Riley was the representative for Alabama’s 3rd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1997 to 2002.
![Photo of Rep. Bob Riley [R-AL3, 1997-2002]](/static/legislator-photos/400501-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Riley is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2002 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 Riley sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 7, 1997 to Nov 19, 2002. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Riley was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Riley sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (23%) Labor and Employment (16%) Law (14%) Economics and Public Finance (11%) Education (9%) Commerce (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Riley recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Con.Res. 430 (107th): Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Pledge of Allegiance.
- H.Con.Res. 377 (107th): Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment by the Hyundai Motor …
- H.R. 3252 (107th): National Junior College for Deaf and Blind at the Alabama Institute for …
- H.R. 2413 (107th): Military Spouse Employment Assistance Act of 2001
- H.R. 241 (107th): Congressional Pay Integrity and Accountability Act of 2001
- H.R. 240 (107th): To ensure that certain property which was taken into trust by the …
- H.R. 159 (107th): Armed Services Voting Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1997 to Nov 2002, Riley missed 398 of 3,397 roll call votes, which is 11.7%. This is much worse than the median of 2.8% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Nov 2002. 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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
