![Photo of Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7]](/data/photos/412192-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Perlmutter.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Perlmutter 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). Perlmutter is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Ed Perlmutter sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Enacted Legislation
Perlmutter was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5062 (113th): Examination and Supervisory Privilege Parity Act of 2014
- H.R. 4240 (110th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the “Felix Sparks Post Office Building”.
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 about one third or more 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
Perlmutter sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Finance and Financial Sector (26%) Housing and Community Development (22%) Transportation and Public Works (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) International Affairs (7%) Private Legislation (7%) Taxation (7%) Commerce (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Perlmutter’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2569: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2017
- H.R. 2280: For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.
- H.R. 2215: SAFE Act of 2017
- H.R. 1549: Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2017
- H.R. 6032 (114th): Data Breach Insurance Act
- H.R. 5438 (114th): Foreign Business Bribery Prohibition Act of 2016
- H.R. 4647 (114th): Traditional Banking Regulatory Relief Act of 2015
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Perlmutter’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| Aye |
H.Res. 937: Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 2943) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department ...
Dec 1, 2016. Passed 277/139.
|
| No |
H.Res. 546: Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 22) to authorize funds for Federal-aid ...
Dec 3, 2015. Passed 384/40.
|
| No |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| Yea |
H.R. 3393 (113th): Student and Family Tax Simplification Act
Jul 24, 2014. Passed 227/187.
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| Nay |
H.Res. 23 (113th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 152) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September ...
Jan 15, 2013. Passed 367/52.
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| Aye |
H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ... |
| No |
H.Res. 801 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3688) to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.
Nov 7, 2007. Passed 349/55.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2007 to Jun 2017, Perlmutter missed 290 of 7,988 roll call votes, which is 3.6%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 55 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills