Rep. Jack Kingston
- District:
- Georgia - District 1
(Ware County, Clinch County, Camden County, Charlton County, Wayne County, Chatham County, Liberty County, Glynn County)
- Party:
- Republican
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Georgia's 1st District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Kingston is a far-right Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare Kingston to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Jack Kingston sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Defense
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Kingston’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5973 (112th): Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, ...
- H.R. 3601 (112th): Ensuring Quality in the Unemployment Insurance Program (EQUIP) Act
- H.R. 3443 (112th): BARN Act
- H.R. 3444 (112th): Child Tax Credit Integrity Preservation Act of 2011
- H.R. 2687 (112th): Fort Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act
- H.R. 2112 (112th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
- H.R. 2041 (112th): Returning to Responsible Fiscal Policies Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 1993 to Jun 2013, Kingston missed 473 of 13,694 roll call votes, which is 3.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
Failed 203/220
Jun 19, 2013 6:45 p.m.Vote
Agreed to 273/149
Jun 19, 2013 6:40 p.m.Vote
Failed 157/266
Jun 19, 2013 6:36 p.m.Vote
Failed 179/242
Jun 19, 2013 6:32 p.m.