![Photo of Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI8]](/data/photos/412731-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for Gallagher.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Gallagher 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Gallagher has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Mike Gallagher sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Readiness
- Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
- Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection
Enacted Legislation
Gallagher was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
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
Gallagher sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (50%) Health (50%)
Recent Bills
Some of Gallagher’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4569: Counterterrorism Information Sharing Improvement Act of 2017
- H.R. 4552: Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017
- H.R. 3342: Sanctioning Hizballah’s Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
- H.Res. 443: Recognizing the importance and effectiveness of trauma-informed care.
- H.R. 2453: DHS Intelligence Rotational Assignment Program Act of 2017
- H.R. 2165: TSA Misconduct Accountability Act of 2017
- H.R. 1935: Congressional Pension Reform Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Gallagher’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
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| Nay |
H.Res. 569: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017
Oct 12, 2017. Passed 353/69.
This resolution rewrote the text of H.R. 2266 to be the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017, and sent the new text of H.R. 2266 back to the Senate for approval. The text of the bill can be found in this resolution. |
| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Jun 2018, Gallagher missed 8 of 998 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. 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:
- @unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Wikipedia entry on Mike Gallagher for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills
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