COVID-19 in Congress
We’re tracking the impact of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, on the operations of Congress.
In all, representatives and senators have either isolated because of having COVID-19, self-quarantined after exposure, or took other action or no action after exposure — some multiple times.
Of those, representatives and senators have been diagnosed with COVID-19 either through testing or symptoms (some were asymptomatic), but some additional legislators may have had asymptomatic COVID-19 before testing was widely available.
On December 29, 2020, just a week before he was to take office, Congressman-elect Luke Letlow died of covid-19. This page is populated by data from our database. Because the Congressman-elect was not yet sworn in, he won't be in our database. However, we wish to acknowledge his death and extend our condolences to his family. On February 7, 2021, Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX6) died from covid-19. Our condolences to his family.
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In the charts below, the duration of each self-quarantine/isolation is indicated, reflecting their inability to participate in the legislative process in-person. In the House of Representatives, proxy voting and updated committee rules allow legislators to participate remotely in most aspects of the legislative process. In the Senate, quarantined and isolated legislators cannot vote remotely on legislation but may be able to participate in some committee activities.
| Date | Legislator | Event | Action | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/9/20 | Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-1) | contact with CPAC attendee who tested positive | self-quarantined until 3/12/2020, tested negative | tweet tweet |
| 3/9/20 | Rep. Julia Brownley (CA-26) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantined until 3/18/2020, DC office to telework | tweet tweet |
| 3/9/20 | Sen. Ted Cruz (TX) | contact with two people who tested positive at different times | self-quarantined, extended quarantine after found out about contact with second person who tested positive, tested negative, exited quarantine 3/17/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/9/20 | Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-1) | contact | took no action | tweet |
| 3/9/20 | Rep. Doug Collins (GA-9) | contact | self-quarantined until 3/12/2020 | tweet |
| 3/9/20 | Rep. Paul Gosar (AZ-4) | contact | self-quarantined until 3/13/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/9/20 | Rep. Mark Meadows (NC-11) | contact with CPAC attendee who tested positive | self-quarantined until 3/12/2020 | tweet news story |
| 3/10/20 | Rep. Donald Beyer (VA-8) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantined until 3/16/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/11/20 | Sen. Maria Cantwell (WA) | DC staffer tested positive | DC office to telework | tweet |
| 3/12/20 | Sen. Sherrod Brown (OH) | staffer in another senator’s office tested positive | DC office to telework | press release |
| 3/12/20 | Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) | energy staff? | DC office to telework | tweet |
| 3/12/20 | Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantined until 3/16/2020; tested negative | tweet tweet |
| 3/12/20 | Sen. Marco Rubio (FL) | contact | took no action yet | tweet |
| 3/12/20 | Sen. Rick Scott (FL) | contact with someone who tested positive | exited self-quarantine 3/23/2020 | tweet interview tweet |
| 3/15/20 | Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-6) | DC staffer tested positive | DC office to telework | tweet |
| 3/15/20 | Sen. Ron Johnson (WI) | contact with someone who tested positive | took no action | tweet |
| 3/15/20 | Rep. John Yarmuth (KY-3) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/23/2020; tested negative | tweet tweet |
| 3/15/20 | Rep. Adam Schiff (CA-28) | contact with someone who tested positive | said he self-quarantined until "a few days ago" on 3/27/2020 | tweet |
| 3/16/20 | Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-4) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/23/2020 | tweet |
| 3/16/20 | Rep. Ben Luján (NM-3) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/30/2020 | tweet |
| 3/16/20 | Sen. Tom Carper (DE) | district staffer tested positive | DC and district staff self-isolating | tweet |
