![Photo of Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]](/data/photos/400034-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Blunt.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Blunt 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). Blunt is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Roy Blunt sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Chair, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of Defense
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Chair, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
- Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
- Joint Committee on the Library
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Enacted Legislation
Blunt was the primary sponsor of 16 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 2234 (114th): Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- S. 2755 (114th): Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
- S. 2162 (114th): Librarian of Congress Succession Modernization Act of 2015
- S. 1695 (114th): Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
- S. 12 (114th): Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
- S. 653 (113th): Near East and South Central Asia Religious Freedom Act of 2014
- S. 1862 (113th): Monuments Men Recognition 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
Blunt sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (23%) Armed Forces and National Security (20%) Government Operations and Politics (16%) Taxation (14%) Transportation and Public Works (9%) International Affairs (8%) Environmental Protection (5%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Blunt’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 1592: A bill to prohibit the Federal Government from requiring race or ethnicity to ...
- S. 1469: LIFTT Act
- S. 1438: Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
- S. 1344: Family Self-Sufficiency Act
- S. 1335: Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Establishment Act
- S. 1273: Fuel Economy Harmonization Act
- S. 1211: A bill to require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Blunt’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 |
S. 1177: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Dec 9, 2015. Conference Report Agreed to 85/12.
The Every Child Achieves Act is a bipartisan educational policy reform bill that would expand state responsibility over schools, provide grants to charter schools, and reduce the federal test-based accountability system of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The bill was referred to the ... |
| 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 |
S. 1177: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Jul 16, 2015. Bill Passed 81/17.
The Every Child Achieves Act is a bipartisan educational policy reform bill that would expand state responsibility over schools, provide grants to charter schools, and reduce the federal test-based accountability system of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The bill was referred to the ... |
| Nay |
On the Nomination PN31: Sally Quillian Yates, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney General
May 13, 2015. Nomination Confirmed 84/12.
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| Not Voting |
S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
Sep 29, 2010. Passed 304/118.
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| Yea |
H.Res. 1184 (111th): Congratulating the 2009-2010 University of Maryland Men’s Basketball Team, Greivis Vasquez, and Coach Gary Williams on an ...
Mar 17, 2010. Passed 279/132.
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| Aye |
H.R. 1752 (111th): To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may ...
Jul 30, 2009. Failed 282/144.
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| Nay |
H.R. 2638 (110th): Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
Sep 24, 2008. Passed 370/58.
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| Yea |
H.R. 1830 (110th): To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008.
Jun 27, 2007. Passed 365/59.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jul 2017, Blunt missed 74 of 1,810 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is much worse than the median of 1.3% 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