![Photo of Sen. Patrick “Pat” Toomey [R-PA]](/data/photos/400408-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Toomey.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Toomey 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). Toomey is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Patrick “Pat” Toomey sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Chair, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
- Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
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Senate Committee on Finance
- Chair, Subcommittee on Health Care
- Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
- Senate Committee on the Budget
Enacted Legislation
Toomey was the primary sponsor of 13 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 305: Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017
- S. 231 (114th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsylvania, as the “Specialist Ross A. McGinnis ...
- S. 238 (114th): Eric Williams Correctional Officer Protection Act of 2015
- S. 1913 (114th): Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015
- S. 1162 (114th): Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015
- S. 420 (114th): Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act
- S. 229 (113th): Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Act of 2013
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
Toomey sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (35%) Crime and Law Enforcement (21%) Finance and Financial Sector (15%) Taxation (10%) Government Operations and Politics (5%) Economics and Public Finance (5%) Health (5%) International Affairs (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Toomey’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 1117: Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017
- S. 1085: Thin Blue Line Act
- S. 1084: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017
- S. 1087: Lifesaving Gear for Police Act
- S. 831: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located ...
- S. 654: PACT Act
- S. 488: Encouraging Employee Ownership Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Toomey’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017
Sep 28, 2016. Bill Passed 72/26.
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| Nay |
H.R. 636: Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
Jul 13, 2016. Motion Agreed to 89/4.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for fiscal year 2017. The bill was introduced as the America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015, and it passed the House in that form on February 13, ... |
| Nay |
S. 2012: Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015
Apr 20, 2016. Bill Passed 85/12.
This week, the Senate began debate on the first major energy legislation to be considered since 2007. Introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the bill -- S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act -- received an unlikely overwhelming bipartisan vote when it passed out of ... |
| 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 ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act
Jul 30, 2015. Bill Passed 65/34.
This vote turned H.R 22, originally the Hire More Heroes Act, into the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647), a major bipartisan transportation bill, and the Export-Import Bank Reform and ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 5771 (113th): Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014
Dec 16, 2014. Bill Passed 76/16.
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| Nay |
On the Nomination PN1987: Virginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May ...
Dec 9, 2014. Nomination Confirmed 86/12.
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| Yea |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 18, 2014. Joint Resolution Passed 78/22.
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| Yea |
H.R. 1540 (112th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
Dec 15, 2011. Conference Report Agreed to 86/13.
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| Nay |
S. 223 (112th): FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
Feb 17, 2011. Bill Passed 87/8.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jun 2017, Toomey missed 76 of 1,796 roll call votes, which is 4.2%. 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