Former U.S. Representative

Jason ChaffetzNo longer serving

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Official portrait of Jason Chaffetz
139 bills introduced

Across 5 Congresses, most in the 114th at 37. In the 115th, 20 — 2 more than the median representative, who filed 18. Of the 139, 7 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 111th to 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
982

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
5,374

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 139 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Utah. Born in Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, Calif. , March 26, 1967. B. A. , Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1989. Business executive. Chief of staff, Utah Governor John Huntsman, 2004. Member of the Utah Valley board of trustees, 2007-2008. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eleventh and to the four succeeding Congresses until his resignation on June 30, 2017 (January 3, 2009-June 30, 2017). Chair, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (One Hundred Fourteenth and One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses).

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 3004On PassageNot VotingJun 29, 2017
HR 3004On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNot VotingJun 29, 2017
HR 3003On PassageNot VotingJun 29, 2017
HR 3003On Motion to Recommit with InstructionsNot VotingJun 29, 2017
HRES 415On Agreeing to the ResolutionAyeJun 29, 2017
HRES 415On Ordering the Previous QuestionYeaJun 29, 2017
HR 1500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaJun 28, 2017
HR 1215On PassageAyeJun 28, 2017

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 756Postal Service Reform Act of 2017ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Garrett asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be consideredMar 20, 2018
HR 296PRO Sports ActASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gaetz asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered aSep 26, 2017
HR 391Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 11.Jul 26, 2017
HR 622Local Enforcement for Local Lands ActASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stewart asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be consideredJul 11, 2017
HR 392Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Yoder asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered aJul 11, 2017
HR 1694Fannie and Freddie Open Records Act of 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Apr 28, 2017
HR 1387SOAR Reauthorization ActPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 34.Mar 27, 2017
HRES 222Expressing support for designation of May 5, 2017, as "National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls".Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.Mar 27, 2017

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HRES 1502Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives respecting the treatment of earmarks in conferences between the House and the Senate.Referred to the House Committee on Rules.Sep 22, 2010
HRES 872Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism for its support of Iran, Hezbollah, and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC).Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Sep 22, 2010
HRES 1576Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Day of Recognition for Parents of Special Needs Children should be established.Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sep 20, 2010
HR 5882To deauthorize appropriation of funds to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.Sep 16, 2010
HRES 1431Calling for an end to the violence, unlawful arrests, torture, and ill treatment perpetrated against Iranian citizens, as well as the unconditional release of all political prisoners in Iran.Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.Sep 16, 2010
HRES 1612Expressing the support for and honoring September 17, 2010 as "Constitution Day".Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.Sep 14, 2010
HR 6084To award a congressional gold medal to Greg Mortenson, in recognition of his humanitarian work in Asia and elsewhere.Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Aug 10, 2010
HR 5939No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion ActReferred to House Ways and MeansAug 10, 2010

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.