Rep. Diane Black
Former Representative for Tennessee’s 6th District
pronounced DĪ-an // blak
Black was the representative for Tennessee’s 6th congressional district and was a Republican. She served from 2011 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Diane Black [R-TN6, 2011-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412478-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Black.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Black is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 Black sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Black was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5714 (115th): EDU Act of 2018
- H.J.Res. 43 (115th): Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to …
- H.R. 2775 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014
Does 3 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
Black sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (55%) Taxation (18%) Immigration (12%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Black recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7065 (115th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new …
- H.R. 6318 (115th): To amend section 275(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to change …
- H.R. 6263 (115th): United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal …
- H.R. 5876 (115th): Border Wall Trust Fund Act
- H.R. 5719 (115th): ROOT Act of 2018
- H.R. 5714 (115th): EDU Act of 2018
- H.R. 4978 (115th): Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2018, Black missed 445 of 5,345 roll call votes, which is 8.3%. This is much worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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
