Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Kelly has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her 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). Kelly is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Kelly for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Robin Kelly sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
- Member, Subcommittee on The Western Hemisphere
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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Information Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on National Security
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Kelly sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (35%) Health (23%) Commerce (12%) Education (12%) Taxation (12%) Social Welfare (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Kelly’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5671: Urban Progress Act of 2016
- H.R. 5475: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2016
- H.Res. 753: Expressing support for the designation of June 2, 2016, as “National Gun Violence ...
- H.R. 4110: To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study the feasibility ...
- H.R. 3872: Safe Streets and Representative Police Forces Act of 2015
- H.R. 3790: DISTANCE Act
- H.R. 3076: Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2015
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Voting Record
From Apr 2013 to Sep 2016, Kelly missed 129 of 2,366 roll call votes, which is 5.5%. This is much worse than the median of 2.3% 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:
- 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