Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Hassan is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot is a member of the Senatepositioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsoredfrom Jan 6, 2021 to Jan 14, 2025.See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Hassan was the primary sponsor of 16 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 5077 (118th): Government Service Delivery Improvement Act
- S. 1096 (118th): Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2023
- S. 5159 (117th): Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
- S. 1198 (117th): Solid Start Act of 2022
- S. 4592 (117th): Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act
- S. 1543 (117th): STANDUP Act of 2021
- S. 3148 (117th): Inspector General Reporting Modernization Act of 2021
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Does 16 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
Hassan sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (32%)Taxation (15%)Armed Forces and National Security (15%)Education (12%)Government Operations and Politics (12%)Crime and Law Enforcement (5%)Emergency Management (5%)Finance and Financial Sector (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Hassan recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 5624 (118th): A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an …
- S. 5511 (118th): A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide …
- S. 5445 (118th): Closing the Contraception Coverage Gap Act
- S. 5398 (118th): DETERRENCE Act
- S. 5308 (118th): Rural Hospital Flexibility Act of 2024
- S. 5092 (118th): Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act
- S. 5077 (118th): Government Service Delivery Improvement Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
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Voting Record
Key Votes
Hassan voted Yea
On the Nomination PN1522: Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal …
Nomination Confirmed 80/19 on May 12, 2022.
Hassan voted Nay
On the Nomination PN1593: Robert McKinnon Califf, of North Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health …
Nomination Confirmed 50/46 on Feb 15, 2022.
Hassan voted Yea
On the Nomination PN2093: Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of …
Nomination Confirmed 51/36 on Dec 19, 2020.
Hassan voted Yea
On the Nomination PN2023: Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board for …
Nomination Confirmed 56/39 on Dec 2, 2020.
Hassan voted Nay
On the Nomination PN1267: Stephen Hahn, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human …
Nomination Confirmed 72/18 on Dec 12, 2019.
Hassan voted Nay
On the Nomination PN252: Rodney Smith, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
Nomination Confirmed 78/18 on Jun 12, 2019.
Hassan voted Yea
H.J.Res. 31: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Conference Report Agreed to 83/16 on Feb 14, 2019.
This bill, in its final form, funded the parts of the federal government whose funding was to lapse on February 15, 2019. On December 22, …
Hassan voted Yea
H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Conference Report Agreed to 87/13 on Dec 11, 2018.
See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and …
Hassan voted Yea
On the Nomination PN1620: Charles P. Rettig, of California, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the term expiring November …
Nomination Confirmed 64/33 on Sep 12, 2018.
Hassan voted Yea
S. 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Bill Passed 67/31 on Mar 14, 2018.
Even some Democrats believe that the 2010 law passed in response to the Great Recession went too far and may have inadvertently punished smaller loaning …
Hassan voted Yea
H.R. 1892: Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018, the SUSTAIN Care Act of …
Motion Agreed to 71/28 on Feb 9, 2018.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of funding for the federal government through March 23, 2018, to avert a government shutdown that would have …
Hassan voted Yea
On the Nomination PN43: Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Nomination Confirmed 66/32 on Jan 23, 2017.
This vote confirmed Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS4), a three-term Congressman first elected in 2010, as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. * * * Rep. …
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Jan 2025, Hassan missed 20 of 2,951 roll call votes, which is 0.7%.This isbetter thanthe median of 2.7%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, major life events, and running for higher office.
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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
- Office of Margaret “Maggie” Hassan for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
