Walsh was the representative for Illinois’s 8th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2011 to 2012.
![Photo of Rep. Joe Walsh [R-IL8, 2011-2012]](/static/legislator-photos/412424-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Walsh is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2013 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 Walsh sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2007 to Jan 1, 2013. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Walsh was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Walsh sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (36%) Government Operations and Politics (27%) Agriculture and Food (18%) Economics and Public Finance (18%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Walsh recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6408 (112th): Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012
- H.R. 6028 (112th): No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012
- H.R. 5971 (112th): Federal Election Integrity Act of 2012
- H.R. 5521 (112th): Renovate and Enhance Veterans’ Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2012
- H.R. 4631 (112th): Government Spending Accountability Act of 2012
- H.R. 3987 (112th): Small Business Protection Act of 2012
- H.R. 3594 (112th): Second Amendment Protection Act of 2011
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jan 2013, Walsh missed 51 of 1,606 roll call votes, which is 3.2%. This is on par with the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. 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
- Office of Joe Walsh for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
