Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Fischer has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her 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). Fischer is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Fischer for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Deb Fischer sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
- Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Chairman, 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
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Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
- Member, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety
- Member, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Fischer sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (21%) Transportation and Public Works (17%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Armed Forces and National Security (11%) Commerce (11%) Finance and Financial Sector (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%) Health (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Fischer’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 3364: CHIP IN for Vets Act of 2016
- S.Res. 557: A resolution designating September 2016 as “School Bus Safety Month”.
- S. 3253: FARM Act
- S. 3196: Consumer Financial Protection Board Act of 2016
- S. 3132: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- S. 3051: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- S. 2993: FUELS Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, Fischer missed 0 of 1,141 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. This is better than 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills