Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Hudson 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). Hudson is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Hudson for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Richard Hudson sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Hudson sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Labor and Employment (18%) Government Operations and Politics (18%) Transportation and Public Works (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Taxation (12%) Native Americans (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Hudson’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5262: Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016
- H.R. 4749: NC OFFSHORE Act
- H.R. 4365: Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016
- H.R. 3999: American SAFE Act of 2015
- H.R. 3923: To provide for a report that develops recommended United States energy security valuation ...
- H.R. 986: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2015
- H.R. 186: Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, Hudson missed 119 of 2,463 roll call votes, which is 4.8%. This is much worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 17 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