![Photo of Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD4]](/data/photos/412707-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2017 Report Card for Brown.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Brown is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Brown has sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Anthony Brown sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Readiness
- Member, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
- House Committee on Ethics
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Brown sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (44%) Government Operations and Politics (33%) Armed Forces and National Security (22%)
Recent Bills
Some of Brown’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 826: Noting the Baltic States of Estonia’s, Latvia’s, and Lithuania’s 100th anniversary of independence.
- H.R. 5090: Raise the Age Act
- H.R. 4890: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9801 ...
- H.R. 4466: WMATA Flexible Funding and Safety Improvement Act
- H.Res. 626: Commending Turkish Americans nationwide for their rich contributions to the diversity of society, ...
- H.R. 4093: CAMPUS HATE Crimes Act
- H.R. 3779: Robert E. Lee Statue Removal Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Brown’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
|
| Nay |
S. 1094: Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017
Jun 13, 2017. Passed 368/55.
A string of scandals hit the Department of Veterans Affairs in the past few years, including dozens of veterans dying while waiting for care within the required 14 days at VA hospitals, forcing President Obama’s VA Secretary to resign. A new bill that recently passed ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Apr 2018, Brown missed 14 of 857 roll call votes, which is 1.6%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- @unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Wikipedia entry on Anthony Brown for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills
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