Rep. Blake Farenthold

Sponsorship Analysis

Farenthold is a moderate Republican follower according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare Farenthold to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Blake Farenthold sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
  • Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial, and Antitrust Law
• House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  • Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
  • Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
  • Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Farenthold’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 1457: Fiscal Instruction for a Vibrant Economy Act
• H.R. 982: Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013
• H.R. 950: PACE Act
• H.R. 6250 (112th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross ...
• H.R. 6208 (112th): REEFS Act
• H.R. 3118 (112th): To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revisit the universal service support ...
• H.R. 2460 (112th): Creating and Restoring U.S. Investment and Stimulating Employment Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2011 to May 2013, Farenthold missed 14 of 1,785 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• House Republican Conference for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills