![Photo of Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY26, 2009-2011]](/data/photos/412291-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Lee sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below was a member of the House of Representatives in 2010. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Lee is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Enacted Legislation
Lee was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
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 about one third or more 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
Lee sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (38%) Taxation (38%) International Affairs (25%)
Recent Bills
Some of Lee’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 292 (112th): Stop the OverPrinting (STOP) Act
- H.R. 6046 (111th): To require the GAO to evaluate the propriety of assistance provided to ...
- H.R. 5960 (111th): PASS Act of 2010
- H.Res. 1534 (111th): Honoring Special Agent William G. Clark of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, ...
- H.R. 4640 (111th): To amend title 44, United States Code, to eliminate the mandatory printing ...
- H.Res. 1039 (111th): Supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear ...
- H.Con.Res. 232 (111th): Expressing the sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Lee’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
Sep 29, 2010. Passed 304/118.
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| Yea |
H.Res. 989 (111th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt national policies and ...
Jun 9, 2010. Failed 241/170.
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| Nay |
H.Res. 317 (111th): Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and ...
Sep 15, 2009. Passed 312/108.
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| No |
H.R. 2965 (111th): Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010
Jul 8, 2009. Passed 386/41.
The Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 (H.R. 2965, S. 4023) is a landmark United States federal statute enacted in December 2010 that established a process for ending the Don't ask, don't tell (DADT) policy (10 U.S.C. § 654), thus allowing gays, lesbians, ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 31 (111th): Lumbee Recognition Act
Jun 3, 2009. Passed 240/179.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Feb 2011, Lee missed 35 of 1,683 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Feb 2011. ProPublica has tracked 1 explanation 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
- Congresspedia for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills