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Diana DeGette

Colorado (CO) – 1st, Democrat

Hometown: Denver

Oath of Office: Jan. 07, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus  Co-Chairs Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement marking two years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health , which overturned the landmark Roe v.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus Members will host nearly 30 reproductive freedom guests at the U.S. Capitol for President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) announced the launch of the Know Your Rights Project :

Co-chair Diana DeGette 1st District of Colorado

Co-chair Barbara Lee 13th District of California

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Diana DeGette

Democratic Party

Candidate, U.S. House Colorado District 1

1997 - Present

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(2012) $1,901,012

November 8, 2022

November 5, 2024

Colorado College, 1979

New York University, 1982

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A progressive leader in the U.S. House, Representative for Colorado’s 1st District, and fourth generation Coloradoan, Diana has dedicated her career to protecting the environment, expanding access to health care and fighting for her community.

Dedicated. Passionate. Working for you.

Learn more about what Diana is fighting for every day.

Leading the charge to make health care accessible to all

Diana has made it a priority to fight for expanding health care access, securing funding for medical research, supporting medical professionals and patient protections.

Protecting natural resources and combating climate change

Diana is a leading voice on environmental issues in Congress and is working to protect both Colorado’s public lands and our global environment.

Fighting for women’s ability to make health care choices

As the co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Diana has fought for common-sense family planning and reproductive rights.

Protecting and improving consumers across the country

Diana has taken a leading role in advocating for the protection of our nation’s food supply.

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Washington, DC  – Today, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Jason Crow (CO-06) and Joe Neguse (CO-02) released a joint statement calling on Senate Republicans and President Trump to immediately act to end the partial government shutdown:

Statement from Rep. Diana DeGette on the president’s visit to the border

Washington, DC  – Following is a statement from U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) on the president’s visit to McAllen, TX today. DeGette was one of two dozen House members who visited McAllen, TX in June to get a firsthand look at the situation on the ground there.

Democrats call on Trump Administration to rescind new proposal aimed at discouraging insurers from covering abortions

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) today led a bicameral group of more than 200 members of Congress in calling on the Trump administration to rescind a newly proposed rule that seeks to limit women’s access to abortion care.

Rep. DeGette Blasts President Trump’s Address to the Nation

Washington, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) released the following statement after President Trump’s televised Oval Office address to the nation:

House approves bill aimed at making over-the-counter drugs safer, more available for consumers

Washington, DC  – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation aimed at improving and speeding up the federal Food and Drug Administration’s process for evaluating new over-the-counter (OTC) medications to determine whether they are safe enough to be sold to consumers without a prescription.

Diana L. DeGette

Diana Louise DeGette is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 to 2019 and is currently the dean of Colorado's congressional delegation; she previously served as the Colorado State Representative for the 6th district from 1993 until her election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks: Diana L. DeGette has 542 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1997 House Proceeding . The year with the most videos was 2011 with 40 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2010 with an average of 13,515 views per program. Most appearances with Nancy Pelosi ( 12 ), Judy Chu ( 8 ), Barbara Lee ( 6 ). Most common tags: Reproductive Health , Abortion , Roe v. Wade .

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House Session

The House passed legislation that would provide presidential candidates with the same level of Secret Service protection as t…

Environmental Protection Agency Oversight Hearing

Sean O’Donnell, inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency, testified on the EPA’s spending and regulatory poli…

House Session, Part 3

The House voted on and approved two suspension bills debated earlier in the day. Representative-elect Greg Lopez (R-CO) was s…

House Democrats Hold News Conference on Reproductive Freedom

House Minority Leader Jeffries (D-NY), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Pro-Choice Caucus leaders held a news confer…

Olympic Medalists Michael Phelps and Allison Schmidt Testify on Anti-Doping Efforts

Former Olympic swimmers Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt testified before a House subcommittee on anti-doping efforts ahead…

House Session, Part 2

The House approved the rule for four upcoming bills. Members then passed a bill changing efficiency standards for home applia…

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• House Energy and Commerce Videos: 11 See all videos
• Energy Ranking Member
• Energy, Climate, and Grid Security Ranking Member Videos: 2 See all videos
• Oversight and Investigations Videos: 6 See all videos
• Voting Record: 99% Recorded Votes (1,160) Missed Votes (12)
• Votes Against Party Majority: 0
• See 494 Party Line Votes
• See 63 Featured Votes

Floor Activity

• Days on Floor: 15
• Total Time Speaking: 50 minutes
• Common Floor Remark Topics: Firearms Dept. of HHS Natural gas CBO FEMA Nuclear energy EPA BLM
• Bills Sponsored: 15 See Bills
• Bills Passed: 0
• Bills Failed: 0
• Commonly Sponsored Bill Policy Areas: Crime and law enforcement Health Environmental protection Congress Energy
• Commonly Sponsored Bill Legislative Topics: Civil actions and liability Health personnel Sex and reproductive health Abortion Law enforcement administration and funding
• Amendments: 1 See Amendments
• Amendments Passed: 0
• Amendments Failed: 0
• Bills Co-Sponsored: 138 See Co-Sponsored Bills
• Commonly Co-Sponsored Bill Policy Areas: Energy Health Government operations and politics Crime and law enforcement Economics and public finance
• Commonly Co-Sponsored Bill Topics: Congressional oversight Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Health programs administration and funding Health care costs and insurance

The Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus was formed in February 2010 to express Congressional support for Team USA and the Olympic and Paralympic Movement in the United States. The caucus is currently co-chaired by Representatives John Curtis, Diana DeGette, Ted Lieu, and Elise Stefanik.

The bipartisan members of the caucus are dedicated to educating Congress about the goals and spirit of Olympic and Paralympic Movement and activities. This education encompasses themes of increasing diversity and inclusivity in athletics, promoting clean and fair competition, expanding youth sports, highlighting the benefits of sports, supporting athletes to realize their highest potential, and celebrating members of Team USA as they represent their county at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The members of the Congressional Olympic and Paralympic Caucus further recognize the Paralympic activities to help individuals with disabilities, including our injured service members and veterans, achieve their highest athletic potential.

Diana DeGette's Biography

• U.S. House (CO) - District 1, Democratic

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (CO) - District 1

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Post Office Box 61337 Denver, CO 80206

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600 Grant Street, Suite 202 Denver, CO 80203

2111 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515

Diana Louise DeGette

Husband: Lino; 2 Children: Raphaela, Francesca

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Juris Doctor, Law, New York University, 1982

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Colorado College, 1979

Democratic Chief Deputy Whip, United States House of Representatives, 2005-present

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Colorado, District 1, 1997-present

Former Democratic Floor Whip, United States House of Representatives

Former Regional Whip, United States House of Representatives

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Colorado, District 1, 2024

Representative, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 1, 1992-1996

Assistant Minority Leader, Colorado State House of Representatives, 1993-1995

Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce

Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security

Member, Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change

Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Energy and Commerce)

Co-Chair, Congressional Bipartisan Pro-Choice Caucus, present

Co-Chair, Congressional Diabetes Caucus, present

Former Member, Communications and Technology Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Environment Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Natural Resources Committee

Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

Former Member, Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, United States House of Representatives

Vice Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce, 2007-2011

No professional experience on file.

Member, Advisory Board, Safehouse, present

Board Member, Colorado College, present

Member, Colorado Women's Bar Association, present

Member, Phi Beta Kappa, present

Member, Pi Gamma Mu, present

Board Member, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, present

Former Resolutions Chair, Denver Democratic Party

Member, Denver Women's Commission

Former Member, Mayor's Management Review Commission on Social Services

Board Member, Colorado Bar Association, 1989-1991

Rising Star List, National Journal Statesmanship Award, 2018, United States Association of Former Members of Congress

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"I am proud of my record of achievement over the last eight years, but there is much more I want to accomplish. Whether it is the economy, health care, or the environment, we can have a government that helps us solve our problems, not create new ones.

