Rep. Chip Roy
Representative for Texas’s 21st District
pronounced chip // roy
![Photo of Rep. Chip Roy [R-TX21]](/static/legislator-photos/412826-200px.jpeg)
Misconduct
In the summer of 2021, Rep. Roy was fined for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Aug. 2, 2021 | House Sergeant at Arms fined Roy for failing to wear a mask on the House floor during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Sep. 8, 2021 | House Committee on Ethics announced that Roy had not appealed the fine |
Earmarks
Roy 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
Roy 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 Roy has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to May 16, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Chip Roy sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Roy was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Roy sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (29%) Armed Forces and National Security (16%) Government Operations and Politics (13%) Taxation (11%) Education (11%) Health (9%) Immigration (6%) Crime and Law Enforcement (4%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Roy recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 8281: To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of …
- H.R. 8282: To impose sanctions with respect to the International Criminal Court engaged in any …
- H.Res. 1125: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7888) to reform the Foreign Intelligence …
- H.R. 7551: LIABLE Act
- H.R. 7049: To repeal the Department of Veterans Affairs directive relating to the COVID-19 vaccination …
- H.R. 6730: Eliminate Congressional Slush Funds Act
- H.R. 6645: DEFUND Act of 2023
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to May 2024, Roy missed 66 of 2,894 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is on par with 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 Chip Roy for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
