Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Murphy 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). Murphy is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Murphy for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Christopher Murphy sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
- Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
- Member, Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Murphy sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (16%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) International Affairs (14%) Health (13%) Taxation (13%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Armed Forces and National Security (11%) Energy (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Murphy’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 3382: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the ...
- S.Res. 570: A resolution recognizing the importance of substance abuse disorder treatment and recovery in ...
- S. 3212: Century Farms Act of 2016
- S. 3168: Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016
- S.Res. 524: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the conflict in Yemen.
- S. 3031: Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2016
- S. 2874: At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2016
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, Murphy missed 7 of 1,147 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 31 explanations for these missed votes. 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