Sen. Deb Fischer

Sponsorship 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)

Committee Membership

Deb Fischer sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
  • Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
• 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
• Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
• Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Bills Sponsored

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

• S. 479: A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary ...
• S. 399: Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2015
• S. 350: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015
• S. 347: FAIR Act of 2015
• S. 301: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
• S. 243: ACE Act
• S. 189: Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015

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Voting Record

From Jan 2013 to Mar 2015, Fischer missed 0 of 725 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. 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