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Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Inhofe.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Inhofe is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the Senate in 2022 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 Inhofe sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 22, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Inhofe was the primary sponsor of 31 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 1790 (116th): National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- S. 3043 (116th): Promoting Aviation Regulations for Technical Training (PARTT) 147 Act of 2019
- S. 2840 (116th): Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- S. 2731 (116th): Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- S. 3661 (115th): 75th Anniversary of World War II Commemoration Act
- S. 1266 (115th): Enhancing Veteran Care Act
- S. 1860 (115th): PARs Act
Does 31 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 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Inhofe sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Transportation and Public Works (31%) Armed Forces and National Security (16%) Immigration (15%) International Affairs (10%) Taxation (8%) Health (8%) Government Operations and Politics (7%) Crime and Law Enforcement (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Inhofe recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 5170 (117th): Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act
- S.Res. 700 (117th): A resolution congratulating the University of Oklahoma Sooners softball team for winning …
- S. 4370 (117th): Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2022
- S.Res. 641 (117th): A resolution designating the week of May 15 through May 21, 2022, …
- S. 3971 (117th): A bill to amend the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to …
- S. 3917 (117th): Protecting Medicaid Beneficiaries Act of 2022
- S. 3497 (117th): Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2022
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
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Missed Votes
From Dec 1994 to Dec 2022, Inhofe missed 446 of 9,423 roll call votes, which is 4.7%. This is worse than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Dec 2022. 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.
Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
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1987 Jan-Mar (House) | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | 82nd |
1987 Apr-Jun (House) | 187 | 6 | 3.2% | 50th |
1987 Jul-Sep (House) | 95 | 2 | 2.1% | 44th |
1987 Oct-Dec (House) | 167 | 14 | 8.4% | 78th |
1988 Feb-Mar (House) | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | 56th |
1988 Apr-Jun (House) | 161 | 7 | 4.3% | 67th |
1988 Jul-Sep (House) | 152 | 2 | 1.3% | 22nd |
1988 Oct-Oct (House) | 89 | 7 | 7.9% | 78th |
1989 Jan-Mar (House) | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1989 Apr-Jun (House) | 105 | 5 | 4.8% | 60th |
1989 Jul-Sep (House) | 128 | 1 | 0.8% | 15th |
1989 Oct-Nov (House) | 121 | 6 | 5.0% | 65th |
1990 Jan-Mar (House) | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 35th |
1990 Apr-Jun (House) | 150 | 7 | 4.7% | 75th |
1990 Jul-Sep (House) | 183 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1990 Oct-Oct (House) | 143 | 2 | 1.4% | 40th |
1991 Jan-Mar (House) | 62 | 1 | 1.6% | 33rd |
1991 Apr-Jun (House) | 139 | 3 | 2.2% | 42nd |
1991 Jul-Sep (House) | 81 | 7 | 8.6% | 88th |
1991 Oct-Nov (House) | 162 | 2 | 1.2% | 21st |
1992 Jan-Mar (House) | 66 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1992 Apr-Jun (House) | 185 | 14 | 7.6% | 83rd |
1992 Jul-Sep (House) | 196 | 1 | 0.5% | 17th |
1992 Oct-Oct (House) | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | 46th |
1993 Jan-Mar (House) | 127 | 5 | 3.9% | 65th |
1993 Apr-Jun (House) | 190 | 13 | 6.8% | 62nd |
1993 Jul-Sep (House) | 164 | 3 | 1.8% | 62nd |
1993 Oct-Nov (House) | 134 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1994 Jan-Mar (House) | 95 | 2 | 2.1% | 36th |
1994 Apr-Jun (House) | 219 | 4 | 1.8% | 40th |
1994 Jul-Sep (House) | 142 | 45 | 31.7% | 98th |
1994 Oct-Nov (House) | 49 | 17 | 34.7% | 98th |
1994 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1995 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 125 | 6 | 4.8% | 71st |
1995 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 171 | 4 | 2.3% | 71st |
1995 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 184 | 5 | 2.7% | 71st |
1995 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 133 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1996 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 50th |
1996 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 122 | 4 | 3.3% | 88th |
1996 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 121 | 1 | 0.8% | 50th |
1996 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1997 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | 91st |
1997 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 125 | 1 | 0.8% | 64th |
1997 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 103 | 1 | 1.0% | 64th |
1997 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | 73rd |
1998 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 52 | 7 | 13.5% | 91st |
1998 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 131 | 7 | 5.3% | 91st |
1998 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 109 | 2 | 1.8% | 73rd |
1998 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
1999 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 81 | 2 | 2.5% | 77th |
1999 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 111 | 8 | 7.2% | 93rd |
1999 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 112 | 1 | 0.9% | 69th |
1999 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 70 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2000 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 51 | 1 | 2.0% | 77th |
2000 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 120 | 4 | 3.3% | 69th |
2000 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 89 | 5 | 5.6% | 77th |
2000 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 38 | 6 | 15.8% | 85th |
2001 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 63 | 2 | 3.2% | 81st |
2001 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 157 | 1 | 0.6% | 47th |
2001 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 68 | 9 | 13.2% | 94th |
2001 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 92 | 3 | 3.3% | 81st |
2002 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 59 | 8 | 13.6% | 94th |
2002 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 107 | 3 | 2.8% | 82nd |
2002 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2002 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2003 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 112 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2003 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 150 | 9 | 6.0% | 90th |
2003 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 108 | 4 | 3.7% | 84th |
2003 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 89 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2004 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 64 | 1 | 1.6% | 63rd |
2004 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 88 | 5 | 5.7% | 95th |
2004 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 42 | 2 | 4.8% | 84th |
2004 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 79th |
2005 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 81 | 4 | 4.9% | 95th |
2005 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 89 | 1 | 1.1% | 52nd |
2005 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 76 | 1 | 1.3% | 62nd |
2005 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 120 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2006 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 83 | 3 | 3.6% | 82nd |
2006 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 107 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2006 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 73 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2006 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | 86th |
2007 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 126 | 10 | 7.9% | 97th |
2007 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 112 | 2 | 1.8% | 73rd |
2007 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 119 | 4 | 3.4% | 83rd |
2007 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 85 | 2 | 2.4% | 67th |
2008 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 85 | 2 | 2.4% | 75th |
2008 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 77 | 10 | 13.0% | 97th |
2008 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 47 | 5 | 10.6% | 90th |
2008 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2009 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 118 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2009 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 96 | 1 | 1.0% | 46th |
2009 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | 97th |
2009 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 94 | 7 | 7.4% | 97th |
2010 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 108 | 5 | 4.6% | 95th |
2010 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 96 | 2 | 2.1% | 62nd |
2010 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | 62nd |
2010 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | 79th |
2011 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | 80th |
2011 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | 84th |
2011 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 49 | 6 | 12.2% | 90th |
2011 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 82 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2012 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 63 | 1 | 1.6% | 70th |
2012 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 109 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2012 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 28 | 9 | 32.1% | 98th |
2012 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 50 | 7 | 14.0% | 94th |
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress (Senate) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2013 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 92 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2013 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 76 | 9 | 11.8% | 97th |
2013 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 43 | 5 | 11.6% | 98th |
2013 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 80 | 27 | 33.8% | 98th |
2014 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 93 | 5 | 5.4% | 87th |
2014 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 123 | 1 | 0.8% | 25th |
2014 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2014 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 96 | 29 | 30.2% | 97th |
2015 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 135 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2015 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 85 | 1 | 1.2% | 49th |
2015 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | 58th |
2015 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 67 | 1 | 1.5% | 50th |
2016 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | 89th |
2016 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 79 | 1 | 1.3% | 50th |
2016 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | 89th |
2016 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2017 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 101 | 1 | 1.0% | 66th |
2017 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2017 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 53 | 3 | 5.7% | 90th |
2017 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 117 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2018 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 63 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2018 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 80 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2018 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 75 | 8 | 10.7% | 93rd |
2018 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 56 | 3 | 5.4% | 92nd |
2019 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 54 | 2 | 3.7% | 68th |
2019 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 135 | 5 | 3.7% | 71st |
2019 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 124 | 1 | 0.8% | 48th |
2019 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 115 | 1 | 0.9% | 46th |
2020 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 80 | 5 | 6.2% | 86th |
2020 May-Jun (Senate) | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | 54th |
2020 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 71 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2020 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 90 | 6 | 6.7% | 73rd |
2021 Jan-Jan 116th Congress (Senate) | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
2021 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 142 | 2 | 1.4% | 83rd |
2021 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 110 | 4 | 3.6% | 70th |
2021 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 150 | 33 | 22.0% | 98th |
2021 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 126 | 33 | 26.2% | 93rd |
2022 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 125 | 21 | 16.8% | 93rd |
2022 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 117 | 2 | 1.7% | 40th |
2022 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 110 | 1 | 0.9% | 27th |
2022 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 69 | 5 | 7.2% | 79th |
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
- 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
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
Pronunciation Guide
James “Jim” Inhofe is pronounced:
jaymz // in-HOF
The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:
letters as in |
j
jam
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ay
say
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m
man
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z
zebra
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letters as in |
i
pin
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n
not
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-
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H
hat
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O
top
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F
fun
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Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.