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 May 17, 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:
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 (26%) Emergency Management (16%) Immigration (13%) Environmental Protection (11%) Economics and Public Finance (11%) Transportation and Public Works (11%) International Affairs (8%) Government Operations and Politics (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Perry’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 261: Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offering condolences to the ...
- H.J.Res. 50: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution requiring that each agency and ...
- H.R. 1584: Energy Sovereignty Act
- H.R. 960: Empower our Girls Act
- H.R. 959: Protect our Girls Act of 2019
- H.R. 7381: Protect our Girls Act of 2018
- H.R. 6438: DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to May 2019, Perry missed 49 of 3,956 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.1% 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
