Horn was the representative for Missouri’s 2nd congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 1991 to 1992.
![Photo of Rep. Joan Horn [D-MO2, 1991-1992]](/static/legislator-photos/405638-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Horn is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1992 positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Horn sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 1987 to Oct 9, 1992. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Horn was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.J.Res. 467 (102nd): Designating October 24, 1992, through November 1, 1992, as “National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America”.
- H.J.Res. 340 (102nd): To designate October 19 through 27, 1991 as “National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America”.
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
Horn sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (50%) Science, Technology, Communications (50%)
Recent Bills
Some of Horn’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4918 (102nd): Manufacturing Extension and Critical Technologies Act of 1992
- H.J.Res. 467 (102nd): Designating October 24, 1992, through November 1, 1992, as “National Red Ribbon ...
- H.R. 4359 (102nd): To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to ...
- H.J.Res. 340 (102nd): To designate October 19 through 27, 1991 as “National Red Ribbon Week ...
- H.R. 3427 (102nd): Defense Manufacturing and Critical Technologies Act of 1991
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1991 to Oct 1992, Horn missed 2 of 932 roll call votes, which is 0.2%. This is better than the median of 4.4% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Oct 1992. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
