Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Fudge 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). Fudge is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Fudge for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Marcia Fudge sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Fudge sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (38%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (30%) Health (19%) Agriculture and Food (8%) Government Operations and Politics (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Fudge’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 888: Expressing support for designation of September as “National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month”.
- H.R. 6143: To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the ...
- H.Con.Res. 153: Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as “National ...
- H.R. 5738: Stronger Together School Diversity Act of 2016
- H.R. 4661: Parent PLUS Loan Improvement Act of 2016
- H.R. 4542: Low Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2016
- H.Res. 427: Honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Congressman Louis Stokes.
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Voting Record
From Dec 2008 to Sep 2016, Fudge missed 193 of 5,733 roll call votes, which is 3.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 6 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