Lisa Murkowski, Senator for Alaska

Murkowski is the senior senator from Alaska and is a Republican. She has served since Jan 7, 2003. Murkowski is next up for reelection in 2022.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Murkowski.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Murkowski is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Murkowski has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

United States Chamber of Commerce: 89% Americans for Prosperity: 82% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 65% Human Rights Campaign: 54% FreedomWorks: 53% American Civil Liberties Union: 52% The Club for Growth: 32% NumbersUSA: 31% League of Conservation Voters: 14% NIAC Action: F

Committee Membership

Lisa Murkowski sits on the following committees:

Chair, 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
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Chair, 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
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

Enacted Legislation

Murkowski was the primary sponsor of 28 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 28 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Murkowski sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Energy (30%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (26%) Native Americans (22%) Health (6%) Armed Forces and National Security (6%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Murkowski voted Nay

S. 756: FIRST Step Act

Motion Agreed to 87/12 on Dec 18, 2018.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the FIRST Step Act, the Senate's criminal justice reform bill. The text of this bill was replaced ...

Murkowski voted Nay

H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Conference Report Agreed to 87/13 on Dec 11, 2018.

See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and ...

Murkowski voted Nay

S. 89: A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old vessels that only operate within inland ...

Bill Passed 85/12 on Apr 3, 2017.

Murkowski voted Yea

H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017

Bill Passed 72/26 on Sep 28, 2016.

The Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) is an appropriations ...

Murkowski voted Yea

H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act

Conference Report Agreed to 83/16 on Dec 3, 2015.

H.R 22, formerly the Hire More Heroes Act, has become the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the ...

Murkowski voted Nay

S.J.Res. 8: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the ...

Joint Resolution Passed 53/46 on Mar 4, 2015.

Murkowski voted Yea

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Joint Resolution Passed 78/22 on Sep 18, 2014.

Murkowski voted Yea

On the Nomination PN789: Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the National ...

Nomination Confirmed 55/44 on Oct 29, 2013.

Murkowski voted Yea

On the Nomination PN680: Nancy Jean Schiffer, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for ...

Nomination Confirmed 54/44 on Jul 30, 2013.

Murkowski voted Yea

On the Nomination PN679: Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board ...

Nomination Confirmed 54/44 on Jul 30, 2013.

Murkowski voted Yea

H.R. 4853 (111th): Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

Motion Agreed to 81/19 on Dec 15, 2010.

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Pub.L. 111–312, H.R. 4853, 124 Stat. 3296, enacted December 17, 2010), also known ...

Murkowski voted Nay

H.R. 6124 (110th): Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Veto Overridden 80/14 on Jun 18, 2008.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2003 to Dec 2019, Murkowski missed 259 of 5,314 roll call votes, which is 4.9%. This is much worse than the median of 1.5% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2003 Jan-Mar	112	3	2.7%	73^rd
2003 Apr-Jun	150	14	9.3%	95^th
2003 Jul-Sep	108	4	3.7%	82^nd
2003 Oct-Nov	89	3	3.4%	82^nd
2004 Jan-Mar	64	6	9.4%	95^th
2004 Apr-Jun	88	4	4.5%	91^st
2004 Jul-Sep	42	3	7.1%	95^th
2004 Oct-Dec	22	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	88^th
2005 Apr-Jun	89	9	10.1%	96^th
2005 Jul-Sep	76	3	3.9%	80^th
2005 Oct-Dec	120	2	1.7%	56^th
2006 Jan-Mar	83	5	6.0%	96^th
2006 Apr-Jun	107	1	0.9%	31^st
2006 Jul-Sep	73	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	16	3	18.8%	88^th
2007 Jan-Mar	126	5	4.0%	85^th
2007 Apr-Jun	112	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jul-Sep	119	2	1.7%	53^rd
2007 Oct-Dec	85	2	2.4%	65^th
2008 Jan-Mar	85	1	1.2%	51^st
2008 Apr-Jun	77	2	2.6%	60^th
2008 Jul-Sep	47	3	6.4%	74^th
2008 Oct-Dec	6	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	118	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Apr-Jun	96	6	6.2%	93^rd
2009 Jul-Sep	89	1	1.1%	55^th
2009 Oct-Dec	94	2	2.1%	74^th
2010 Jan-Mar	108	4	3.7%	88^th
2010 Apr-Jun	96	6	6.2%	93^rd
2010 Jul-Sep	44	17	38.6%	98^th
2010 Nov-Dec	51	3	5.9%	77^th
2011 Jan-Mar	46	3	6.5%	78^th
2011 Apr-Jun	58	2	3.4%	62^nd
2011 Jul-Sep	49	6	12.2%	89^th
2011 Oct-Dec	82	3	3.7%	71^st
2012 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	109	3	2.8%	84^th
2012 Jul-Sep	28	4	14.3%	87^th
2012 Nov-Dec	50	3	6.0%	82^nd
2013 Jan-Jan	1	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	92	1	1.1%	64^th
2013 Apr-Jun	76	14	18.4%	98^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	2	4.7%	91^st
2013 Oct-Dec	80	2	2.5%	72^nd
2014 Jan-Mar	93	6	6.5%	93^rd
2014 Apr-Jun	123	9	7.3%	78^th
2014 Jul-Sep	54	6	11.1%	93^rd
2014 Nov-Dec	96	7	7.3%	90^th
2015 Jan-Mar	135	1	0.7%	56^th
2015 Apr-Jun	85	6	7.1%	91^st
2015 Jul-Sep	52	5	9.6%	90^th
2015 Oct-Dec	67	1	1.5%	49^th
2016 Jan-Mar	38	1	2.6%	48^th
2016 Apr-Jun	79	5	6.3%	89^th
2016 Jul-Sep	34	2	5.9%	80^th
2016 Nov-Dec	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	101	1	1.0%	65^th
2017 Apr-Jun	54	5	9.3%	95^th
2017 Jul-Sep	53	2	3.8%	82^nd
2017 Oct-Dec	117	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jan-Mar	63	3	4.8%	83^rd
2018 Apr-Jun	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Jul-Sep	75	7	9.3%	90^th
2018 Oct-Dec	56	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jan-Mar	54	6	11.1%	92^nd
2019 Apr-Jun	135	10	7.4%	88^th
2019 Jul-Sep	124	1	0.8%	46^th
2019 Oct-Dec	84	16	19.0%	91^st

Primary Sources

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unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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