Kirsten Gillibrand
American lawyer and politician
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| 2025 | Completed her service on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry after 16 years of continuous membership. |
| 2024 | Re-elected to the Senate. |
| 2024 | Kirsten Gillibrand introduced a new bill to address traumatic brain injuries in military veterans and service members. |
| 2024 | Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking a third term in the U.S. Senate, running against Republican nominee Mike Sapraicone, an ex-NYPD detective and businessman. |
| 2024 | Gillibrand was reelected to a full term in the United States Senate. |
| December 2024 | Gillibrand voted to strip treatment for gender dysphoria from children of military personnel on TRICARE as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. |
| July 2023 | Introduced bipartisan legislation with Senator Josh Hawley to ban stock ownership for members of Congress and senior executive branch members. |
| 2021 | Ended her service on the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. |
| 2020 | The Gillibrands sold their house in Brunswick, and Kirsten stated that her family was looking for a house in the North Country. |
| 2019 | Voted against the Israel Anti-Boycott Act legislation. |
| 2019 | Kirsten Gillibrand publicly expressed support for preserving the Senate filibuster during an interview, arguing that it encourages bipartisan consensus and requires senators to work harder to gain broader support for legislation. |
| 2019 | Kirsten Gillibrand, along with eight other Democratic senators, signed a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai expressing concern about proposed changes to children's programming rules that could limit educational content for low-income and minority communities. |
| 2019 | Gillibrand co-introduced the Child Care for Working Families Act with 34 other senators, proposing legislation to create 770,000 new childcare jobs, ensure affordable childcare for low-income families, support universal preschool for 3 and 4-year-olds, and improve compensation and training for childcare workers. |
| 2019 | Fired a male staffer after a female former aide's sexual harassment complaint was brought to light through a Politico inquiry. |
| 2019 | Gillibrand was criticized by a former female aide for retaining a male staffer despite the aide's sexual harassment complaint against him. |
| August 28 2019 | After failing to qualify for the third debate, Gillibrand withdrew from the presidential race. |
| July 2019 | Gillibrand publicly committed to seeking ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women if elected president, emphasizing the importance of projecting values of women's equality globally. |
| July 2019 | Gillibrand introduced the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act with fifteen other Senate Democrats, requiring ICE agent supervision and approval for enforcement actions at sensitive locations. |
| July 2019 | Gillibrand co-signed a letter to the Office of Refugee Resettlement criticizing the handling of unaccompanied migrant children's custody. |
| July 2019 | Gillibrand signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate workplace violence complaints filed by McDonald's employees in Chicago, emphasizing the need for employer accountability in ensuring workplace safety. |
| July 31 2019 | Gillibrand participated in the second Democratic presidential debate, again on the second night of the event. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand criticized the Trump administration for escalating tensions with Iran and argued against using a 2001 law to authorize military action. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand was one of forty-four senators to introduce the International Climate Accountability Act, which aimed to prevent President Trump from withdrawing from the Paris Agreement and mandate the development of a strategic plan for meeting U.S. climate commitments. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand introduced The Home Ownership Dreamers Act with eleven other senators, aimed at preventing denial of mortgage loans based on immigration status. |
| June 2019 | Introduced the Affordable Medications Act with 14 other senators, aimed at increasing pharmaceutical pricing transparency and enabling Medicare to negotiate drug prices. |
| June 2019 | Co-sponsored the Territories Health Equity Act to remove Medicaid funding caps and increase federal matching rates for U.S. territories. |
| June 2019 | Introduced the Equitable Act with colleagues Bob Menendez, Tom Cotton, and Marco Rubio, aimed at increasing oversight of foreign companies listed on American stock exchanges and implementing potential delisting of noncompliant firms for three years. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand co-sponsored the Horse Racing Integrity Act with Arizona senator Martha McSally, proposing a national standard for drug restrictions, testing, and enforcement in horse racing to address concerns about racehorse deaths and inconsistent state regulations. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand unveiled a comprehensive marijuana legalization proposal, including regulations, taxation, expunging nonviolent marijuana convictions, expanding medical marijuana access, and allocating tax revenues to communities of color and minority-owned businesses. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand was one of 28 senators who signed a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross warning against adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census, arguing it would jeopardize the accuracy and fairness of the decennial census. |
| June 2019 | At a town hall, Gillibrand referred to the NRA as 'the worst organization' and outlined her proposed gun violence prevention measures. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand and eighteen Democratic senators requested a USDA Inspector General investigation into instances of retaliation and political decision-making within the department. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand and Republican Lisa Murkowski announced the Summer Meals Act of 2019, proposing legislation to expand summer meal access for children in rural areas. |
| June 2019 | Gillibrand was one of 18 senators to sign a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo questioning the lack of an official Pride Month statement and the vacant LGBTQ special envoy position. |
| June 27 2019 | Kirsten Gillibrand participated in the first Democratic presidential debate, taking part in the second night of the event. |
| May 2019 | Gillibrand cosponsored the South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at disrupting China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, introduced by Marco Rubio and Ben Cardin. |
| May 2019 | Unveiled the Family Bill of Rights, a proposal to protect adoption and IVF rights for all parents, regardless of religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity. |
| May 2019 | Introduced the Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act with Senator Chris Coons to support American manufacturing and create job training programs. |
| May 2019 | Cosponsor of the Healthy MOMMIES Act, a legislative effort to expand Medicaid coverage for new mothers by extending postpartum care from 60 days to a full year and improving access to doula care services. |
| May 2019 | Gillibrand and eight Democratic senators sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Perdue criticizing USDA's pork purchases from JBS USA and requesting purchases that benefit American farmers. |
| April 2019 | Gillibrand signed a joint letter to President Trump criticizing his foreign policy towards Central America, arguing that cutting foreign assistance would undermine U.S. national security and increase migration by worsening conditions in the region. |
| April 2019 | Gillibrand was one of twelve Democratic senators to sign a letter questioning Attorney General William Barr's conclusions about the Mueller Report, calling for investigations into potential misleading statements. |
| April 2019 | Gillibrand was one of six senators to send a letter to the CFPB Director expressing concern about abandoned supervision of federal student loan servicers. |
| April 2019 | Gillibrand was one of six Democratic senators to sign a letter to Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan expressing concern over military troop deployments to the southern border. |
| April 2019 | Gillibrand signed a letter to ICE and CBP expressing concerns about the detention of pregnant immigrant women. |
| April 2019 | Kirsten Gillibrand signed a bipartisan letter to the housing subcommittee advocating for continued funding of HUD's Section 4 Capacity Building program, which supports community development organizations, opposing President Trump's proposed budget to eliminate the program. |
| April 2019 | Gillibrand signed onto the Be HEARD Act, legislation aimed at abolishing the tipped minimum wage, ending mandatory arbitration and pre-employment nondisclosure agreements, and extending workers' time to report harassment. |
| March 2019 | Gillibrand was one of nine Democratic senators who signed a letter to Salman of Saudi Arabia, requesting the release of human rights lawyer Waleed Abu al-Khair, writer Raif Badawi, women's rights activists Loujain al-Hathloul and Samar Badawi, and Dr. Walid Fitaih, highlighting concerns about arbitrary detention and systematic discrimination. |
| March 2019 | Gillibrand voted to block President Trump's national emergency declaration that would have provided $3.6 billion for border barrier construction. |
| March 2019 | Gillibrand joined 38 other senators in signing a letter to the Appropriations Committee advocating for back pay for government contractors affected by the government shutdown, emphasizing that these workers should not be penalized for a shutdown they did not cause. |
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