Hartzler is the representative for Missouri’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. She has served since Jan 5, 2011. Hartzler is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO4]](/static/legislator-photos/412444-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Hartzler.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Hartzler 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 Hartzler has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 3, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Vicky Hartzler sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee Ranking Member
Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittees - House Committee on Agriculture
Enacted Legislation
Hartzler was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 639 (116th): To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces …
- H.R. 4960 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 East Walnut Street in Columbia, Missouri, as the “Spc. Sterling William Wyatt Post Office …
- H.R. 1117 (115th): To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to …
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
Hartzler sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (27%) Agriculture and Food (17%) Crime and Law Enforcement (15%) Health (13%) Immigration (8%) Taxation (8%) International Affairs (6%) Government Operations and Politics (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Hartzler’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5927: Veterans’ Preference Parity Act
- H.R. 5867: End the Draft Act
- H.R. 5868: Stop Military Selective Service Registration Act
- H.Res. 692: Recognizing the dedication and courage of United States veterans, veterans’ organizations, and private …
- H.R. 4882: Connecting the Community To End Military Suicide Act
- H.R. 4883: Candidates Afforded Dignity, Equality and Training (CADET) Act of 2021
- H.R. 4821: Combating the Persecution of Christians in China Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2021, Hartzler missed 182 of 6,700 roll call votes, which is 2.7%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% 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
