![Photo of Rep. Kyrsten Sinema [D-AZ9]](/data/photos/412509-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Sinema.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Sinema has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her 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). Sinema is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Kyrsten Sinema sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment
- Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Sinema sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (33%) Immigration (17%) Finance and Financial Sector (17%) Education (13%) Taxation (13%) Government Operations and Politics (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Sinema’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2864: Improving Access to Capital Act
- H.R. 2577: Jobs in America Act
- H.R. 2220: Military Pay Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 1959: Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act
- H.R. 1645: Fostering Innovation Act of 2017
- H.R. 1601: Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act
- H.R. 1484: Social Worker Safety Act of 2017
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Sinema’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| No |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
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. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2596: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Jun 16, 2015. Passed 247/178.
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (IAA), H.R. 2596, was passed by the House on June 16. The IAA would authorize funding for intelligence-related agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was passed ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
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 the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Yea |
H.J.Res. 35: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
Feb 27, 2015. Failed 203/224.
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| Yea |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
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 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
|
| Yea |
H.J.Res. 71 (113th): District of Columbia Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Oct 1, 2013. Failed 265/163.
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| Aye |
H.R. 1947 (113th): Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013
Jun 20, 2013. Failed 195/234.
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| Nay |
H.R. 592 (113th): Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013
Feb 13, 2013. Passed 354/72.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jun 2017, Sinema missed 121 of 2,844 roll call votes, which is 4.3%. This is much worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 32 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills