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Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Inouye is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the Senate in 2013 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 Inouye sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 2, 2013. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Inouye was the primary sponsor of 63 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 1054 (111th): Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009
- S. 3598 (110th): Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008
- S. 1582 (110th): Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2008
- S. 1492 (110th): Broadband Data Improvement Act
- S. 2579 (110th): United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008
- S. 890 (110th): A bill to provide for certain administrative and support services for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, and for other purposes.
- S. 362 (109th): Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act
Does 63 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 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Inouye sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (39%) Armed Forces and National Security (16%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (11%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Native Americans (7%) International Affairs (6%) Taxation (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Inouye recently introduced the following legislation:
- S.Res. 603 (112th): A resolution designating the week of November 26 through November 30, 2012, …
- S.Res. 540 (112th): A resolution designating the week of August 6 through August 10, 2012, …
- S. 3336 (112th): A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out …
- S. 2202 (112th): Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act
- S. 1980 (112th): Pirate Fishing Elimination Act
- S.Res. 286 (112th): A resolution recognizing May 16, 2012, as Hereditary Angioedema Awareness Day and …
- S. 1537 (112th): National September 11 Memorial and Museum Act of 2011
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
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Missed Votes
From Jan 1963 to Dec 2012, Inouye missed 2,735 of 18,958 roll call votes, which is 14.4%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Dec 2012. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 May-Aug (House) | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1959 Sep-Sep (House) | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1960 Feb-Apr (House) | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1960 May-Aug (House) | 70 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1961 Jan-Apr (House) | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1961 May-Aug (House) | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | 50th |
| 1961 Sep-Sep (House) | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1962 Jan-Mar (House) | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | 0th |
| 1962 Apr-Jun (House) | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1962 Jul-Sep (House) | 49 | 1 | 2.0% | 0th |
| 1962 Oct-Oct (House) | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 0th |
| 1963 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1963 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 73 | 3 | 4.1% | 0th |
| 1963 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 61 | 5 | 8.2% | 0th |
| 1963 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 87 | 1 | 1.1% | 0th |
| 1964 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 0th |
| 1964 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 138 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1964 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 106 | 3 | 2.8% | 0th |
| 1964 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1965 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 0th |
| 1965 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 106 | 14 | 13.2% | 0th |
| 1965 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 106 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1965 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 0th |
| 1966 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 28 | 6 | 21.4% | 0th |
| 1966 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 56 | 15 | 26.8% | 0th |
| 1966 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 119 | 4 | 3.4% | 0th |
| 1966 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 35 | 8 | 22.9% | 0th |
| 1967 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 53 | 14 | 26.4% | 0th |
| 1967 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 70 | 35 | 50.0% | 0th |
| 1967 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 81 | 1 | 1.2% | 0th |
| 1967 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 111 | 29 | 26.1% | 0th |
| 1968 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 69 | 10 | 14.5% | 0th |
| 1968 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 96 | 40 | 41.7% | 0th |
| 1968 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 89 | 42 | 47.2% | 0th |
| 1968 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 27 | 15 | 55.6% | 0th |
| 1969 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 0th |
| 1969 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | 0th |
| 1969 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | 0th |
| 1969 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 158 | 35 | 22.2% | 0th |
| 1970 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 100 | 15 | 15.0% | 0th |
| 1970 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 92 | 20 | 21.7% | 0th |
| 1970 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 123 | 36 | 29.3% | 0th |
| 1970 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 106 | 41 | 38.7% | 0th |
| 1971 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 25 | 6 | 24.0% | 0th |
| 1971 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 89 | 25 | 28.1% | 0th |
| 1971 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 109 | 27 | 24.8% | 0th |
| 1971 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 202 | 50 | 24.8% | 0th |
| 1972 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 119 | 26 | 21.8% | 0th |
| 1972 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 130 | 33 | 25.4% | 0th |
| 1972 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 206 | 14 | 6.8% | 0th |
| 1972 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 75 | 11 | 14.7% | 0th |
| 1973 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 67 | 8 | 11.9% | 0th |
