![Photo of Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT2]](/data/photos/412581-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Stewart.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Stewart has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his 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). Stewart is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Chris Stewart sits on the following committees:
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House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Chair, Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture
- Member, Subcommittee on Central Intelligence Agency
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Stewart sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (38%) Government Operations and Politics (17%) International Affairs (14%) Environmental Protection (14%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Labor and Employment (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Stewart’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2771: Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act
- H.R. 2423: Washington County, Utah, Public Lands Management Implementation Act
- H.R. 2424: To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue new resource management plans ...
- H.R. 2345: National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017
- H.R. 1961: Southern Utah Open OHV Areas Act
- H.R. 1096: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017
- H.R. 754: Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Stewart’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
S. 2040: Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
Sep 28, 2016. Passed 348/77.
After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal commission was created to fact-find as much information as possible about the planning, funding, and carrying-out of the attacks. The final report ran more than 500 pages, but much intrigue has centered around 28 pages redacted ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 22: Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act
Dec 3, 2015. Passed 359/65.
H.R 22, formerly the Hire More Heroes Act, has become the Senate’s vehicle for passage of the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act or DRIVE Act (S. 1647). The DRIVE Act is a major bipartisan transportation bill that would authorize funding ... |
| Nay |
S. 1177: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Dec 2, 2015. Passed 359/64.
The Every Child Achieves Act is a bipartisan educational policy reform bill that would expand state responsibility over schools, provide grants to charter schools, and reduce the federal test-based accountability system of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The bill was referred to the ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jun 2017, Stewart missed 73 of 2,851 roll call votes, which is 2.6%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 2 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills