![Photo of Rep. George Holding [R-NC2]](/data/photos/412553-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Holding.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Holding has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Holding is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
George Holding sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Ways and Means
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight
- Member, Subcommittee on Tax Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on Trade
Enacted Legislation
Holding was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1295 (114th): Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015
- H.R. 2922 (113th): To extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds.
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
Holding sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (35%) International Affairs (17%) Health (17%) Crime and Law Enforcement (13%) Government Operations and Politics (9%) Law (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Holding’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2293: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax ...
- H.R. 2241: Commuter Access Reform Act
- H.Res. 297: Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as “National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness ...
- H.Res. 199: Recognizing the self determination of Gibraltar to determine its status as a British ...
- H.R. 1150: Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2017
- H.R. 6370 (114th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the ...
- H.R. 5296 (114th): CI Realignment Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Holding’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017
Sep 28, 2016. Passed 342/85.
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| Nay |
S. 1177: Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
Dec 2, 2015. Passed 359/64.
The Every Child Achieves Act is a bipartisan educational policy reform bill that would expand state responsibility over schools, provide grants to charter schools, and reduce the federal test-based accountability system of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The bill was referred to the ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 212: Drinking Water Protection Act
Feb 24, 2015. Passed 375/37.
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| Nay |
H.R. 5699 (113th): John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 361/39.
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| Yea |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| Nay |
S. 1603 (113th): Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act
Sep 16, 2014. Passed 359/64.
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| Nay |
H.R. 4152 (113th): Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014
Apr 1, 2014. Passed 378/34.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jul 2017, Holding missed 32 of 2,935 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 13 explanations for these missed votes. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills