![Photo of Rep. Tom O’Halleran [D-AZ1]](/static/legislator-photos/412682-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for O’Halleran.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
O’Halleran 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills O’Halleran has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 11, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Tom O’Halleran sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy
Enacted Legislation
O’Halleran was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1569: To amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district for ...
- H.R. 4032 (115th): Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act
- H.R. 5477: Rural DOCS Act
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
O’Halleran sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Native Americans (32%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (22%) Health (14%) Armed Forces and National Security (11%) Education (8%) Energy (8%) Government Operations and Politics (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of O’Halleran’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5323: To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to expand supportive services for ...
- H.Res. 737: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the efforts of the ...
- H.R. 5184: HEALS Act
- H.R. 5100: Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act of 2019
- H.R. 4840: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification Act of 2019
- H.R. 4532: Nursing Home Care for Native American Veterans Act
- H.R. 4447: Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Dec 2019, O’Halleran missed 20 of 1,892 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than 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
- Office of Tom O'Halleran for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
