Rep. Scott Murphy
Former Representative from New York's 20th District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title / State / District |
|---|---|
| Representative, New York's 20th District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Murphy was a centrist Democratic follower according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Murphy’s time serving in the House of Representatives. Murphy’s bills had a total of 174 cosponsors in the 111th Congress.
Use this chart to compare Murphy to other members of the House of Representatives in the 111th Congress on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See 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.
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
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
H.R. 3808 (111th): Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (On Overriding the Veto)
Failed 185/235
Nov 17, 2010 5:24 p.m.Bill Text
H.Res. 1635 (111th): Supporting the goals and ideals of an annual “National Yellow Ribbon Day”.
This resolution’s text is now available.
Sep 17, 2010 1:03 p.m.Introduced
H.Res. 1635 (111th): Supporting the goals and ideals of an annual “National Yellow Ribbon Day”.
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Murphy [D-NY20, 2009-2010]
This resolution was introduced on September 16, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
Sep 16, 2010Bill Text
H.Res. 1513 (111th): Congratulating the Saratoga Race Course as it celebrates its 142nd season.
This resolution’s text for status Passed the House (Engrossed) (Jul 21, 2010) is now available.
Jul 22, 2010 6:23 a.m.