Rep. Tom MacArthur
Former Representative for New Jersey’s 3rd District
pronounced tom // muh-KAHR-ther
MacArthur was the representative for New Jersey’s 3rd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Tom MacArthur [R-NJ3, 2015-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412643-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for MacArthur.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
MacArthur is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 MacArthur sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
MacArthur was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 6287 (115th): 9/11 Memorial Act
- H.R. 7187 (115th): National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act of 2018
- H.R. 5676 (115th): Stop Excessive Narcotics in our Retirement Communities Protection Act of 2018
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
MacArthur sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (21%) Health (18%) Finance and Financial Sector (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Emergency Management (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (6%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
MacArthur recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Con.Res. 148 (115th): Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the …
- H.R. 7388 (115th): National Flood Insurance Program Competition and Extension Act of 2018
- H.R. 7187 (115th): National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act of 2018
- H.R. 7056 (115th): Modern School Threat Reporting Act of 2018
- H.R. 6855 (115th): To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and …
- H.R. 6688 (115th): ALERT Act of 2018
- H.R. 6604 (115th): Mental Health and Public Safety Partnership Act of 2018
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Dec 2018, MacArthur missed 33 of 2,535 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
