James Abdnor

James Abdnor

Republican · South Dakota · Senate

53 years in office

Quylt Score

625*
Primary Score
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Party Line

* Preliminary — 80% of criteria computed. Remaining data pending.

Score Breakdown

Legislative Output35% of score
Laws Enacted6 bills signed into law
8515%
Bills Advanced53 of 232 bills out of committee
10012%
Federal Funding Secured$3432552M in federal obligations in district (119th Congress)
1008%
Engagement20% of score
Roll Call Attendance
Pending15%
Committee Hearing ParticipationCommittee assignments not yet available
205%
Collaboration15% of score
Bipartisan Cosponsoring10 of 20 cosponsored bills cross-party
8310%
Cross-Aisle Co-Authored Bills4 of 15 sponsored bills have cross-party cosponsors
895%
Position & Influence20% of score
Leadership RoleNo leadership role
010%
Committee SeniorityNo committee assignments
1010%
Qualifications & Integrity10% of score
Education & Credentials
Pending5%
Ethics RecordNo formal ethics violations on record
505%

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Reflects official Senate/House Ethics Committee records. Recent actions may not yet be reflected.

Quylt Scores update as official government data becomes available. Ethics records may lag 30–90 days from official committee publication.

Sponsored Legislation (250)

HR 7632A bill to rescind the agricultural commodity export embargo to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Introduced 1980-06-20 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Trade and International Finance

HR 6320A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds for the WEB water system.

Introduced 1980-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Water Resources Development

HR 6264A bill to authorize future appropriations to State Home facilities.

Introduced 1980-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 5545A bill to establish a procedure for acquisition and installation of works of art in public buildings.

Introduced 1979-10-11 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 5522A bill to prohibit the leasing of space for new departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States within the greater Washington, D. C., metropolitan area.

Introduced 1979-10-10 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 5301A bill to designate certain lands in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, as the Harney Peak Wilderness.

Introduced 1979-09-17 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

HR 5006A bill to provide assistance to rural water systems in achieving compliance with title XIV of the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1979-07-30 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Water Resources Development

HR 4815A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to facilitate the production of alcohol fuels.

Introduced 1979-07-17 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Energy

HR 4502A bill to authorize modernization and improvement of the Belle Fourche project and to integrate the project into the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program.

Introduced 1979-06-18 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Water Resources Development

HR 3460A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide long-term care services in certain rural hospitals.

Introduced 1979-04-05 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Social Welfare

HR 2864A bill for the relief of the Black Hills Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Introduced 1979-03-13 · Measure laid on table in House, S. 659 passed in lieu.

Private Legislation

HR 2803A bill to authorize construction of the Gregory pumped-storage hydro-electric dam and reservoir.

Introduced 1979-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Energy

HR 2802A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to relocate the water supply intake facility at Springfield, South Dakota.

Introduced 1979-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Water Resources Development

HR 2674A bill pertaining to the inheritance of trust or restricted land on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Introduced 1979-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Native Americans

HR 2100A bill to repeal the carryover basis provisions added by the Tax Reform Act of 1976.

Introduced 1979-02-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

HJRES 17A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons.

Introduced 1979-01-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

HR 15332Livestock Producers and Feeders Act

Introduced 1974-06-12 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Livestock

HR 9540A bill to provide for the establishment of a national cemetery near the Fort Randall Dam, S. Dak..

Introduced 1973-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 6476A bill for the relief of Harold C. and Vera L. Adler, doing business as the Adler Construction Company.

Introduced 1973-04-02 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 3904Federal Act to Control Expenditures and Upgrade Priorities

Introduced 1973-02-07 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Economics and Public Finance

HR 3774A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt employers of 15 or less employees from its provisions.

Introduced 1973-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

HR 15583A bill for the relief of Duane G. Wegner.

Introduced 1976-09-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 15063A bill for the relief of Song Chan Ki.

Introduced 1976-08-04 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 12781A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the limitations with respect to direct loans to veterans to $29,000.

Introduced 1976-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 11220Indian Postsecondary Educational Assistance Act

Introduced 1975-12-17 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

Native Americans

HR 10944A bill to amend chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for continuation of the direct loan revolving fund.

Introduced 1975-12-02 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 11053A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to promote the care and treatment of veterans in State veterans' homes.

Introduced 1975-12-09 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

HR 7873A bill to provide for the establishment of a national cemetery near the Fort Randall Dam., S. Dak.

Introduced 1975-06-12 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Cemeteries and funerals

HR 6349A bill to amend section 103 of title 23, United States Code, to require the capital cities of the States to be connected to the Interstate System.

Introduced 1975-04-24 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

HR 4733A bill to provide for the issuance during 1976 of $2 bills bearing the likeness of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

Introduced 1975-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.

Money

HR 3571A bill to establish the Great Prairie Lakes National Recreation Area in the States of South Dakota, and Nebraska, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1975-02-24 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

Recreation areas

HR 3613A bill authorizing the construction of a dam and reservoir on the Little White River, SD, (Rosebud site).

Introduced 1975-02-25 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Water Resources Development

HR 1228A bill to amend the Federal Salary Act of 1967.

Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Government Operations and Politics

HCONRES 415Concurrent resolution to promote and encourage the removal of architectural barriers to the access of handicapped persons to public facilities and buildings.

Introduced 1975-10-03 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Architecture and the disabled

HCONRES 243Concurrent resolution to promote and encourage the removal of architectural barriers to the access of handicapped persons to public facilities and buildings.

Introduced 1975-04-21 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Architecture and the disabled

HR 14358A bill to provide assistance to rural water systems in achieving compliance with title XIV of the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1978-10-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Water Resources Development

HR 13752A bill to provide assistance to rural water systems in achieving compliance with title XIV of the Public Health Service Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1978-08-07 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Water Resources Development

HR 13162Economic Recovery Act

Introduced 1978-06-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

HR 12892A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to relocate the water supply intake facility at Springfield, South Dakota.

Introduced 1978-05-31 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Water Resources Development

HR 12239Beef Act

Introduced 1978-04-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Agriculture and Food

HR 11178A bill to authorize construction of the Gregory pumped-storage hydroelectric dam and reservoir.

Introduced 1978-02-28 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Water Resources Development

HR 10712A bill to name a certain Federal building in Huron, South Dakota, the Hubert H. Humphrey Building.

Introduced 1978-02-02 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.

Government Operations and Politics

HR 9228A bill for the relief of Black Hills Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Introduced 1977-09-20 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 9029A bill to allow injunctions to be issued against the Commodity Credit Corporation.

Introduced 1977-09-12 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

Injunctions

HR 5041Emergency Feed Act

Introduced 1977-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 5042Consumer Communications Reform Act

Introduced 1977-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Science, Technology, Communications

HR 4249Emergency Feed Act

Introduced 1977-03-02 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

HR 3213A bill for the relief of Doctor Alejandro Adajar.

Introduced 1977-02-07 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.

Private Legislation

HR 2664A bill to amend the Indian Claims Act of August 13, 1946.

Introduced 1977-01-31 · Measure laid on table, S. 838 passed in lieu.

Indian claims

HR 724A bill to amend the Federal Salary Act of 1967.

Introduced 1977-01-04 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.

Salaries

HRES 910Resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to a reorganization of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Introduced 1977-11-04 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

HRES 862A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to a reorganization of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Introduced 1977-10-25 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

HRES 882A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to a reorganization of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Introduced 1977-10-31 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

HRES 886Resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to a reorganization of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Introduced 1977-11-01 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

HRES 863A resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to a reorganization of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Introduced 1977-10-25 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

HRES 840Resolution expressing the sense of the House with respect to a reorganization of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Introduced 1977-10-18 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Introduced 1982-06-21 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-12-16 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-12-14 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1982-03-22 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-12-14 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-12-14 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-11-18 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-09-17 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-05-21 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1981-05-21 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50-45. Record Vote No: 133.

Introduced 1982-09-30 ·

Introduced 1982-09-30 ·

Introduced 1982-05-26 ·

Introduced 1982-05-26 ·

Introduced 1982-05-26 ·

S 3067A bill to limit the use of appropriated funds to increase the pay of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1982-12-02 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Congress

S 2916Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1983

Introduced 1982-09-16 · Star Print ordered S. 2916 and the accompanying Senate Report 97-547.

Economics and Public Finance

S 2494Water Resources Research Act of 1982

Introduced 1982-05-05 · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Water Resources Development

S 1692National Harbors Improvement and Maintenance Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-10-01 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 418.

Transportation and Public Works

S 1525A bill to direct the Army Corps of Engineers to undertake certain studies affecting waters within the States of South Dakota, Montana, and Nebraska.

Introduced 1981-07-28 · Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Water Resources Development

S 1527Coal Pipeline Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-07-28 · Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy

S 1493A bill to deauthorize several projects within the jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Introduced 1981-07-16 · Became Public Law No: 97-128.

Water Resources Development

S 1095National Water Resources Research and Planning Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-05-04 · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2494 ordered to be reported.

Water Resources Development

S 933A bill to authorize rehabilitation of the Belle Fourche Irrigation Project, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1981-04-08 · Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

Water Resources Development

S 575A bill for the relief of Samuel Bo-Wen Huang, Mei-Sue Huang, Shu-Yuan Huang, and Hui-Li Huang.

Introduced 1981-02-26 · Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.

Private Legislation

S 407A bill to authorize a study of the feasibility of Federal development of the water resources of the I'Santi Unit of the Missouri River Basin located on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation, South Dakota.

Introduced 1981-02-05 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department; OMB.

Water Resources Development

S 251Prisoner of War Benefits Amendments Act of 1981

Introduced 1981-01-23 · Committee on Veterans requested executive comment from VA.

Armed Forces and National Security

S 143A bill for the relief of Bharat Persaud.

Introduced 1981-01-19 · Committee on Judiciary. Indefinitely postponed.

Private Legislation

Introduced 1983-03-09 · Ordered to be printed. SP 493

Introduced 1984-10-04 · SP 7026 ruled non-germane by Yea-Nay Vote. 36-60. Record Vote No: 280.

Introduced 1984-10-03 · Amendment SP 6982 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-10-03 · Amendment SP 6947 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-09-21 · Amendment SP 4389 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-09-17 ·

Introduced 1984-08-09 ·

Introduced 1984-08-08 · Amendment SP 3642 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-07-25 · Amendment SP 3417 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-07-25 · Amendment SP 3403 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-07-24 · Amendment SP 3387 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-07-24 · Amendment SP 3388 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-06-13 · Proposed amendment SP 3201 withdrawn in Senate.

Introduced 1984-06-18 · Amendment SP 3236 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-06-13 · Amendment SP 3200 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-06-06 · Amendment SP 3153 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1984-05-24 · Referred to the Committee on Finance.

Introduced 1984-04-12 · Proposed amendment SP 2981 withdrawn in Senate.

Introduced 1984-03-29 ·

Introduced 1983-11-18 · Amendment SP 2661 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-11-11 · Amendment SP 2589 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-11-11 · Amendment SP 2588 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-11-10 · Amendment SP 2567 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-10-21 · Amendment SP 2407 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-10-07 · Amendment SP 2317 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-07-20 · Amendment SP 1528 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1983-06-13 · Amendment SP 1379 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44-55. Record Vote No: 136.

Introduced 1983-06-13 · Amendment SP 1378 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-0. Record Vote No: 135.

Introduced 1983-03-09 · Proposed amendment SP 493 withdrawn in Senate.

S 2861A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make available the Pick-Sloan Missouri basin program pumping power to the Hilltop and Gray Goose irrigation projects.

Introduced 1984-07-25 · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Interior Department, Energy Department, OMB.

Water Resources Development

S 2853Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1985

Introduced 1984-07-17 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Economics and Public Finance

S 2544A bill to amend section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, to update the authorities of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-04-09 · Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

Crime and Law Enforcement

S 2516Deficit Reduction Act

Introduced 1984-04-02 · Read twice and referred jointly to the Committees on Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 1977 with instructions that if one committee reports, the other committee has thirty days of continuous session to report or be discharged.

Economics and Public Finance

S 2378Impact Aid Authorization Act of 1984

Introduced 1984-02-29 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

Education

S 2189Central South Dakota Water Supply System Act of 1984

Introduced 1983-11-18 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Water Resources Development

S 1739Water Resources Development Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-08-03 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 973.

Water Resources Development

S 1607A bill for the relief of Yi Tak Chiu, Selina Kwong-Yim Chiu and Ling Chung Chiu.

Introduced 1983-07-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.

Private Legislation

S 1289An original bill to establish an obligation ceiling for the civil work construction program of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

Introduced 1983-05-16 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Water Resources Development

S 1274A bill for the relief of Martin Navarro.

Introduced 1983-05-12 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.

Private Legislation

S 947Water Resources Development Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-03-24 · Committee on Environment and Public Works. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1739 ordered to be reported.

Water Resources Development

S 684Water Resources Research Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-03-03 · Became Public Law No: 98-242.

Water Resources Development

S 448A bill to authorize rehabilitation of the Belle Fourche irrigation project, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1983-02-03 · Became Public Law No: 98-157.

Water Resources Development

S 398Agricultural Export Recovery Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-02-02 · Committee on Agriculture. Ordered reported an original bill (S.822) in lieu of this measure.

Agriculture and Food

S 113A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the highway use tax on heavy trucks and to increase the tax on diesel fuel used in heavy trucks.

Introduced 1983-01-26 · Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.

Taxation

S 67A bill for the relief of Yeshwant Gopal Phadke and Shailaja Yeshwant Phadke.

Introduced 1983-01-26 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Policy.

Private Legislation

SJRES 299A joint resolution to designate November 1984 as "National Diabetes Month".

Introduced 1984-05-21 · Became Public Law No: 98-518.

Health

SJRES 121A joint resolution to designate November 1983 as "National Diabetes Month".

Introduced 1983-06-23 · Became Public Law No: 98-145.

Health

Introduced 1986-10-16 · Motion to table the motion to concur with an amendment (SP 3476) agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-10-02 · SP 3141 ruled out of order by the chair.

Introduced 1986-09-27 ·

Introduced 1986-10-03 · Amendment SP 3159 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-09-27 · Amendment agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-09-24 · Motion to table SP 2898 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71-26. Record Vote No: 290.

Introduced 1986-09-24 · SP 2899 fell when SP 2898 tabled.

Introduced 1986-08-07 · Amendment SP 2643 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-08-01 · Amendment SP 2264 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-08-01 · Amendment SP 2266 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-07-31 ·

Introduced 1986-06-19 ·

Introduced 1986-06-06 · Amendment SP 2041 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-06-06 · Motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46-44. Record Vote No: 121.

Introduced 1986-03-14 · Amendment SP 1676 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-03-11 ·

Introduced 1986-03-26 · Amendment SP 1710 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-03-14 · Amendment SP 1679 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1986-03-11 ·

Introduced 1985-12-09 · Amendment SP 1361 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1985-11-22 ·

Introduced 1985-11-22 ·

Introduced 1985-11-19 ·

Introduced 1985-11-22 · Amendment SP 1109 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.

Introduced 1985-11-20 · Amendment SP 1067 , as modified, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-1. Record Vote No: 322.

Introduced 1985-11-19 ·

Introduced 1985-11-19 ·