Neguse is the representative for Colorado’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2019. Neguse is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
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![Photo of Rep. Joe Neguse [D-CO2]](/static/legislator-photos/412761-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Neguse.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Neguse is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives 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 Neguse has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 27, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Joe Neguse sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Neguse was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 7882: Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act
- H.R. 7036: Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act
- H.R. 3237: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act
- H.R. 3048: To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
- H.R. 475: Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2019
Does 5 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
Neguse sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (29%) Taxation (17%) Government Operations and Politics (11%) Education (9%) Commerce (9%) Environmental Protection (9%) Health (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Neguse’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8613: To direct the Comptroller General of the United States, in coordination with the ...
- H.R. 8361: EIDL Forgiveness Act
- H.R. 8226: Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019
- H.R. 8052: Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2020
- H.R. 7940: Protect America’s Children from Toxic Pesticides Act
- H.R. 7882: Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Permanent Extension Act
- H.R. 7264: 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Oct 2020, Neguse missed 3 of 919 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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 Joe Neguse for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
