Rep. Steven Watkins
Former Representative for Kansas’s 2nd District
pronounced STEE-vun // WAWT-kinz
Watkins was the representative for Kansas’s 2nd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2019 to 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Steven Watkins [R-KS2, 2019-2020]](/static/legislator-photos/412779-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Watkins.
Enacted Legislation
Watkins 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
Watkins sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (43%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (29%) Finance and Financial Sector (29%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Watkins recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6060 (116th): Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act
- H.R. 5537 (116th): Conan Commemorative Coin Act
- H.Res. 764 (116th): Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the priorities and …
- H.R. 5029 (116th): VA Suicide Prevention Services Act
- H.R. 5030 (116th): VA Suicide Prevention Services Accountability Act
- H.R. 4800 (116th): Pro-LIFE Act
- H.R. 4267 (116th): Independent and Community Bank Shareholders Protection Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2020, Watkins missed 12 of 954 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. 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
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
