Perlmutter was the representative for Colorado’s 7th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2007 to 2022.
![Photo of Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO7, 2007-2022]](/static/legislator-photos/412192-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Perlmutter.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Perlmutter is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2022 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 Perlmutter sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 27, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Perlmutter was the primary sponsor of 8 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 6325 (117th): For the relief of Melecio Andazola-Morales.
- H.R. 7560 (116th): Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 2020
- H.R. 5260 (116th): PROSWIFT Act
- H.R. 3150 (115th): Helicopter Fuel System Safety Act
- H.R. 1408 (114th): Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015
- H.R. 233 (114th): Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015
- H.R. 5062 (113th): Examination and Supervisory Privilege Parity Act of 2014
Does 8 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
Perlmutter sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Finance and Financial Sector (24%) Government Operations and Politics (20%) Health (16%) Energy (8%) Education (8%) Science, Technology, Communications (8%) Labor and Employment (8%) Transportation and Public Works (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Perlmutter recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 9416 (117th): To establish an allowance to provide a housing stipend for Members of …
- H.R. 9418 (117th): 27th Amendment Enforcement Act
- H.R. 9417 (117th): To amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to tie the salaries …
- H.Res. 1361 (117th): Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1098) to amend the Higher …
- H.R. 8577 (117th): GREEN Appraisals Act of 2022
- H.Res. 1242 (117th): Expressing support for the designation of July 20, 2022, as “National Heroes …
- H.Res. 1017 (117th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3617) to decriminalize and deschedule …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2007 to Dec 2022, Perlmutter missed 377 of 10,828 roll call votes, which is 3.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2022. 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
