Sessions won election to the U. The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.
Sessions ranked as the th most wealthy representative in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. Sessions received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Health Professionals industry. From , Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Sessions was a rank-and-file Republican as of July This was the same rating Sessions received in June The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often.
The results include a member from each party. According to the website GovTrack, Sessions missed of 12, roll call votes from January to September This amounted to 4. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress.
Overall, Texas ranked 27th in average salary for representative staff. The average U. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.
Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. Sessions ranked th in the conservative rankings in Sessions ranked 30th in the conservative rankings among members of the U. Sessions was tied with three other members of the U. House of Representatives, ranking 11th in the conservative rankings among members of the U. The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
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Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of Conference report HR 2 Bill Passed on December 12, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of HR 2 second vote Bill Passed on June 21, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance.
It also proposed modifying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program. Voted Yea on: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act HR 36 Bill Passed on October 3, Proposed amending the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus was 20 weeks or more.
The bill provided exceptions for an abortion: 1 that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or 2 when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. Voted Yea on: Kate's Law HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed increasing criminal penalties for individuals in the country illegally who were convicted of certain crimes, deported, and then re-entered the U.
Voted Yea on: No Sanctuary for Criminals Act HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed withholding federal funds from states and localities that chose not to follow federal immigration laws. HR Bill Passed on January 22, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, HR Bill Passed on January 18, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 16, Voted Yea on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year , and for other purposes HJ Res Bill Passed on December 7, Proposed funding the government until December 22, This bill proposed adopting the Senate's budget resolution.
It combined 12 appropriations bills. Voted Yea on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government HR Bill Passed on September 8, Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, , and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts.
Voted Yea on: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR Bill Passed on January 30, Proposed providing appropriations for military functions administered by the Department of Defense and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending September 30, Voted Yea on: Make America Secure Appropriations Act, HR Bill Passed on July 27, Proposed making appropriations for defense, military construction, Veterans Affairs, the Legislative Branch, energy and water development, and for other purposes for the fiscal year ending on September 30, It did not provide budget authority.
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