Leonard Boswell
Democrat
IA
Representative, 3rd District
Last year in office: 2013
Leonard Boswell is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. Boswell first took office in Congress in 1997 and left office in 2013.
Leonard Boswell: Voting Record & Political Positions
Leonard Boswell's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 71 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1857, 86 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Leonard Boswell Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Health Insurance
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
- Immigration
How Leonard Boswell Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea 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
- Yea 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
- Nay on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” (2012-07-31) — Passed