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Chip Roy

U.S. Representative · TX-21 · Republican

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.50· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 90 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Roy’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 62
  2. Action in committee 12
  3. Action beyond committee 5
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

62 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 60 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Roy’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Roy.

Roy in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 38 missed of 674

Voted on 636 of 674 roll calls; missed 38. Lower than 85% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
96/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 186 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 448 votes that split the parties. Lower than 79% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 91% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
+0.80

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Roy’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

12 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Roy’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • H.R. 22 SAVE ActRequires documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Apr 10, 2025Substantive3.7k words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 9773 Permanent Trump Secure Border ActEstablishes border security requirements and enforcement measures. AI-readImmigration · Out of committee Jul 21, 2026Substantive9.9k words Out of committee
  • H.R. 2159 Count the Crimes to Cut ActUnable to determine bill content; title and summary information insufficient. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Out of committee Apr 14, 2026Substantive625 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 589 FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025Repeals federal criminal prohibitions on interfering with reproductive health services and religious worship. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Out of committee Jun 10, 2025Substantive99 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 23 Illegitimate Court Counteraction ActImposes sanctions on foreign persons assisting the International Criminal Court in investigating or prosecuting protected persons. AI-readInternational Affairs · Introduced Jan 28, 2025SubstantiveText pending Introduced
  • H.R. 9200 Secure the Border Act of 2026Addresses border security measures. AI-readImmigration · In committee Jul 7, 2026Substantive33k words In committee
  • H.R. 9199 Permanent Trump Secure Border ActEstablishes border security policies and procedures for the Department of Homeland Security. AI-readImmigration · In committee Jul 7, 2026Substantive23k words In committee
  • H.R. 7776 Highway Formula Fairness ActChanges how federal highway funding is distributed among states. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Mar 4, 2026Substantive349 words In committee
  • H.R. 3464 State Border Security Assistance ActProvides federal assistance to states for border security operations. AI-readImmigration · In committee May 16, 2025Substantive718 words In committee
  • H.R. 961 Veterans Access to Direct Primary Care ActRequires the VA to pilot a direct primary care program for enrolled veterans. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Mar 6, 2025Substantive664 words In committee
  • H.R. 962 Defending Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights ActProhibits VA from sharing veteran disability information with firearm background check systems. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Mar 6, 2025Substantive113 words In committee
  • H.R. 318 Border Safety and Security Act of 2025Requires DHS to suspend entry of undocumented non-citizens when detention or return is unavailable. AI-readImmigration · In committee Jan 9, 2025Substantive333 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.