Lamb is the representative for Pennsylvania’s 17th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Lamb is next up for reelection in 2020.
He was previously the representative for Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district as a Democrat from 2018 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA17]](/static/legislator-photos/412744-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Lamb.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Lamb 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 Lamb has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Apr 22, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Conor Lamb sits on the following committees:
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Vice Chair,
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
- Member, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization
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House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Chair, Subcommittee on Energy
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Lamb sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (56%) Crime and Law Enforcement (22%) Taxation (22%)
Recent Bills
Some of Lamb’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2179: Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act
- H.R. 2103: Tax Fairness for Workers Act
- H.R. 2070: POWER Act
- H.R. 1826: Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act
- H.R. 7086: Tax Fairness for Workers Act
- H.R. 7087: Ohio River Basin Preparedness Act
- H.R. 6815: Military Learning for Credit Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Lamb’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
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 |
S. 1182: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Jul 25, 2018. Passed 366/52.
The House Amendment to S. 1182 extends the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire July 31, 2018, through November 30, 2018. This amendment does not include any reforms to the program; it is only a short-term extension. The NFIP was originally set ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 5797: Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution Act
Jun 20, 2018. Passed 261/155.
H.R. 5797 allows state Medicaid programs to remove the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion for Medicaid beneficiaries aged 21 to 64 with an opioid use disorder for fiscal years 2019 to 2023. By removing the exclusion, Medicaid would pay for up to 30 total ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2851: SITSA Act
Jun 15, 2018. Passed 239/142.
More than 20,000 Americans died from synthetic drug overdoses in 2016. That represents 31 percent of all drug overdose deaths, a surging percentage in recent years — more than double the number from 2015. A bill called the Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 5895: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
Jun 8, 2018. Passed 235/179.
H.R. 5895 provides funding for national defense nuclear weapons activities, the Army Corps of Engineers, various programs under the Department of Energy, the Legislative Branch, the Department of Veterans Affairs, military construction and family housing for the Department of Defense, and other related agencies. This ... |
Missed Votes
From Apr 2018 to Apr 2019, Lamb missed 3 of 529 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.0% 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 the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
