Jeff Fortenberry, Representative for Nebraska's 1st Congressional District

Fortenberry is the representative for Nebraska’s 1^st congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 4, 2005. Fortenberry is next up for reelection in 2020.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Fortenberry.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Fortenberry 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Fortenberry has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Aug 23, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

NumbersUSA: 87% United States Chamber of Commerce: 82% Americans for Prosperity: 80% FreedomWorks: 74% The Club for Growth: 41% League of Conservation Voters: 20% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: D American Civil Liberties Union: 7% Human Rights Campaign: 0% NIAC Action: F Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 0%

Committee Membership

Jeff Fortenberry sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs

Enacted Legislation

Fortenberry was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:

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Does 4 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Fortenberry sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Public Lands and Natural Resources (22%) Health (20%) International Affairs (20%) Taxation (12%) Agriculture and Food (10%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%) Finance and Financial Sector (5%) Education (5%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Fortenberry voted Nay

H.R. 1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019

Passed 365/65 on Jul 10, 2019.

Fortenberry voted Yea

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of ...

Fortenberry voted Yea

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December ...

Fortenberry voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Fortenberry voted Nay

H.R. 3448 (113th): Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014

Passed 412/4 on Feb 11, 2014.

Fortenberry voted Nay

H.R. 2362 (112th): Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011

Failed 222/160 on Jul 23, 2012.

Fortenberry voted Nay

H.Res. 501 (112th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding any final measure to extend the payroll tax ...

Passed 226/185 on Dec 20, 2011.

Fortenberry voted No

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack ...

Fortenberry voted Yea

H.R. 4823 (111th): Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area Act of 2010

Failed 258/160 on Sep 23, 2010.

Fortenberry voted Yea

H.R. 324 (111th): Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act

Failed 249/145 on Sep 8, 2009.

Fortenberry voted Aye

H.R. 1752 (111th): To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may ...

Failed 282/144 on Jul 30, 2009.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2005 to Jul 2019, Fortenberry missed 287 of 10,604 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% 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.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2005 Jan-Mar	90	1	1.1%	17^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	3	2.1%	56^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	6	3.7%	59^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	61^st
2006 Apr-Jun	276	1	0.4%	11^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	4	2.5%	56^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	2	0.9%	38^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	8	2.0%	59^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	12	3.8%	78^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	5	1.9%	32^nd
2008 Jan-Mar	149	20	13.4%	91^st
2008 Apr-Jun	321	9	2.8%	48^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	7	3.4%	60^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	17	5.6%	83^rd
2009 Jul-Sep	268	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	24	12.3%	94^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	11	5.0%	71^st
2010 Jul-Sep	151	3	2.0%	49^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	7	2.5%	71^st
2011 Jul-Sep	247	4	1.6%	53^rd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	6	2.9%	59^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	6	4.0%	72^nd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	24	8.0%	85^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	2	1.3%	46^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	6	11.8%	85^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	14	15.7%	95^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	1	0.5%	25^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	10	6.8%	84^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	10	4.6%	76^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	3	2.0%	59^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	3	6.1%	84^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	6	4.2%	73^rd
2015 Apr-Jun	244	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	5	3.6%	75^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	4	2.3%	70^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	3	2.2%	43^rd
2016 Apr-Jun	204	1	0.5%	19^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	7	3.4%	74^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	6	3.0%	82^nd
2017 Oct-Dec	167	6	3.6%	72^nd
2018 Jan-Mar	129	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	10	5.4%	77^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	1	1.2%	33^rd
2019 Jan-Mar	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	4	1.4%	54^th
2019 Jul-Jul	84	3	3.6%	86^th

Primary Sources

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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

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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