funding with targeted accountability reforms
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Voted yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act and cosponsored the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, alongside the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 5 votes · 12 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted No · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Did not vote · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
Cosponsored — Data on Interactions and Accountability for Law Enforcement with Individuals with Disabilities Act
Cosponsored — Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act
Cosponsored — Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
Cosponsored — Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Clear record
Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
Cosponsored the Sanctioning Russia Act and US-Israel Defense Partnership Act; voted against removing forces from Iran and against blocking Israel arms sales.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 57 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Did not vote · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Banning SPR Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
Sponsored — Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act
Cosponsored — A resolution protecting the Iranian political refugees, including female former political prisoners, in Ashraf-3 in Albania.
Cosponsored — A resolution condemning the treatment of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu by the Government of Azerbaijan and urging his immediate release, and for other purposes.
Cosponsored — Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 2026
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Some evidence
Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering
Cosponsored the Freedom to Vote Act and Voter Purge Protection Act; voted against photo-ID and citizenship-documentation voting requirements in 2026.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 2 votes · 20 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Aug 2026 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A resolution prohibiting Senators charged with certain criminal offenses from receiving classified information, and for other purposes.
Cosponsored — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Preventing Election Subversion Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Washington, D.C. Admission Act
Cosponsored — DISCLOSE Act of 2026
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