First, we must restore commonsense Colorado values to our nation's economic policies. This means spending only the money the government has in its coffers and suspending the massive, debt-fueling tax giveawgoing to amkeays to the ultra-wealthy so beloved by President George W. Bush.

Getting our financial house in order will enable us to begin building a health care system that covers every American regardless of age, health or employment status. This is a long-term project, but as first steps, we must find a way to ensure that small businesses are able to provide all of their employees affordable, quality health care and that no patient is turned away from a hospital because he or she is uninsured or underinsured.

We must stop the assault on our public lands. As Coloradoans, we know that our few remaining wild lands provide a lasting link to our Western heritage and are critical for ranching and outfitting as well as wildlife habitat. The time is long gone when our nation could abandon despoiled land for greener pastures farther west.

That is why I remain committed to protecting, once and for all, the last wild lands in Colorado for our children and grandchildren and for generations of Americans not yet born. "

Rep. DeGette continues to be a leader in Congress on the issues of importance to her constituents. As a lifelong Westerner, she is committed to common-sense fiscal responsibility and is working with like-minded Members of Congress to reduce the national deficit.

As the First District's Congresswoman, Rep. DeGette has fought to expand her constituents' access to affordable quality health care. She has also worked to expand mass transit and improve transportation in the Denver area, and clean up environmental waste sites and improve opportunities for small business.

Rep. DeGette is also the author of the landmark Colorado Wilderness Act. The plan designates 59 pristine areas comprising 1.6 million acres of land across Colorado as protected wilderness. This would preserve a rapidly disappearing piece of our Western heritage for generations to come.

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Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Lee & DeGette Recognize the 30th Anniversary of the Reproductive Justice Movement with Resolution

Washington, D.C. –  Today,  Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-12) and Diana DeGette (CO-01)  introduced a resolution recognizing July 2024 as the 30th anniversary of the Reproductive Justice movement.

Thirty years ago, a trailblazing group of Black women came together to advance a health agenda centered on the unique concerns and lived experiences of women and girls of color, especially Black women and girls, who faced long standing health disparities. The resolution honors the pioneers of the reproductive justice movement who continue to seek a world in which Black girls, gender nonbinary people, as well as all marginalized people can freely exercise their bodily autonomy. 

“As someone who had an unsafe and illegal abortion before Roe, I know firsthand the risks associated when people are not allowed to make decisions about their own bodies,” said  PCC Co-Chair Barbara Lee . “Through their activism and advocacy in this space, the Reproductive Justice movement has made tremendous strides in centering reproductive health around the intersections of race, gender, and ethnicity. I will keep working with my colleagues to amplify their voices and advance the fight for reproductive health care and rights,”  Co-Chair Lee continued.

“30 years ago, the reproductive justice movement began to elevate the right to bodily autonomy, make reproductive choices, and pursue a healthy life. This movement’s importance is clearer than ever today as reproductive rights are under assault by an extreme anti-choice agenda,”  said Co-Chair DeGette . “This assault, like previous efforts to control women’s bodies, has a disproportionate effect on marginalized communities that bear the brunt of the restrictions. I am proud to join with Rep. Lee to commemorate 30 years of the reproductive justice movement and redouble our efforts to protect reproductive freedom for all.”

“We are proud to work with U.S. House Representatives Barbara Lee and Diana DeGette on this resolution in recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the Reproductive Justice Movement,” said Regina Davis Moss, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda.  “Our movement’s foremothers understood then what many of us understand now — the sole push for abortion legality was never enough in order to protect bodily autonomy for Black women and gender-expansive people. We need a holistic, federal strategy in place that gives us the economic, social, political power and resources necessary to make our own, healthy decisions about our bodies. This resolution honors the bold visions of our foremothers, whose hard work and transformative ideas laid the necessary groundwork for us to continue the fight toward Reproductive Justice. We are thankful to Representatives Lee and DeGette for introducing this resolution, and for their tireless efforts in Congress to advance reproductive freedom.”

The resolution is endorsed by In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, SisterSong, the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice.

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LEADER JEFFRIES ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES FOR THE 118TH CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced today that the House Democratic Caucus has affirmed the recommendations of the Steering and Policy Committee for the following Members to serve on standing committees.

Agriculture

• Ranking Member David Scott
• Rep. Jim Costa
• Rep. Jim McGovern
• Rep. Alma Adams
• Rep. Abigail Spanberger
• Rep. Jahana Hayes
• Rep. Shontel Brown
• Rep. Stacey Plaskett
• Rep. Sharice Davids
• Rep. Elissa Slotkin
• Rep. Yadira Caraveo
• Rep. Andrea Salinas
• Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
• Rep. Don Davis
• Rep. Jill Tokuda
• Rep. Nikki Budzinski
• Rep. Eric Sorensen
• Rep. Gabe Vasquez
• Rep. Jasmine Crockett
• Rep. Jonathan Jackson 
• Rep. Greg Casar

Appropriations:

• Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro
• Rep. Steny Hoyer
• Rep. Marcy Kaptur
• Rep. Sanford Bishop
• Rep. Barbara Lee
• Rep. Betty McCollum
• Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger
• Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
• Rep. Henry Cuellar
• Rep. Chellie Pingree
• Rep. Mike Quigley
• Rep. Derek Kilmer
• Rep. Matt Cartwright
• Rep. Grace Meng
• Rep. Mark Pocan
• Rep. Pete Aguilar
• Rep. Lois Frankel
• Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
• Rep. Norma Torres
• Rep. Ed Case
• Rep. Adriano Espaillat
• Rep. Josh Harder
• Rep. Jennifer Wexton
• Rep. David Trone
• Rep. Lauren Underwood
• Rep. Susie Lee
• Rep. Joe Morelle

Armed Services

• Ranking Member Adam Smith
• Rep. Joe Courtney
• Rep. John Garamendi
• Rep. Don Norcross
• Rep. Ruben Gallego
• Rep. Seth Moulton
• Rep. Salud Carbajal
• Rep. Ro Khanna
• Rep. Bill Keating
• Rep. Andy Kim
• Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
• Rep. Jason Crow
• Rep. Mikie Sherrill
• Rep. Veronica Escobar
• Rep. Jared Golden
• Rep. Sara Jacobs
• Rep. Marilyn Strickland
• Rep. Pat Ryan
• Rep. Jeff Jackson
• Rep. Chris Deluzio 
• Rep. Don Davis 

Education and The Workforce

• Ranking Member Bobby Scott
• Rep. Raúl Grijalva
• Rep. Gregorio Sablan
• Rep. Frederica Wilson
• Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
• Rep. Mark Takano
• Rep. Mark DeSaulnier
• Rep. Pramila Jayapal
• Rep. Susan Wild
• Rep. Lucy McBath
• Rep. Ilhan Omar
• Rep. Haley Stevens
• Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández
• Rep. Kathy Manning
• Rep. Frank Mrvan
• Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Energy and Commerce 

• Ranking Member Frank Pallone
• Rep. Anna Eshoo
• Rep. Diana DeGette
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky
• Rep. Doris Matsui
• Rep. Kathy Castor
• Rep. John Sarbanes
• Rep. Paul Tonko
• Rep. Yvette Clarke
• Rep. Tony Cárdenas
• Rep. Raul Ruiz
• Rep. Scott Peters
• Rep. Debbie Dingell
• Rep. Marc Veasey
• Rep. Annie Kuster
• Rep. Robin Kelly
• Rep. Nanette Barragán
• Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester
• Rep. Darren Soto
• Rep. Angie Craig
• Rep. Kim Schrier
• Rep. Lori Trahan
• Rep. Lizzie Fletcher

Financial Services

• Ranking Member Maxine Waters
• Rep. Nydia Velázquez
• Rep. Brad Sherman
• Rep. Greg Meeks
• Rep. David Scott
• Rep. Stephen Lynch
• Rep. Al Green
• Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
• Rep. Jim Himes
• Rep. Bill Foster
• Rep. Joyce Beatty
• Rep. Juan Vargas
• Rep. Josh Gottheimer
• Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
• Rep. Sean Casten
• Rep. Ayanna Pressley
• Rep. Ritchie Torres
• Rep. Steven Horsford
• Rep. Rashida Tlaib
• Rep. Sylvia Garcia
• Rep. Nikema Williams
• Rep. Wiley Nickel
• Rep. Brittany Pettersen

Foreign Affairs: 

• Ranking Member Greg Meeks
• Rep. Gerry Connolly
• Rep. David Cicilline
• Rep. Ami Bera
• Rep. Joaquin Castro
• Rep. Dina Titus
• Rep. Ted Lieu
• Rep. Dean Phillips
• Rep. Colin Allred
• Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
• Rep. Greg Stanton 
• Rep. Madeleine Dean 
• Rep. Jared Moskowitz 
• Rep. Jonathan Jackson
• Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Homeland Security: 

• Ranking Member Bennie Thompson
• Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
• Rep. Donald Payne
• Rep. Eric Swalwell
• Rep. Lou Correa
• Rep. Troy Carter
• Rep. Shri Thanedar
• Rep. Seth Magaziner
• Rep. Glenn Ivey
• Rep. Dan Goldman
• Rep. Robert Garcia
• Rep. Delia Ramirez
• Rep. Robert Menendez

Judiciary: 

• Ranking Member Jerry Nadler
• Rep. Zoe Lofgren
• Rep. Steve Cohen
• Rep. Hank Johnson
• Rep. Adam Schiff
• Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon
• Rep. Joe Neguse
• Rep. Madeleine Dean
• Rep. Deborah Ross
• Rep. Cori Bush

Natural Resources: 

• Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva
• Rep. Grace Napolitano
• Rep. Jared Huffman
• Rep. Mike Levin
• Rep. Katie Porter
• Rep. Melanie Stansbury
• Rep. Mary Peltola
• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
• Rep. Kevin Mullin
• Rep. Val Hoyle

Oversight and Accountability: 

• Ranking Member Jamie Raskin
• Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
• Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
• Rep. Kweisi Mfume
• Rep. Jimmy Gomez
• Rep. Maxwell Frost
• Rep. Becca Balint
• Rep. Summer Lee
• Rep. Jared Moskowitz

Science, Space and Technology 

• Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren
• Rep. Val Foushee
• Rep. Emilia Sykes

Small Business: 

• Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez
• Rep. Greg Landsman
• Rep. Morgan McGarvey 
• Rep. Hillary Scholten

Transportation and Infrastructure

• Ranking Member Rick Larsen
• Rep. Andre Carson
• Rep. Julia Brownley
• Rep. Don Payne
• Rep. Greg Stanton
• Rep. Chuy García
• Rep. Chris Pappas
• Rep. Jake Auchincloss
• Rep. Rob Menendez

Veterans’ Affairs: 

• Ranking Member Mark Takano
• Rep. Morgan McGarvey
• Rep. Delia Ramirez 

Ways and Means

• Ranking Member Richard Neal
• Rep. Lloyd Doggett
• Rep. Mike Thompson
• Rep. John Larson
• Rep. Earl Blumenauer
• Rep. Bill Pascrell
• Rep. Danny Davis
• Rep. Linda Sanchez
• Rep. Brian Higgins
• Rep. Terri Sewell
• Rep. Suzan DelBene
• Rep. Judy Chu
• Rep. Gwen Moore
• Rep. Dan Kildee
• Rep. Don Beyer
• Rep. Dwight Evans
• Rep. Brad Schneider
• Rep. Jimmy Panetta

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By Philip Randazzo, Haiyi Bi and Akanksha Goyal , Boston University and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland

They are the U.S. House’s frequent fliers — representatives who have traveled the country and the world on official business paid for by private interest groups. Over the past decade, they have accepted nearly $4.3 million for airfare, lodging, meals and other travel expenses.

Almost one-third of those payments — just over $1.4 million — covered the costs for a lawmaker’s relative to join the trip.

