Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Langevin 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). Langevin is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Langevin for more statistics.
Committee Membership
James “Jim” Langevin sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Langevin sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (19%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) Health (14%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Education (11%) Science, Technology, Communications (11%) Families (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Langevin’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6058: Offshore WIND Act
- H.R. 5843: United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016
- H.R. 5364: All Kids Matter Act
- H.Res. 727: Supporting the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity.
- H.R. 4911: Drone Operator Safety Act
- H.R. 4356: Crackdown on Deadbeat Gun Dealers Act of 2016
- H.R. 3975: Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act of 2015
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Voting Record
From Jan 2001 to Sep 2016, Langevin missed 178 of 11,031 roll call votes, which is 1.6%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 31 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