![Photo of Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL16, 2013-2022]](/static/legislator-photos/412421-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Kinzinger is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2022 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 Kinzinger sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 27, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Kinzinger was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4960 (117th): Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Generation Act
- H.R. 7639 (116th): To impose sanctions with respect to Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400 air and missile defense system.
- H.R. 4461 (116th): Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019
- H.R. 1320 (115th): Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy Act
- H.R. 5590 (115th): Opioid Addiction Action Plan Act
Does 5 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
Kinzinger sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (25%) Science, Technology, Communications (24%) Commerce (14%) Energy (10%) Crime and Law Enforcement (10%) Economics and Public Finance (6%) Health (6%) Immigration (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Kinzinger recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 1188: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States expects …
- H.R. 8144: Ukrainian Fighter Pilots Act
- H.J.Res. 83: Authorization for Use of Military Force to defend America’s Allies Resolution of 2022
- H.R. 6309: TEAMS Act
- H.R. 6157: Allies Strengthening Economies And Manufacturing Act
- H.R. 5976: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 …
- H.R. 5492: MEANS Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2022, Kinzinger missed 513 of 7,297 roll call votes, which is 7.0%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2022. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
