Sen. Michael Bennet

Sponsorship Analysis

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

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

Committee Membership

Michael Bennet sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Member, Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation
  • Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Food and Agricultural Research
• Senate Committee on Finance
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
  • Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families
  • Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

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

• S. 1010: A bill to establish the Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for ...
• S. 957: Drug Supply Chain Security Act
• S. 930: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary ...
• S. 859: Animal and Public Health Protection Act
• S. 841: Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013
• S. 849: Permanent Stewardship Contracting Authority Act of 2013
• S. 765: Native American Indian Education Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2009 to May 2013, Bennet missed 6 of 1,306 roll call votes, which is 0.5%. 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
• Office of Michael Bennet for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills