Ross is the representative for North Carolina’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2021. Ross is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 59 years old.
![Photo of Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC2]](/static/legislator-photos/456831-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Ross.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Ross 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 Ross has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 28, 2023. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Deborah Ross sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Ross was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 8697 (117th): Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022
- H.R. 8061 (117th): Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022
- H.R. 5720 (117th): Courthouse Ethics and Transparency Act
- H.R. 4606 (117th): Energizing Technology Transfer Act
- H.R. 2746 (117th): To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina.
Does 5 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
Ross sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Energy (24%) Government Operations and Politics (18%) Science, Technology, Communications (12%) Commerce (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Education (12%) Law (12%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Ross recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 1327: Defend our Coast Act
- H.R. 302: To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide financial assistance to graduate students …
- H.R. 9235 (117th): Supporting Women COPS Act of 2022
- H.R. 8697 (117th): Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022
- H.Res. 1191 (117th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4176) to improve Federal population …
- H.R. 8061 (117th): Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022
- H.R. 7569 (117th): Energy Cybersecurity University Leadership Act of 2022
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to Mar 2023, Ross missed 1 of 1,171 roll call votes, which is 0.1%. This is better than the median of 1.6% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- Office of Rep. Ross for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
