Sen. Patrick “Pat” Toomey

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Toomey.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Toomey 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 Toomey has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to May 16, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Patrick “Pat” Toomey sits on the following committees:

• Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Chair, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
  • Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
  • Member, Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance
• Senate Committee on Finance
  • Chair, Subcommittee on Health Care
  • Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
  • Member, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight
• Senate Committee on the Budget

Enacted Legislation

Toomey was the primary sponsor of 14 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

• S. 2905: Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act of 2018
• S. 831 (115th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the “Police Officer Scott Bashioum ...
• 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

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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

Toomey sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Crime and Law Enforcement (30%) Armed Forces and National Security (20%) Finance and Financial Sector (14%) Taxation (11%) International Affairs (9%) Social Welfare (6%) Sports and Recreation (6%) Government Operations and Politics (4%)

Recent Bills

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

• S. 1508: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties ...
• S. 1537: A bill to ensure America’s law enforcement officers have access to lifesaving equipment ...
• S. 875: NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019
• S. 803: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act
• S. 733: Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019
• S. 692: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019
• S. 710: Social Security Fairness for Firefighters and Police Officers Act

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2011 to May 2019, Toomey missed 103 of 2,360 roll call votes, which is 4.4%. 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.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• 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