Rep. Jack Metcalf

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Metcalf is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2000 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 Metcalf sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 1995 to Dec 15, 2000. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Metcalf was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:

• H.R. 1217 (105th): To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 1184 (105th): To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of the Bear Creek hydroelectric project in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.

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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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Metcalf sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Government Operations and Politics (22%) Law (18%) Economics and Public Finance (15%) Finance and Financial Sector (11%) Housing and Community Development (10%) Commerce (8%) Transportation and Public Works (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (8%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Metcalf recently introduced the following legislation:

• H.R. 5510 (106th): Circulating Currency Simplification and Cost-saving Act
• H.Con.Res. 408 (106th): Expressing appreciation for the United States service members who were aboard the …
• H.R. 4682 (106th): Title XI Mortgage Access and National Shipbuilding Initiative Extension Act
• H.R. 4385 (106th): To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the Federal …
• H.R. 4139 (106th): Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act of 2000
• H.R. 4067 (106th): Business Checking Modernization Act
• H.R. 4017 (106th): To reimpose the prohibition on the export of Alaskan North Slope crude …

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Jan 1995 to Dec 2000, Metcalf missed 127 of 3,741 roll call votes, which is 3.4%. This is on par with the median of 3.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2000. 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.

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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