Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Murkowski has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her 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). Murkowski is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Murkowski for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Lisa Murkowski sits on the following committees:
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Chairman,
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Energy
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on National Parks
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Water and Power
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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 Department of Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Children and Families
- Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Murkowski sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Energy (31%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (29%) Health (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Native Americans (9%) Education (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Murkowski’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S.Res. 577: A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Alaska Federation of Natives.
- S.Res. 562: A resolution expressing support for designation of the week of October 9, 2016, ...
- S. 3315: Second Division Memorial Modification Act
- S. 3273: Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2016
- S. 3204: King Cove Road Land Exchange Act
- S. 3202: AR4RA Act of 2016
- S. 3203: Alaska Economic Development and Access to Resources Act
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2003 to Sep 2016, Murkowski missed 208 of 4,302 roll call votes, which is 4.8%. This is much worse than the median of 1.7% 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
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills