Duncan is the representative for South Carolina’s 3rd congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 5, 2011. Duncan is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.
![Photo of Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC3]](/static/legislator-photos/412472-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Duncan.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Duncan is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives 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 Duncan has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Sep 18, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Jeff Duncan sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Duncan was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Duncan sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (26%) Immigration (22%) International Affairs (19%) Health (11%) Energy (7%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%) Taxation (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Duncan’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7817: Modernize Nuclear Reactor Environmental Reviews Act
- H.R. 7698: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 ...
- H.R. 7697: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 ...
- H.R. 7421: Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act
- H.R. 7400: Protecting American Energy Production Act
- H.R. 6969: TELL Act
- H.R. 6657: WUHAN Rescissions Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Sep 2020, Duncan missed 166 of 6,241 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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
