![Photo of Rep. Clay Higgins [R-LA3]](/data/photos/412705-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for Higgins.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Higgins 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Higgins has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Clay Higgins sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment
- Member, Subcommittee on Space
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Higgins sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (28%) Immigration (22%) Education (17%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Energy (11%) Taxation (11%)
Recent Bills
Some of Higgins’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6839: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in ...
- H.Con.Res. 135: Exposing Congressional Drug Abuse Act
- H.R. 6708: PAPER Act of 2018
- H.Res. 990: Supporting the officers and personnel who carry out the important mission of the ...
- H.R. 6212: Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act
- H.R. 5693: Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act
- H.R. 5523: School Watch and Tactics Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Higgins’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61.
H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
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| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ...
Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188.
Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Dec 2018, Higgins missed 38 of 1,140 roll call votes, which is 3.3%. This is on par with the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- Office of Clay Higgins for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
