Luria was the representative for Virginia’s 2nd congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2019 to 2022.
![Photo of Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA2, 2019-2022]](/static/legislator-photos/412830-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Luria.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Luria 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 Luria sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 27, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Luria was the primary sponsor of 11 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 7335 (117th): MST Claims Coordination Act
- H.R. 7846 (117th): Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
- H.R. 7471 (117th): Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022
- H.R. 6131 (117th): Veterans Disability Claims Notification Improvement Act of 2021
- H.R. 3909 (117th): Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
- H.R. 6168 (116th): Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020
- H.R. 8172 (116th): VA Research Technology Act
Does 11 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
Luria sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (46%) Science, Technology, Communications (10%) Energy (8%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (8%) Education (8%) International Affairs (8%) Government Operations and Politics (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Luria recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 9106 (117th): Chincoteague Water Well Replacement Act
- H.Res. 1388 (117th): Acknowledging and commemorating the World War II women in the Navy who …
- H.R. 8723 (117th): Fueling Our Nuclear Future Act of 2022
- H.R. 8569 (117th): Removal Adjustment Act of 2022
- H.R. 8472 (117th): LOAN Act of 2022
- H.R. 7846 (117th): Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022
- H.R. 7471 (117th): Coastal Virginia National Heritage Area Act of 2022
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2022, Luria missed 12 of 1,952 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better 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
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
