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Rep. Betty McCollum

Representative for Minnesota’s 4th District

pronounced BEH-dee // muh-KUL-um


McCollum is the representative for Minnesota’s 4th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2001. McCollum is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 68 years old.

Photo of Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN4]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 Report Card for McCollum.

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, 2019 to Mar 17, 2023. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Betty McCollum sits on the following committees:

Enacted Legislation

McCollum was the primary sponsor of 10 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 10 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

McCollum sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

International Affairs (27%) Health (15%) Native Americans (15%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (15%) Economics and Public Finance (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (6%) Sports and Recreation (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

McCollum voted Yea

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

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

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

McCollum voted Yea

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 Aye

McCollum voted Aye

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 Mar 2023, McCollum missed 299 of 14,402 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 1.5% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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