Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Frankel 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). Frankel is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Frankel for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Lois Frankel sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
- Member, Subcommittee on The Middle East and North Africa
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
- Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Frankel sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (23%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (15%) Immigration (15%) Health (15%) Transportation and Public Works (15%) Education (15%)
Recent Bills
Some of Frankel’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5267: Fighting Medicare Fraud Act of 2016
- H.R. 5006: Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2016
- H.R. 4864: Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act
- H.R. 4526: Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2016
- H.R. 4065: To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for a deferral of ...
- H.R. 3344: Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Act
- H.Con.Res. 53: Honoring American veterans disabled for life.
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Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, Frankel missed 62 of 2,463 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 2 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