Lazio was the representative for New York’s 2nd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1993 to 2000.
![Photo of Rep. Rick Lazio [R-NY2, 1993-2000]](/static/legislator-photos/400594-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Lazio is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2000 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Lazio sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 1995 to Dec 15, 2000. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Lazio was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 2442 (106th): Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act
- H.R. 4681 (106th): To provide for the adjustment of status of certain Syrian nationals.
- H.R. 5193 (106th): FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act of 2000
- H.R. 1180 (106th): Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
- H.R. 2401 (106th): U.S. Holocaust Assets Commission Extension Act
- H.R. 3219 (104th): Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
Does 6 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
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
Lazio sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (18%) Economics and Public Finance (16%) Housing and Community Development (12%) Law (12%) Social Welfare (11%) Finance and Financial Sector (11%) Commerce (10%) Health (10%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Lazio recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Con.Res. 424 (106th): Providing for corrections in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4461.
- H.Con.Res. 418 (106th): Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the current level of violence …
- H.R. 5274 (106th): Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act
- H.R. 5267 (106th): To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 Federal Plaza in …
- H.R. 5193 (106th): FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act of 2000
- H.R. 4920 (106th): Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000
- H.R. 4861 (106th): Clean Power Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1993 to Dec 2000, Lazio missed 255 of 4,863 roll call votes, which is 5.2%. This is worse than the median of 3.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2000. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
