Sen. John “Jack” Reed

State:: Rhode Island
Seniority:: Senior
Party:: Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title / State / District
1997-2015	Senator, Rhode Island
1991-1996	Representative, Rhode Island's 2^nd District

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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 336 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

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

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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...

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Voting Record

From Jan 1997 to Apr 2014, Reed missed 32 of 5,474 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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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1997 Jan-Mar	35	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Apr-Jun	125	2	1.6%	69^th
1997 Jul-Sep	103	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Oct-Nov	35	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jan-Mar	52	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Apr-Jun	131	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jul-Sep	109	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Oct-Oct	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	111	2	1.8%	67^th
1999 Jul-Sep	112	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Oct-Nov	70	1	1.4%	60^th
2000 Feb-Mar	51	1	2.0%	77^th
2000 Apr-Jun	120	1	0.8%	37^th
2000 Jul-Sep	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Oct-Dec	38	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	157	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jul-Sep	68	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	92	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Jan-Mar	59	2	3.4%	48^th
2002 Apr-Jun	107	1	0.9%	42^nd
2002 Jul-Sep	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Oct-Nov	26	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	112	3	2.7%	75^th
2003 Apr-Jun	150	1	0.7%	38^th
2003 Jul-Sep	108	1	0.9%	43^rd
2003 Oct-Nov	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	64	1	1.6%	55^th
2004 Apr-Jun	88	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jul-Sep	42	2	4.8%	78^th
2004 Oct-Dec	22	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	81	1	1.2%	56^th
2005 Apr-Jun	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jul-Sep	76	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Oct-Dec	120	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	83	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	73	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	16	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	126	1	0.8%	35^th
2007 Apr-Jun	112	1	0.9%	38^th
2007 Jul-Sep	119	2	1.7%	48^th
2007 Oct-Dec	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jan-Mar	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Apr-Jun	77	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jul-Sep	47	1	2.1%	35^th
2008 Oct-Dec	6	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	118	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Apr-Jun	96	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jul-Sep	89	5	5.6%	93^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jan-Mar	108	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Apr-Jun	96	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jul-Sep	44	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jan-Mar	46	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Apr-Jun	58	1	1.7%	28^th
2011 Jul-Sep	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Oct-Dec	82	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	109	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jul-Sep	28	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	50	1	2.0%	53^rd
2013 Jan-Jan	1	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	92	1	1.1%	55^th
2013 Apr-Jun	76	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	93	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Apr-Apr	14	0	0.0%	0^th

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

Recent Legislative Activity

Bill Text

S.Res. 423: A resolution designating April 2014 as “Financial Literacy Month”.

This resolution’s text for status Resolution Agreed to (Apr 11, 2014) is now available.

Apr 14, 2014 9:45 p.m.

Agreed To (Simple Resolution)

S.Res. 423: A resolution designating April 2014 as “Financial Literacy Month”.

Last Action: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

Explanation: This simple resolution was agreed to on April 11, 2014. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Apr 11, 2014

Introduced

S.Res. 423: A resolution designating April 2014 as “Financial Literacy Month”.

Sponsor: Sen. John “Jack” Reed [D-RI]

This resolution is in the first stage of the legislative process. It will typically be considered by committee next.

Apr 11, 2014

Vote

On the Motion for Attendance PN1182: Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

Motion for Attendance Agreed to 55/37

Sen. Reed [D-RI]: Yea

Apr 10, 2014 3 p.m.

Vote

On the Cloture Motion PN1182: Michelle T. Friedland, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

Cloture Motion Agreed to 56/41

Sen. Reed [D-RI]: Yea

Apr 10, 2014 10:32 a.m.