Bordallo is the representative from Guam and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 7, 2003. Bordallo is next up for reelection in 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 vote in committee but not on the House floor, including not on the final passage of bills. 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]](/data/photos/400041-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for Bordallo.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Bordallo 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 Bordallo has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Madeleine Bordallo sits on the following committees:
-
House Committee on Armed Services
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Readiness
- Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
-
House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans
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
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 sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (30%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) International Affairs (11%) Social Welfare (11%) Immigration (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.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: 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
- H.R. 6381: Occupation of Guam Remembrance 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
