Sen. Jon Ossoff
Senator for Georgia
pronounced jon // OSS-of
Ossoff is the senior senator from Georgia and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 20, 2021. Ossoff is next up for reelection in 2026 and serves until Jan 3, 2027. He is 37 years old.
![Photo of Sen. Jon Ossoff [D-GA]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/456857-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Ossoff.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Ossoff 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 Ossoff has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Aug 1, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Jon Ossoff sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Ossoff was the primary sponsor of 9 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 1401: Federal Prison Oversight Act
- S. 1347: Military Families Mental Health Services Act
- S. 2899 (117th): Prison Camera Reform Act of 2021
- S. 2796 (117th): Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act
- S. 4359 (117th): Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022
- S. 3655 (117th): Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022
- S. 4286 (117th): TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act
Does 9 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
Ossoff sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (29%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) Transportation and Public Works (13%) International Affairs (9%) Water Resources Development (8%) Sports and Recreation (7%) Taxation (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Ossoff recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 4922: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority …
- S. 4944: A bill to require multifamily borrowers with federally backed multifamily mortgage loans to …
- S. 4982: A bill to amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to require …
- S. 4970: A bill to improve the effectiveness of body armor issued to female law …
- S. 4748: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Solid …
- S. 4721: Gold Star Children Education Act of 2024
- S. 4644: City of Atlanta Water Infrastructure Enhancement Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to Aug 2024, Ossoff missed 49 of 1,518 roll call votes, which is 3.2%. This is on par with the median of 3.0% 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 absenses, 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
- Office of Sen. Ossoff for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
