Walberg is the representative for Michigan’s 7th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 5, 2011. Walberg is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
He was previously the representative for Michigan’s 7th congressional district as a Republican from 2007 to 2008.
![Photo of Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI7]](/static/legislator-photos/412213-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Walberg.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Walberg 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 ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Walberg has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Sep 17, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Tim Walberg sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Walberg was the primary sponsor of 10 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 3830 (116th): Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act
- H.R. 1439 (116th): Increasing Access to a Secure Retirement Act of 2019
- H.R. 1109 (115th): To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
- H.R. 5009 (115th): Jessie’s Law
- H.R. 5041 (115th): Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act
- H.J.Res. 66 (115th): Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees.
- H.R. 3089 (114th): GONE Act
Does 10 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
Walberg sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Labor and Employment (21%) Science, Technology, Communications (16%) Health (16%) Crime and Law Enforcement (16%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) Energy (7%) Social Welfare (5%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Walberg’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5038: Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act
- H.R. 4547: Association Health Plans Act of 2021
- H.R. 3957: Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act
- H.R. 3229: Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
- H.R. 3003: Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2021
- H.Res. 366: Promoting awareness of motorcyclist profiling and encouraging collaboration and communication with the motorcycle ...
- H.R. 2857: FAIR Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2007 to Sep 2021, Walberg missed 99 of 8,437 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.
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
