Moolenaar is the representative for Michigan’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Moolenaar is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI4]](/static/legislator-photos/412634-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Moolenaar.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Moolenaar 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 Moolenaar has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Nov 26, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
John Moolenaar sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Moolenaar 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
Moolenaar sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (36%) Government Operations and Politics (36%) Transportation and Public Works (14%) Native Americans (14%)
Recent Bills
Some of Moolenaar’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5811: No Vaccine Mandate Act
- H.R. 5755: Veterans Patient Advocacy Act
- H.Res. 640: Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 11 through September …
- H.R. 4968: Stop COVID Bonuses for Elected Officials Act
- H.R. 4839: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021
- H.R. 3349: Rural Disaster Support and Relief Act
- H.Res. 383: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the National Association of Chemical Distributors.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Nov 2021, Moolenaar missed 23 of 3,875 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.1% 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
