Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Thompson 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). Thompson is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Thompson for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Glenn Thompson sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Thompson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (27%) Health (23%) Agriculture and Food (17%) Armed Forces and National Security (13%) Social Welfare (7%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Thompson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Con.Res. 144: Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the American Tree Farm System.
- H.R. 5587: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
- H.R. 3881: Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2016
- H.Res. 349: Supporting the goals and ideals of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
- H.Con.Res. 56: Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters ...
- H.R. 2407: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015
- H.R. 2394: National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2015
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Voting Record
From Jan 2009 to Sep 2016, Thompson missed 53 of 5,724 roll call votes, which is 0.9%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 24 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:
- 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