Rep. Jason Chaffetz
- District:
- Utah - District 3
- Party:
- Republican
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Utah's 3rd District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Chaffetz is a far-right Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.
Use this chart to compare Chaffetz 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
Jason Chaffetz sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
- Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
- Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Chaffetz’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1873: Review Every Dollar Act of 2013
- H.R. 1770: To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the different treatment under ...
- H.R. 1312: Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act
- H.Res. 117: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should ...
- H.R. 884: Members of Congress Tax Accountability Act of 2013
- H.R. 882: Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2013
- H.R. 883: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit certain veterans who were ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 2009 to May 2013, Chaffetz missed 72 of 3,424 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. 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.
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
- Office of Jason Chaffetz for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
Passed 415/0
May 21, 2013 3:06 p.m.Vote
H.R. 1412: Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013
Passed 416/0
May 21, 2013 2:58 p.m.Vote
Passed 390/3
May 20, 2013 7:05 p.m.