![Photo of Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK3]](/static/legislator-photos/400247-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Lucas.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Lucas 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 Lucas has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 6, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Frank Lucas sits on the following committees:
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Ranking Member,
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Energy
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Environment
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Research and Technology
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions
- Member, Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion
- Member, Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy
Enacted Legislation
Lucas was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 353: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
- H.R. 2642 (113th): Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
- H.R. 1930 (109th): To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987 to reauthorize State mediation programs.
- H.R. 2912 (108th): To reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government.
- H.R. 4259 (106th): American Buffalo Coin Commemorative Coin Act of 2000
- H.R. 1609 (106th): To amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.
- H.R. 1849 (105th): Oklahoma City National Memorial Act of 1997
Does 7 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
Lucas sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Science, Technology, Communications (45%) Finance and Financial Sector (36%) Environmental Protection (18%)
Recent Bills
Some of Lucas’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4979: Rural STEM Education Act
- H.R. 3915: ARPA-E Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019
- H.R. 5906: ARPA-E Act of 2018
- H.R. 4753: Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act
- H.R. 3915: State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2017
- H.R. 1431: EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 353: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From May 1994 to Dec 2019, Lucas missed 475 of 17,040 roll call votes, which is 2.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
