Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills DeSantis 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). DeSantis is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for DeSantis for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Ron DeSantis sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Chairman, Subcommittee on National Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on The Middle East and North Africa
- Member, Subcommittee on The Western Hemisphere
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Civil Justice
- Member, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
DeSantis sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (33%) International Affairs (27%) Education (13%) Social Welfare (13%) Law (13%)
Recent Bills
Some of DeSantis’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6241: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for reciprocal ...
- H.Res. 775: Recognizing the impact of Sister Cities International and expressing support for the designation ...
- H.R. 5218: Targeting Child Predators Act of 2016
- H.J.Res. 89: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the ...
- H.R. 4764: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016
- H.R. 4448: State Sanctions Against Iranian Terrorism Act
- H.R. 4143: Terrorist Refugee Infiltration Prevention Act of 2015
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Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, DeSantis missed 30 of 2,481 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better 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