| 3/17/20 | Sen. Cory Gardner (CO) | contact with someone who tested positive | exited self-quarantine 3/25/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/17/20 | Rep. Jason Crow (CO-6) | contact with a constituent who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/25/2020 | tweet |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Matt Cartwright (PA-8) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/29/2020 | tweet |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) | tested positive | isolation until 3/28/2020 | tweet |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Ben McAdams (UT-4) | tested positive | exited isolation 3/30/2020 having been declared "virus free" by doctors | tweet interview |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-3) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/27/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Steve Scalise (LA-1) | contact with Diaz-Balart | self-quarantine until possibly 4/1/2020, two weeks after the announcement | tweet |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-2) | contact with (presumably) Diaz-Balart | exited self-quarantine by 4/3/2020 when she delivered food donations in person | tweet tweet |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL-7) | contact with Diaz-Balart | exited self-quarantine 3/29/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/18/20 | Rep. Kathleen Rice (NY-4) | contact with someone who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/27/2020 | tweet |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Kendra Horn (OK-5) | contact with McAdams | self-quarantine until possibly 4/2/2020, two weeks after the announcement | tweet |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL-24) | contact with Diaz-Balart | exited self-quarantine 4/5/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-1) | contact with another legislator who tested positive, then tested positive himself | exited isolation 4/1//2020 | tweet tweet news |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Tom Cole (OK-4) | contact with Diaz-Balart | exited self-quarantine 3/28/2020 | tweet press release |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY-22) | contact with McAdams | self-quarantine until 3/27/2020 | tweet |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. David Price (NC-4) | contact with another legislator who tested positive | self-quarantine until 3/25/2020 | tweet |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Sharice Davids (KS-3) | contact with another legislator who tested positive | exited self-quarantine 3/26/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) | contact with another legislator who tested positive | exited self-quarantine 3/25/2020; tested negative; maintaining social distancing | tweet press release |
| 3/19/20 | Rep. Andy Kim (NJ-3) | contact with another legislator who tested positive | self-quarantine until 4/2/2020 | tweet |
| 3/22/20 | Sen. Rand Paul (KY) | tested positive | exited isolation 4/5/2020 | tweet news |
| 3/22/20 | Sen. Mike Lee (UT) | contact with Rand Paul | exited self-quarantine 4/5/2020 | tweet news |
| 3/22/20 | Sen. Mitt Romney (UT) | contact with Rand Paul | exited self-quarantine 4/5/2020, tested negative | tweet news news |
| 3/24/20 | Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) | contact with a doctor who tested positive | self-quarantine until 4/7/2020 | tweet |
| 3/25/20 | Rep. Katie Porter (CA-45) | unknown | self-quarantine; end date uncertain; test results negative | tweet tweet |
| 3/25/20 | Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6) | unknown | self-quarantine; end date uncertain | tweet |
| 3/25/20 | Sen. John Thune (SD) | unknown | self-quarantine; end date uncertain | news article |
| 3/25/20 | Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7) | unknown | self-quarantine; end date uncertain | tweet |
| 3/26/20 | Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-7) | unknown | self-quarantine; end date uncertain; tested negative on 3/31/2020 | news article |
| 3/27/20 | Rep. Mike Kelly (PA-16) | tested positive | isolation until 4/10/2020 | press release |
| 3/30/20 | Rep. Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) | diagnosed with presumed coronavirus infection | self-quarantine until 4/13/2020; she will not get a test | tweet |
| 4/5/20 | Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) | spouse has confirmed case | self-quarantine until 4/19/2020 at least; will be tested | news article |
| 4/6/20 | Rep. Neal Dunn (FL-2) | tested positive | isolation until at least 4/20/2020 | news |
| 5/11/20 | Sen. Lamar Alexander (TN) | staff member tested positive | self-quarantine until 5/25/2020 | news |
