U.S. Congress - Senator Tom Harkin, Iowa (D) 
Senator Thomas Harkin
Democrat • Iowa • 10th Term • Sworn In 1975
- 46 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 20 of 100) 1 Made Into Law (Ranks 3 of 100)
- 170 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 37 of 100) 2 Made Into Law (Ranks 15 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Al Franken
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Jim DeMint
- Votes with party 90%
- Abstains: 1%
Person's Views
- Today: 24
- Past Seven Days: 181
- All-Time: 35,701
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.3187 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation ActSenate Passed May 25, 2012 245 Views
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices...
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S.Res.453Introduced May 10, 2012 74 Views
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that supporting seniors and individuals with disabilities is an important responsibility of th...
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S.2511Introduced May 07, 2012 8 Views
A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain forged ring gear components and certain other parts of crankshafts and connecting rods.
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.3244 - Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012Introduced May 24, 2012 72 Views
A bill to amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to add disclosure requirements to the institution financial aid offer form and to amend t...
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S.Res.475Senate Passed May 25, 2012 89 Views
A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable E. James Abdnor, former United States Senator and Congressman from the State of South Dakota.
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S.3220 - Paycheck Fairness ActIntroduced May 24, 2012 112 Views
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages o...
Recent Voting History
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S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012
On Passage of the Bill (S. 2343)May 24, 2012
Aye
(with party)
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S.2343 Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of2012
On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 2153)May 24, 2012
Nay
(with party)
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S.3187 Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012
On Passage of the Bill (S. 3187 As Amended)May 24, 2012 Aye
(with party)
Recent News Coverage
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06/02/12
MICHAEL SALTSMAN:: How to Put a Waitress Out of Work – WSJ
...means there’s no shortage of legislative proposals that appeal to the heart rather than the head. A recent example is Sen. Tom Harkin’s Rebuild America Act. Among other things, the Iowa Democrat wants to raise the minimum wage by 220% for employees
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Snow Report Blog
06/02/12
Study ranks grade level of congressional speaking skills
...Dave Loebsack and Sen. Tom Harkin may be at opposite ends of Iowa’s congressional delegation in a recent study on speaking skills, but they agree on a common bottom line: Sound bites don’t equal job performance. A recent study by the Sunlight Founda
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The Gazette
06/01/12
Student Loan Bubble: Not as Bad as It Looks
...and 65% had more than $28,000 of student loans. At public schools, the same numbers were 40% and 14%, respectively. Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin shares another startling statistic: For-profit schools originate about 10% of student loans but account for nearly 5
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Motley Fool
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MICHAEL SALTSMAN:: How to Put a Waitress Out of Work – WSJ
...means there’s no shortage of legislative proposals that appeal to the heart rather than the head. A recent example is Sen. Tom Harkin’s Rebuild America Act. Among other things, the Iowa Democrat wants to raise the minimum wage by 220% for employees
Study ranks grade level of congressional speaking skills
...Dave Loebsack and Sen. Tom Harkin may be at opposite ends of Iowa’s congressional delegation in a recent study on speaking skills, but they agree on a common bottom line: Sound bites don’t equal job performance. A recent study by the Sunlight Founda
Student Loan Bubble: Not as Bad as It Looks
...and 65% had more than $28,000 of student loans. At public schools, the same numbers were 40% and 14%, respectively. Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin shares another startling statistic: For-profit schools originate about 10% of student loans but account for nearly 5
Recent Blog Coverage
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05/30/12
Time to fight for a minimum wage increase – The Washington Post ...
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates that the recently-introducedproposal by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) to lift the minimum wage to $9.80 over three years would give 28 million workers a raise. In a time of faltering ...
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Michael B. Calyn
05/30/12
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR ...
This was posted on Senator John McCain's website on May 25, 2012 Download the full post Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Harkin (D-IA), John Barrasso ...
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Health & Medicine (HMPRG)
05/30/12
Bipartisan Support For Disablility Rights Treaty |
In addition to Coons, other lawmakers coming out in support of the convention include Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; and ...
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Dane Hammond
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Time to fight for a minimum wage increase – The Washington Post ...
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) estimates that the recently-introducedproposal by Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) to lift the minimum wage to $9.80 over three years would give 28 million workers a raise. In a time of faltering ...
BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR ...
This was posted on Senator John McCain's website on May 25, 2012 Download the full post Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tom Harkin (D-IA), John Barrasso ...
Bipartisan Support For Disablility Rights Treaty |
In addition to Coons, other lawmakers coming out in support of the convention include Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa; Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan.; Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; and ...
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