![Photo of Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX25]](/data/photos/412578-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Williams.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Williams 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). Williams is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Roger Williams sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance
Enacted Legislation
Williams was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
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 about one third or more 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
Williams sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (30%) Finance and Financial Sector (24%) Housing and Community Development (12%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Animals (6%) Energy (6%) Health (6%) Water Resources Development (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Williams’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2793: Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 2078: Jump Start America Act of 2017
- H.R. 1964: Community Mortgage Lender Regulatory Act of 2017
- H.R. 1593: CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2017
- H.R. 1360: Seller Finance Enhancement Act
- H.R. 1264: Community Financial Institution Exemption Act
- H.Res. 133: Expressing support for designation of April 11 as “National Pet Adoption Day” and ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Williams’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
S. 1252: Global Food Security Act of 2016
Jul 6, 2016. Passed 369/53.
The Global Food Security Act of 2016 (Pub.L. 114–195), is a law introduced on March 24, 2015 in the 114th Congress by Representative Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith (New Jersey-R) and on May 7, 2015 by Senator Robert Patrick "Bob" Casey Jr. (Pennsylvania-D), and signed by ... |
| 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 ... |
| Nay |
H.J.Res. 35: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
Feb 27, 2015. Failed 203/224.
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| Nay |
H.R. 623: Social Media Working Group Act of 2015
Feb 2, 2015. Passed 328/51.
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| Nay |
H.R. 5699 (113th): John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 361/39.
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| Nay |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 4681 (113th): Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 10, 2014. Passed 325/100.
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| No |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| No |
H.R. 325 (113th): No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Jan 23, 2013. Passed 285/144.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jul 2017, Williams missed 130 of 2,935 roll call votes, which is 4.4%. This is much worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 6 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills