![Photo of Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers [R-KY5]](/data/photos/400340-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Rogers.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Rogers 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). Rogers is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Harold “Hal” Rogers sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Chair, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Defense
Enacted Legislation
Rogers was the primary sponsor of 31 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.J.Res. 78 (114th): Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 240 (114th): Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015
- H.J.Res. 131 (113th): Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 130 (113th): Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
- H.R. 3230 (113th): Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014
- H.R. 4152 (113th): Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014
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
Rogers sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Economics and Public Finance (59%) Health (14%) Education (9%) Energy (9%) Emergency Management (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Rogers’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1731: RECLAIM Act of 2017
- H.Con.Res. 139 (114th): Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 2577.
- H.R. 5243 (114th): Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016
- H.R. 4456 (114th): RECLAIM Act of 2016
- H.J.Res. 78 (114th): Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 75 (114th): Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 35 (114th): Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Rogers’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| 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 ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| No |
H.R. 3521 (112th): Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2012
Feb 8, 2012. Passed 254/173.
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| Aye |
H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 1575 (111th): End Government Reimbursement of Excessive Executive Disbursements (End GREED) Act
Apr 1, 2009. Failed 223/196.
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| Yea |
S. 328 (111th): DTV Delay Act
Jan 28, 2009. Failed 258/168.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 1981 to Jul 2017, Rogers missed 468 of 21,749 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 2 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
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills