Rep. Colleen Hanabusa
Former Representative for Hawaii’s 1st District
pronounced koh-LEEN // hah-nuh-BOO-suh
![Photo of Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI1, 2016-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412418-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Hanabusa.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Hanabusa is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 legislators sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Hanabusa was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4300 (115th): Admiral Lloyd R. “Joe” Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act
- H.R. 2149 (112th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the “Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building”.
Does 2 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 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Hanabusa sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (45%) Immigration (36%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (18%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Hanabusa recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 1124 (115th): Expressing support for the designation of the month of October 2018 as …
- H.Res. 1044 (115th): Congratulating the Honolulu Little League Baseball team of Hawaii on winning the …
- H.R. 5706 (115th): World War II Pacific Sites Establishment Act
- H.R. 5222 (115th): Korean War Combat Veterans Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.Con.Res. 112 (115th): Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for …
- H.R. 4965 (115th): Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats Act of 2018
- H.R. 4300 (115th): Admiral Lloyd R. “Joe” Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2011 to Dec 2018, Hanabusa missed 324 of 4,067 roll call votes, which is 8.0%. This is much worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- 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
