Chaffetz was the representative for Utah’s 3rd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2009 to 2017.
![Photo of Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT3, 2009-2017]](/static/legislator-photos/412270-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Chaffetz 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Chaffetz sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Chaffetz was the primary sponsor of 8 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 1387 (115th): SOAR Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 6302 (114th): Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016
- H.R. 6450 (114th): Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016
- H.R. 5790 (114th): Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016
- H.R. 255 (113th): To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 251 (113th): South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
- H.R. 254 (113th): Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act
Does 8 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
Chaffetz sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (32%) Crime and Law Enforcement (20%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (15%) Taxation (10%) International Affairs (7%) Immigration (7%) Armed Forces and National Security (4%) Economics and Public Finance (4%)
Recent Bills
Some of Chaffetz’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1694 (115th): Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017
- H.Res. 222: Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as “National Day of Awareness ...
- H.J.Res. 87: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, ...
- H.R. 1387 (115th): SOAR Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 1061: Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017
- H.R. 1062: GPS Act
- H.Res. 117: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Jun 2017, Chaffetz missed 243 of 6,134 roll call votes, which is 4.0%. This is worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jun 2017. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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
