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Ernst, Joni
CurrentU.S. Senator · Republican · IA
Served 2015–present
(202) 224-3254260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Official website ↗Committee Assignments
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrymemberSenate Committee on Armed ServicesmemberSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsmemberSenate Committee on Small Business and EntrepreneurshipchairBorder Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory AffairsmemberConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologymemberCybersecuritymemberDisaster Management, District of Columbia, and CensusmemberEmerging Threats and CapabilitieschairLivestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food SafetymemberPersonnelmemberRural Development, Energy, and Creditchair
Legislative Activity
35 bills/resolutionsBills and resolutions this member sponsored, cosponsored, or that were referred to a committee they sit on.
S 4495
Reactors at Risk Act of 2026
Committee referral2026-05-12
SRES 651
S 3106A resolution honoring the USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) Virginia Class nuclear submarine and her crew on the historic occasion of her commissioning, on March 28, 2026.
Committee referral2026-03-19
No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act
Committee referralS 30902025-11-05
No Nuclear Testing Act of 2025
Committee referralS 30532025-10-30
A bill to require a plan to modernize the nuclear security enterprise.
Committee referralS 29302025-10-23
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referral2025-09-29
SRES 717
S 2017A resolution calling on the Biden Administration to pursue censure of Iran at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), refer the issue to the United Nations Security Council, and reaffirm that all measures will be taken to prevent the regime in Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Cosponsor2024-06-03
Sentinel Nuclear Deterrence Act of 2023
Committee referralS 17542023-06-15
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 13942023-05-30
Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023
Committee referralS 5712023-05-01
A bill to require reports on the dangers posed by nuclear reactors in areas that might experience armed conflict.
Committee referralS 4722023-02-28
Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
Cosponsor2023-02-16
SRES 785
A resolution designating October 30, 2022, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.
Cosponsor2022-09-20
SRES 438
HR 5376A resolution designating October 30, 2021, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States.
Cosponsor2021-11-03
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Committee referralS 20302021-09-27
Iran Nuclear Treaty Act
CosponsorS 18622021-06-10
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 12052021-05-26
Iran Nuclear Deal Advice and Consent Act of 2021
Cosponsor2021-04-19
SRES 72
S 4099A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing the full scope of Iran's malign activities, including its nuclear program, ballistic and cruise missile capabilities, weapons proliferation, support for terrorism, hostage-taking, gross human rights violations, and other destabilizing activities.
Cosponsor2021-02-24
No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act
Committee referralS 27272020-06-29
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referral2019-10-29
SRES 24
S 1235A resolution supporting a robust and modern ICBM force to maximize the value of the nuclear triad of the United States.
Committee referral2019-01-17
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referral2017-05-25
SCONRES 10
S 574A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy should name the next nuclear powered submarine of the United States Navy the "USS Los Alamos".
Committee referral2017-03-21
Nuclear Cruise Missile Reconsideration Act of 2017
Committee referralHR 6902017-03-08
Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act
Committee referral2017-01-24
SRES 633
HR 5391A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the plan of the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy for modernizing the nuclear weapons of the United States.
Committee referral2016-12-09
Gains in Global Nuclear Detection Architecture Act
Committee referralS 24292016-06-07
Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015
CosponsorS 8312015-12-18
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 6152015-03-23
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
CosponsorS 2692015-02-27
Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015
CosponsorHR 56292015-01-27
Strengthening Domestic Nuclear Security Act of 2014
Committee referralS 20702014-09-18
Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act
Committee referralS 8602014-02-27
A bill to ensure that methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to screen for and detect the presence of chemical, nuclear, biological, and radiological weapons in municipal solid waste are as effective as the methodologies and technologies used by the Bureau to screen for those materials in other items of commerce entering the United States through commercial motor vehicle transport.
Committee referral2011-04-14
Voting Record
HR 1: On Passage of the Bill
yea2025-07-01
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-07-01
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-07-01
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-07-01
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
yea2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion
nay2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Decision of the Chair
yea2025-06-30
HR 1: On the Motion to Proceed
yea2025-06-28