Kurt Schrader, Representative for Oregon's 5th Congressional District

Schrader is the representative for Oregon’s 5^th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 6, 2009. Schrader is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2020 Report Card for Schrader.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Schrader 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 Schrader has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 7, 2021. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% Human Rights Campaign: 97% United States Chamber of Commerce: 83% League of Conservation Voters: 72% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B The Club for Growth: 15%

Committee Membership

Kurt Schrader sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Communications and Technology, Energy, Health subcommittees

Enacted Legislation

Schrader 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

Schrader sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (51%) Government Operations and Politics (17%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (7%) International Affairs (7%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Schrader voted Nay

H.R. 2547: Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act

Passed 215/207 on May 13, 2021.

Schrader voted Nay

H.Res. 826: Expressing disapproval of the Trump administration’s harmful actions towards Medicaid.

Passed 223/190 on Feb 6, 2020.

Schrader voted Aye

H.Res. 595: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2936) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 …

Passed 232/184 on Nov 1, 2017.

Schrader voted No

S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, …

Passed 360/61 on Dec 8, 2016.

The WIIN (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation) Act was a 277-page bill dealing with federal water policies, particularly for drought-stricken areas. It’s so complex …

Schrader voted Aye

H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act

Passed 218/208 on Jun 18, 2015.

This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. …

Schrader 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 …

Schrader voted Nay

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 …

Schrader voted No

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

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Schrader voted Aye

H.R. 1947 (113th): Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

Failed 195/234 on Jun 20, 2013.

Schrader voted Nay

H.R. 2244 (112th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, …

Passed 418/1 on Jul 29, 2011.

Schrader voted Aye

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 …

Missed Votes

From Jan 2009 to Dec 2021, Schrader missed 290 of 8,366 roll call votes, which is 3.5%. This is worse 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.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2009 Jan-Mar	174	1	0.6%	20^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	8	2.6%	60^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	33	12.3%	96^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	8	3.3%	56^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	19	9.7%	89^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	10	4.6%	65^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	14	9.3%	91^st
2010 Nov-Dec	99	9	9.1%	77^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	2	0.9%	42^nd
2011 Apr-Jun	281	4	1.4%	51^st
2011 Jul-Sep	247	32	13.0%	95^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	9	4.3%	70^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	5	3.3%	68^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	6	2.0%	55^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	5	3.3%	72^nd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	3	3.4%	62^nd
2013 Apr-Jun	215	2	0.9%	36^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	4	2.0%	59^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	1	0.7%	29^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	1	0.7%	23^rd
2014 Apr-Jun	219	2	0.9%	36^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	2	1.4%	46^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	10	20.4%	96^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	4	2.8%	58^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	4	1.6%	57^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	4	2.9%	71^st
2015 Oct-Dec	177	8	4.5%	83^rd
2016 Jan-Mar	137	2	1.5%	30^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	7	3.4%	64^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	17	7.3%	92^nd
2016 Nov-Dec	48	4	8.3%	91^st
2017 Jan-Mar	185	3	1.6%	61^st
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	5	2.5%	76^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	2	1.2%	41^st
2018 Jan-Mar	129	2	1.6%	37^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	4	2.2%	48^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	1	1.0%	42^nd
2018 Nov-Dec	85	3	3.5%	68^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	6	4.4%	81^st
2019 Apr-Jun	294	9	3.1%	77^th
2019 Jul-Sep	125	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	2	1.4%	51^st
2020 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	2	6.5%	84^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	1	1.2%	53^rd
2020 Oct-Dec	40	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	97	2	2.1%	64^th
2021 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jul-Sep	108	5	4.6%	89^th
2021 Oct-Dec	123	3	2.4%	74^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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