Russell was the representative for Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Steve Russell [R-OK5, 2015-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412650-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Russell.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Russell is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Russell sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Russell was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 6893 (115th): Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act
- H.R. 195: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018; HEALTHY KIDS Act; Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
- H.R. 194 (115th): Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2017
- H.R. 5785 (114th): To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.
- H.R. 3059 (114th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4500 SE 28th Street, Del City, Oklahoma, as the James Robert Kalsu Post Office Building.
Does 5 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
Russell sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (21%) Transportation and Public Works (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%) Education (9%) International Affairs (9%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Russell recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6893 (115th): Secret Service Overtime Pay Extension Act
- H.Res. 1007 (115th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that not fully resourcing …
- H.R. 5246 (115th): VA Medical Center Improvement Act
- H.R. 4917 (115th): IG Subpoena Authority Act
- H.R. 4563 (115th): Georgian Fair Business Practices Sanctions Act of 2017
- H.R. 3790 (115th): Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act
- H.R. 3621 (115th): REAPPLY Act of 2017
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Dec 2018, Russell missed 93 of 2,535 roll call votes, which is 3.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
