Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Rokita has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Rokita is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Rokita for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Todd Rokita sits on the following committees:
- Vice Chairman, House Committee on the Budget
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Member, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
- Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Rokita sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (22%) Labor and Employment (22%) Transportation and Public Works (22%) Education (22%) Taxation (11%)
Recent Bills
Some of Rokita’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6040: Zero Impacted Kids in America (ZIKA) Act
- H.R. 5003: Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016
- H.R. 4362: State Health Flexibility Act of 2016
- H.R. 3157: Student Privacy Protection Act
- H.R. 2702: Safety Through Informed Consumers Act of 2015
- H.R. 2500: Voluntary Protection Program Act
- H.R. 1511: Educational Opportunities Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 2011 to Sep 2016, Rokita missed 167 of 4,076 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 7 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills