Rep. David Joyce

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2018 Report Card for Joyce.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Joyce 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 Joyce has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 18, 2019. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

David Joyce sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Appropriations
  • Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Member, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Enacted Legislation

Joyce was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:

• H.R. 223 (114th): Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016

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Does 1 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

Joyce sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (36%) Crime and Law Enforcement (16%) Education (12%) Environmental Protection (12%) Transportation and Public Works (12%) Agriculture and Food (12%)

Recent Bills

Some of Joyce’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 4031: GLRI Act of 2019
• H.R. 3275: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 ...
• H.Res. 419: Acknowledging the contributions of America’s addiction professionals and their commitment to delivering evidence-based ...
• H.Res. 322: Recognizing the National Association of Letter Carriers one-day food drive.
• H.Res. 323: Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and ...
• H.Res. 175: Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 1, 2019, through ...
• H.R. 1528: COPE Act of 2019

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Missed Votes

From Jan 2013 to Oct 2019, Joyce missed 91 of 4,309 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.

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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