Betty McCollum, Representative for Minnesota's 4th Congressional District

McCollum is the representative for Minnesota’s 4^th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2001. McCollum is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

McCollum is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives 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 McCollum has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 24, 2022. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Betty McCollum sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Appropriations
- Defense subcommittee Chair
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittees
House Committee on Natural Resources

Energy and Mineral Resources, For Indigenous Peoples of the United States subcommittees

Enacted Legislation

McCollum was the primary sponsor of 8 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 8 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

McCollum sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

International Affairs (26%) Health (16%) Native Americans (16%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (13%) Economics and Public Finance (10%) Sports and Recreation (6%) Armed Forces and National Security (6%) Government Operations and Politics (6%)

Recently Introduced Bills

McCollum recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

McCollum voted Yea

H.Res. 1071: Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of …

Passed 279/72 on Sep 26, 2018.

H.R. 1071 recognizes that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens. The United …

McCollum voted Yea

H.R. 1153: Mortgage Choice Act of 2017

Passed 280/131 on Feb 8, 2018.

H.R. 1153 excludes insurance held in escrow and, under certain circumstances, fees paid to companies affiliated with the creditor from the costs that would be …

McCollum voted No

S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, …

Passed 360/61 on Dec 8, 2016.

The WIIN (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation) Act was a 277-page bill dealing with federal water policies, particularly for drought-stricken areas. It’s so complex …

McCollum voted No

H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II

Passed 312/119 on Jul 15, 2015.

McCollum voted Yea

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of …

McCollum voted Nay

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December …

McCollum voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

McCollum voted Nay

S. 622 (113th): Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013

Passed 390/12 on Jun 3, 2013.

McCollum voted Yea

H.R. 2362 (112th): Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011

Failed 222/160 on Jul 23, 2012.

McCollum voted Yea

H.R. 5325 (112th): Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013

Passed 255/165 on Jun 6, 2012.

McCollum voted Yea

H.Res. 370 (112th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1938) to direct the President to expedite the consideration and …

Passed 246/171 on Jul 26, 2011.

McCollum voted Aye

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack …

Missed Votes

From Jan 2001 to May 2022, McCollum missed 298 of 13,942 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2001 Jan-Mar	75	1	1.3%	40^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	2	1.5%	35^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	4	2.6%	49^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	4	5.1%	69^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	2	2.1%	53^rd
2003 Apr-Jun	239	3	1.3%	38^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	3	1.6%	46^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	21	13.9%	93^rd
2004 Jan-Mar	104	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	2	0.9%	25^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	2	1.2%	22^nd
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	3	3.3%	49^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	3	1.1%	33^rd
2005 Jul-Sep	146	1	0.7%	23^rd
2005 Oct-Dec	163	6	3.7%	61^st
2006 Jan-Mar	81	12	14.8%	94^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	1	0.6%	27^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	2	0.9%	40^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	6	1.5%	49^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	2	0.6%	14^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	6	2.3%	42^nd
2008 Jan-Mar	149	8	5.4%	66^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	7	2.2%	41^st
2008 Jul-Sep	205	2	1.0%	29^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	5	2.9%	60^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	6	2.0%	45^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	5	1.9%	53^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	17	6.9%	84^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	3	1.5%	29^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	8	3.7%	57^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	3	2.0%	51^st
2010 Nov-Dec	99	1	1.0%	18^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	59	27.8%	99^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	4	1.4%	51^st
2011 Jul-Sep	247	2	0.8%	30^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	1	0.5%	15^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	1	0.7%	23^rd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	11	3.7%	71^st
2012 Jul-Sep	152	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	3	60.0%	99^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	1	0.5%	22^nd
2013 Jul-Sep	200	1	0.5%	23^rd
2013 Oct-Dec	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	9	6.1%	82^nd
2014 Apr-Jun	219	20	9.1%	88^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	13	9.4%	88^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	3	1.7%	60^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	1	0.4%	21^st
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	3	1.4%	51^st
2017 Apr-Jun	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	4	2.4%	55^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	2	1.6%	37^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	5	2.7%	55^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	1	1.0%	42^nd
2018 Nov-Dec	85	1	1.2%	35^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jul-Sep	125	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Oct-Dec	40	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	97	1	1.0%	41^st
2021 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jul-Sep	108	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Oct-Dec	137	1	0.7%	33^rd
2022 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Apr-May	130	0	0.0%	0^th

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

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Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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