![Photo of Rep. David Trone [D-MD6]](/static/legislator-photos/412783-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Trone 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 Trone has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 9, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
David Trone sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and Labor
- Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment
- Member, Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Trone sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Recent Bills
Some of Trone’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5249: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2019
- H.R. 4859: Protecting Older Americans from Social Isolation Act of 2019
- H.Res. 645: Expressing support for the designation of October 11, 2019, as the Day of ...
- H.Res. 586: Supporting the designation of September 2019 as “National Recovery Month”.
- H.R. 4073: Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act
- H.R. 3591: Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2019
- H.R. 3489: Higher Education Mental Health Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2019, Trone missed 16 of 667 roll call votes, which is 2.4%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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 David Trone for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