From European enclaves such as Rome, Geneva and Copenhagen to oceanfront golf resorts on both American coasts, to Asia and Africa, the trips allow members and their families to stay in world-class resorts, spend days soaking up the culture and score reservations at the hottest restaurants in town.

Critics maintain the trips — paid for by nearly 200 advocacy organizations, nonprofits, and liberal and conservative think tanks — are no more than “influence-peddling vacations.”

Since 2012, hundreds of House members, closely split along party lines, and their staff, have taken at least 17,000 privately funded trips, congressional records show.

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But a five-month investigation by Boston University and the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland reveals how dozens of lawmakers legally turn the trips into free family adventures. The investigation examined 628 privately sponsored trips taken by lawmakers who topped the list of “frequent fliers” in the House in the past decade.

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California, leads the list of frequent fliers with 45 trips since 2012. Lee has brought her grandson, spouse, sister, two daughters-in-law and two children on trips to Beijing, Berlin, two locales in Africa, as well as Istanbul, Israel and other destinations — with the family always flying business class and staying in five-star accommodations.

Lee declined interview requests. In an email, her spokesperson wrote, in part: “Congresswoman Lee has been in complete compliance with Ethics guidelines when traveling on privately funded official trips. As the Ranking Member of the House Appropriations subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, these trips provide her an important opportunity to engage on foreign policy matters that inform her committee work and her work on behalf of her district and constituents.

“As one of the few Black lawmakers in these influential positions on foreign policy, she takes very seriously every opportunity she can to improve her understanding of global peace and security policy. Her legislative record speaks to that.”

The 24 House members who travel most frequently on the private sponsor dime took either their spouse, grandchild, sister, daughter-in-law or child with them on nearly 44% of their trips, congressional records show. House ethics rules permit funders to pay for one relative to join a trip.

“It seems like an egregious abuse,” said  Beth A. Rosenson , a political science professor at the University of Florida and author of a  2009 congressional private travel study .

Allowing sponsors to pay for relatives to travel, Rosenson said, undercuts the sweeping 2007 House ethics reforms intended to distance lawmakers from special interest influence on trips, and insert more transparency into the process.

Some interest groups include lobbyists on their boards or accept money from foreign governments. When they pay the relatives’ trip costs, it heightens risks that lawmakers will feel indebted to those paying the big bills, Rosenson said.

“The member is not going to forget that the group paid for them and their spouse to go to Copenhagen, which I think is a huge problem,” Rosenson said. “It goes against the professed intent of the law, which is to reduce the influence that special interest groups have on members.”

The reforms, prompted by a 2006 scandal ensnaring public officials who took extravagant free trips from prominent Washington, D.C., lobbyist Jack Abramoff, resulted in stricter limits on lobbyists’ roles in private trips. For House leaders to approve trips, details on who pays, who goes, all expected costs and an hour-by-hour daily itinerary must be disclosed in advance. Members must participate in a full day of official programming per day on trips, and are generally expected to personally pay for recreational activities and entertainment not considered “official programming” under House travel rules.

House leaders have approved dozens of trip itineraries clearly listing recreational and entertainment activities. Trip disclosure records rarely indicate whether the sponsor or lawmaker pays for the leisure activities. The itineraries show that, in addition to the trip’s official purpose — such as a conference, policy summit or meeting with business or government leaders — opportunities for travelers include fishing, golfing, sightseeing, shopping, riverboat cruises, ceramic painting, museum and art gallery visits, hip-hop concerts, sunrise yoga and even an afternoon ballgame at Yankee Stadium.

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Trip records also show the members’ relatives are rarely, if ever, part of official programs. That contrasts with federal executive branch  spousal travel regulations , which require spouses to participate in formal events for funding to be approved.

House rules allow the travel, in part, so lawmakers can experience firsthand the challenges facing areas of the U.S. and the world, and enable Congress to better legislate, invest in, regulate and devise foreign policy for those regions.

