Simmons was the representative for Connecticut’s 2nd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2001 to 2006.
![Photo of Rep. Robert “Rob” Simmons [R-CT2, 2001-2006]](/static/legislator-photos/400375-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Simmons is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2006 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 Simmons sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2001 to Dec 8, 2006. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Simmons was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5160 (109th): Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006
- H.R. 3963 (109th): To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound.
- H.R. 182 (107th): Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001
Does 3 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
Simmons sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (19%) Economics and Public Finance (16%) Armed Forces and National Security (13%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (12%) Science, Technology, Communications (10%) Law (9%) Health (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Simmons’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6018 (109th): To provide temporary duty reductions for certain cotton fabrics, and for other ...
- H.R. 6017 (109th): War on Terror Wounded Heroes’ Bill of Rights Act
- H.R. 5885 (109th): Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act
- H.R. 5752 (109th): Mentoring Matches for Youth Act of 2006
- H.Con.Res. 444 (109th): Extending the appreciation of Congress and the Nation to the Department of ...
- H.R. 5160 (109th): Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006
- H.Res. 768 (109th): Congratulating Geno Auriemma, the University of Connecticut women’s basketball head coach, upon ...
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 2001 to Dec 2006, Simmons missed 102 of 3,431 roll call votes, which is 3.0%. This is on par with the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2006. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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
