Sen. John “Jack” Reed

State:: Rhode Island
Party:: Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	Representing
1997-2015	Senator	Rhode Island
1991-1996	Representative	Rhode Island's 2^nd District

Track Him

Official Website: http://www.reed.senate.gov
@SenJackReed

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Sponsorship Analysis

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

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

This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

John “Jack” Reed sits on the following committees:

Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of Defense
- Member, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Chairman, Subcommittee on SeaPower
- Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

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

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Voting Record

From Jan 1997 to May 2013, Reed missed 32 of 5,203 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. 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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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1997 Jan-Mar	35	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Apr-Jun	125	2	1.6%	69^th
1997 Jul-Sep	103	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Oct-Nov	35	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jan-Mar	52	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Apr-Jun	131	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jul-Sep	109	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Oct-Oct	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	111	2	1.8%	67^th
1999 Jul-Sep	112	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Oct-Nov	70	1	1.4%	60^th
2000 Feb-Mar	51	1	2.0%	77^th
2000 Apr-Jun	120	1	0.8%	37^th
2000 Jul-Sep	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Oct-Dec	38	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	157	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jul-Sep	68	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	92	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Jan-Mar	59	2	3.4%	48^th
2002 Apr-Jun	107	1	0.9%	42^nd
2002 Jul-Sep	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Oct-Nov	26	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	112	3	2.7%	75^th
2003 Apr-Jun	150	1	0.7%	38^th
2003 Jul-Sep	108	1	0.9%	43^rd
2003 Oct-Nov	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	64	1	1.6%	55^th
2004 Apr-Jun	88	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jul-Sep	42	2	4.8%	78^th
2004 Oct-Dec	22	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	81	1	1.2%	56^th
2005 Apr-Jun	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jul-Sep	76	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Oct-Dec	120	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	83	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	73	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	16	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	126	1	0.8%	35^th
2007 Apr-Jun	112	1	0.9%	38^th
2007 Jul-Sep	119	2	1.7%	48^th
2007 Oct-Dec	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jan-Mar	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Apr-Jun	77	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jul-Sep	47	1	2.1%	35^th
2008 Oct-Dec	6	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	118	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Apr-Jun	96	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jul-Sep	89	5	5.6%	93^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jan-Mar	108	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Apr-Jun	96	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jul-Sep	44	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jan-Mar	46	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Apr-Jun	58	1	1.7%	28^th
2011 Jul-Sep	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Oct-Dec	82	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	109	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jul-Sep	28	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	50	1	2.0%	53^rd
2013 Jan-Jan	1	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	92	1	1.1%	55^th
2013 Apr-May	35	0	0.0%	0^th

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
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Bill Text

S. 953: Student Loan Affordability Act

This bill’s text for status Placed on Calendar in the Senate (May 15, 2013) is now available.

May 16, 2013 9:45 p.m.

Vote

On the Nomination PN193: Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy

Nomination Confirmed 97/0

Sen. Reed [D-RI]: Yea

May 16, 2013 1:51 p.m.

Reported by Committee

S. 349: Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act

Last Action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on May 16, 2013.

May 16, 2013

Reported by Committee

S. 371: Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act

Last Action: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on May 16, 2013.

May 16, 2013

Vote

On the Nomination PN138: Marilyn B. Tavenner, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Nomination Confirmed 91/7

Sen. Reed [D-RI]: Yea

May 15, 2013 5:03 p.m.