Rep. Gregg Harper

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Harper.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Harper is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 Harper sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Harper was the primary sponsor of 12 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

• H.R. 6160 (115th): To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of the authority to issue regulations regarding certifications and other criteria applicable to legislative branch employees …
• H.R. 7120 (115th): To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend through 2023 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the …
• H.R. 4924 (115th): Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
• H.R. 3759 (115th): RAISE Family Caregivers Act
• H.R. 4822 (115th): Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 Reform Act
• H.R. 3387 (115th): Drinking Water System Improvement Act of 2017
• H.R. 1228 (115th): To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for …

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Does 12 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

Harper sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (38%) Government Operations and Politics (21%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (14%) Environmental Protection (10%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (10%) Labor and Employment (7%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Harper recently introduced the following legislation:

• H.R. 7120 (115th): To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend through …
• H.R. 6160 (115th): To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the sources of …
• H.Con.Res. 118 (115th): Authorizing the printing of “United States Capitol Grounds: Landscape Architect Frederick Law …
• H.R. 5594 (115th): Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2018
• H.R. 5299 (115th): Okhissa Lake Rural Economic Development Land Conveyance Act
• H.R. 5305 (115th): FDLP Modernization Act of 2018
• H.R. 5030 (115th): Small and Rural Community Clean Water Technical Assistance Act

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2009 to Dec 2018, Harper missed 129 of 7,000 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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