Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Zinke.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Zinke sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below was a member of the House of Representatives in 2016. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Zinke is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Enacted Legislation
Zinke 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
Zinke sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (32%) Armed Forces and National Security (21%) Energy (16%) Native Americans (11%) Taxation (11%) International Affairs (11%)
Recent Bills
Some of Zinke’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6528 (114th): Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act
- H.R. 6295 (114th): CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act
- H.R. 5999 (114th): Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act
- H.R. 5778 (114th): Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016
- H.R. 5633 (114th): Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act
- H.Res. 807 (114th): Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as “National Day of ...
- H.R. 5259 (114th): Certainty for States and Tribes Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Zinke’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 5607: Enhancing Treasury’s Anti-Terror Tools Act
Jul 11, 2016. Passed 362/45.
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| 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.R. 623: Social Media Working Group Act of 2015
Feb 2, 2015. Passed 328/51.
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| Nay |
H.R. 23: National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2015
Jan 7, 2015. Passed 381/39.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Feb 2017, Zinke missed 125 of 1,433 roll call votes, which is 8.7%. This is much worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Feb 2017. 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