Jacobs is the representative for New York’s 27th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jul 21, 2020. Jacobs is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
Alleged misconduct & resolution
In 2022, the House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and the member's response to allegations he failed to report stock trades in accordance with the STOCK Act.
May. 31, 2022 | House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and the member's response |
![Photo of Rep. Chris Jacobs [R-NY27]](/static/legislator-photos/456793-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Jacobs is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives 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 Jacobs has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Aug 9, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Chris Jacobs sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Jacobs sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (18%) Transportation and Public Works (12%) Commerce (12%) Immigration (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Taxation (12%) International Affairs (12%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Jacobs recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 8530: Property Tax Reduction Act of 2022
- H.R. 8307: Steven’s Law
- H.R. 7584: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end the investment tax …
- H.R. 7493: Protecting Gun Owners in Bankruptcy Act of 2022
- H.R. 6840: Northern Border Reopening Act
- H.R. 6712: School Resource Officer Act of 2022
- H.R. 6565: Kids in Classes Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jul 2020 to Jul 2022, Jacobs missed 16 of 976 roll call votes, which is 1.6%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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
- House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills