Barcia was the representative for Michigan’s 5th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1993 to 2002.
![Photo of Rep. James Barcia [D-MI5, 1993-2002]](/static/legislator-photos/400526-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Barcia is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2002 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 Barcia sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 7, 1997 to Nov 19, 2002. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Barcia was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 2733 (107th): Enterprise Integration Act of 2002
- H.R. 394 (105th): To provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by the United States in certain property located in the County of Iosco, Michigan.
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
Barcia sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (21%) Science, Technology, Communications (14%) Law (14%) Economics and Public Finance (13%) Commerce (12%) Environmental Protection (10%) Labor and Employment (8%) Housing and Community Development (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Barcia recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5433 (107th): Motorcycle and Motorcycling Small Business Protection Act
- H.R. 5183 (107th): Water Quality Investment Act of 2002
- H.R. 5074 (107th): Technology Administration and National Institute of Standards and Technology Act of 2002
- H.R. 4929 (107th): To recognize the American Boxing and Athletic Association as the official sanctioning …
- H.R. 2733 (107th): Enterprise Integration Act of 2002
- H.R. 2001 (107th): Arrow Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2001
- H.R. 1889 (107th): To improve the utilization of educational technologies in elementary and secondary education …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1993 to Nov 2002, Barcia missed 137 of 5,859 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is on par with the median of 2.8% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Nov 2002. 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
