Former member of Congress · last served 115th Congress
Jason Chaffetz
Jason Chaffetz was a Republican U.S. representative from Utah, first elected to Congress in 2009, who voted with most Republicans on 94% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 6 bills that became law (113th–115th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- NayOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.R. 756 Postal Service Reform Act of 2017Mar 20, 2018 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Garrett asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 756, a bill originally…
- H.R. 296 PRO Sports ActSep 26, 2017 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Gaetz asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as first sponsor of H.R. 296, a bill originally introduced…
- H.R. 391 Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017Jul 26, 2017 · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 11.
- H.R. 622 Local Enforcement for Local Lands ActJul 11, 2017 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stewart asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 622, a bill originally…
- H.R. 392 Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017Jul 11, 2017 · ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Yoder asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 392, a bill originally…
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 5790 (114th) Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016Became law
- H.R. 3547 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the "Rex E. Lee Post Office Building".Became law
- H.R. 6302 (114th) Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016Became law
- H.R. 251 (113th) South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance ActBecame law
- H.R. 254 (113th) Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation ActBecame law
- H.R. 255 (113th) To amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, and for other purposes.Became law
- H.R. 6450 (114th) Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016Became law
- H.R. 665 (112th) Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2012Passed a chamber
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Chaffetz has won
Rep. Chaffetz has won 5 U.S. House elections (2008–2016). Of the contested races, margins ran from 37.3 to 53.2 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Utah’s 3rd district done while Rep. Chaffetz served?
2012 to 2016 in UT-3: typical household income was up 9% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 1.8 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.3 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Utah’s 3rd district during Chaffetz’s time representing it (2009 to 2017). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. UT-3 was redrawn in 2012 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2012 to 2016 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 2009 to 2017.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
115th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 20 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 20 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 16 | See the 16 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 3 | See the 3 → |
| With a committee report listed | 2 | See the 2 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 115th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.