Sen. Deb Fischer
Senator for Nebraska
pronounced deb // FISH-er
Fischer is the senior senator from Nebraska and is a Republican. She has served since Jan 3, 2013. Fischer is next up for reelection in 2030 and serves until Jan 3, 2031. She is 74 years old.
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2024 Report Card for Fischer.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Fischer is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2021 to Mar 14, 2025. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE, 2013-2030] sits on the following committees:
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Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Strategic Forces subcommittee Chair
Airland, Readiness and Management Support subcommittees - Joint Committee on the Library
- Joint Committee on Printing
- Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
- Senate Select Committee on Ethics
Enacted Legislation
Fischer was the primary sponsor of 21 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 5355 (118th): NACIE Improvement Act
- S. 4347 (118th): Swanson and Hugh Butler Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act
- S. 656 (118th): Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
- S. 546 (118th): Recruit and Retain Act
- S. 3230 (118th): Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023
- S. 2505 (117th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6223 Maple Street in Omaha, Nebraska, as the “Petty Officer 1st Class Charles …
- S. 371 (116th): Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act
Does 21 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Fischer sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Transportation and Public Works (33%) Agriculture and Food (19%) Health (13%) Environmental Protection (12%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%) Native Americans (6%) Families (4%) Science, Technology, Communications (4%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Fischer recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 750: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing, …
- S. 645: North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act
- S. 629: Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
- S. 593: Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025
- S. 536: Fair SHARE Act of 2025
- S. 521: Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act of 2025
- S. 400: Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit Extension and Enhancement Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Mar 2025, Fischer missed 64 of 4,241 roll call votes, which is 1.5%. This is better than the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills