Sen. John Barrasso

Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Barrasso 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). Barrasso is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

2015 Statistics

Read our 2015 Report Card for Barrasso for more statistics.

Committee Membership

John Barrasso sits on the following committees:

• Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
• Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Member, Subcommittee on National Parks
  • Member, Subcommittee on Water and Power
• Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
  • Member, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
  • Member, Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation
• 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

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Barrasso sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Native Americans (22%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (17%) Environmental Protection (14%) Energy (13%) Water Resources Development (13%) Health (11%) Taxation (6%) Social Welfare (5%)

Recent Bills

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

• S. 3234: Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2016
• S. 2978: Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act
• S. 2953: IHS Accountability Act of 2016
• S. 2920: Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2016
• S. 2717: DRIFT Act of 2016
• S. 2580: RAISE Act of 2016
• S. 2318: A bill to reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund for 10 years, ...

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Voting Record

From Jun 2007 to Sep 2016, Barrasso missed 17 of 2,760 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. 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.

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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
• GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills