![Photo of Rep. David Joyce [R-OH14]](/data/photos/412566-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Joyce.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Joyce has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Joyce is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
David Joyce sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Joyce sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (27%) Health (27%) Environmental Protection (27%) Housing and Community Development (18%)
Recent Bills
Some of Joyce’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3185: REVAMP Act
- H.R. 959: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017
- H.R. 664: STOP OD Act of 2017
- H.Res. 923 (114th): Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.
- H.R. 5432 (114th): STOP OD Act of 2016
- H.R. 4029 (114th): Pension Accountability Act
- H.Res. 527 (114th): Supporting the goals and ideals of American Education Week.
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Joyce’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 511: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
Nov 17, 2015. Passed 249/177.
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| Nay |
H.R. 308: Keep the Promise Act of 2015
Nov 16, 2015. Failed 263/146.
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| Aye |
H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
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| No |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
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 the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| No |
H.R. 3309 (113th): Innovation Act
Dec 5, 2013. Passed 325/91.
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| No |
H.R. 5 (113th): Student Success Act
Jul 19, 2013. Passed 221/207.
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| No |
H.R. 1120 (113th): Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act
Apr 12, 2013. Passed 219/209.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jul 2017, Joyce missed 68 of 2,935 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. 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.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills