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 was a member of the House of Representatives in 2013. 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
Issue Areas
Carnahan sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (39%) International Affairs (16%) Transportation and Public Works (14%) Government Operations and Politics (9%) Energy (7%) Health (7%) Economics and Public Finance (5%) Water Resources Development (5%)
Recent Bills
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 on par with the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. ProPublica has tracked 12 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills