Dahlkemper was the representative for Pennsylvania’s 3rd congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2009 to 2010.
![Photo of Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA3, 2009-2010]](/static/legislator-photos/412273-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Dahlkemper is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2010 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 Dahlkemper sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 21, 2010. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Dahlkemper was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 5832 (111th): Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 2010
- H.R. 5623 (111th): Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010
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
Dahlkemper sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (44%) Taxation (25%) Commerce (19%) Government Operations and Politics (12%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Dahlkemper recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6160 (111th): Rare Earths and Critical Materials Revitalization Act of 2010
- H.R. 5832 (111th): Small Business Export Enhancement Act of 2010
- H.R. 5623 (111th): Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010
- H.R. 5179 (111th): To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that family …
- H.R. 5113 (111th): To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to establish the Healthy …
- H.Res. 1246 (111th): Expressing sympathy to the people of Poland in the aftermath of the …
- H.R. 4876 (111th): Great Lakes Restoration Semipostal Stamp Act of 2010
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Dec 2010, Dahlkemper missed 38 of 1,655 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is on par with the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. 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
- Congresspedia for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