| 1973 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 192 | 32 | 16.7% | 0th |
| 1973 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 167 | 11 | 6.6% | 0th |
| 1973 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 168 | 27 | 16.1% | 0th |
| 1974 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 94 | 21 | 22.3% | 0th |
| 1974 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 179 | 84 | 46.9% | 0th |
| 1974 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 138 | 36 | 26.1% | 0th |
| 1974 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 133 | 26 | 19.5% | 0th |
| 1975 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 118 | 8 | 6.8% | 0th |
| 1975 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 141 | 72 | 51.1% | 50th |
| 1975 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 170 | 17 | 10.0% | 50th |
| 1975 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 182 | 49 | 26.9% | 50th |
| 1976 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 109 | 41 | 37.6% | 50th |
| 1976 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 263 | 113 | 43.0% | 50th |
| 1976 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 315 | 78 | 24.8% | 50th |
| 1976 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 13 | 13 | 100.0% | 50th |
| 1977 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 92 | 28 | 30.4% | 75th |
| 1977 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 178 | 36 | 20.2% | 75th |
| 1977 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 233 | 15 | 6.4% | 50th |
| 1977 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 133 | 36 | 27.1% | 75th |
| 1978 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 78 | 15 | 19.2% | 75th |
| 1978 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 119 | 41 | 34.5% | 75th |
| 1978 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 237 | 64 | 27.0% | 75th |
| 1978 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 86 | 7 | 8.1% | 75th |
| 1979 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 32 | 4 | 12.5% | 86th |
| 1979 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 121 | 44 | 36.4% | 86th |
| 1979 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 171 | 54 | 31.6% | 86th |
| 1979 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 184 | 45 | 24.5% | 86th |
| 1980 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 67 | 28 | 41.8% | 86th |
| 1980 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 216 | 46 | 21.3% | 86th |
| 1980 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 179 | 18 | 10.1% | 86th |
| 1980 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 84 | 11 | 13.1% | 86th |
| 1981 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 57 | 7 | 12.3% | 75th |
| 1981 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 125 | 5 | 4.0% | 62nd |
| 1981 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 122 | 20 | 16.4% | 88th |
| 1981 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 193 | 30 | 15.5% | 75th |
| 1982 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 79 | 27 | 34.2% | 75th |
| 1982 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 127 | 15 | 11.8% | 88th |
| 1982 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 177 | 26 | 14.7% | 88th |
| 1982 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 86 | 9 | 10.5% | 75th |
| 1983 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 54 | 7 | 13.0% | 90th |
| 1983 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 122 | 15 | 12.3% | 90th |
| 1983 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 92 | 6 | 6.5% | 90th |
| 1983 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 103 | 44 | 42.7% | 90th |
| 1984 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 45 | 5 | 11.1% | 70th |
| 1984 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 144 | 18 | 12.5% | 90th |
| 1984 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 68 | 12 | 17.6% | 90th |
| 1984 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 116 | 6 | 5.2% | 86th |
| 1985 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 60 | 6 | 10.0% | 86th |
| 1985 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 183 | 38 | 20.8% | 93rd |
| 1986 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 51 | 28 | 54.9% | 93rd |
| 1986 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 103 | 13 | 12.6% | 93rd |
| 1986 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 149 | 7 | 4.7% | 93rd |
| 1986 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 56 | 2 | 3.6% | 79th |
| 1987 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 50 | 2 | 4.0% | 63rd |
| 1987 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 123 | 20 | 16.3% | 95th |
| 1987 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 120 | 8 | 6.7% | 63rd |
| 1987 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 127 | 5 | 3.9% | 63rd |
| 1988 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 84 | 13 | 15.5% | 89th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 137 | 13 | 9.5% | 95th |
| 1988 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 127 | 5 | 3.9% | 53rd |
| 1988 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | 53rd |
| 1989 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 77 | 3 | 3.9% | 82nd |
| 1989 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 118 | 2 | 1.7% | 68th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 91 | 1 | 1.1% | 59th |
| 1990 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 48 | 3 | 6.2% | 91st |
| 1990 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 95 | 8 | 8.4% | 96th |
| 1990 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 114 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 69 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1991 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | 91st |
| 1991 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 74 | 2 | 2.7% | 83rd |
| 1991 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 96 | 4 | 4.2% | 87th |
| 1991 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 69 | 1 | 1.4% | 52nd |
| 1992 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 61 | 14 | 23.0% | 91st |
| 1992 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 74 | 3 | 4.1% | 83rd |
| 1992 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 117 | 6 | 5.1% | 83rd |
| 1992 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1993 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 93 | 43 | 46.2% | 96th |
| 1993 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 99 | 4 | 4.0% | 81st |
