![Photo of Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO4]](/data/photos/412619-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for Buck.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Buck 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Buck has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ken Buck sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security
- Member, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law
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House Committee on Rules
- Member, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Buck sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (21%) Taxation (21%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (14%) Law (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) Economics and Public Finance (14%)
Recent Bills
Some of Buck’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 934: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2851) to amend the Controlled Substances ...
- H.R. 5844: Amache Study Act
- H.Res. 872: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5645) to amend the Clayton Act ...
- H.Res. 811: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4790) to amend the Volcker rule ...
- H.Res. 780: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4061) to amend the Financial Stability ...
- H.Res. 773: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4545) to amend the Federal Financial ...
- H.R. 5198: Restoring Local Control Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Buck’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
|
| Yea |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| No |
H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
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| No |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jul 2018, Buck missed 92 of 2,414 roll call votes, which is 3.8%. This is worse than the median of 2.4% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills
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