Christopher Murphy, D-CT

Official portrait for Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy is a Democratic Senator from Connecticut.

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Sponsored Legislation:

The list below shows the pieces of legislation (including bills, resolutions, and amendments) that this legislator has sponsored. Not all pieces of legislation have been brought for a roll call vote.

  • s543-119 - A bill to prohibit certain discrimination against athletes on the basis of sex by State athletic associations, intercollegiate athletic associations, and covered institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. (aka Fair Play for Women Act)
  • s2655-119 - A bill to establish a community-based refugee reception program to provide initial refugee resettlement services, and for other purposes.
  • s2469-119 - A bill to establish collective bargaining rights for college athletes, and for other purposes. (aka College Athlete Right to Organize Act)
  • s1620-119 - A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to prohibited financial transactions, and for other purposes. (aka MEME Act)
  • s595-119 - A bill to establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes. (aka Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025)
  • s328-119 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations with respect to rebates for certain video programming blackouts, and for other purposes. (aka Stop Sports Blackouts Act)
  • s2470-119 - A bill to establish name, image, and likeness rights for college athletes at institutions of higher education, and for other purposes. (aka College Athlete Economic Freedom Act)
  • s1201-119 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration matters, and for other purposes. (aka Strengthening Immigration Procedures Act of 2025)
  • s2031-119 - A bill to prohibit certain noncompete agreements, and for other purposes. (aka Workforce Mobility Act of 2025)
  • sjres51-119 - A joint resolution for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.
  • sjres52-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.
  • sjres53-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of certain defense articles and services.
  • sjres54-119 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the United Arab Emirates of certain defense articles and services.

Vote Summary

The chart below shows all the votes cast by this legislator. The bars are color-coded by party. Red bars indicate votes cast in support of Republican-sponsored legislation or against Democrat-sponsored legislation; blue bars indicate the opposite.

See the about page for the methodology we use to determine what is and is not a party-line vote.

All Votes

Christopher Murphy has cast 499 votes in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to 0% of the total votes cast by this legislator.

Nomination Votes

Christopher Murphy has cast 0 votes for nominees in the current session of Congress. We calculate that 0 were party-line votes. This equates to NaN% of the total nomination votes cast by this legislator.

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Divine, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of MissouriTerrance Cole, of Virginia, to be Administrator of Drug EnforcementJoseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityAnthony Tata, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and ReadinessLuke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the TreasuryWhitney D. 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Gen. John D. Caine (Retired), in the Air Force, to be GeneralLt. Gen. John D. 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DellingerJames Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and BudgetMartin Makary, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human ServicesJayanta Bhattacharya, of California, to be Director of the National Institutes of HealthMichael Kratsios, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology PolicyChristopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of StateJohn Phelan, of Florida, to be Secretary of the NavyStephen Feinberg, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of DefenseJeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and SecurityWilliam Pulte, of Florida, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five yearsKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of LaborStephen Miran, of New York, to be Chairman of the Council of Economic AdvisersAbigail Slater, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralSteven Bradbury, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of TransportationLori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of LaborTroy Edgar, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland SecurityTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Deputy Attorney GeneralLinda McMahon, of Connecticut, to be Secretary of EducationJamieson Greer, of Maryland, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of AmbassadorDaniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of the ArmyKashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten yearsKelly Loeffler, of Georgia, to be Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationHoward Lutnick, of New York, to be Secretary of CommerceBrooke Rollins, of Texas, to be Secretary of AgricultureRobert F. 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