Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Fortenberry 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). Fortenberry is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Fortenberry for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Jeff Fortenberry sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Fortenberry sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (22%) Health (15%) Taxation (15%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (15%) Agriculture and Food (11%) Housing and Community Development (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Fortenberry’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Con.Res. 152: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States and the international community ...
- H.R. 4506: Know Before You Go Act of 2016
- H.Con.Res. 75: Expressing the sense of Congress that the atrocities perpetrated by ISIL against religious ...
- H.R. 3248: VET Act of 2015
- H.R. 2661: National Discovery Trails Act of 2015
- H.R. 1494: Retirement Health Savings Act of 2015
- H.R. 1292: Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 2005 to Sep 2016, Fortenberry missed 250 of 8,814 roll call votes, which is 2.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 85 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