Few of the 628 trips the frequent House travelers took were to impoverished regions or global trouble-spots, records show.

“These trips are not to problematic areas like Afghanistan or Iraq but usually to some sort of wonderful vacation spot like Paris or Brussels,” said congressional ethics expert  Craig Holman  of the nonprofit watchdog group Public Citizen. “It is little more than a vacation designed to endear the member of Congress to whoever is paying for the trip.”

Some of the House members traveling frequently take a relative on nearly every trip, even local ones to Virginia or Maryland, trip records show.

Sponsors spent nearly $100,000 for Washington Democrat Rick Larsen’s wife, Tiia Karlén, to accompany him on 19 of his 24 trips since 2012, including $12,607.76 for a 2022 excursion to Madrid, trip records show.

In an emailed statement, Larsen wrote, in part: “Private nonprofit groups regularly invite members on approved trips. I am no exception to those invites. If the work is relevant to my district, my committee, or an issue where I am developing an expertise and time permits, I consider going. Then, if, and only if, the House Ethics Committee approves the travel consistent with the House Rules, will I participate in the trip.”

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Republican, took his wife Jeanne Lamborn on nearly every privately funded trip he took between 2012 and 2023.

Sponsors ranging from The Heritage Foundation to The Aspen Institute to The German Marshall Fund of the United States underwrote almost $90,000 in costs for Jeanne Lamborn for 15 separate trips she took with her husband. The couple traveled the globe, staying in posh hotels and resorts in London, Vancouver, Jerusalem, Berlin, Prague, Nairobi, Buenos Aires and Reykjavik, as well as locales in the U.S., the records show.

A spokesperson for Lamborn did not respond to two emails and a call to his Washington office seeking comment.

In February 2020, a private car took Lee and her  new  husband, the Rev.  Dr. Clyde Oden Jr. , from the airport to luxe German resort  Schloss Elmau , a historic icon nestled in the Bavarian Alps. With Lee attending a  five-day forum  on U.S.-German relations, Oden could enjoy the amenities of a hotel listed by Condé Nast as one of the best in the world. Oden’s trip tab: over $12,000, records show.

Illinois Democrat Jan Schakowsky brought her lobbyist husband,  Robert Creamer , on 22 trips, staying in luxury hotels in London, Prague, Istanbul and São Paulo, among other destinations. Private sponsors, most frequently Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit The Aspen Institute, paid nearly $135,000 for Creamer’s travel since 2012, records show.

Schakowsky described the “educational” trips as “no walk in the park.”

”We are often working 12-hour days speaking at roundtable discussions, meeting with dignitaries and scholars and examining local policies,” she said in a statement.

An array of private organizations has underwritten nearly $136,000 for California Democrat Ami Bera to bring his wife to Copenhagen, Tokyo, Switzerland, Iceland and the opulent  Cloister resort on private Sea Island, Georgia , among other places, trip records show.

Bera did not respond to multiple calls or emails to his office seeking comment.

Of the 21 privately funded trips former GOP Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan took over the past decade, he brought his wife Amey Upton on all but one. Upton retired from Congress in 2023. His most frequent sponsors were The Aspen Institute or The Ripon Society, the records show. Amey Upton’s travel cost private sponsors over $113,000. She and her husband stayed in world-class hotels and resorts in London, Paris, Copenhagen, Geneva, Rome and Istanbul, among other global cities. The sponsors also paid for the Uptons’ to travel numerous times to Sea Island, Georgia, where they stayed in the luxurious waterfront five-star resort, The Cloister, set on a private island, the records show.

Messages left on cellphones listed for the Uptons seeking comment were not returned.

In dozens of instances, the cost of one relative exceeds $10,000 or more per trip, funding that critics claim lawmakers should report as taxable income. House rules lack any guidance requiring the disclosure to the IRS of family travel costs as income, a glaring ethical omission, according to critics.

Congress updated the U.S. tax code in 1993, mandating money provided to an individual for a spouse or dependent travel costs on a business trip must be reported as income unless the relative is an employee or had a legitimate business reason to be on the trip. An IRS spokesperson did not respond to calls, emails or text messages requesting comment.

