Sen. Angus King Jr.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2020 Report Card for King.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

King is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills King has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Nov 19, 2021. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Angus King Jr. sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Strategic Forces subcommittee Chair

  Airland, Seapower subcommittees
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • National Parks subcommittee Chair

  Energy, Public Lands, Forests, and Mining subcommittees
• Joint Committee on Printing
• Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Enacted Legislation

King was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:

• S. 2310: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study regarding codes and standards for use of energy storage systems across sectors and demonstrate certain second-life …
• S. 1918: Battery and Critical Mineral Recycling Act of 2021
• S. 3805 (116th): Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020
• S. 2425 (116th): CHP Support Act of 2019
• S. 174 (116th): Securing Energy Infrastructure Act
• S. 101 (116th): Acadia National Park Boundary Clarification Act
• S. 715 (115th): Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act

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Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

King sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (24%) Taxation (18%) Energy (14%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (14%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Social Welfare (8%) Commerce (7%) Government Operations and Politics (4%)

Recent Bills

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

• S.Res. 389: A resolution supporting the designation of September 2021 as “National Alcohol and Drug …
• S.Res. 335: A resolution designating September 25, 2021, as “National Lobster Day”.
• S. 2491: Defense of United States Infrastructure Act of 2021
• S. 2440: A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convene a blue ribbon …
• S. 2317: A bill to provide for the establishment of security standards for international research …
• S. 2310: A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study regarding …
• S. 2174: WELL Seniors Act of 2021

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2013 to Dec 2021, King missed 18 of 2,954 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. 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.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• GPO Member Guide for the photo
• GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills