Rep. William Frenzel
Former Representative forMinnesota’s 3rd District
Frenzel was the representative forMinnesota’s 3rd congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1971 to 1990.
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Frenzel is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the House of Representativesin 1990positioned 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 cosponsoredfrom Jan. 3, 1985 to Oct. 27, 1990.See fullanalysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Frenzel was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.J.Res. 579 (100th): A joint resolution to designate February 1989 as “America Loves Its Kids Month”.
- H.J.Res. 574 (98th): A joint resolution to designate the week beginning on September 9, 1984, as “National Community Leadership Week”.
- H.R. 5047 (96th): An act to provide for the temporary suspension of certain duties, to extend certain existing suspensions of duties, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1628 (96th): A bill for the relief of Susan Katherine Adamski.
- H.R. 5322 (95th): An Act to impose an excise tax on the sale of coal by the producer, to establish a Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 6687 (94th): A bill for the relief of Doo Hoon Park.
- H.R. 6033 (93rd): A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the proper use of the franking privilege by Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
Does 7 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
Frenzel sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (39%)Taxation (29%)Government Operations and Politics (9%)Economics and Public Finance (7%)Labor and Employment (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Frenzel recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5485 (101st): To provide for the deductibility of certain mortgage interest and real property …
- H.R. 5442 (101st): Fairness and Competitive Foreign Income Tax Act of 1990
- H.R. 5344 (101st): To provide for a lower rate of duty on East German products …
- H.R. 5286 (101st): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase to $25,000 …
- H.R. 4791 (101st): To reduce temporarily the duty on flurbiprofen.
- H.Res. 386 (101st): Establishing an allowance for offical mail, reducing from 3 to 1 the …
- H.R. 4426 (101st): To include photoreceptors and assemblies containing photoreceptors within the temporary suspension of …
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1971 to Oct 1990, Frenzel missed 881 of 10,267 roll call votes, which is 8.6%.This isworse thanthe median of 4.8%among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Oct 1990.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.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Jan-Mar | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 26th |
| 1971 Apr-Jun | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | 45th |
| 1971 Jul-Sep | 74 | 14 | 18.9% | 81st |
| 1971 Oct-Dec | 134 | 7 | 5.2% | 23rd |
| 1972 Jan-Mar | 64 | 2 | 3.1% | 23rd |
| 1972 Apr-Jun | 114 | 11 | 9.6% | 44th |
| 1972 Jul-Sep | 101 | 7 | 6.9% | 43rd |
| 1972 Oct-Oct | 50 | 5 | 10.0% | 41st |
| 1973 Jan-Mar | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | 56th |
| 1973 Apr-Jun | 191 | 13 | 6.8% | 42nd |
| 1973 Jul-Sep | 131 | 14 | 10.7% | 77th |
| 1973 Oct-Dec | 182 | 1 | 0.5% | 9th |
| 1974 Jan-Mar | 79 | 14 | 17.7% | 87th |
| 1974 Apr-Jun | 170 | 30 | 17.6% | 83rd |
| 1974 Jul-Sep | 148 | 3 | 2.0% | 21st |
| 1974 Oct-Dec | 141 | 1 | 0.7% | 7th |
| 1975 Jan-Mar | 68 | 6 | 8.8% | 70th |
| 1975 Apr-Jun | 199 | 18 | 9.0% | 66th |
| 1975 Jul-Sep | 154 | 8 | 5.2% | 46th |
| 1975 Oct-Dec | 191 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1976 Jan-Mar | 106 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1976 Apr-Jun | 267 | 63 | 23.6% | 86th |
| 1976 Jul-Sep | 281 | 8 | 2.8% | 24th |
| 1976 Oct-Oct | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 69th |
| 1977 Jan-Mar | 100 | 6 | 6.0% | 55th |
| 1977 Apr-Jun | 273 | 21 | 7.7% | 54th |
| 1977 Jul-Sep | 198 | 42 | 21.2% | 93rd |
| 1977 Oct-Dec | 135 | 7 | 5.2% | 48th |
| 1978 Jan-Mar | 150 | 4 | 2.7% | 25th |
| 1978 Apr-Jun | 300 | 48 | 16.0% | 76th |
| 1978 Jul-Sep | 308 | 21 | 6.8% | 45th |
| 1978 Oct-Oct | 76 | 3 | 3.9% | 37th |
| 1979 Jan-Mar | 63 | 19 | 30.2% | 92nd |
| 1979 Apr-Jun | 221 | 37 | 16.7% | 89th |
| 1979 Jul-Sep | 198 | 13 | 6.6% | 57th |
| 1979 Oct-Dec | 190 | 12 | 6.3% | 33rd |
| 1980 Jan-Mar | 148 | 15 | 10.1% | 59th |
| 1980 Apr-Jun | 197 | 27 | 13.7% | 75th |
| 1980 Jul-Sep | 192 | 2 | 1.0% | 11th |
| 1980 Oct-Dec | 67 | 13 | 19.4% | 75th |
| 1981 Jan-Mar | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | 47th |
| 1981 Apr-Jun | 90 | 12 | 13.3% | 79th |
| 1981 Jul-Sep | 106 | 21 | 19.8% | 93rd |
| 1981 Oct-Dec | 142 | 5 | 3.5% | 29th |
| 1982 Feb-Mar | 48 | 2 | 4.2% | 39th |
| 1982 Apr-Jun | 119 | 6 | 5.0% | 56th |
| 1982 Jul-Sep | 193 | 11 | 5.7% | 49th |
| 1982 Oct-Dec | 99 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1983 Jan-Mar | 43 | 3 | 7.0% | 46th |
| 1983 Apr-Jun | 182 | 27 | 14.8% | 84th |
| 1983 Jul-Sep | 130 | 7 | 5.4% | 64th |
| 1983 Oct-Nov | 143 | 2 | 1.4% | 13th |
| 1984 Jan-Mar | 53 | 15 | 28.3% | 95th |
| 1984 Apr-Jun | 223 | 7 | 3.1% | 30th |
| 1984 Jul-Sep | 96 | 4 | 4.2% | 46th |
| 1984 Oct-Oct | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Jan-Mar | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | 77th |
| 1985 Apr-Jun | 154 | 12 | 7.8% | 73rd |
| 1985 Jul-Sep | 101 | 3 | 3.0% | 39th |
| 1985 Oct-Dec | 148 | 11 | 7.4% | 75th |
| 1986 Jan-Mar | 61 | 8 | 13.1% | 73rd |
| 1986 Apr-Jun | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | 44th |
| 1986 Jul-Sep | 202 | 9 | 4.5% | 56th |
| 1986 Oct-Oct | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 34th |
| 1987 Jan-Mar | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | 78th |
| 1987 Apr-Jun | 187 | 29 | 15.5% | 93rd |
| 1987 Jul-Sep | 95 | 6 | 6.3% | 68th |
| 1987 Oct-Dec | 167 | 10 | 6.0% | 46th |
| 1988 Feb-Mar | 49 | 1 | 2.0% | 27th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun | 161 | 24 | 14.9% | 94th |
| 1988 Jul-Sep | 152 | 8 | 5.3% | 55th |
| 1988 Oct-Oct | 89 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Jan-Mar | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun | 105 | 6 | 5.7% | 67th |
| 1989 Jul-Sep | 128 | 14 | 10.9% | 94th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov | 121 | 5 | 4.1% | 51st |
| 1990 Jan-Mar | 60 | 9 | 15.0% | 92nd |
| 1990 Apr-Jun | 150 | 23 | 15.3% | 92nd |
| 1990 Jul-Sep | 183 | 17 | 9.3% | 86th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | 89th |
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
- TheHouse andSenate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
