Vote
Cloture on S. 1917: Victims Protection Act of 2014
Cloture Motion Agreed to 100/0
Sen. Tester [D-MT]: Yea
Mar 06, 2014 2:29 p.m.Sen. Jon Tester
- State:
- Montana
- Seniority:
- Junior
- Party:
- Democrat
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title / State / District |
|---|---|
| Senator, Montana |
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Tester is a centrist Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Tester’s bills have had a total of 294 cosponsors in the 113th Congress.
Use this chart to compare Tester to other members of the Senate on leadership and ideology.
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Committee Membership
Jon Tester sits on the following committees:
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Chairman, Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce
- Member, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia
- Member, Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Bills Sponsored
Some of Tester’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 2098: A bill to ratify and approve certain payments to school districts serving Yellowstone ...
- S. 2061: Preventing Conflicts of Interest with Contractors Act
- S. 1948: Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
- S. 1953: Oversight Workforce Improvement Act of 2014
- S. 1809: A bill to amend chapter 77 of title 5, United States Code, to ...
- S. 1804: Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013
- S. 1744: Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 2007 to Mar 2014, Tester missed 16 of 2,190 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. 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.
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
Vote
Cloture on S. 1752: Military Justice Improvement Act of 2013
Cloture Motion Rejected 55/45
Sen. Tester [D-MT]: Nay
Mar 06, 2014 2:01 p.m.Introduced
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
This bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources which will consider it before sending it to the Senate floor for consideration.
Mar 06, 2014