Jenkins was the representative for West Virginia’s 3rd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV3, 2015-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412663-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for Jenkins.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Jenkins is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Jenkins sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Jenkins was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 3663 (115th): To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center.
- H.J.Res. 11 (115th): Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.
- H.R. 4978 (114th): NAS Healthy Babies Act
Does 3 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
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 at least about half 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
Jenkins sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (38%) Environmental Protection (19%) Labor and Employment (14%) Taxation (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Crime and Law Enforcement (10%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Jenkins recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6004 (115th): CRIB Act
- H.R. 5562 (115th): Protecting NAS Babies Act
- H.R. 4090 (115th): Fentanyl and Heroin Task Force Act
- H.R. 3663 (115th): To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in …
- H.R. 3117 (115th): Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2017
- H.R. 2501 (115th): CRIB Act
- H.R. 1976 (115th): Protecting the Second Amendment Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Sep 2018, Jenkins missed 110 of 2,450 roll call votes, which is 4.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Sep 2018. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
