David Loebsack, Representative for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District

Loebsack is the representative for Iowa’s 2^nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 4, 2007. Loebsack is next up for reelection in 2020.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2019 Report Card for Loebsack.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Loebsack 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 Loebsack has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 27, 2020. See full analysis methodology.

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Human Rights Campaign: 100% Planned Parenthood Action Fund: 100% League of Conservation Voters: 94% American Civil Liberties Union: 79% United States Chamber of Commerce: 67% NIAC Action: B The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: B NumbersUSA: 22% Americans for Prosperity: 15% The Club for Growth: 10% FreedomWorks: 10%

Committee Membership

David Loebsack sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Communications and Technology, Energy subcommittees

Enacted Legislation

Loebsack was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:

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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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Loebsack sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Education (33%) Health (25%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Science, Technology, Communications (12%) Labor and Employment (6%) Energy (4%) Emergency Management (4%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Loebsack voted Yea

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

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 ...

Loebsack voted Nay

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

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 ...

Loebsack voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Loebsack voted Yea

H.R. 3393 (113th): Student and Family Tax Simplification Act

Passed 227/187 on Jul 24, 2014.

Loebsack voted Aye

H.R. 4413 (113th): Customer Protection and End User Relief Act

Passed 265/144 on Jun 24, 2014.

Loebsack voted Aye

H.R. 1947 (113th): Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

Failed 195/234 on Jun 20, 2013.

Loebsack voted Aye

H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012

Passed 223/197 on Aug 2, 2012.

Loebsack voted Aye

H.Res. 487 (112th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1633) to establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ...

Passed 249/161 on Dec 8, 2011.

Loebsack voted Aye

H.R. 527 (112th): Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011

Passed 263/159 on Dec 1, 2011.

Loebsack voted No

H.R. 2693 (112th): Budget Control Act of 2011

Failed 173/246 on Jul 30, 2011.

Loebsack voted Aye

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack ...

Loebsack voted Nay

H.Res. 915 (111th): Encouraging the Republic of Hungary to respect the rule of law, treat foreign investors fairly, and promote ...

Passed 333/74 on Dec 8, 2009.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2007 to Jan 2020, Loebsack missed 211 of 9,604 roll call votes, which is 2.2%. 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.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2007 Jan-Mar	213	2	0.9%	38^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	2	0.6%	14^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	5	1.9%	32^nd
2008 Jan-Mar	149	1	0.7%	8^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	40	12.5%	94^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	4	2.0%	42^nd
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	21	6.9%	88^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	5	1.9%	54^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	3	1.2%	25^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	8	4.1%	60^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	5	2.3%	40^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	2	1.3%	36^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	4	1.9%	65^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	11	4.5%	80^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	7	3.4%	63^rd
2012 Jan-Mar	151	2	1.3%	43^rd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	9	3.0%	65^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	1	2.0%	37^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	39^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	5	2.3%	56^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	1	0.7%	30^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	2	1.4%	38^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	4	1.8%	53^rd
2014 Jul-Sep	147	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	9	6.2%	84^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	4	1.6%	58^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	1	0.6%	32^nd
2016 Jan-Mar	137	3	2.2%	43^rd
2016 Apr-Jun	204	1	0.5%	19^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	1	0.4%	22^nd
2016 Nov-Dec	48	0	0.0%	0^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	7	3.4%	74^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	1	0.7%	31^st
2017 Jul-Sep	199	1	0.5%	37^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	4	2.4%	56^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	1	0.8%	23^rd
2018 Apr-Jun	184	7	3.8%	64^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	4	3.9%	76^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	4	2.9%	68^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	8	2.7%	71^st
2019 Jul-Sep	125	3	2.4%	76^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	5	3.4%	70^th
2020 Jan-Jan	27	2	7.4%	80^th

Primary Sources

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The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Ratings from Advocacy Organizations

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recent Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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