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Rep. Julia Brownley’s Report Card
Introduced the most bills compared to California Delegation
Brownley introduced 62 bills and resolutions in the th Congress.
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Compare to all California Delegation (98th percentile); House Democrats (96th percentile); All Representatives (97th percentile).
Got the 18th most cosponsors on their bills compared to All Representatives
Brownley’s bills and resolutions had 1, cosponsors in the th Congress.
Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »
Compare to all California Delegation (90th percentile); House Democrats (92nd percentile); All Representatives (96th percentile).
Ranked the 22nd top leader compared to All Representatives
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Compare to all California Delegation (90th percentile); House Democrats (91st percentile); All Representatives (95th percentile).
Cosponsored the 34th most bills compared to All Representatives
Brownley cosponsored bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals.
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Compare to all California Delegation (84th percentile); House Democrats (86th percentile); All Representatives (92nd percentile).
Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 54th most bills compared to All Representatives(tied with 6 others)
In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle.
Julia brownley voting record Constituents can view my latest votes on Capitol Hill. Learn how to read the roll call information.19 of Brownley’s 62 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Brownley caucused with in the th Congress.
Compare to all California Delegation (82nd percentile); House Democrats (79th percentile); All Representatives (86th percentile).
Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.
Got bicameral support on the 53rd fewest bills compared to House Democrats(tied with 34 others)
The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing in each chamber.
3 of Brownley’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.
Those bills were: H.R. CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act …; H.R. Protecting Social Workers and Health …; H.R. CONTRACT Act of
Compare to all California Delegation (25th percentile); House Democrats (22nd percentile); All Representatives (39th percentile).
Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.
Got influential cosponsors the 62nd most often compared to All Representatives(tied with 17 others)
8 of Brownley’s bills and resolutions in the th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to.
Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.
Those bills were: Expressing the support of the …; H.R. Same Day Registration Act of …; H.R. Amend the Code for Marriage …; H.R. Homeless Veteran Families Act; H.R. Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers …; H.R.
Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud …; H.R. Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. Protecting Social Workers and Health …
Compare to all California Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (70th percentile); All Representatives (82nd percentile).
Got their bills out of committee the 76th most often compared to All Representatives(tied with 17 others)
Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action.
Brownley introduced 6 bills in the th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.
Those bills were: H.R. Homeless Veteran Families Act; H.R. Veterans’ Access to Child Care …; H.R. Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration …; H.R. Deborah Sampson Act; H.R. Equal Access to Contraception for …; H.R.
For the relief of Victoria …
Compare to all California Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (66th percentile); All Representatives (79th percentile).
Joined bipartisan bills the 93rd least often compared to All Representatives
Of the bills that Brownley cosponsored, 8% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat.
John mccain voting record From Jan to Jan , Brownley missed of 6, roll call votes, which is %. This is on par with the median of % among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.View Cosponsored Bills »
Compare to all California Delegation (47th percentile); House Democrats (39th percentile); All Representatives (21st percentile).
Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.
Ranked st most politically left compared to All Representatives
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Compare to all California Delegation (49th percentile); House Democrats (42nd percentile); All Representatives (23rd percentile).
Laws Enacted
Brownley introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the th Congress.
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Those bills were: H.R. Deborah Sampson Act
Compare to all California Delegation (27th percentile); House Democrats (25th percentile); All Representatives (37th percentile).
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While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.
Committee Positions
Brownley held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session.
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Compare to all California Delegation (27th percentile); House Democrats (40th percentile); All Representatives (42nd percentile).
Missed Votes
Brownley missed % of votes (16 of votes) in the th Congress.
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Compare to all California Delegation (41st percentile); All Representatives (40th percentile).
The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting.
The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.