![Photo of Rep. Dan Frisa [R-NY4, 1995-1996]](/data/photos/404332-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Frisa 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 1996. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Frisa is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Enacted Legislation
Frisa 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
Frisa sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (50%) Crime and Law Enforcement (50%)
Recent Bills
Some of Frisa’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3867 (104th): Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1996
- H.Con.Res. 175 (104th): Telephone Number Ownership Act of 1996
- H.R. 3382 (104th): Safe Streets Act of 1996
- H.R. 2603 (104th): To restore the traditional observance of Memorial Day.
- H.R. 2079 (104th): To provide amnesty from criminal and civil tax penalties for individuals who, ...
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1995 to Sep 1996, Frisa missed 21 of 1,340 roll call votes, which is 1.6%. This is better than the median of 2.7% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Sep 1996. 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
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills