![Photo of Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO3]](/data/photos/412405-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Tipton.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Tipton 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). Tipton is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Scott Tipton sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Vice Chair, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Enacted Legislation
Tipton was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 678 (113th): Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act
- H.R. 2815 (112th): To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc., to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.
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 about one third or more 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
Tipton sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (58%) Finance and Financial Sector (21%) Energy (11%) Taxation (5%) Native Americans (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Tipton’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2939: Water Rights Protection Act of 2017
- H.R. 2907: Planning for American Energy Act of 2017
- H.R. 2768: Fowler and Boskoff Peaks Designation Act
- H.R. 2287: Bureau of Land Management Headquarters Relocation Act
- H.R. 2278: Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2017
- H.R. 1965: LAND Act
- H.R. 1966: REAL Protection Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Tipton’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
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.
|
| No |
H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
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| Aye |
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 ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 4681 (113th): Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 10, 2014. Passed 325/100.
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| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| Nay |
H.R. 5972 (112th): Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Jun 29, 2012. Passed 261/163.
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| Aye |
H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ... |
| No |
H.J.Res. 48 (112th): Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
Mar 15, 2011. Passed 271/158.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Jul 2017, Tipton missed 62 of 4,541 roll call votes, which is 1.4%. This is better 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