Sen. Amy Klobuchar

Sponsorship Analysis

Klobuchar is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Klobuchar to other members of the Senate on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Amy Klobuchar sits on the following committees:

• Vice Chairman, Joint Economic Committee
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion
  • Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
  • Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
  • Member, Subcommittee on Science and Space
  • Member, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
• Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
  • Member, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts
  • Member, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
  • Member, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action
• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Member, Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Member, Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
  • Member, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Marketing and Agriculture Security
• Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Klobuchar’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• S. 975: A bill to provide for the inclusion of court-appointed guardianship improvement and oversight ...
• S.Res. 130: A resolution designating the week of May 1 through May 7, 2013, as ...
• S.Res. 123: A resolution congratulating the University of Minnesota women’s ice hockey team on winning ...
• S.Res. 108: A resolution designating April 2013 as “National 9-1-1 Education Month”.
• S. 755: Enhanced Access to Medicaid Services Act of 2013
• S.Res. 96: A resolution recognizing the celebration of National Student Employment Week at the University ...
• S. 717: Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2007 to May 2013, Klobuchar missed 15 of 1,966 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. This is better than the median of 1.6% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills