Rep. Kristi Noem
Former Representative for South Dakota’s At-Large District
pronounced KRISS-tee // nohm
Noem was the representative for South Dakota’s at-large district and was a Republican. She served from 2011 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD, 2011-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412475-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Noem.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Noem is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 legislators sponsored and cosponsored from Jan. 3, 2013 to Dec. 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Noem was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5790 (115th): To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for clinical psychologist services models to be tested by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, …
- H.R. 3147 (115th): AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
- H.R. 2484 (115th): Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017
- H.R. 350 (114th): Human Trafficking Prevention, Intervention, and Recovery Act of 2015
- H.R. 291 (113th): Black Hills Cemetery Act
- H.R. 1607 (113th): Livestock Disaster Protection Act
Does 6 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
Noem sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (27%) Taxation (20%) Agriculture and Food (13%) Social Welfare (9%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Native Americans (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (7%) Education (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Noem recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7000 (115th): Tribal Tax Empowerment and Jobs Act of 2018
- H.R. 6329 (115th): Family Business Legacy Act of 2018
- H.R. 6031 (115th): PRINT Act
- H.R. 6030 (115th): Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act
- H.R. 5963 (115th): To delay the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers …
- H.R. 5874 (115th): Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018
- H.R. 5790 (115th): To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2018, Noem missed 302 of 5,345 roll call votes, which is 5.7%. This is much worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absences, 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
