Rep. Joe Neguse’s 2019 Report Card
Representative
from Colorado's 2nd District
Democrat
Serving Jan 3, 2019 – Jan 3, 2025
These year-end statistics cover Neguse’s record during the 2019 legislative year (Jan 3, 2019-Dec 31, 2019) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 18, 2020.
A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Neguse’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.
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Introduced the most bills compared to House FreshmenNeguse introduced 30 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills » Compare to all Colorado Delegation (86th percentile); House Freshmen (99th percentile); House Democrats (86th percentile); All Representatives (91st percentile). |
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Was most present in votes compared to Colorado DelegationNeguse missed 0.1% of votes (1 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Neguse’s Profile » Compare to all Colorado Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (8th percentile); All Representatives (6th percentile). The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics. |
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Wrote the 2nd most laws compared to House FreshmenNeguse introduced 3 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2019. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills » Those bills were: H.R. 475: Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment …; H.R. 3048: To extend the Secure Rural …; H.R. 3237: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program … Compare to all Colorado Delegation (86th percentile); House Freshmen (98th percentile); House Democrats (95th percentile); All Representatives (97th percentile). The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill. |
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Got bicameral support on the 2nd most bills compared to House FreshmenThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 474: Bolts Ditch Access and Use …; H.R. 675: Safe Helicopters Now Act; H.R. 823: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy …; H.R. 2107: Affordable College Textbook Act; H.R. 3048: To extend the Secure Rural …; H.R. 3237: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program …; H.R. 3479: Save Affordable Housing Act of …; H.R. 5458: Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary …; H.R. 5459: Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership … Compare to all Colorado Delegation (86th percentile); House Freshmen (98th percentile); House Democrats (92nd percentile); All Representatives (96th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Ranked 2nd most politically left compared to Colorado DelegationOur unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2019 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Neguse’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Colorado Delegation (14th percentile); House Freshmen (24th percentile); House Democrats (62nd percentile); All Representatives (33rd percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 2nd least often compared to Colorado Delegation (tied with 2 others)2 of Neguse’s bills and resolutions in 2019 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward. Those bills were: H.R. 473: To authorize the Every Word …; H.R. 734: Next Generation Votes Act Compare to all Colorado Delegation (14th percentile); House Freshmen (51st percentile); House Democrats (21st percentile); All Representatives (40th percentile). |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 4th most bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 3 others)In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 11 of Neguse’s 30 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Neguse caucused with in 2019. Compare to all Colorado Delegation (71st percentile); House Freshmen (92nd percentile); House Democrats (69th percentile); All Representatives (78th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Cosponsored the 13th most bills compared to House FreshmenNeguse cosponsored 396 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Colorado Delegation (86th percentile); House Freshmen (86th percentile); House Democrats (69th percentile); All Representatives (83rd percentile). |
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Ranked the 20th top leader compared to House FreshmenOur unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2019 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Neguse’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Colorado Delegation (57th percentile); House Freshmen (78th percentile); House Democrats (31st percentile); All Representatives (51st percentile). |
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Got the 21st most cosponsors on their bills compared to House FreshmenNeguse’s bills and resolutions had 160 cosponsors in 2019. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills » Compare to all Colorado Delegation (57th percentile); House Freshmen (77th percentile); House Democrats (31st percentile); All Representatives (50th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 25th most often compared to House DemocratsIn this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 396 bills that Neguse cosponsored, 17% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Colorado Delegation (43rd percentile); House Freshmen (50th percentile); House Democrats (89th percentile); All Representatives (49th percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Got their bills out of committee the 31st most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 27 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Neguse introduced 5 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 473: To authorize the Every Word …; H.R. 475: Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment …; H.R. 823: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy …; H.R. 3048: To extend the Secure Rural …; H.R. 3237: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program … Compare to all Colorado Delegation (71st percentile); House Freshmen (92nd percentile); House Democrats (78th percentile); All Representatives (87th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsNeguse held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Neguse’s Profile » Compare to all Colorado Delegation (14th percentile); House Freshmen (66th percentile); House Democrats (40th percentile); All Representatives (42nd percentile). |
Additional Notes
Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.
Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).
Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.
Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of 2019) was the 116th Congress (freshmen) or 115th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
