Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Baldwin has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her position in the Senate.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the Senate. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Baldwin is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Baldwin for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Tammy Baldwin sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Senate Committee on the Budget
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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety
- Member, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
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Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management
- Member, Subcommittee on Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Baldwin sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (24%) Education (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Commerce (10%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (8%) Government Operations and Politics (8%) Crime and Law Enforcement (7%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Baldwin’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 3375: Small Business Innovation Act of 2016
- S. 3335: Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016
- S. 3231: Stronger Way Act
- S. 3154: BRAVE Act
- S. 3142: Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2016
- S. 3134: LGBT Data Inclusion Act
- S. 3131: Made in America Water Infrastructure Act
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, Baldwin missed 3 of 1,143 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 1.7% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 51 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills