Michael F. Bennet

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Bennet co-sponsored Senate Resolution 727 supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day."

Bennet co-sponsored S. Res. 727, a resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day."

Bennet submitted a vote explanation stating he was necessarily absent for four rollcall votes on Federal Reserve nominations and would have voted nay on each had he been present.

Bennet moved to proceed to Calendar No. 364, S.J. Res. 139, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of an Environmental Protection Agency rule relating to air plan disapproval for Colorado's regional haze plan.

Bennet brought a Congressional Review Act resolution to the floor to challenge the EPA's disapproval of Colorado's regional haze plan.

Bennet submitted a vote explanation stating he would have voted nay on three rollcall votes regarding cloture motions and confirmation for two federal judicial nominees had he been present.

Bennet stated that he was necessarily absent for rollcall vote No. 44 on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 6644, the Housing for the 21st Century Act, and that he would have voted yes had he been present.

Bennet cosigned an amendment submitted by Mr. Padilla that would prohibit the use of federal funds for activities by law enforcement, intelligence, or military personnel that violate state or federal election laws.

Bennet co-sponsored Senate Resolution 602 supporting the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams in the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Paul Amdt. No. 4272

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4236

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4234

Motion to Table Lee Amdt. No. 4286

Sanders Amdt. No. 4290

Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287

H.R. 7148, as Amended

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 7148

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3627

Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

H.R. 6938

Is the Point of Order Well Taken Re: To the Privilege Status of S.J. Res. 98

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 84

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98

Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Bennet stated that President Trump vetoed H.R. 131, the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act, out of a desire to punish Colorado for not supporting him politically, and argued that the veto would harm 50,000 Coloradans by denying them access to clean drinking water.

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86

Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Bennet co-sponsored S. 3580, a bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures.

Bennet made a parliamentary inquiry regarding the cloture threshold for a nomination vote on Sara Bailey for Director of National Drug Control Policy, asserting that the position falls under 5 U.S.C. 5312 and therefore requires a three-fifths majority, and then objected to proceeding with the vote.

Bennet co-sponsored S. 3302, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to molecularly targeted pediatric cancer investigations.

Bennet co-sponsored Senate Resolution 507 to designate November 20, 2025, as "National Rural Health Day."

Bennet was listed as a co-sponsor of Senate Amendment 3816, which proposed to amend Section 1701 of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act to waive overtime caps for wildland firefighters by extending the applicable years beyond 2024.

Bennet stated he was necessarily absent for three rollcall votes (Nos. 497, 498, and 499) and would have voted nay on each had he been present.

Bennet moved to recommit H.R. 4 to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to strike provisions that prevent Americans in rural communities from accessing Wireless Emergency Alerts or presidential emergency alerts, and moved to recommit the bill with instructions to strike provisions that prevent American children from accessing civics education.

Bennet co-sponsored an amendment submitted by Ms. Alsobrooks to strike section 10107 from H.R. 1.

Bennet was listed as a cosponsor of Senate Resolution 287, which reaffirms the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world.

Bennet co-sponsored S. Res. 287 regarding the promotion of safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons and co-sponsored S. Res. 288 condemning attacks on Jewish individuals and reaffirming commitment to combating antisemitism.

Bennet stated that he would not support the GENIUS Act because it lacked adequate debate and amendment opportunities, posed risks to money laundering controls, and failed to require foreign financial institutions to have U.S. subsidiaries regulated under U.S. law before issuing stablecoins.

Bennet stated that he was necessarily absent from three rollcall votes (No. 297 on Brett Shumate's confirmation as Assistant Attorney General, No. 298 on the cloture motion for David Fotouhi as Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and No. 299 on Fotouhi's confirmation) and would have voted nay on each had he been present.

Bennet spoke on the Senate floor about the June 1 attack on a pro-hostage march in Boulder, Colorado, describing it as an anti-Semitic hate crime and act of terror, and referenced George Washington's 1790 letter to Rhode Island's Jewish community affirming religious freedom and tolerance in America.

Bennet spoke on the Senate floor regarding the GENIUS Act, stating that no President, Vice President, Member of Congress, or high-ranking government official should issue cryptocurrency or stablecoins, and that legislation regulating stablecoins should require the President to exit this business.

Bennet proposed Amendment No. 2278 to Amendment No. 2228 to the GENIUS Act to provide a definition of "senior executive branch official" that includes the President and the Vice President.

Bennet co-sponsored Senate Resolution 238 congratulating charter schools across the United States for their contributions to education during National Charter Schools Week, May 11-17, 2025.

Bennet co-sponsored Senate Resolution 224, which calls on the White House, Department of State, and other United States Government agencies to urgently use all available diplomatic tools to bring about the release of hostages, an immediate cessation of the blockade on food and humanitarian aid for Palestinian civilians, and a durable end to the conflict in Gaza.

Bennet co-sponsored Senate Resolution 143 supporting the designation of May 29, 2025, as "Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day."

Bennet requested the yeas and nays on S.J. Res. 28 and voted nay on the joint resolution disapproving the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection's rule relating to digital consumer payment applications.

Bennet requested unanimous consent to change his vote on rollcall vote 89 from aye to no.

Bennet spoke on the Senate floor regarding S.J. Res. 10 to discuss the President's declaration of a national energy emergency, stating that the United States produces more oil than ever in its history, leads in natural gas and LNG exports, and is positioned to lead the global energy transition.

Bennet co-sponsored Senate Amendment 53, which would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require mandatory detention of certain aliens charged with or convicted of theft, burglary, larceny, or crimes resulting in serious bodily injury.

Bennet requested unanimous consent to pass H.R. 3433, the Give Kids a Chance Act, and described its provisions to authorize the FDA to require pharmaceutical companies to study adult cancer drugs in combination with other drugs for pediatric cancer patients.

Bennet was a co-sponsor of S. 5604, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the advanced manufacturing investment credit to include materials integral to the manufacturing of semiconductors or semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Bennet requested unanimous consent for the Senate to consider S. Res. 937, which would authorize testimony and representation from Daniel Schwager in United States v. Warnagiris, and later requested unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to.

Bennet requested unanimous consent to discharge the Committee on the Judiciary from further consideration of S. 4640, to consider the Ossoff-Blackburn substitute amendment, and to pass the bill as amended.

Bennet rose to recognize Jim Ehrlich on his retirement as executive director of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee after nearly two decades of service.