Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Frelinghuysen has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his 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). Frelinghuysen is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Frelinghuysen for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Rodney Frelinghuysen sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Defense
- Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Frelinghuysen sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (46%) Armed Forces and National Security (23%) Economics and Public Finance (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Emergency Management (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Frelinghuysen’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5293: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017
- H.Res. 314: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the eligibility of veterans ...
- H.R. 2685: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
- H.R. 894: To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.
- H.Res. 73: Recognizing the importance of trade to the United States economy and the importance ...
- H.R. 559: To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to designate New ...
- H.R. 4870 (113th): Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
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Voting Record
From Jan 1995 to Sep 2016, Frelinghuysen missed 265 of 14,774 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 67 explanations for these missed votes. 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