Sen. Alan “Al” Franken

Sponsorship 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)

Committee Membership

Alan “Al” Franken sits on the following committees:

• 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
• 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
• 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

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

• S. 666: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment ...
• S. 557: A bill to promote Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs.
• S. 476: School Principal Recruitment and Training Act
• S. 439: Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2015
• S. 402: STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2015
• S.Res. 554: A resolution recognizing the month of October 2014 as “National Principals Month”.
• S. 2723: Housing for Homeless Students Act of 2014

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Voting Record

From Jul 2009 to Mar 2015, Franken missed 11 of 1,690 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. 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
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills