Stewart is the representative for Utah’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Stewart is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT2]](/static/legislator-photos/412581-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Stewart.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Stewart 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 Stewart has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Apr 12, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Chris Stewart sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Stewart was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4194 (116th): National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019
- H.R. 418 (116th): Confirming State Land Grants for Education Act
- H.R. 754 (115th): Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act
- H.R. 2345 (115th): National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018
- H.R. 3543 (115th): Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2017
Does 5 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
Stewart sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (48%) International Affairs (12%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Science, Technology, Communications (12%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (8%) Government Operations and Politics (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Stewart’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2348: To maximize land management efficiencies, promote land conservation, generate education funding, and for ...
- H.R. 2176: To provide for the continued and uninterrupted production of domestic minerals in the ...
- H.R. 2175: To prohibit certain heads of Federal agencies and Administrations from imposing a mask ...
- H.R. 2065: To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that ...
- H.R. 1779: To improve the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department ...
- H.R. 1778: To improve the process for awarding grants under certain programs of the Department ...
- H.R. 1440: Fairness for All Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Apr 2021, Stewart missed 127 of 4,791 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
