Rep. Russ Carnahan

Sponsorship Analysis

Carnahan was a rank-and-file Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Carnahan’s time serving in the House of Representatives. Carnahan’s bills had a total of 372 cosponsors in the 112^th Congress.

Use this chart to compare Carnahan to other members of the House of Representatives in the 112^th Congress on leadership and ideology.

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