Schrader is the representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 6, 2009. Schrader is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR5]](/static/legislator-photos/412315-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 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 liberal–conservative 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 6, 2015 to May 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Kurt Schrader sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Schrader was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 937: Right Rebate Act of 2019
- H.R. 3212 (114th): To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3211 (114th): To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
- H.R. 1528 (113th): Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014
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 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Schrader sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (36%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Armed Forces and National Security (13%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (10%) Native Americans (8%) International Affairs (8%) Education (5%) Economics and Public Finance (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Schrader’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6134: VET MED Act
- H.R. 5882: GENE Therapy Payment Act
- H.Res. 794: Supporting the designation of January 2020 as “National One Health Awareness Month” to ...
- H.R. 5304: PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act
- H.R. 5054: US Navy SEAL SCPO Tyrone Snowden Woods Ceremony Invitee Act of 2019
- H.R. 4888: To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4455: BIOSIM Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to May 2020, Schrader missed 277 of 7,793 roll call votes, which is 3.6%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% 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
