Malinowski is the representative for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Malinowski is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ7]](/static/legislator-photos/412798-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Malinowski 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 Malinowski has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 15, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Malinowski was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4044 (116th): Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act
- H.R. 8108: VA Serious Mental Illness Act
Does 2 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
Malinowski sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Immigration (16%) Health (16%) Transportation and Public Works (16%) International Affairs (12%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Energy (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Malinowski’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 31: Condemning and censuring Representative Mo Brooks of Alabama.
- H.Res. 15: Affirming that Members of Congress who were elected for the 117th Congress from ...
- H.R. 8676: OFF U.S. Embassies Act of 2020
- H.R. 8636: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
- H.R. 8428: Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020
- H.Res. 1154: Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotes.
- H.R. 8358: National Coronavirus Commission Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jan 2021, Malinowski missed 4 of 971 roll call votes, which is 0.4%. This is better than the median of 2.0% 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
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
