Attorney General nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)
Senator Jeff Sessions is a fourth-term senator in the U.S. Congress representing Alabama. He is a former member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and currently sits on the armed services, budget and environment committees. According to Quorum’s analytics, Sen. Sessions is the 44th most conservative member of the Senate and 84th in his ability to build support for his legislation.
Legislative productivity (during his 20 years in the Senate)
- 107 sponsored bills (34th overall, 23rd in his party)
- 7 sponsored bills enacted (19th overall, 14th in his party)
- Average of 6.6 cosponsors per bill (48th overall, 13th in his party)
- 18.69% of his bills passed out of committee (9th overall, 26th in his party)
- 6.54% of his sponsored bills were enacted (24th overall, 11th in his party)
7 sponsored bills enacted
- S. 863 Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007
- S. 741 Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004
- S. 1435 Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003
- S. 3045 Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 2000
- S. 3137 James Madison Commemoration Commission Act of 2000
- S. 768 Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 2000
- S. 1309 Church Plan Parity and Entanglement Prevention Act of 1999
Key issue areas
- Law — sponsored 43 bills, co-sponsored 450 bills
- Crime and Law Enforcement — sponsored 42 bills, co-sponsored 390 bills
- Economics and Public Finance — sponsored 31 bills, co-sponsored 433 bills
- Commerce — sponsored 28 bills, co-sponsored 369 bills
- Civil Rights and Liberties — sponsored 23 bills, co-sponsored 345 bills
Relationships in the chamber
- Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), co-sponsored 59 of his bills
- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-sponsored 50 of his bills
- Sen. Jim InHofe (R-Okla.), co-sponsored 41 of his bills
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), co-sponsored 36 of his bills
- Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), co-sponsored 32 of his bills
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), co-sponsored 25 of her bills
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), co-sponsored 25 of his bills
- Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), co-sponsored 23 of his bills
- Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), co-sponsored 22 of her bills
