Sen. John “Jack” Reed

Sponsorship Analysis

Reed is a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Reed’s bills have had a total of 290 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

Use this chart to compare Reed to other members of the Senate on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

John “Jack” Reed sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Department of Defense
  • Member, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
• Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on SeaPower
  • Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
• Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
  • Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
  • Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment

Bills Sponsored

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

• S. 2077: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
• S.Res. 367: A resolution designating March 3, 2014, as “Read Across America Day”.
• S. 1874: Partnerships for Affordability and Student Success Act
• S. 1873: Protect Student Borrowers Act of 2013
• S. 1845: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act
• S. 1797: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013
• S. 1747: Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2013

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Voting Record

From Jan 1997 to Mar 2014, Reed missed 32 of 5,427 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 1.8% 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