![Photo of Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL2]](/data/photos/412691-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for Dunn.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Dunn 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 Dunn has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Neal Dunn sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Chair, Subcommittee on Health
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Enacted Legislation
Dunn 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
Dunn sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (46%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (23%) Taxation (15%) Science, Technology, Communications (15%)
Recent Bills
Some of Dunn’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7166: Hurricane Michael Tax Relief Act
- H.R. 7119: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the ...
- H.R. 6386: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with other appropriate entities, to ...
- H.R. 5787: Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2018
- H.R. 5379: Growing American Food Exports Act of 2018
- H.R. 4323: Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
- H.R. 4091: To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Dunn’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61.
H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ... |
| 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 ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ...
Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188.
Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Dec 2018, Dunn missed 23 of 1,145 roll call votes, which is 2.0%. This is on par with 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
- Office of Neal Dunn for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
