Rep. Trey Gowdy

Sponsorship Analysis

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

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

Committee Membership

Trey Gowdy sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
• House Committee on Education and the Workforce
  • Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
• House Committee on Ethics
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Member, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census
  • Member, Subcommittee on National Security

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

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

• H.R. 652: To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to countries ...
• H.R. 6620 (112th): Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012
• H.R. 3237 (112th): SOAR Technical Corrections Act
• H.R. 2926 (112th): National Labor Relations Reorganization Act of 2011
• H.R. 2534 (112th): Ensuring America’s Promises Act of 2011
• H.R. 2076 (112th): Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012
• H.R. 1894 (112th): Military Commissions Guilty Plea Adjustment Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2011 to May 2013, Gowdy missed 15 of 1,766 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