Curbelo was the representative for Florida’s 26th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL26, 2015-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412621-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Curbelo.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Curbelo is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 Curbelo sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Curbelo was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5774 (115th): Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018
- H.R. 5699 (115th): HOST Act of 2018
- H.R. 5192 (115th): Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act
- H.R. 5292 (114th): Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
Does 4 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
Curbelo sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (20%) Immigration (17%) Health (17%) Commerce (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Environmental Protection (6%) Finance and Financial Sector (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Curbelo recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7015 (115th): Agricultural Trade Improvement Act of 2018
- H.R. 6463 (115th): MARKET CHOICE Act
- H.R. 5847 (115th): Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act
- H.R. 5774 (115th): Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018
- H.R. 5699 (115th): HOST Act of 2018
- H.R. 5382 (115th): Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Family Support Act of 2018
- H.R. 5192 (115th): Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Dec 2018, Curbelo missed 122 of 2,535 roll call votes, which is 4.8%. This is worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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.
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
