Rodney Frelinghuysen, former Representative for New Jersey's 11th Congressional District

Frelinghuysen was the representative for New Jersey’s 11^th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1995 to 2018.

Photo of Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ11, 1995-2018]

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

United States Chamber of Commerce: 90% NumbersUSA: 79% Americans for Prosperity: 77% The Club for Growth: 69% FreedomWorks: 65% Human Rights Campaign: 48% League of Conservation Voters: 33% The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: D American Civil Liberties Union: 11% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 10% NIAC Action: F

Enacted Legislation

Frelinghuysen was the primary sponsor of 16 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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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 110^th 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...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Frelinghuysen’s Vote	Vote Description
Nay	H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Dec 12, 2018. Passed 369/47. See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, horticulture, and other miscellaneous programs administered by the Department of Agriculture ...
Nay	H.R. 2: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 May 18, 2018. Failed 198/213. See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, horticulture, and other miscellaneous programs administered by the Department of Agriculture ...
Nay	H.R. 620: ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Feb 15, 2018. Passed 225/192. A bill which just passed the House would update the law for disabled Americans for modern times, say Republicans. Democrats say it would set disabled Americans’ civil rights back decades. #### Context The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, more commonly called the ADA, was ...
Aye	H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ... Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188. Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ...
Aye	H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208. This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ...
Yea	H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015 May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88. The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ...
Aye	H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
No	H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012 Aug 2, 2012. Passed 223/197.
No	H.R. 3408 (112th): PIONEERS Act Feb 16, 2012. Passed 237/187.
Aye	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant legislative change to the U.S. patent system since the ...
Nay	H.R. 6532 (110th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance. Jul 23, 2008. Passed 387/37.

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.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1995 Jan-Mar	279	1	0.4%	18^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	0	0.0%	0^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	1	0.9%	25^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	8	4.4%	77^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	1	0.6%	20^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	1	0.4%	12^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	1	0.6%	19^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	2	2.2%	51^st
1998 Apr-Jun	185	2	1.1%	34^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	1	1.3%	37^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	1	0.5%	15^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	4	2.7%	52^nd
2000 Jan-Mar	95	1	1.1%	21^st
2000 Apr-Jun	277	1	0.4%	15^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	3	3.0%	28^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	2	2.7%	55^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	4	2.6%	51^st
2002 Jan-Mar	79	9	11.4%	88^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	2	1.0%	24^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	4	2.8%	56^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	2	0.8%	31^st
2003 Jul-Sep	193	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	9	4.1%	66^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	10	6.2%	71^st
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	2	2.2%	38^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	2	0.7%	29^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	7	4.8%	76^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	1	0.6%	17^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	1	0.4%	14^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	1	0.6%	29^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	64^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	1	0.3%	5^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	1	0.4%	11^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	5	3.4%	50^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	5	1.6%	31^st
2008 Jul-Sep	205	7	3.4%	60^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	1	0.6%	24^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	6	2.0%	45^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	3	1.1%	34^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	2	0.8%	19^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	2	1.0%	24^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	1	0.5%	14^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	1	0.7%	21^st
2010 Nov-Dec	99	3	3.0%	45^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	21	9.9%	98^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	91	32.4%	100^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	2	1.3%	44^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	3	5.9%	71^st
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	42^nd
2013 Apr-Jun	215	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	2	1.0%	42^nd
2013 Oct-Dec	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	2	1.4%	40^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	4	1.8%	53^rd
2014 Jul-Sep	147	1	0.7%	28^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	2	1.4%	41^st
2015 Apr-Jun	244	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	1	0.7%	34^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	1	0.6%	31^st
2016 Jan-Mar	137	6	4.4%	61^st
2016 Apr-Jun	204	2	1.0%	32^nd
2016 Jul-Sep	232	2	0.9%	42^nd
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	1	0.5%	23^rd
2017 Apr-Jun	136	2	1.5%	45^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	3	1.8%	48^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	1	0.8%	24^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	12	6.5%	78^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	2	2.0%	50^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	3	3.5%	58^th

Primary Sources

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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

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