Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills McCaul 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). McCaul is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for McCaul for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Michael McCaul sits on the following committees:
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Chairman,
House Committee on Homeland Security
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency
- Ex Officio, Subcommittee on Transportation Security
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on The Western Hemisphere
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House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Space
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
McCaul sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (33%) Emergency Management (17%) Government Operations and Politics (13%) Immigration (10%) Health (10%) Crime and Law Enforcement (6%) Science, Technology, Communications (6%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (4%)
Recent Bills
Some of McCaul’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Con.Res. 159: Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the 1988 massacre ...
- H.R. 5924: To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the Sinai ...
- H.R. 5858: RACE for Children Act
- H.R. 5859: Community Counterterrorism Preparedness Act
- H.R. 5697: Taking Responsibility Using Secured Technologies Act of 2016
- H.R. 5471: Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act
- H.R. 5390: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency Act of 2016
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2005 to Sep 2016, McCaul missed 192 of 8,814 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 3 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