DeLauro is the representative for Connecticut’s 3rd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 1991. DeLauro is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 80 years old.
![Photo of Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT3]](/static/legislator-photos/400103-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for DeLauro.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
DeLauro 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 ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills DeLauro has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 23, 2023. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Rosa DeLauro sits on the following committees:
- House Committee on Appropriations Ranking Member
Enacted Legislation
DeLauro was the primary sponsor of 20 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 8295 (117th): Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
- H.R. 7691 (117th): Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022
- H.J.Res. 75 (117th): Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022
- H.R. 6617 (117th): Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act
- H.R. 6119 (117th): Further Extending Government Funding Act
- H.R. 5305 (117th): Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
- H.R. 5304 (117th): Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
Does 20 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
DeLauro sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (38%) Labor and Employment (19%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Economics and Public Finance (9%) Taxation (6%) Housing and Community Development (6%) Education (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
DeLauro recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- H.R. 1077: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2023
- H.R. 660: Ethan’s Law
- H.R. 511: American Apprenticeship Act
- H.R. 9655 (117th): Medicare for America Act of 2019
- H.R. 9505 (117th): Find It Early Act
- H.Con.Res. 124 (117th): Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1991 to Mar 2023, DeLauro missed 373 of 20,216 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is on par with the median of 1.5% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
