![Photo of Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]](/data/photos/412321-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Warner.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Warner 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). Warner is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Mark Warner sits on the following committees:
- Vice Chair, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Member, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
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Senate Committee on Finance
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Health Care
- Senate Committee on the Budget
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Enacted Legislation
Warner was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- S. 1468 (114th): A bill to designate the arboretum at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, as the “Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum”.
- S. 1000 (113th): Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2014
- S. 994 (113th): DATA Act
- S. 698 (112th): A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
- S. 1275 (111th): National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act
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 about one third or more of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Warner sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (24%) Government Operations and Politics (21%) Taxation (12%) Education (10%) Health (10%) International Affairs (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (7%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Warner’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 1410: A bill to further the development of unmanned aircraft system technology through investing ...
- S. 1384: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize borrowers ...
- S. 1334: Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017
- S. 1251: Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act
- S. 1166: CPRA
- S. 1168: BRIDGE Act
- S. 796: Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2017
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Warner’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
On the Nomination PN25: Rex W. Tillerson, of Texas, to be Secretary of State
Feb 1, 2017. Nomination Confirmed 56/43.
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| Yea |
H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017
Sep 28, 2016. Bill Passed 72/26.
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| Yea |
H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act
Dec 3, 2015. Conference Report Agreed to 83/16.
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 Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647). The DRIVE Act is a major bipartisan transportation bill that would authorize funding ... |
| Yea |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 18, 2014. Joint Resolution Passed 78/22.
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| Nay |
H.R. 4302 (113th): Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
Mar 31, 2014. Bill Passed 64/35.
Section 212 of this bill pushed back the deadline to implement the ICD-10 code set to October 1, 2015. The Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013, which would prevent ICD-10 from being implemented at all without further Congressional approval, has been introduced in House and ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 3630 (112th): Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
Feb 17, 2012. Conference Report Agreed to 60/36.
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| Yea |
H.R. 4853 (111th): Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
Dec 15, 2010. Motion Agreed to 81/19.
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 as the 2010 Tax Relief Act, was passed by the United States Congress on December 16, 2010, and signed into ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 3435 (111th): Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.
Aug 6, 2009. Bill Passed 60/37.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Jun 2017, Warner missed 97 of 2,494 roll call votes, which is 3.9%. This is much worse than the median of 1.4% 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills