
Biography
WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon, a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Manhattan, N.Y., October 20, 1955; graduated Yale University 1978; J.D., University of Virginia 1982; director, Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation 1992-1994; United States attorney 1994-1998; Rhode Island State attorney general 1999-2003; unsuccessful candidate for governor 2002; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2006 for the term commencing January 3, 2007; reelected in 2012, 2018, and again in 2024 for the term ending January 3, 2031; chair, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Eighteenth Congress).
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
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Rescissions Act of 2025
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GENIUS Act
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A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose global tariffs.
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