Rep. Diana DeGette

Representative for Colorado’s 1^st District

pronounced dī-A-nuh // dee-GET

DeGette is the representative for Colorado’s 1^st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 7, 1997. DeGette is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 67 years old.

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Earmarks

DeGette proposed $30 million in earmarks for fiscal year 2024, including:

$5 million to Colorado Coalition of the Homeless for “Park Avenue Inn”
$5 million to Regional Transportation District for “Central Corridor”
$4 million to Montbello Organizing Committee for “FreshLo Hub”

View all requests and justifications on DeGette’s website »

View analysis and download spreadsheet from Demand Progress Education Fund »

These are earmark requests which may or may not survive the legislative process to becoming law. Most representatives from both parties requested earmarks for fiscal year 2024. Across representatives who requested earmarks, the median total amount requested for this fiscal year was $39 million.

Earmarks are federal expenditures, tax benefits, or tariff benefits requested by a legislator for a specific entity. Rather than being distributed through a formula or competitive process administered by the executive branch, earmarks may direct spending where it is most needed for the legislator's district. All earmark requests in the House of Representatives are published online for the public to review. We don’t have earmark requests for senators. The fiscal year begins on October 1 of the prior calendar year. Source: Appropriations.house.gov. Background: Earmark Disclosure Rules in the House

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

DeGette 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 DeGette has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Aug 20, 2024. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Diana DeGette sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Energy, Climate, and Grid Security subcommittee Ranking Member
Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials, Oversight and Investigations subcommittees

Enacted Legislation

DeGette was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:

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Does 7 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

DeGette sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (53%) Energy (15%) Environmental Protection (15%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%)

Recently Introduced Bills

DeGette recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

DeGette voted Yea

H.Res. 1160: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8034) making emergency supplemental appropriations to respond to the situation in …

Passed 316/94 on Apr 19, 2024.

DeGette voted Nay

H.R. 2670: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

Passed 310/118 on Dec 14, 2023.

DeGette voted Yea

H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Passed 329/101 on Jul 14, 2022.

DeGette voted Nay

H.R. 6395: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Passed 335/78 on Dec 8, 2020.

DeGette voted Yea

H.R. 3144: To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for …

Passed 225/189 on Apr 25, 2018.

H.R. 3144 requires federally owned hydropower facilities within the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) in the Pacific Northwest to be operated according to the …

DeGette voted Nay

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

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 …

DeGette voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

DeGette voted Aye

H.Res. 431 (112th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2273) to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal …

Passed 244/163 on Oct 14, 2011.

DeGette voted No

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

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 …

DeGette voted Nay

H.Res. 92 (111th): Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, …

Passed 243/185 on Jan 28, 2009.

DeGette voted Nay

H.Res. 847 (110th): Recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith.

Passed 372/9 on Dec 11, 2007.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1997 to Jul 2024, DeGette missed 669 of 17,784 roll call votes, which is 3.8%. This is worse than the median of 2.1% 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.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1997 Jan-Mar	71	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	19	10.9%	95^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	5	2.2%	49^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	2	2.2%	45^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	3	1.6%	44^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	1	0.5%	18^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	2	2.7%	60^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	4	2.2%	47^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	3	1.5%	47^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	2	1.4%	41^st
2000 Jan-Mar	95	2	2.1%	33^rd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	31	11.2%	92^nd
2000 Jul-Sep	130	1	0.8%	31^st
2000 Oct-Dec	101	5	5.0%	41^st
2001 Jan-Mar	75	1	1.3%	44^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	4	3.0%	63^rd
2001 Jul-Sep	149	14	9.4%	93^rd
2001 Oct-Dec	153	7	4.6%	70^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	3	3.8%	68^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	10	4.9%	82^nd
2002 Jul-Sep	141	1	0.7%	26^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	5	8.2%	89^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	8	8.5%	94^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	9	3.8%	66^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	27	14.0%	99^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	24	23.1%	97^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	24	10.9%	96^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	8	8.9%	85^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	6	2.2%	50^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	3	2.1%	57^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	8	4.9%	78^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	4	4.9%	76^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	6	2.2%	56^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	12	7.5%	90^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	61^st
2007 Jan-Mar	213	9	4.2%	81^st
2007 Apr-Jun	393	47	12.0%	96^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	4	1.3%	33^rd
2007 Oct-Dec	263	9	3.4%	65^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	8	5.4%	66^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	19	5.9%	79^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	2	1.0%	31^st
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	7	4.0%	81^st
2009 Apr-Jun	303	7	2.3%	57^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	4	1.5%	43^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	6	2.4%	53^rd
2010 Jan-Mar	195	4	2.1%	43^rd
2010 Apr-Jun	219	31	14.2%	94^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	6	4.0%	78^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	11	11.1%	88^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	5	2.4%	71^st
2011 Apr-Jun	281	2	0.7%	33^rd
2011 Jul-Sep	247	5	2.0%	61^st
2011 Oct-Dec	208	4	1.9%	53^rd
2012 Jan-Mar	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	3	1.0%	37^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	3	2.0%	54^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	10	19.6%	97^th
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	11	5.1%	82^nd
2013 Jul-Sep	200	28	14.0%	98^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	6	4.4%	75^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	6	4.1%	71^st
2014 Apr-Jun	219	13	5.9%	80^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	3	2.0%	61^st
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	2	0.8%	41^st
2015 Jul-Sep	139	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	4	2.3%	70^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	4	2.0%	50^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	10	4.3%	85^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	1	2.1%	67^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	2	1.0%	39^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	1	0.7%	33^rd
2017 Jul-Sep	199	46	23.1%	96^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	4	2.4%	57^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	1	0.8%	23^rd
2018 Apr-Jun	184	23	12.5%	95^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	1	1.0%	45^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jan-Mar	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	1	0.3%	21^st
2019 Jul-Sep	125	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	2	1.4%	52^nd
2020 Jan-Mar	102	1	1.0%	36^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Sep	80	10	12.5%	95^th
2020 Oct-Dec	40	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	97	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jul-Sep	108	3	2.8%	79^th
2021 Oct-Dec	137	1	0.7%	34^th
2022 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Apr-Jun	197	1	0.5%	40^th
2022 Jul-Sep	178	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Nov-Dec	72	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Jan-Mar	182	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Apr-Jun	107	8	7.5%	86^th
2023 Jul-Sep	224	2	0.9%	48^th
2023 Oct-Dec	211	0	0.0%	0^th
2024 Jan-Mar	104	2	1.9%	48^th
2024 Apr-Jun	231	0	0.0%	0^th
2024 Jul-Jul	65	0	0.0%	0^th

Primary Sources

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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

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Earmarks

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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