Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Lesko.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Lesko 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 Lesko has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Feb 14, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Debbie Lesko sits on the following committees:
- House Committee on Homeland Security
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
- House Committee on Rules
Enacted Legislation
Lesko was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
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
Lesko sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (100%)
Recent Bills
Some of Lesko’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 1239: To reauthorize Department of Justice programs that combat violence against women, and for ...
- H.R. 1085: To require any amounts remaining in Members’ Representational Allowances at the end of ...
- H.R. 956: Saving Children Act
- H.Res. 59: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security ...
- H.Res. 1026: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Medicare and Social Security ...
- H.R. 6400 (115th): United States Ports of Entry Threat and Operational Review Act
- H.R. 6259 (115th): Make Education Local Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Lesko’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
S. 2322: CURD Act
Dec 20, 2018. Failed 230/162.
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| Nay |
H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Dec 12, 2018. Passed 369/47.
See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, horticulture, and other miscellaneous programs administered by the Department of Agriculture ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 7187: To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 7, 2018.
Nov 29, 2018. Passed 350/46.
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| Yea |
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61.
H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ... |
| Nay |
S. 1182: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Jul 25, 2018. Passed 366/52.
The House Amendment to S. 1182 extends the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire July 31, 2018, through November 30, 2018. This amendment does not include any reforms to the program; it is only a short-term extension. The NFIP was originally set ... |
Missed Votes
From May 2018 to Feb 2019, Lesko missed 2 of 420 roll call votes, which is 0.5%. This is better than the median of 2.0% 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
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
