Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Kirkpatrick has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Kirkpatrick is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Kirkpatrick for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Ann Kirkpatrick sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit
- Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
- Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Kirkpatrick sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (44%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (26%) Native Americans (22%) Health (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Kirkpatrick’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5433: To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to clarify the use of ...
- H.R. 4842: American Dream Employment Act of 2016
- H.R. 4744: SAFETY Act
- H.R. 3911: To make technical amendments to the Act of December 22, 1974, relating to ...
- H.R. 3253: Expedited Consideration of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings Act of 2015
- H.R. 3252: Extracurricular Programs for Indian Children Act of 2015
- H.R. 2958: Dine College Act of 2015
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2009 to Sep 2016, Kirkpatrick missed 242 of 4,136 roll call votes, which is 5.9%. This is much worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 20 explanations for these missed votes. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills