Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Booker 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). Booker is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Booker for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Cory Booker sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
- Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Member, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Member, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
- Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Booker sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (24%) Taxation (14%) Transportation and Public Works (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Commerce (10%) Education (7%) Science, Technology, Communications (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Booker’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 3456: A bill to establish the Office for Partnerships Against Violent Extremism of the ...
- S. 3426: A bill to provide nonprofit organizations and local governments with the opportunity to ...
- S.Res. 580: A resolution supporting the establishment of a President’s Youth Council.
- S. 3194: Reducing Obesity in Youth Act of 2016
- S.Res. 529: A resolution calling upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to ...
- S. 3145: Gideon Act
- S. 3144: Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Oct 2013 to Sep 2016, Booker missed 20 of 922 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is on par with the median of 1.7% 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:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- available Booker's Senate office for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills