Rep. Gerald Connolly

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 Report Card for Connolly.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Connolly 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 ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Connolly has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 23, 2023. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Gerald Connolly sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
• House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
• House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government

Enacted Legislation

Connolly was the primary sponsor of 9 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

• H.R. 2617 (117th): Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
• H.R. 521 (117th): First Responder Fair RETIRE Act
• H.R. 8956 (117th): FedRAMP Authorization Act
• H.R. 2278 (117th): To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 7448 (116th): Telework for U.S. Innovation Act
• H.R. 3243 (115th): FITARA Enhancement Act of 2017
• H.R. 1531 (114th): Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act

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Does 9 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Connolly sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Government Operations and Politics (65%) International Affairs (19%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Connolly recently introduced the following legislation:

• H.R. 1573: To require the Secretary of Education to accept certain documentation from the Department …
• H.R. 1487: To amend title 5, United States Code, to reaffirm the role of the …
• H.R. 1235: Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act
• H.R. 1176: Taiwan International Solidarity Act
• H.R. 1002: Saving the Civil Service Act
• H.R. 1001: Military and Veteran Caregiver Student Loan Relief Act of 2023
• H.R. 867: National Commission on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters Building Act of …

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2009 to Mar 2023, Connolly missed 70 of 9,114 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. This is better than the median of 1.5% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.

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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