Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Zeldin 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). Zeldin is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Zeldin for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Lee Zeldin sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
- Member, Subcommittee on The Middle East and North Africa
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Zeldin sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (36%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (27%) International Affairs (18%) Education (18%)
Recent Bills
Some of Zeldin’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4513: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and ...
- H.R. 4314: Counterterrorism Screening and Assistance Act of 2016
- H.R. 4237: Protect America Act of 2015
- H.R. 3695: ExCEL Act of 2015
- H.R. 3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the ...
- H.R. 3070: EEZ Transit Zone Clarification and Access Act
- H.R. 2803: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure State ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 2015 to Sep 2016, Zeldin missed 4 of 1,261 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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