Joni Ernst
Senator Republican representing IA
Member profile
- Role
- Senator Republican representing IA
- Current member
- Yes
- Birth year
- 1970
- Official website
- https://www.ernst.senate.gov
Terms
- Senate · IA · Republican · 2015-present
- Senate · IA · R · 2023-2025
- Senate · IA · R · 2021-2023
- Senate · IA · R · 2019-2021
- Senate · IA · R · 2017-2019
- Senate · IA · R · 2015-2017
Committee assignments
- Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship · Chairman
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit · Chairman
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology · Member
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety · Member
- Committee on Armed Services
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities · Chairman
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity · Member
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Personnel · Member
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce, and Regulatory Affairs · Member
- Subcommittee: Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census · Member
Sponsored bills
- S 4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 452.
- S 4892: SMART Energy Efficiency Standards Act: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- S 872: Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025: Held at the desk.
- S 4747: Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- S 4685: Ending Double Dealing Act of 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Cosponsored bills
- S 2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.
- S 3172: A bill to repeal certain Acts that impose sanctions upon Syria.: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 501.
- S 3788: CLEAR LABELS Act: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 523.
- S 494: National Plan for Epilepsy Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- S 3725: Lewis & Clark Regional Water System Expansion Feasibility Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.