Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Schrader 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). Schrader is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Schrader for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Kurt Schrader sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Schrader sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Native Americans (27%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Health (12%) Taxation (8%) Labor and Employment (8%) Economics and Public Finance (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Schrader’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5813: Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act
- H.Res. 700: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Cascade Head Preserve, an Oregon natural icon.
- H.R. 4784: Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act
- H.R. 3915: US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2015
- H.R. 3211: To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of ...
- H.R. 3212: To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for ...
- H.R. 2558: Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards During Military Service and Health Care for ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 2009 to Sep 2016, Schrader missed 234 of 5,724 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 30 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