![Photo of Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA11]](/data/photos/412624-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Loudermilk.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Loudermilk has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Loudermilk is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Barry Loudermilk sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Financial Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- House Committee on House Administration
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House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Loudermilk sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (27%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (18%) Emergency Management (18%) Economics and Public Finance (18%) Science, Technology, Communications (18%)
Recent Bills
Some of Loudermilk’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2705: Truck, Trailer, and Transport Efficiency Act of 2017
- H.R. 2359: FCRA Liability Harmonization Act
- H.R. 1347: ALERT Act of 2017
- H.J.Res. 29: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the ...
- H.R. 558: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act
- H.R. 559: MERIT Act of 2017
- H.R. 5636 (114th): National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Loudermilk’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| 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 ... |
| No |
H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
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| Aye |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Nay |
H.J.Res. 35: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
Feb 27, 2015. Failed 203/224.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jun 2017, Loudermilk missed 44 of 1,663 roll call votes, which is 2.6%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 1 explanation for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills