Sen. John Thune

Sponsorship Analysis

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

Committee Membership

John Thune sits on the following committees:

• Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  • Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
  • Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
  • Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security
  • Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard
  • Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness
  • Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
• Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  • Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade
  • Member, Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy
• Senate Committee on Finance
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
  • Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
  • Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight

Bills Sponsored

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

• S. 584: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide ...
• S. 545: Pay Our Coast Guard Act
• S. 489: Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015
• S. 470: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain ...
• S. 431: Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act
• S. 386: Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015
• S. 304: Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2005 to Mar 2015, Thune missed 41 of 3,207 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 1.6% 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