Sen. Christopher Murphy

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Murphy.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

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

The chart is based on the bills Murphy has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jun 18, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Christopher Murphy sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
  • Member, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
  • 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
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism
  • Member, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families
  • Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security

Enacted Legislation

Murphy was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:

• S. 2399: American Innovation $1 Coin Act
• S. 1326: American Innovation $1 Coin Act
• S. 1600 (114th): Judicial Redress Act of 2015
• S.J.Res. 41 (113th): A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American ...
• H.R. 1675 (111th): Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009

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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

Murphy sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Education (21%) International Affairs (19%) Finance and Financial Sector (16%) Health (12%) Immigration (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%) Taxation (9%) Government Operations and Politics (7%)

Recent Bills

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

• S. 1884: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an ...
• S.Res. 243: A resolution requesting information on Saudi Arabia’s human rights practices in Yemen pursuant ...
• S. 1737: Mental Health Parity Compliance Act
• S. 1528: A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the ...
• S.Res. 205: A resolution expressing the gratitude of the Senate for the people who operate ...
• S. 1418: Strength in Diversity Act of 2019
• S. 1063: Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2019

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2013 to Jun 2019, Murphy missed 10 of 1,934 roll call votes, which is 0.5%. This is better than the median of 1.5% 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:

• 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