Rep. David “Phil” Roe’s 2019 Report Card

Ranked most politically right compared to Serving 10+ Years

Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2019 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Roe’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (89^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (99^th percentile); House Republicans (94^th percentile); All Representatives (97^th percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the most often compared to Tennessee Delegation

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Roe introduced 3 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 203: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans …; H.R. 1812: Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act; H.R. 1947: To amend title 38, United …

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (89^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (57^th percentile); House Republicans (86^th percentile); All Representatives (66^th percentile).

Held the most committee positions compared to Tennessee Delegation

Roe held a leadership position on 1 committee and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. For comparison to other Members of Congress, we assigned a score giving five points for each full committee leadership position and one point for each subcommittee leadership position. View Roe’s Profile »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (89^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (73^rd percentile); House Republicans (88^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

Got influential cosponsors the 2^nd most often compared to Tennessee Delegation

4 of Roe’s bills and resolutions in 2019 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.

Those bills were: H.Res. 451: Expressing support for the designation …; H.R. 203: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans …; H.R. 1812: Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act; H.R. 1855: Employee Rights Act

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (78^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (55^th percentile); House Republicans (86^th percentile); All Representatives (70^th percentile).

Got the 2^nd most cosponsors on their bills compared to Tennessee Delegation

Roe’s bills and resolutions had 160 cosponsors in 2019. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (78^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (37^th percentile); House Republicans (73^rd percentile); All Representatives (50^th percentile).

Ranked the 2^nd top leader compared to Tennessee Delegation

Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2019 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Roe’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (78^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (35^th percentile); House Republicans (73^rd percentile); All Representatives (50^th percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 14^th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 2 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 12 of Roe’s 21 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Roe caucused with in 2019.

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (89^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (73^rd percentile); House Republicans (92^nd percentile); All Representatives (83^rd percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.

Introduced the 18^th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 2 others)

Roe introduced 21 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (78^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (67^th percentile); House Republicans (90^th percentile); All Representatives (78^th percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 36^th least often compared to House Republicans

Of the 207 bills that Roe cosponsored, 31% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (44^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (68^th percentile); House Republicans (18^th percentile); All Representatives (61^st percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.

Got bicameral support on the 26^th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 21 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 3 of Roe’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: H.R. 1956: Voluntary Protection Program Act; H.R. 4900: Telehealth Across State Lines Act …; H.J.Res. 80: Approving the request of the …

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (67^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (53^rd percentile); House Republicans (76^th percentile); All Representatives (62^nd percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.

Cosponsored the 37^th most bills compared to House Republicans

Roe cosponsored 207 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (67^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (38^th percentile); House Republicans (82^nd percentile); All Representatives (43^rd percentile).

Laws Enacted

Roe introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2019. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills »

Those bills were: H.R. 203: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans …

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (67^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (53^rd percentile); House Republicans (69^th percentile); All Representatives (63^rd percentile).

The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.

Missed Votes

Roe missed 1.9% of votes (13 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Roe’s Profile »

Compare to all Tennessee Delegation (33^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (48^th percentile); All Representatives (53^rd percentile).

The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.