Rep. Beto O'Rourke

Sponsorship Analysis

O'Rourke is a centrist Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

Use this chart to compare O'Rourke to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

Committee Membership

Beto O'Rourke sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of O'Rourke’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 2036: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to ...
• H.R. 1809: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans ...
• H.R. 1265: To require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed ...

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Voting Record

From Jan 2013 to May 2013, O'Rourke missed 1 of 163 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

• The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
• Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
• New Member Pictorial Directory (113th), Committee on House Administration for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills