![Photo of Rep. David Joyce [R-OH14]](/static/legislator-photos/412566-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 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 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 Sep 17, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
David Joyce sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommittee Ranking Member
Financial Services and General Government subcommittees
Enacted Legislation
Joyce was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 7031: Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act of 2020
- H.R. 223 (114th): Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2016
Does 2 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
Joyce sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (40%) Crime and Law Enforcement (20%) Transportation and Public Works (12%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Education (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Joyce’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8125: Military Suicide Prevention in the 21st Century Act
- H.R. 7031: Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act of 2020
- H.R. 6870: Landscaping Workforce Act of 2020
- H.R. 5239: Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act
- 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 ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2020, Joyce missed 102 of 4,635 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. This is on par with the median of 2.2% 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.
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
