Brian Schatz
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Schatz introduced and is pushing passage of legislation to establish enforceable safety and security standards for frontier AI systems.
“WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced sweeping legislation to establish enforc…”
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How they voted
motion to proceed · S.J.Res. 198 · Rejected 46-50
cloture · S. 4784 · Rejected 50-46
procedural · S. 1071 · Agreed to 77-20
cloture · S. 1071 · Agreed to 76-20
motion to proceed · S. 1071 · Agreed to 75-22
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.
$71K
From employees and investors, personally
$0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2026 | Nicholas Joseph | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Nicholas Joseph | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Brian Chen | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 28, 2026 | Elizabeth Edwards-Appell | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 28, 2026 | Elizabeth Edwards-Appell | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | Samuel Bowman | ANTHROPIC, PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | Samuel Bowman | ANTHROPIC, PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 21, 2026 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 11, 2026 | Adly Templeton | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 11, 2026 | Adly Templeton | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | Daniel Ziegler | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 7, 2026 | Daniel Ziegler | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Mar 23, 2026 | Melika Carroll | COHERE | $4K | ↗ |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.