Former U.S. Representative

Trent FranksNo longer serving

District AZ‑8 Party Republican In office 2003–2017

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

100

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

2,686

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

10,377

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

406

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

100 bills introduced

Across 8 Congresses, most in the 113th at 22. In the 115th, 12 — 6 fewer than the median representative, who filed 18. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 108th to 115th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Arizona. Born in Uravan, Montrose County, Colo. , June 19, 1957. Attended Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kans. Business owner. Member of the Arizona state house of representatives, 1985-1987. Elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses until his resignation on December 8, 2017 (January 3, 2003-December 8, 2017). Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress in 2024.

Focus

Drawn from the 100 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

International Affairs 26
Crime and Law Enforcement 19
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation 19
Middle East 19
Human rights 16
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad 14
Arizona 13
Civil actions and liability 13

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 100.

Most frequent cosponsors

Steve King R-IA 40
Doug Lamborn R-CO 39
Paul A. Gosar R-AZ 34
Joseph R. Pitts R-PA 32
Joe Wilson R-SC 26
David Schweikert R-AZ 25

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Search these bills

Congress

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HRES 422	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Aye	Oct 30, 2003
HRES 422	On Ordering the Previous Question	Aye	Oct 30, 2003
HJRES 75	On Passage	Yea	Oct 30, 2003
HCONRES 291	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Oct 30, 2003
HRES 414	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Oct 29, 2003
HR 3365	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Oct 29, 2003
HR 1516	Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendments	Yea	Oct 29, 2003
HR 1720	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Oct 29, 2003

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 4496	Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2017	Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.	Dec 1, 2017
HRES 534	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have the right to determine their status as a sovereign country.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.	Nov 29, 2017
HRES 602	Expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the United States to secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children.	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Nov 1, 2017
HR 36	Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Oct 4, 2017
HR 3188	For the relief of Christopher William Gard, Constance Rhoda Keely Yates, and Charles Matthew William Gard.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.	Jul 24, 2017
HRES 331	Expressing the policy of the United States with respect to a two-state solution between the State of Israel and the Palestinian people.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.	Jun 27, 2017
HR 2497	End Subsidizing Palestinian Terrorism Act	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	May 17, 2017
HR 2496	Defunding the Corrupt and Incompetent United Nations Act	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	May 17, 2017

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 653	Recognizing the 69th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Dec 7, 2017
HR 3547	Jerusalem's Enhanced and Secure Accommodations Act of 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.	Dec 5, 2017
HR 4507	To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adoption centers.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 30, 2017
HR 4480	Exploring the Future of Work Act	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.	Nov 29, 2017
HR 3513	Canadian Snowbird Visa Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.	Nov 29, 2017
HR 4457	Veterans Empowerment Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	Nov 21, 2017
HCONRES 94	Recognizing the opening of the nonsectarian Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., the only museum of its size and scope in the world devoted exclusively to the Bible.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.	Nov 17, 2017
HR 4235	To authorize a review of financial services industry requirements of the People's Republic of China and the implications of such requirements on national security interests of the United States.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.	Nov 15, 2017

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Nov 8, 2017	Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017	House floor
Nov 7, 2017	Conflicts of Interest of Special Counsel Mueller and Others in the Previous Administration	House floor
Oct 12, 2017	Freedom of Speech	House floor
Oct 4, 2017	Gratitude for Passage of Micah's Law	House floor
Oct 3, 2017	Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act	House floor
Oct 2, 2017	Protecting the Unborn	House floor
Sep 6, 2017	Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018	House floor
Jul 27, 2017	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018	House floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Armed Services CommitteeMember2003–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 28, 2003 to Dec 7, 2017	H.Res. 33 · Last recorded vote
Strategic Forces	Vice Chair	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2017	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to May 2017	Hearing, Feb 2011
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Oct 2009 to Nov 2010	Congressional Directory, Dec 2009
Readiness	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jul 2010	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Judiciary CommitteeMember2005–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Judiciary Committee	Member	Jan 26, 2005 to Dec 7, 2017	H.Res. 48 · Last recorded vote
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet	Member	Listed Feb 2015 to Nov 2017	Hearing, Feb 2015
Constitution and Civil Justice	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Nov 2017	Hearing, Mar 2005
Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations	Member	Listed Mar 2013 to Sep 2014	Hearing, Mar 2013
Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law	Member	Listed Jan 2011 to Jul 2012	Hearing, Jan 2011
Commercial and Administrative Law	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Jul 2010	Hearing, Mar 2005

Budget CommitteeMember2003–2005

Small Business CommitteeMember2003–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Small Business Committee	Member	Jan 28, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 33 · End of the 108th Congress
Regulatory Reform and Oversight	Member	Listed Apr 2003 to Jul 2004	Hearing, Apr 2003
Tax, Finance and Exports	Member	Listed Apr 2003 to Jul 2004	Hearing, Apr 2003

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2017	$1.3 million	$1.1 million	$78,923	$103,382	$1,492	$1,823	$69,544	$1.3 million
2016	$1.3 million	$1.0 million	$67,970	$94,063	$1,318	$5,283	$75,866	$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.