Rep. Victoria Spartz
Representative for Indiana’s 5th District
pronounced vik-TOR-ee-uh // spahrts
Earmarks
Spartz did not request any earmarks for fiscal year 2024.
Most representatives from both parties requested earmarks for fiscal year 2024. Rather than being distributed through a formula or competitive process administered by the executive branch, earmarks may direct spending where it is most needed for the legislator's district. More about FY2024 earmark requests from Demand Progress Education Fund »
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Spartz 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 Spartz has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to May 22, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Victoria Spartz sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Spartz sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (48%) Commerce (24%) Taxation (10%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) International Affairs (10%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Spartz recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6927: Debt Commission Act of 2024
- H.R. 6878: Farm Equipment Safety Act
- H.R. 6879: Farm Freedom to Repair Act
- H.R. 3446: Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023
- H.R. 2862: Empowering Patient Choice of Medical Care Act
- H.R. 2856: Combatting Hospital Monopolies Act
- H.R. 2860: Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to May 2024, Spartz missed 81 of 1,954 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% 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, 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
- Office of Rep. Spartz for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills