Roy Blunt, Senator for Missouri

Blunt is the senior senator from Missouri and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 5, 2011. Blunt is next up for reelection in 2022.

He is also Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair, a party leadership role. Party leaders focus more on setting their party’s legislative priorties than on introducing legislation.

He was previously the representative for Missouri’s 7^th congressional district as a Republican from 1997 to 2010.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Blunt.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Blunt 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 Blunt has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jun 13, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

United States Chamber of Commerce: 93% NumbersUSA: 82% Americans for Prosperity: 80% FreedomWorks: 80% American Civil Liberties Union: 70% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B The Club for Growth: 54% League of Conservation Voters: 5% Human Rights Campaign: 0% NIAC Action: F Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 0%

Committee Membership

Roy Blunt sits on the following committees:

Chair, Joint Committee on the Library
Chair, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Printing
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
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation and Space
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
- Member, Subcommittee on Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

Enacted Legislation

Blunt was the primary sponsor of 25 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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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

Blunt sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Armed Forces and National Security (23%) Taxation (20%) Health (16%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Transportation and Public Works (8%) International Affairs (8%) Economics and Public Finance (7%) Sports and Recreation (7%)

Recent Bills

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

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As Senate Republican Policy Committee Chair, Blunt may be focused on his responsibilities other than introducing legislation, such as setting the chamber’s agenda, uniting his party, and brokering deals.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Blunt voted Nay

On the Nomination PN13: Ann Donnelly, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of ...

Nomination Confirmed 95/2 on Oct 20, 2015.

Blunt voted Nay

On the Nomination PN1381: Paul William Grimm, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland

Nomination Confirmed 92/1 on Dec 3, 2012.

Blunt voted Nay

On the Nomination PN11: Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Nomination Confirmed 82/3 on Oct 17, 2011.

Blunt voted Yea

On the Nomination PN49: James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General (Recess Appointment)

Nomination Confirmed 55/42 on Jun 28, 2011.

Blunt voted Not Voting

S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Passed 304/118 on Sep 29, 2010.

Blunt voted Yea

H.Res. 1184 (111th): Congratulating the 2009-2010 University of Maryland Men’s Basketball Team, Greivis Vasquez, and Coach Gary Williams on an ...

Passed 279/132 on Mar 17, 2010.

Blunt voted Aye

H.R. 1752 (111th): To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may ...

Failed 282/144 on Jul 30, 2009.

Blunt voted Nay

H.R. 31 (111th): Lumbee Recognition Act

Passed 240/179 on Jun 3, 2009.

Blunt voted Nay

H.R. 2638 (110th): Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009

Passed 370/58 on Sep 24, 2008.

Blunt voted Aye

H.Res. 801 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3688) to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.

Passed 349/55 on Nov 7, 2007.

Blunt voted Yea

H.R. 1830 (110th): To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008.

Passed 365/59 on Jun 27, 2007.

Blunt voted Nay

H.R. 964 (110th): Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act

Passed 368/48 on Jun 6, 2007.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2011 to Jun 2019, Blunt missed 87 of 2,415 roll call votes, which is 3.6%. 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.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2011 Jan-Mar	46	2	4.3%	73^rd
2011 Apr-Jun	58	3	5.2%	73^rd
2011 Jul-Sep	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Oct-Dec	82	5	6.1%	93^rd
2012 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	109	1	0.9%	47^th
2012 Jul-Sep	28	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	50	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	1	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	92	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	76	4	5.3%	85^th
2013 Jul-Sep	43	1	2.3%	76^th
2013 Oct-Dec	80	14	17.5%	96^th
2014 Jan-Mar	93	2	2.2%	76^th
2014 Apr-Jun	123	7	5.7%	66^th
2014 Jul-Sep	54	6	11.1%	93^rd
2014 Nov-Dec	96	5	5.2%	79^th
2015 Jan-Mar	135	3	2.2%	83^rd
2015 Apr-Jun	85	3	3.5%	80^th
2015 Jul-Sep	52	5	9.6%	90^th
2015 Oct-Dec	67	4	6.0%	88^th
2016 Jan-Mar	38	3	7.9%	80^th
2016 Apr-Jun	79	4	5.1%	83^rd
2016 Jul-Sep	34	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Nov-Dec	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	101	2	2.0%	84^th
2017 Apr-Jun	54	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	53	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	117	6	5.1%	93^rd
2018 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Apr-Jun	80	3	3.8%	80^th
2018 Jul-Sep	75	2	2.7%	60^th
2018 Oct-Dec	56	1	1.8%	71^st
2019 Jan-Mar	54	1	1.9%	58^th
2019 Apr-Jun	117	0	0.0%	0^th

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

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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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