Joel Hefley
Republican
CO
Representative, 5th District
Last year in office: 2007
Joel Hefley is a former Republican U.S. Representative for Colorado's 5th Congressional District. Hefley first took office in Congress in 1987 and left office in 2007.
Joel Hefley: Voting Record & Political Positions
Joel Hefley's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 45 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 371, 22 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Joel Hefley Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Health Insurance
- Infrastructure
- Immigration
- Public Housing
How Joel Hefley Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006” (2006-12-09) — Failed
- Yea on “Relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 6111) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.” (2006-12-08) — Passed
- Nay on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6406) to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.” (2006-12-08) — Passed
- Nay on “Minimum Wage bill” (2006-07-29) — Failed
- Yea on “Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.” (2006-07-28) — Passed
- Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5638) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000 and to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and for other purposes.” (2006-06-22) — Passed