Tauscher was the representative for California’s 10th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 1997 to 2009.
![Photo of Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D-CA10, 1997-2009]](/static/legislator-photos/400396-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Tauscher is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2010 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 Tauscher sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 21, 2010. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Tauscher was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1830 (111th): Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009
- H.R. 6111 (109th): Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
Does 2 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
Tauscher sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (39%) Armed Forces and National Security (14%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Environmental Protection (9%) Agriculture and Food (8%) International Affairs (8%) Crime and Law Enforcement (6%) Labor and Employment (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Tauscher recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 331 (111th): Supporting the goals and ideals of National Drowning Prevention and Water Safety …
- H.R. 1830 (111th): Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009
- H.R. 1571 (111th): Private Investment in Commuter Vanpooling Act of 2009
- H.R. 1283 (111th): Military Readiness Enhancement Act of 2009
- H.R. 1100 (111th): Vessel Navigation and Safety Improvement Act
- H.R. 1052 (111th): Ensuring Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act
- H.R. 906 (111th): Housing Disaster Area Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2009
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1997 to Jun 2009, Tauscher missed 110 of 8,185 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jun 2009. 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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
