Rep. Bobby Bright
Former Representative from Alabama's 2nd District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Alabama's 2nd District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Bright was a centrist Democratic follower according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Bright’s time serving in the House of Representatives.
Use this chart to compare Bright to other members of the House of Representatives in the 111th Congress on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship
Some of Bright’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5489 (111th): To amend section 14102(a)(1)(A) of title 40, United States Code, to provide ...
- H.R. 5183 (111th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time ...
- H.J.Res. 78 (111th): Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- H.R. 4655 (111th): Small Business Expansion and Job Creation Act of 2010
- H.R. 4334 (111th): Protect Those Who Serve Act
- H.R. 4309 (111th): Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2009
- H.R. 3825 (111th): Helping Homebuyers Act of 2009
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Voting Record
From Jan 2009 to Dec 2010, Bright missed 64 of 1,655 roll call votes, which is 3.9%. This is worse than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- Office of Bobby Bright for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
H.R. 3808 (111th): Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 (On Overriding the Veto)
Failed 185/235
Nov 17, 2010 5:24 p.m.Bill Text
This bill’s text is now available.
Jun 10, 2010 6:57 a.m.Introduced
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Bright [D-AL2, 2009-2010]
This bill was introduced on June 9, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.
Jun 09, 2010Bill Text
This bill’s text is now available.
May 01, 2010 6:19 a.m.