Sen. Susan Collins
- State:
- Maine
- Party:
- Republican
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Senator | Maine |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Collins is a centrist Republican leader according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare Collins 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
Susan Collins sits on the following committees:
- Ranking Member, Senate Special Committee on Aging
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of Defense
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Collins’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 818: Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
- S. 853: Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
- S. 701: Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013
- S. 573: FOR VETS Act of 2013
- S. 506: Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2013
- S. 465: A bill to permit flexibility in the application of the budget sequester by ...
- S. 444: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013
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Voting Record
From Jan 1997 to May 2013, Collins missed 0 of 5,204 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. 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.
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
Vote
On the Nomination PN193: Ernest J. Moniz, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of Energy
Nomination Confirmed 97/0
Sen. Collins [R-ME]: Yea
May 16, 2013 1:51 p.m.