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
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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
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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
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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
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 2,754 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.
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