
Deb Fischer
U.S. Senator for Nebraska
Republican · Since 2013 · Next election: 2030 · Age 75 · Senior senator
Last updated · 7 sources
Deb Fischer is the senior U.S. Senator for Nebraska, a Republican serving since 2013.
Fischer has served in the Senate longer than 57 of its 99 other members.
Fischer sits on 8 committees: Armed Services; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Rules and Administration; Printing; Congress on the Library; Ethics; and Appropriations.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Fischer voted in 73 of 74 roll calls (99%). In that period, 36 bills Fischer sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
1 bill Fischer sponsored has become law in the 119th Congress.
Fischer's seat is next on the ballot in 2030.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 6 Nay, 6 Yea
· Hearing
Hearings to examine an update on Golden Dome.
Strategic Forces (Senate Armed Services Committee) · 222 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 73 of 74 roll calls (99%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Fischer voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 72 roll calls and against it on 1.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | Deb Fischer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | No. 227 | On the Motion to Table H.R. 6500Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747 | Motion to Table Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Republicans: Yea |
| Jul 20 | No. 200 | On the Cloture Motion PN938-1Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | Cloture Motion Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
Legislation
35 bills sponsored and 208 cosponsored in the 119th Congress · 1 became law
S. 3257 John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
Cosponsor · Latest action Oct 1, 2026: Held at the desk.
S.Res. 944 A resolution designating September 2026 as "School Bus Safety Month".
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 943 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a National Move Over Law Day.
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Sponsored bills that became law (1)
S. 629 Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
Latest action Jul 12, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-102.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $831,700
- Spent
- $448,880
- Cash on hand
- $408,031
2030 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S2NE00094
Nebraska senators
Pete RickettsU.S. Senator for Nebraska · Republican
Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- 2026 ballot status