Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Franken has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the Senate.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the Senate. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Franken is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Franken for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Alan “Al” Franken sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law
- Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- Member, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
- Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest
- Member, Subcommittee on the Constitution
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Franken sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (29%) Education (27%) Energy (11%) Taxation (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Labor and Employment (7%) Crime and Law Enforcement (4%) Law (4%)
Recent Bills
Some of Franken’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 3191: Rural Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 2016
- S. 3190: Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016
- S. 3189: Connecting Rural Americans to Care Act of 2016
- S. 3070: Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2016
- S. 2913: National Guard 12304b Benefits Parity Act
- S. 2906: China Market Economy Status Congressional Review Act
- S. 2863: Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act of 2016
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jul 2009 to Sep 2016, Franken missed 19 of 2,108 roll call votes, which is 0.9%. This is better than the median of 1.7% 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills