Frankel is the representative for Florida’s 21st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2017. Frankel is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
She was previously the representative for Florida’s 22nd congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2016.
![Photo of Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL21]](/static/legislator-photos/412529-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Frankel 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 Frankel has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 15, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Frankel was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Frankel sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (39%) Health (13%) Immigration (10%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (10%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (10%) Education (6%) Labor and Employment (6%) Commerce (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Frankel’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 1207 (116th): Commemorating 20 years since the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution ...
- H.R. 8380: To obtain and direct the placement in the United States Capitol or on ...
- H.R. 6935: Protecting the Health of America’s Older Adults During COVID–19 and Beyond Act
- H.Res. 688: Recognizing 25 years since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) ...
- H.R. 4744: THUG Act
- H.R. 3881: Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019
- H.R. 3804: Athletics Fair Pay Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jan 2021, Frankel missed 191 of 4,710 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.0% 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
