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Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for King.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills King 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). King is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Angus King sits on the following committees:
- Senate Committee on Armed Services
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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on National Parks
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
King sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Energy (24%) Taxation (17%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Education (10%) Finance and Financial Sector (10%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of King’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S.Res. 221: A resolution designating September 25, 2017, as “National Lobster Day”.
- S. 1480: BTU Act of 2017
- S. 1232: PRIME Act
- S. 1206: A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of ...
- S. 1176: Repay Act of 2017
- S. 1030: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to submit to Congress ...
- S. 1029: A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| King’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
On the Nomination PN372: Kevin Christopher Newsom, of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
Aug 1, 2017. Nomination Confirmed 66/31.
|
| Yea |
H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017
Sep 28, 2016. Bill Passed 72/26.
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| Yea |
H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act
Dec 3, 2015. Conference Report Agreed to 83/16.
H.R 22, formerly the Hire More Heroes Act, has become the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647). The DRIVE Act is a major bipartisan transportation bill that would authorize funding ... |
| Nay |
S. 1: Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
Mar 4, 2015. Veto Sustained 62/37.
On the first day of this Congress, January 3, 2015, 241 bills were introduced in the House and Senate. Legislation introduced on Day 1 is often meant to send a bold statement that “these are our top priorities” by party leadership, so the bill labeled ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 5771 (113th): Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
Dec 16, 2014. Bill Passed 76/16.
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| Nay |
S. 2280 (113th): A bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Nov 18, 2014. Bill Defeated 59/41.
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| Yea |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 18, 2014. Joint Resolution Passed 78/22.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Aug 2017, King missed 16 of 1,346 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is on par with the median of 1.4% 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills
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