Joe Walsh
Republican
IL
Representative, 8th District
Last year in office: 2013
Joe Walsh is a former Republican U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th Congressional District. Walsh first took office in Congress in 2011 and left office in 2013.
Joe Walsh: Voting Record & Political Positions
Joe Walsh's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 16 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 275, 12 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Joe Walsh Votes On
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Infrastructure
- Immigration
- Climate Change
How Joe Walsh Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
- Yea on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Nay on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
- Yea on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed
- Yea on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” (2012-07-31) — Passed