Rep. Russ Carnahan

Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Carnahan sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.

Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Carnahan is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Bills Sponsored

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

• H.R. 6303 (112th): Global Science Program for Security, Competitiveness, and Diplomacy Act of 2012
• H.R. 6255 (112th): Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2012
• H.R. 6254 (112th): Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2012
• H.R. 6188 (112th): Military Family Leave Act of 2012
• H.R. 6099 (112th): SEED Act of 2012
• H.R. 5916 (112th): International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2012
• H.R. 5711 (112th): Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Act of 2012

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Voting Record

From Jan 2005 to Jan 2013, Carnahan missed 146 of 6,351 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is better than the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. 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:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills