Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Sponsorship Analysis

Blackburn is a far-right Republican leader according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Blackburn to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Marsha Blackburn sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on the Budget
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
  • Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
  • Member, Subcommittee on Health
  • Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

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

• H.R. 1733: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013
• H.R. 1468: SECURE IT
• H.R. 762: Health Care Choice Act of 2013
• H.R. 370: To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social ...
• H.R. 221: SMART SALE Act of 2013
• H.R. 59: To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending ...
• H.R. 58: To make 10 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending ...

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Voting Record

From Jan 2003 to May 2013, Blackburn missed 175 of 7,732 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives 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
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills