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Representative Kleinschmidt is a member of the House committees on (1) Agriculture and Livestock and (2) Homeland Defense and Public Safety. He is the chairman of the House Republican Caucus Policy Committee.<ref name=timbio/>

Representative Kleinschmidt is a member of the House committees on (1) Agriculture and Livestock and (2) Homeland Defense and Public Safety. He is the chairman of the House Republican Caucus Policy Committee.<ref name=timbio/>

In the 2013 legislative session, Kleinschmidt supported a ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the bill passed the House, 96-49. He voted for companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers. Still, exas [[Right to Life]] rated him 64 percent in 2013 and 60 percent in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>

In the 2013 legislative session, Kleinschmidt supported a ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the bill passed the House, 96-49. He voted for companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers. Still, Texas [[Right to Life]] rated him but 64 percent in 2013 and 60 percent in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>

Kleinschmidt voted against a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security. He opposed the bill requiring the immunization of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House nevertheless approved, 71-61. He co-sponsored the law to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Kleinschmidt voted against the measure to prohibit texting while driving, but he had voted for such a ban in 2011. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against an "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61. He voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms and co-sponsored another law allowing college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted for the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, thestate Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He opposed term limits for certain state officials. In 2011, Kleinschmidt voted to cut spending on state agencies. That same year, he opposed a ban on [[smoking]] in public places.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/56621/tim-kleinschmidt#.UwwVlsuPIfg|title=Tim Keinschmidt's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=September 21, 2020}}</ref>   

Kleinschmidt voted against a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools; the measure passed the House, 73-58. He co-sponsored legislation to provide marshals for school security. He opposed the bill requiring the immunization of minors without parental consent, a measure which the House nevertheless approved, 71-61. He co-sponsored the law to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Kleinschmidt voted against the measure to prohibit texting while driving, but he had voted for such a ban in 2011. He voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. He voted against an "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61. He voted to forbid the state from enforcing federal regulations of firearms and co-sponsored another law allowing college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. He voted for the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, thestate Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He opposed term limits for certain state officials. In 2011, Kleinschmidt voted to cut spending on state agencies. That same year, he opposed a ban on [[smoking]] in public places.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/56621/tim-kleinschmidt#.UwwVlsuPIfg|title=Tim Keinschmidt's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=September 21, 2020}}</ref>