Rep. Michael Burgess

Sponsorship Analysis

Burgess is a moderate Republican leader according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship.

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

Committee Membership

Michael Burgess sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Power
  • Member, Subcommittee on Health
  • Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
• House Committee on Rules
  • Member, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Burgess’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.Res. 215: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 45) to repeal the Patient Protection ...
• H.R. 1705: Rehabilitative Therapy Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act
• H.Res. 175: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1549) to amend Public Law 111-148 ...
• H.R. 1618: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation ...
• H.R. 1619: Making Investments Now for Dementia Act of 2013
• H.R. 1469: Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act
• H.R. 1428: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2013

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Voting Record

From Jan 2003 to May 2013, Burgess missed 226 of 7,751 roll call votes, which is 2.9%. This is worse 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
• Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills