Perry is the representative for Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Perry is next up for reelection in 2020.
He was previously the representative for Pennsylvania’s 4th congressional district as a Republican from 2013 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA10]](/static/legislator-photos/412569-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Perry.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Perry is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Perry has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Aug 13, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Scott Perry sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Enacted Legislation
Perry was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
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 at least about half 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
Perry sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (27%) Emergency Management (17%) Immigration (12%) Environmental Protection (10%) Economics and Public Finance (10%) Transportation and Public Works (10%) International Affairs (7%) Government Operations and Politics (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Perry’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3921: Protecting Academic Integrity Act of 2019
- H.R. 3787: DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act
- H.R. 3786: Student Loan Reform Act
- H.R. 3705: SWEET Act
- H.R. 3583: Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019
- H.J.Res. 70: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibiting the delegation ...
- H.J.Res. 71: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require legislative ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jul 2019, Perry missed 51 of 4,253 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