| 5/28/20 | Sen. Tim Kaine (VA) | tested positive for antibodies | news | |
| 5/29/20 | Sen. Bob Casey (PA) | tested positive for antibodies | news | |
| 6/15/20 | Rep. Tom Rice (SC-7) | tested positive | isolation until 6/29/2020 | news |
| 7/8/20 | Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) | apparent exposure to someone positive | self-quarantine June 29 - July 3 | tweet |
| 7/14/20 | Rep. Morgan Griffith (VA-9) | tested positive | isolation until 8/1/2020 | tweet |
| 7/15/20 | Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (IN-9) | tested positive for antibodies | news | |
| 7/29/20 | Rep. Louie Gohmert (TX-1) | tested positive | isolation until 8/12/2020 | news |
| 7/29/20 | Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) | exposed by Rep. Gohmert; results negative as of 7/31/2020 | self-quarantine until 8/12/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 7/29/20 | Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-4) | exposed by Rep. Gohmert | self-quarantine until 8/12/2020 | tweet |
| 7/29/20 | Rep. Raúl Grijalva (AZ-3) | tested positive after exposure by Rep. Gohmert | isolation until 8/12/2020 | tweet tweet |
| 7/31/20 | Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) | exposed by Rep. Gohmert | self-quarantine until 8/14/2020 | tweet |
| 7/29/20 | Rep. Jody Hice (GA-10) | exposed by Rep. Gohmert | self-quarantine until 8/12/2020 | tweet |
| 8/5/20 | Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) | tested positive | isolation until 8/19/2020 | tweet |
| 8/10/20 | Rep. Thomas Massie (KY-4) | tested positive for antibodies | news | |
| 8/20/20 | Sen. Bill Cassidy (LA) | tested positive | isolation until 9/3/2020 | news |
| 8/22/20 | Rep. Dan Meuser (PA-9) | tested positive | isolation until 9/5/2020 | press release |
| 8/25/20 | Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón (PR) | tested positive | isolation until 9/8/2020 | tweet |
| 9/15/20 | Sen. Shelley Capito (WV) | exposure to someone positive | self-quarantine until 9/29/2020 | news |
| 9/17/20 | Sen. Ron Johnson (WI) | exposure to someone positive | self-quarantine until 9/29/2020 | news |
| 9/20/20 | Rep. Jahana Hayes (CT-5) | tested positive | isolation until 10/4/2020 | news |
| 10/2/20 | Rep. Lisa Rochester (DE-0) | exposure at first 2020 Presidential debate | self-quarantine until 10/13/2020 | tweet |
| 10/2/20 | Sen. Mike Lee (UT) | tested positive | isolation until 10/12/2020 | tweet |
| 10/2/20 | Sen. Thom Tillis (NC) | tested positive | isolation until 10/12/2020 | tweet |
| 10/2/20 | Sen. Ben Sasse (NE) | exposure at White House event on 9/25/20 | self-quarantine until 10/12/2020 | tweet |
| 10/3/20 | Sen. Ron Johnson (WI) | tested positive | isolation until 10/17/2020 | news |
| 10/3/20 | Sen. James Lankford (OK) | exposed to Sen. Lee, tested negative on 10/3/2020 | self-quarantine until 10/12/2020 | tweet |
| 10/3/20 | Sen. Ted Cruz (TX) | contact with Sen. Lee | self-quarantine until 10/12/2020 | news |
| 10/3/20 | Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-4) | exposed at Amy Coney Barrett event on 9/25/2020 | self-quarantine until 10/10/2020 | news |
| 10/7/20 | Rep. Salud Carbajal (CA-24) | tested positive | isolation until 10/21/2020 | tweet |
| 10/8/20 | Rep. Mike Bost (IL-22) | tested positive | isolation until 10/22/2020 | tweet |
| 10/15/20 | Sen. Kamala Harris (CA) | campaign staffers tested positive; Harris says no direct contact with them | self-quarantine until 10/19/2020 | news |
| 10/15/20 | Rep. Bill Huizenga (MI-2) | tested positive | isolation until 10/29/2020 | news |
| 10/30/20 | Rep. Drew Ferguson (GA-3) | tested positive | isolation until 11/13/2020 | tweet |
| 11/7/20 | Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-1) | tested positive for antibodies | news | |
| 11/6/20 | Rep. Mike Waltz (FL-6) | tested positive | news | |
| 11/10/20 | Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-2) | exposed via his asymptomatic mother while caring for her | self-quarantine until 11/24/2020 | news |
| 11/24/20 | Rep. Rick Allen (GA-12) | tested positive | news | |
| 11/12/20 | Rep. Don Young (AK-0) | tested positive | isolation until 11/26/2020 | tweet |
| 11/14/20 | Sen. Rick Scott (FL) | tested positive | isolation until at least 11/28/2020 since he tested positive on 11/20/20 | tweet tweet |
| 11/15/20 | Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-17) | tested positive | isolation until 11/29/2020 | tweet |
| 11/16/20 | Rep. Cheri Bustos (IL-17) | tested positive | isolation until 11/30/2020 | tweet |
| 11/17/20 | Sen. Chuck Grassley (IA) | tested positive | isolation until 12/01/2020 | news tweet |
