Shuster was the representative for Pennsylvania’s 9th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2001 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA9, 2001-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/409888-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Shuster.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Shuster is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Shuster sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Shuster was the primary sponsor of 17 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 6897: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2018, Part II
- H.R. 5977 (114th): To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of certain announcements, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4721 (114th): Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016
- H.R. 3996 (114th): Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, Part II
- H.R. 3819 (114th): Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015
- H.R. 3763 (114th): Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015
- H.R. 3614 (114th): Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2015
Does 17 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
Shuster sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Transportation and Public Works (75%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Water Resources Development (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Shuster’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7352: Performance-Based Building Act of 2018
- H.R. 7329: To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo ...
- H.R. 7316: To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo ...
- H.R. 7317: Performance-based Building Act of 2018
- H.Res. 1082: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
- H.R. 6897: Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2018, Part II
- H.R. 8: Water Resources Development Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From May 2001 to Dec 2018, Shuster missed 402 of 12,185 roll call votes, which is 3.3%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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
