Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s 2013 Report Card
Senior
Senator
from New Hampshire
Democrat
Serving Jan 6, 2009 – Jan 3, 2027
These year-end statistics cover Shaheen’s record during the 2013 legislative year (Jan 3, 2013-Dec 26, 2013) and compare her to other senators serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Dec 1, 2014. On Dec. 1, 2014, the statistics were updated to remove Sen. Schatz from the list of Senate sophomores. Schatz only served for several days in the preceding Congress.
A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Shaheen’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.
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Got influential cosponsors the 10th least often compared to Senate Democrats (tied with 7 others)1 of Shaheen’s bills and resolutions in 2013 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward. Those bills were: S. 1820: Responsible Use of Taxpayer Dollars … Compare to all Senate Democrats (17th percentile); All Senators (18th percentile). |
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Got bicameral support on the 18th most bills compared to All Senators (tied with 6 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: S. 345: Sugar Reform Act of 2013; S. 540: A bill to designate the …; S. 761: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness …; S. 913: Oilheat Efficiency, Renewable Fuel Research …; S. 945: Access to Quality Diabetes Education …; S. 1042: Veterans Legal Support Act of …; S. 1566: A bill to extend the …; S. 1844: Military Retirement Restoration Act; S.Res. 94: A resolution recognizing the 50th … Compare to all Senate Democrats (70th percentile); All Senators (76th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Laws EnactedShaheen introduced 0 bills that became law in 2013. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all Senate Democrats (0th percentile); All Senators (0th percentile). We only count enacted bills (and joint resolutions) that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through companion bills or incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. |
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Bills IntroducedShaheen introduced 30 bills and resolutions in 2013. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (53rd percentile); All Senators (70th percentile). |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Shaheen introduced 4 bills in 2013 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: S. 373: Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal …; S. 761: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness …; S. 1283: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014; S. 1392: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness … Compare to all Senate Democrats (58th percentile); All Senators (73rd percentile). |
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Writing Bipartisan BillsShaheen tends to gather cosponsors only on one side of the aisle. 37% of Shaheen’s 30 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2013. Compare to all Senate Democrats (57th percentile); All Senators (62nd percentile). Only Members of Congress who sponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Committee PositionsShaheen held a leadership position on 0 committees and 2 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Shaheen’s Profile » Compare to all Senate Democrats (23rd percentile); All Senators (18th percentile). |
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Bills CosponsoredShaheen cosponsored 163 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (66th percentile); All Senators (74th percentile). |
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Joining Bipartisan BillsOf the 163 bills that Shaheen cosponsored, 21% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (67th percentile); All Senators (37th percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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CosponsorsShaheen’s bills and resolutions had 150 cosponsors in 2013. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills » Compare to all Senate Democrats (49th percentile); All Senators (63rd percentile). |
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Ideology ScoreOur unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2013 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Shaheen’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Democrats (51st percentile); All Senators (28th percentile). |
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Leadership ScoreOur unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2013 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Shaheen’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Senate Democrats (45th percentile); All Senators (59th percentile). |
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Missed VotesShaheen missed 1.0% of votes (3 of 291 votes) in 2013. View Shaheen’s Profile » Compare to all All Senators (38th percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Shaheen supported any of 8 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the Senate that we identified in this session. We gave Shaheen 2 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Shaheen cosponsored S. 375: Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act; S. 1130: Ending Secret Law Act Compare to all Senate Democrats (58th percentile); All Senators (74th percentile). |
Additional Notes
Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.
Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).
Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.
Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of 2013) was the 113th Congress (freshmen) or 112th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
