# Christopher Coons Democrat Senator · DE [Official site ↗](https://www.coons.senate.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/C001088.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20C001088&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20C001088%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A) 4 press releases on AI $43K from AI-industry employees and PACs Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json) ## Said and voted ### What they said toward oversight Sep 24, 2026 Coons and colleagues introduce the bipartisan AI Systems Transparency Act to require AI companies to disclose data practices, safeguards, and guardrails under FTC enforcement. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and James Lankford (R-Okla.) introduced the AI Systems Transparency Act (ASTA) which would require AI com…” [Source ↗](https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-coons-britt-schatz-and-lankford-introduce-bipartisan-ai-safety-and-transparency-legislation/) toward oversight Sep 23, 2026 Accuses Trump of failing to block China's access to American AI chips and calls for restricting China's access to AI technology to protect US security. “WASHINGTON – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) led a group of senior Democratic senators in raising alarm ahead of President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, h…” [Source ↗](https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-senator-coons-leads-senior-democrats-accusing-trump-of-failing-to-stand-up-to-china/) toward oversight Sep 14, 2026 Coons calls for Congress to establish enforceable guardrails on AI risks and pass his AI Whistleblower Protection Act. “WILMINGTON, Del. – In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Bloomberg This Weekend yesterday to discuss the growing risks of artificial intelligence and the need for Congress to…” [Source ↗](https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/icymi-senator-coons-urges-congress-to-act-on-ai-risks-in-bloomberg-interview/) [cites S.1792 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/36b05ff4dcc2449d) [cites HR.3460 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/7172946bbd2871d8) neutral Jul 16, 2026 Coons promotes a bill to help workers displaced by AI use unemployment benefits to start businesses leveraging new AI tools. “WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Jon Husted (R-Ohio) introduced the New Opportunities for Business Ownership and Self-Sufficiency (NO BOSS) Act today, leg…” [Source ↗](https://www.coons.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-coons-lankford-introduce-bill-to-help-unemployed-workers-start-small-businesses/) Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record. ### How they voted NAY Sep 30, 2026 [Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/c4ab5f94505ce4d8) cloture · H.R. 9340 · Rejected 57-43 YEA Jul 16, 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 of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/de7744646acadb2c) motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50 NAY Jul 14, 2026 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/1582c6eb48e4c5fc) cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46 NOT VOTING Dec 17, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/bca10742d0876330) procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20 YEA Dec 15, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/47dfb73a82b0a2ce) cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20 YEA Dec 11, 2025 [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/dd1489dacf44112f) motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22 YEA Jul 1, 2025 [To strike the section relating to support for artificial intelligence.](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/5759c87e484cf21b) amendment · H.R. 1 · S.Amdt. 2814 · Agreed to 99-1 ## Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's. $35K From employees and investors, personally $8K From company PACs ### By employer Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list. ### Largest gifts | Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aug 19, 2026 | James Siminoff | AMAZON | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202609039904083067) | | Aug 19, 2026 | James Siminoff | AMAZON | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202609039904082990) | | Aug 14, 2026 | Douglas Herrington | AMAZON | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202609039904082972) | | Aug 11, 2026 | David Zapolsky | AMAZON | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202609039904082987) | | May 29, 2025 | Akash Jain | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763128148) | | May 27, 2025 | Mehdi Alhassani | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763128047) | | Mar 25, 2026 | Samuel Bowman | ANTHROPIC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857694504) | | Aug 29, 2025 | Kent Walker | GOOGLE LLC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159790916409) | | Jul 24, 2026 | ANTHROPIC PBC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ANTHROPAC) | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202609039904083093) | | Nov 4, 2025 | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC | PAC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601309794745271) | | May 27, 2025 | Mehdi Alhassani | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763127937) | | Dec 30, 2025 | META PLATFORMS, INC. PAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601309794745283) | | Aug 13, 2026 | John Felton | AMAZON | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202609039904083042) | | May 31, 2026 | Frederick Humphries | MICROSOFT | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202610019908501961) | | Aug 29, 2025 | Kent Walker | GOOGLE LLC | $600 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202510159790916409) | Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.