Frelinghuysen was the representative for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1995 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ11, 1995-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/400142-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Frelinghuysen.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Frelinghuysen is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 Frelinghuysen sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Frelinghuysen was the primary sponsor of 16 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.J.Res. 143: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1301: Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018
- H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for ...
- H.J.Res. 123: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4008: Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act of 2017
- H.R. 3672: Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017.
- H.J.Res. 99: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.
Does 16 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
Frelinghuysen sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Economics and Public Finance (50%) Armed Forces and National Security (23%) Emergency Management (18%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Frelinghuysen’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.J.Res. 143: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
- H.Con.Res. 116: Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1625.
- H.Con.Res. 104: Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1892.
- H.J.Res. 128: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018
- H.Con.Res. 100: Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 195.
- H.J.Res. 125: Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other ...
- H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1995 to Dec 2018, Frelinghuysen missed 289 of 16,048 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
