Rep. Michele Bachmann
- District:
- Minnesota - District 6
(Wright County, Sherburne County, Benton County and parts of Anoka County, Carver County, Stearns County, Washington County)
- Party:
- Republican
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Minnesota's 6th District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Bachmann is a far-right Republican leader according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare Bachmann to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Michele Bachmann sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Bachmann’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2091: To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag ...
- H.Res. 231: Establishing a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs.
- H.R. 1788: Cormorant Management and Natural Resources Protection Act
- H.Res. 24: Expressing the deep disappointment of the House of Representatives in the enactment by ...
- H.R. 162: Medicaid Integrity Act of 2013
- H.R. 43: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 ...
- H.R. 42: Military Health Care Affordability Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 2007 to Jun 2013, Bachmann missed 593 of 5,400 roll call votes, which is 11.0%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
Failed 203/220
Jun 19, 2013 6:45 p.m.Vote
Agreed to 273/149
Jun 19, 2013 6:40 p.m.Vote
Failed 157/266
Jun 19, 2013 6:36 p.m.Vote
Failed 179/242
Jun 19, 2013 6:32 p.m.