Sen. Christopher Murphy

Sponsorship 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)

Committee Membership

Christopher Murphy sits on the following committees:

• 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 and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
• 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
• Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security

Bills Sponsored

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

• S. 516: Every Child Counts Act
• S. 514: Promise Neighborhoods Authorization Act of 2015
• S. 329: Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act
• S.Res. 29: A resolution condemning the terrorist attacks in Paris, offering condolences to the families ...
• S. 26: American Jobs Matter Act of 2015
• S. 2993: Students Before Profits Act
• S. 2911: Super Pollutants Act of 2014

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Voting Record

From Jan 2013 to Feb 2015, Murphy missed 4 of 720 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. 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