| 1993 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 109 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1993 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 94 | 1 | 1.1% | 44th |
| 1994 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 86 | 6 | 7.0% | 81st |
| 1994 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 92 | 8 | 8.7% | 93rd |
| 1994 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 136 | 5 | 3.7% | 74th |
| 1994 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 79th |
| 1995 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 125 | 11 | 8.8% | 87th |
| 1995 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 171 | 4 | 2.3% | 67th |
| 1995 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 184 | 13 | 7.1% | 97th |
| 1995 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 133 | 3 | 2.3% | 83rd |
| 1996 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | 81st |
| 1996 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 122 | 1 | 0.8% | 58th |
| 1996 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 121 | 11 | 9.1% | 97th |
| 1996 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1997 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 35 | 4 | 11.4% | 97th |
| 1997 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 125 | 11 | 8.8% | 97th |
| 1997 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 103 | 1 | 1.0% | 54th |
| 1997 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1998 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 52 | 9 | 17.3% | 97th |
| 1998 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 131 | 26 | 19.8% | 97th |
| 1998 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 109 | 12 | 11.0% | 92nd |
| 1998 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 87th |
| 1999 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 81 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1999 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 111 | 11 | 9.9% | 95th |
| 1999 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 112 | 6 | 5.4% | 90th |
| 1999 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | 90th |
| 2000 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | 95th |
| 2000 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 120 | 33 | 27.5% | 98th |
| 2000 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 89 | 3 | 3.4% | 75th |
| 2000 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | 48th |
| 2001 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 63 | 4 | 6.3% | 96th |
| 2001 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 157 | 8 | 5.1% | 93rd |
| 2001 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 68 | 5 | 7.4% | 84th |
| 2001 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 92 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2002 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 59 | 3 | 5.1% | 67th |
| 2002 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 107 | 19 | 17.8% | 98th |
| 2002 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 61 | 4 | 6.6% | 89th |
| 2002 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 26 | 3 | 11.5% | 96th |
| 2003 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 112 | 21 | 18.8% | 92nd |
| 2003 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 150 | 28 | 18.7% | 94th |
| 2003 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 108 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2003 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 89 | 8 | 9.0% | 92nd |
| 2004 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 64 | 1 | 1.6% | 56th |
| 2004 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 88 | 5 | 5.7% | 88th |
| 2004 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | 77th |
| 2004 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 65th |
| 2005 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 81 | 15 | 18.5% | 98th |
| 2005 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 89 | 8 | 9.0% | 93rd |
| 2005 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 76 | 5 | 6.6% | 88th |
| 2005 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 120 | 22 | 18.3% | 97th |
| 2006 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 83 | 13 | 15.7% | 98th |
| 2006 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 107 | 4 | 3.7% | 78th |
| 2006 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 73 | 4 | 5.5% | 86th |
| 2006 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2007 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 126 | 23 | 18.3% | 96th |
| 2007 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 112 | 1 | 0.9% | 43rd |
| 2007 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 119 | 10 | 8.4% | 96th |
| 2007 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 85 | 9 | 10.6% | 96th |
| 2008 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 85 | 8 | 9.4% | 94th |
| 2008 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 77 | 13 | 16.9% | 96th |
| 2008 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | 77th |
| 2008 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2009 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 118 | 2 | 1.7% | 76th |
| 2009 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 96 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2009 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 89 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2009 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 94 | 1 | 1.1% | 55th |
| 2010 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 108 | 3 | 2.8% | 75th |
| 2010 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 96 | 2 | 2.1% | 57th |
| 2010 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 44 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2010 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 51 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 2011 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 46 | 6 | 13.0% | 92nd |
| 2011 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 58 | 2 | 3.4% | 60th |
| 2011 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 49 | 1 | 2.0% | 48th |
| 2011 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 82 | 8 | 9.8% | 95th |
| 2012 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 63 | 1 | 1.6% | 59th |
| 2012 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 109 | 8 | 7.3% | 93rd |
| 2012 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | 56th |
| 2012 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 28 | 8 | 28.6% | 95th |
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
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
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