![Photo of Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL18]](/data/photos/412674-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for LaHood.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
LaHood 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills LaHood has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Darin LaHood sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Ways and Means
- Member, Subcommittee on Human Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight
- Member, Subcommittee on Social Security
Enacted Legislation
LaHood was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 3109: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1114 North 2nd Street in Chillicothe, Illinois, as the “Sr. Chief Ryan Owens Post Office Building”.
- H.R. 5312 (114th): Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016
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
LaHood sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (50%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (30%) Government Operations and Politics (20%)
Recent Bills
Some of LaHood’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6904: To designate certain Federal land in the District of Columbia under the administrative ...
- H.R. 6866: To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker.
- H.Res. 1063: Designating room H-226 of the United States Capitol as the “Lincoln Room”.
- H.R. 6736: Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act
- H.R. 6486: Workforce Development Through Post-Graduation Scholarships Act of 2018
- H.R. 6269: NEATSA Act
- H.R. 6081: Historic Tax Credit Enhancement Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
| LaHood’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ...
Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188.
Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ... |
| Aye |
S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building ...
Dec 8, 2016. Passed 360/61.
|
| Nay |
H.R. 5325: Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017
Sep 28, 2016. Passed 342/85.
The Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (H.R. 5325) is an appropriations bill which extended funding at the previous year's levels up to December 9, 2016 (10 weeks). After this, a continuing ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Dec 18, 2015. Passed 316/113.
This vote was on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, also known as the omnibus spending bill. The bill would fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2016 (through September 30, 2016). The government had been funded through stop-gap measures over the last ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 719: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016
Sep 30, 2015. Passed 277/151.
This was a vote to agree to the provisions to keep the government funded through December 11, 2015 that the Senate had added in a previous vote. With this vote, the House approved the Senate's changes to the bill, with the government funding provisions, sending ... |
Missed Votes
From Sep 2015 to Dec 2018, LaHood missed 11 of 1,974 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
