![Photo of Rep. Ron Estes [R-KS4]](/data/photos/412735-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Read our 2017 Report Card for Estes.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ron Estes sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
- Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Estes sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Water Resources Development (50%) Transportation and Public Works (50%)
Recent Bills
Some of Estes’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5584: Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Extension Act
- H.R. 5489: Hope Act
- H.R. 5204: Andrew T. Finch Memorial Act of 2018
- H.R. 5099: Enhancing DHS’ Fusion Center Technical Assistance Program Act
- H.R. 4559: Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017
- H.R. 3914: To remove the limitation imposed as a result of receiving funding under the ...
- H.R. 3669: Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Estes’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
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, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
|
| Nay |
H.R. 3823: Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017
Sep 25, 2017. Failed 245/171.
The bill reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for six months, provides certain tax benefits for victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, reauthorizes certain expiring health programs, and includes provisions to increase the availability of private flood insurance for individuals in flood zones. Federal ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
Missed Votes
From Apr 2017 to Jun 2018, Estes missed 9 of 776 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.4% 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:
- @unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Representative Estes for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills
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