![Photo of Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO4]](/data/photos/412619-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Buck.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Buck has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Buck is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Ken Buck sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, 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 (27%) Law (18%) Crime and Law Enforcement (18%) Taxation (18%) Economics and Public Finance (18%)
Recent Bills
Some of Buck’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 381: Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 378: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2581) to amend the Internal Revenue ...
- H.Res. 375: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 10) to create hope and opportunity ...
- H.Res. 352: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1973) to prevent the sexual abuse ...
- H.Res. 323: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 115) to amend title 18, United ...
- H.R. 1999: Federal Budget Accountability Act
- H.Res. 242: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1219) to amend the Investment Company ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Buck’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| 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 ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 4889: Kelsey Smith Act
May 23, 2016. Failed 229/158.
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| 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 Jun 2017, Buck missed 68 of 1,647 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills