Heck was the representative for Washington’s 10th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2013 to 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA10, 2013-2020]](/static/legislator-photos/412584-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Heck.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Heck is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 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 Heck sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Heck was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1526 (116th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the “Eva G. Hewitt Post Office”.
- H.R. 4029 (116th): Tribal Access to Homeless Assistance Act
- H.R. 3906 (115th): Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018
- H.R. 2270 (114th): Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act
- H.R. 2167 (113th): Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act of 2013
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
Heck sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (17%) Housing and Community Development (17%) Environmental Protection (17%) International Affairs (11%) Native Americans (11%) Animals (11%) Finance and Financial Sector (8%) Taxation (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Heck recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7910 (116th): Restrictions on Intelligence Assets in Protests Act
- H.R. 7290 (116th): Defense Communities Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020
- H.R. 6820 (116th): Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- H.R. 6314 (116th): Emergency Rental Assistance Act of 2020
- H.R. 6066 (116th): Passenger Train Safety Act
- H.R. 5599 (116th): Fulfilling the Promise of the Housing Trust Fund Act
- H.R. 5319 (116th): Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Dec 2020, Heck missed 68 of 4,693 roll call votes, which is 1.4%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