It’s not only House members who can bring family on trips. Their staff can as well.

Since 2012,  some of the most frequent staff travelers on both sides of the aisle  have taken their spouses on dozens of trips to resorts and spas, courtesy of private sponsors such as the Congressional Institute. According to travel disclosure forms filed by staff members, the nonprofit — which takes pride in its  “premium level”  programming, provides  “valuable educational and organizational tools”  for managing a congressional office. It also provides the spouses of these staffers the chance to stay at world-class resorts such as The Greenbrier in West Virginia. While congressional staffers are attending lectures, spouses can try their hand at falconry or yoga classes, enjoy spa treatments or play golf.

An analysis of dozens of staffers who traveled most frequently in the last decade shows private sponsors spent more than $12,000 so spouses could accompany staffers on these educational trips.

While staffers tend to keep their privately sponsored travel domestic, their bosses can be found traveling around the globe. The most frequent international destinations for House members and relatives are Israel, luxury resorts in Kenya and other regions of Africa, and Germany. U.S. popular travel spots include Virginia’s horse country, San Diego and Santa Monica, California, and annual jaunts hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation to historic Tunica, Mississippi, home to casinos, golf courses and rich Southern hospitality, records show.

Boston University and the Howard Center did not examine travel records for the much smaller Senate, which reported more than 2,600 trips during the same period. The Senate disclosure forms do not provide sponsors or destinations in a format that can be readily analyzed.

In addition to travel disclosures, nonprofit tax records and lobbying registrations, the examination by the Howard Center and Boston University also used data collected by OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan government watchdog organization, and by LegiStorm, a public affairs information platform.

In nearly 90 trips in which relatives traveled, legislators added extra days to their travel. While members are required under House rules to cover some of those costs personally, it is still a bargain for lawmakers, as private funders almost always cover round-trip airfare to the trips’ original destination for members and relatives, trip records show.

Colorado Democrat Diana DeGette leads frequent-flier House members in adding time to official trips, sometimes by up to five additional days. On seven of the trips, one family member joined her — either her husband,  Lino S. Lipinsky  de Orlov, a Colorado judge, or two different children, with stops in Belgium, Prague, Istanbul, Japan and a  beachfront Ritz Carlton Hotel in Florida , trip records show.

Numerous travel invitations include a lawmaker’s spouse by name, another ethical red flag, critics said.

“Dear Diana: I would like to invite you and Lino to participate in a congressional conference on U.S. Russia Relations: Policy Challenges in a New Era,” reads one invitation to DeGette, from the nonprofit organization The Aspen Institute Inc. Congressional Program, a top funder of House trips since 2012. The Jan. 25, 2017, letter adds: “Expenses for you and Lino, including business class airfare” will be covered.

Such direct solicitations to members of Congress impart a basic “lack of ethical hygiene,” said Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, senior government affairs manager for the Project on Government Oversight.

Degette did not respond to requests for comment.

In response to questions about whether it was appropriate to include a lawmaker’s spouse on a trip invitation, a spokesperson for The Aspen Institute said in an email: “Congressional Ethics rules are clear that members may be accompanied by a spouse. As the invitation in the document you attached indicates, we take compliance seriously and our programming is aligned with the spirit and the letter of those rules.

“For more than four decades, the Congressional Program has encouraged constructive interaction between members, and we have found that the presence of spouses certainly contributes to better relationships among them. Our programming is funded by foundations and 501c, free of special interests and lobbying. We’re proud of the role the Congressional Program has played in strengthening bipartisan cooperation and providing a space for members to delve into complex and pressing public policy issues.”

It is unclear if any House members report the family travel costs as income.

When asked about this and other travel guidelines for members and staffers, Tom Rust, the chief counsel and staff director for the House Ethics Committee, declined to comment.

The IRS ignored a 2006  complaint  Holman filed requesting a probe into whether lawmakers broke federal law by failing to report relatives’ costs as income. He said it has never occurred.

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