Sali was the representative for Idaho’s 1st congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2007 to 2008.
![Photo of Rep. Bill Sali [R-ID1, 2007-2008]](/static/legislator-photos/412201-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Sali is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2008 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 Sali sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 10, 2008. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Sali sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (22%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (17%) Law (13%) Taxation (13%) Environmental Protection (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%) Energy (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Sali recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7269 (110th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross …
- H.Res. 1515 (110th): Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to strengthen the point …
- H.R. 7166 (110th): American Health Care Access Improvement, Portability, and Cost Reduction Act of 2008
- H.R. 6648 (110th): FERA Act of 2008
- H.Res. 1330 (110th): Commending the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States …
- H.Con.Res. 386 (110th): Recognizing and celebrating the 232nd anniversary of the signing of the Declaration …
- H.R. 6253 (110th): Always Think Freedom Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2007 to Dec 2008, Sali missed 23 of 1,876 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2008. 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
- Office of Bill Sali for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