| 11/17/20 | Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-7) | tested positive | isolation until 12/01/2020 | tweet |
| 11/18/20 | Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-4) | tested positive | isolation until 12/02/2020 | tweet |
| 11/18/20 | Rep. Doug Lamborn (CO-5) | tested positive | isolation until 12/02/2020 | news |
| 11/21/20 | Sen. Kelly Loeffler (GA) | tested positive | isolation until 12/05/2020 | news |
| 11/22/20 | Rep. Ryan Steil (WI-1) | tested positive | isolation until 12/06/2020 | tweet |
| 11/22/20 | Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-2) | tested positive | isolation until 12/06/2020 | news |
| 11/23/20 | Rep. Virginia Foxx (NC-5) | tested positive | isolation until 12/07/2020 | news |
| 11/25/20 | Rep. Susie Lee (NV-3) | tested positive | isolation until 12/09/2020 | tweet |
| 11/30/20 | Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42) | tested positive | isolationd until 12//14/2020 | news |
| 11/30/20 | Rep. Austin Scott (GA-8) | tested positive | isolation until 12/14/2020 | tweet |
| 12/1/20 | Rep. Ted Budd (NC-13) | tested positive | isolation until 12/15/2020 | tweet |
| 12/4/20 | Rep. Robert Aderholt (AL-4) | tested positive | isolation until 12/18/2020 | tweet |
| 12/11/20 | Rep. Devin Nunes (CA-22) | tested positive for antibodies | news | |
| 12/15/20 | Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) | tested positive | isolation until 12/29/2020 | press release |
| 12/16/20 | Rep. Joe Wilson (SC-2) | tested positive | isolation until 12/30/2020 | news |
| 12/17/20 | Rep. Mike Rogers (AL-3) | tested positive | isolation until 12/31/2020 | tweet |
| 12/17/20 | Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-2) | tested positive | isolation until 12/31/2020 | tweet |
| 12/18/20 | Rep. Eshoo (CA-18) | exposed to someone positive | self-quarantine until 01/01/21 | tweet |
| 12/23/20 | Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-2) | tested positive | isolation until 01/06/21 | news |
| 12/28/20 | Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-4) | tested positive | isolationd until 01/03/21; Moore announced her illness on 12/28/20; on 1/6/21, she said in an interview she tested positive on 12/23. | tweet |
| 12/30/20 | Sen. Doug Jones (AL) | exposed to someone positive | self-quarantine until 01/13/21 | tweet |
| 12/31/20 | Sen. David Perdue (GA) | exposed to someone positive | self-quarantine until 01/14/21 | news |
| 1/3/21 | Rep. David Valadao (CA-21) | tested positive on Dec. 31 (date at left reflects his start of service in Congress) | isolation until 1/12/21 | news |
| 1/3/21 | Rep. Maria Salazar (FL-27) | tested positive on Dec. 31 (date at left reflects her start of service in Congress) | isolation until 1/12/21 | tweet |
| 1/4/21 | Rep. Kay Granger (TX-12) | tested positive | isolation until 1/18/21 | tweet |
| 1/5/21 | Rep. Kevin Brady (TX-8) | tested positive | isolation until 1/19/21 | tweet |
| 1/6/21 | Rep. Michelle Steel (CA-48) | tested positive | isolation until 1/20/21 | news |
| 1/6/21 | Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) | tested positive | isolation until 1/20/21 | news |
| 1/6/21 | Rep. Jake LaTurner (KS-2) | tested positive | isolation until 1/20/21 | tweet |
| 1/10/21 | Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3) | tested positive | isolation until 1/24/2021 | press release |
| 1/11/21 | Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) | tested positive | isolation until 1/25/2021 | tweet |
| 1/12/21 | Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) | tested positive | isolation until 1/26/2021 | tweet |
| 1/12/21 | Rep. Brad Schneider (IL-10) | tested positive | isolation until 1/26/2021 | tweet |
| 1/14/21 | Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) | tested positive | isolation until 1/28/21 | tweet |
| 1/15/21 | Rep. Louis Correa (CA-46) | tested positive | isolation until 1/29/21 | tweet |
| 1/19/21 | Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36) | tested positive | isolation until 2/2/21 | tweet |
| 1/21/21 | Rep. Ron Wright (TX-6) | tested positive 1/21/21; died 2/7/21 | tweet news | |
| 1/28/21 | Sen. Mark Warner (VA) | contact with covid19 positive person | quarantine until 2/11/21 | news |
| 1/30/21 | Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-8) | tested positive | isolation until 2/13/21 | news |
| 1/30/21 | Rep. Lori Trahan (MA-3) | tested positive | isolation until 2/13/21 | news |
| 2/4/21 | Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) | exposed to someone positive | quarantine until 2/14/21 | tweet |
