Rep. Tom Reed
Former Representative for New York’s 23rd District
pronounced tom // reed
![Photo of Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY23, 2013-2022]](/static/legislator-photos/412393-200px.jpeg)
Alleged misconduct & resolution
On April 9, 2021, the House Committee on Ethics opened an investigation into allegations that Reed was engaging in sexual misconduct. In 2022, Reed resigned and the Committee's jurisdiction ended.
| Apr. 9, 2021 | House Committee on Ethics opened an investigation into Reed |
| May. 11, 2022 | Reed resigned. |
| Jan. 3, 2023 | House Committee on Ethics reported that the end of the member's term ended the committee's jurisdiction |
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Reed is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2022 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 Reed sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 27, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Reed was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1138 (116th): To reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 825 (116th): Finger Lakes National Heritage Area Study Act
- H.R. 644 (114th): Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
- H.R. 606 (113th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the “Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office …
- H.R. 3765 (113th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 198 Baker Street in Corning, New York, as the “Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office …
Does 5 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
Reed sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (34%) Health (20%) Social Welfare (15%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Arts, Culture, Religion (5%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (5%) Energy (5%) Government Operations and Politics (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Reed recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7303 (117th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at …
- H.R. 5462 (117th): Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2021
- H.R. 4720 (117th): Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act of 2021
- H.R. 4535 (117th): Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act
- H.R. 3915 (117th): Strengthening Social Security for Widows Act
- H.R. 1887 (117th): Rural Hospital Support Act
- H.R. 1371 (117th): Crush the Virus Act of 2021
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Nov 2010 to May 2022, Reed missed 145 of 6,978 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in May 2022. 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
