Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Connolly 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). Connolly is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Connolly for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Gerald Connolly sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
- Member, Subcommittee on The Middle East and North Africa
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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations
- Member, Subcommittee on Information Technology
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Connolly sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (56%) Taxation (13%) International Affairs (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (6%) Health (6%) Law (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Connolly’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4906: To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees ...
- H.R. 4729: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act
- H.R. 4585: FAIR Act
- H.R. 3741: Commission to Verify Iranian Nuclear Compliance Act
- H.R. 2827: Competitive Service Act of 2015
- H.R. 2059: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Edwin Cole “Ed” Bearss, in recognition ...
- H.R. 1531: Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2009 to Sep 2016, Connolly missed 48 of 5,724 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills