Rep. Jason Chaffetz

Sponsorship Analysis

Chaffetz is a far-right Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Chaffetz’s bills have had a total of 120 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

Use this chart to compare Chaffetz to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Jason Chaffetz sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
  • Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements
• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
  • Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
• House Committee on the Judiciary
  • Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
  • Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations

Bills Sponsored

Some of Chaffetz’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 4301: Restoration of America’s Wire Act
• H.R. 3965: PRO Sports Act
• H.R. 3463: Border Patrol Pay Reform Act of 2013
• H.R. 2985: Combination Drug Development Incentive Act of 2013
• H.R. 2984: Bureau of Corrections Renaming Act of 2013
• H.R. 2912: Afghanistan Suspension and Debarment Reform Act
• H.R. 2656: Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013

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Voting Record

From Jan 2009 to Jul 2014, Chaffetz missed 144 of 4,279 roll call votes, which is 3.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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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
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills