Rep. Scott Murphy

Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Murphy 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). Murphy is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Bills Sponsored

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

• H.Res. 1635 (111th): Supporting the goals and ideals of an annual “National Yellow Ribbon Day”.
• H.Res. 1513 (111th): Congratulating the Saratoga Race Course as it celebrates its 142nd season.
• H.R. 5599 (111th): Wire Clarification Act of 2010
• H.R. 5291 (111th): Tax Information for New Fiscal Oversight Act of 2010
• H.R. 5084 (111th): America Recruits Act of 2010
• H.Res. 1178 (111th): Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to compile the cost ...
• H.R. 4545 (111th): Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2010

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Voting Record

From Apr 2009 to Dec 2010, Murphy missed 59 of 1,435 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. 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
• Office of Scott Murphy for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills