Graves is the representative for Georgia’s 14th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Graves is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.
He was previously the representative for Georgia’s 9th congressional district as a Republican from 2010 to 2012.
![Photo of Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA14]](/static/legislator-photos/412388-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Graves.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Tom Graves sits on the following committees:
- House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress Vice Chair
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Financial Services and General Government subcommittee Ranking Member
Enacted Legislation
Graves was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 3280: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
- H.R. 5325 (114th): Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act
- H.R. 2250 (114th): Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
Does 3 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
Graves sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Economics and Public Finance (71%) Crime and Law Enforcement (29%)
Recent Bills
Some of Graves’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3270: Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act
- H.R. 6258: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
- H.Con.Res. 92: Recognizing the deep and abiding friendship between the United States and Israel.
- H.R. 4036: Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act
- H.R. 3280: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
- H.J.Res. 62: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, ...
- H.R. 6144 (114th): Accurate Accounting Act of 2016
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jun 2010 to Jul 2020, Graves missed 114 of 6,533 roll call votes, which is 1.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% 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
