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Banks, Jim

Senate · Indiana · B001299Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current21964499%
118th452281,17896%
117th5129597798%
116th3531294799%
115th212911,204100%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentSenateIndiana—Republican
118thSenateIndiana3Republican
117thSenateIndiana3Republican
116thSenateIndiana3Republican
115thSenateIndiana3Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · Senate
Participation
99%
947/953 cast
Sponsored
35
bills
Cosponsored
312
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6NayPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayPassed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaFailed2019-01-03
HR 21NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269YeaPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th35
—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights.hjres 36—Expressing support for freedom of conscience.hjres 78—Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019hr 1605—Protect Our Universities Act of 2019hr 1678—Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Acthr 2060—Pell Flexibility Act of 2019hr 2161—Child Safety Accounts Acthr 2538—To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes.hr 2618—Blocking Investment In Our Adversaries Acthr 2903—VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act of 2019hr 3996—Safe Career Transitions for Intelligence and National Security Professionalshr 3997—Hospital Competition Act of 2019hr 506—To prohibit the sharing of United States intelligence with countries that permit operation of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology within their borders.hr 5661—To amend title 38, United States Code, to reorganize the Chaplain Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.hr 5890—To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance.hr 6073—Head Start Improvement Act of 2019hr 62—Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Acthr 63—Patients First Act of 2019hr 64—Enhancing Educational Opportunities for Home School Students Acthr 65—STEM Corps Act of 2020hr 6526—Online Consumer Protection Act of 2020hr 6570—To place temporary restrictions on acquisitions by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.hr 6706—To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.hr 697—Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019hr 698—Stop Funding the PLA Acthr 7064—Reopen Our Schools Acthr 7152—To amend title 18, United States Code, to include a penalty for the destruction of a memorial of a constitutional leader, and for other purposes.hr 7381—Qualified Immunity Act of 2020hr 7951—Hospital Competition Act of 2020hr 8098—Support Peaceful Protest Acthr 8117
Cosponsored · 116th312
—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 20—Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) continues to make an invaluable contribution to United States and international security, and noting former Senator Richard G. Lugar's indispensable contributions to international security and reducing nuclear weapons-related risks.hconres 38—Richard Lugar Nonproliferation and Arms Control Legacy Resolutionhconres 39—Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.hconres 41—Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Mexico City policy.hconres 58—Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China's Handling of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.hconres 97—Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.hjres 6—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.hjres 65—Full Military Honors Act of 2019hr 1019—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044—Honoring Veterans’ Families Acthr 1126—Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Acthr 1161—Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019hr 1175—Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019hr 1194—VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019hr 1199—CTF Acthr 12—Due Process Restoration Act of 2019hr 1259—Nursing Home Workforce Quality Acthr 1265—History and Tradition Protection Act of 2019hr 1269—To clarify that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.hr 1372—DRIVE-Safe Acthr 1374—Ensuring Lasting Smiles Acthr 1379—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019hr 1407—Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Acthr 1424—Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Acthr 1434—Old Glory Only Acthr 144—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion of certain fringe benefit expenses for which a deduction is disallowed in unrelated business taxable income.hr 1545—SAFE Banking Act of 2019hr 1595—VA–SBA Acthr 1615—Charitable Equity for Veterans Act of 2019hr 1715
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
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