![Photo of Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL3]](/static/legislator-photos/412525-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Yoho.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Yoho 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 Yoho has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to May 24, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ted Yoho sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation
- Member, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations
Enacted Legislation
Yoho was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5105: BUILD Act of 2018
- H.R. 3893 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the “Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. Post Office”.
- H.R. 2397: DPRK Act of 2017
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
Yoho sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (33%) Armed Forces and National Security (16%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (10%) Immigration (9%) Animals (7%) Taxation (7%) Education (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Yoho’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2219: Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act
- H.R. 1836: Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019
- H.R. 1677: To repeal certain foreign affairs reporting requirements.
- H.R. 1493: Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019
- H.R. 1415: To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 401 Southeast ...
- H.Con.Res. 7: Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit ...
- H.R. 628: WINGMAN Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to May 2019, Yoho missed 86 of 3,970 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is on par with 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
