Sen. Alan “Al” Franken

State:: Minnesota
Seniority:: Junior
Party:: Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title / State / District
2009-2015	Senator, Minnesota

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Sponsorship Analysis

Franken is a far-left Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Franken’s bills have had a total of 245 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

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

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Committee Membership

Alan “Al” Franken sits on the following committees:

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
- Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- Member, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts
- Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families
- Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Bills Sponsored

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Voting Record

From Jul 2009 to Apr 2014, Franken missed 2 of 1,363 roll call votes, which is 0.1%. This is better than the median of 1.8% 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
2009 Jul-Sep	86	0	0.0%	0^th
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	0	0.0%	0^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	2	4.0%	68^th
2013 Jan-Jan	1	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	92	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	76	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	93	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Apr-Apr	14	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
GPO Member Guide for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Vote

On the Motion for Attendance PN1182: Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

Motion for Attendance Agreed to 55/37

Sen. Franken [D-MN]: Yea

Apr 10, 2014 3 p.m.

Vote

On the Cloture Motion PN1182: Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

Cloture Motion Agreed to 56/41

Sen. Franken [D-MN]: Yea

Apr 10, 2014 10:32 a.m.

Introduced

S. 2249: A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act to extend a certain income tax exemption to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

Sponsor: Sen. Alan “Al” Franken [D-MN]

This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Apr 10, 2014

Introduced

S. 2248: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the number of children eligible for free school meals, with a phased-in transition period, with an offset.

Sponsor: Sen. Alan “Al” Franken [D-MN]

This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Finance which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Apr 10, 2014

Introduced

S. 2253: A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary shift in the scheduled collection of the transitional reinsurance program payments.

Sponsor: Sen. Alan “Al” Franken [D-MN]

This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.

Sen. Alan “Al” Franken [D-MN] is a member of the committee.

Apr 10, 2014