![Photo of Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]](/static/legislator-photos/412428-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Young.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Young is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Young has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Todd Young sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
- Chair, Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development
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Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet
- Member, Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection
- Member, Subcommittee on Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety
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Senate Committee on Finance
- Member, Subcommittee on Health Care
- Member, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness
- Member, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy
- Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Enacted Legislation
Young was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:
- S. 112: National FFA Organization’s Federal Charter Amendments Act
- S. 2276 (115th): Good Accounting Obligation in Government Act
- S. 1182: National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018
- S. 3008: Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act of 2018
- S. 963: Social Impact Partnerships to Pay for Results Act
- H.R. 2144 (114th): Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015
Does 6 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Young sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (20%) Health (20%) Education (13%) International Affairs (12%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Social Welfare (10%) Housing and Community Development (7%) Transportation and Public Works (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Young’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- S. 2986: A bill to amend part A of title XI of the Social Security ...
- S. 2945: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located ...
- S.Res. 437: A resolution expressing support for the goals of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month.
- S. 2826: Global Economic Security Strategy of 2019
- S.Res. 393: A resolution recognizing the historical, cultural, and religious significance of the 550th birthday ...
- S. 2614: Workforce Mobility Act of 2019
- S. 2528: A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Dec 2019, Young missed 12 of 996 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is on par with the median of 1.5% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
