Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Lamborn has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Lamborn is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Lamborn for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Doug Lamborn sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- Member, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Lamborn sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) International Affairs (15%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (15%) Arts, Culture, Religion (12%) Energy (9%) Economics and Public Finance (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Lamborn’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6086: Protecting Religious Expression Against Censorship and Harassment Act of 2016
- H.Res. 790: Expressing support for designation of July 2, 2016, as the “National Day of ...
- H.R. 5416: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand burial benefits for veterans ...
- H.Res. 768: Recognizing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is in the ...
- H.R. 4964: Directed Energy Weapon Systems Acquisition Act of 2016
- H.Con.Res. 128: Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to exercise ...
- H.R. 4555: Non-Discrimination of Israel in Labeling Act
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Voting Record
From Jan 2007 to Sep 2016, Lamborn missed 141 of 7,602 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. This is on par with the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 11 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills