Amash was the representative for Michigan’s 3rd congressional district and was most recently a Libertarian (2020-2020) and previously a Republican (2011-2019) and an Independent (2019-2020). He served from 2011 to 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Justin Amash [L-MI3, 2011-2020]](/static/legislator-photos/412438-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Amash.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Amash is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 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 Amash sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Amash 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
Amash sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (15%) International Affairs (15%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Immigration (12%) Transportation and Public Works (12%) Economics and Public Finance (12%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Amash’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 9041: To amend the National Emergencies Act to provide for a sunset of a ...
- H.R. 9040: To protect aliens seeking asylum in the United States, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 9039: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to operate alternatives to detention programs, ...
- H.J.Res. 109 (116th): Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.J.Res. 108 (116th): Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 9026 (116th): FISA Oversight Correction Act
- H.R. 9025 (116th): Intelligence Community Congressional Whistleblowing Improvement Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2020, Amash missed 1 of 6,299 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. 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
- Office of Justin Amash for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
