Bordallo was the representative from Guam and was a Democrat. She served from 2003 to 2018.
Because Guam is a territory of the United States, and not a state, its representative in the House of Representatives is a delegate with limited voting privileges — Bordallo can currently vote in committee and in certain votes on the House floor, but not if their vote would be decisive. Delegates have a marginalized role in Congress and their constituents are not represented in Congress in the same manner as most citizens.
Alleged misconduct & resolution
In 2017 Bardallo was investigated for receiving profit from a foreign government; excess gifts; use of official funds for personal travel; and using congressional staff for personal services. The House Committee on Ethics recommended further review.
| Jun. 12, 2017 | House Office of Congressional Ethics recommended that the Committee further review the allegation that Del. Bordallo received rental profit, received gifts of free lodging, meals, and amenities, and using official funds to pay for her lodging and meals, and recommended that the Committee dismiss the allegation that Del. Bordallo used her congressional staff to perform personal services |
| Jul. 27, 2017 | House Committee on Ethics decided to extend the matter |
| Sep. 11, 2017 | House Committee on Ethics published the Office of Congressional Ethics Report and Findings and Rep. Bordallo's response. |
![Photo of Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU0, 2003-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/400041-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Bordallo.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Bordallo is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 Bordallo sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Bordallo was the primary sponsor of 8 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 774 (114th): Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015
- H.R. 1843 (112th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the “John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building”.
- H.R. 81 (111th): Shark Conservation Act of 2009
- H.R. 3940 (111th): To clarify the availability of existing funds for political status education in the Territory of Guam, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5618 (110th): National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008
- H.R. 2400 (108th): To amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam.
- H.R. 3479 (108th): Brown Tree Snake Control and Eradication Act of 2004
Does 8 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
Bordallo sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (29%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) International Affairs (14%) Immigration (11%) Social Welfare (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (7%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%) Health (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Bordallo’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 1157: Reaffirming the strong commitment of the United States to the countries and territories ...
- H.R. 6834: Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act
- H.R. 6806: To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to ...
- H.R. 6770 (115th): IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act
- H.R. 6665: Offshore Wind for Territories Act
- H.J.Res. 137: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the territories ...
- H.R. 6480: Guam Temporary Workforce Act
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
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
