Sen. Jon Tester

Sponsorship Analysis

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

Committee Membership

Jon Tester sits on the following committees:

• Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
• Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Department of Defense
  • Member, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
• Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy
  • Member, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
  • Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
• Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
  • Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
• Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Bills Sponsored

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

• S. 603: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the ...
• S. 604: A bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of ...
• S. 606: A bill to extend the right of appeal to the Merit Systems Protection ...
• S. 434: Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015
• S. 390: Making Public Land Public Access Act
• S. 367: Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act
• S. 366: Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2007 to Mar 2015, Tester missed 22 of 2,564 roll call votes, which is 0.9%. 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