![Photo of Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL18]](/static/legislator-photos/412698-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Mast.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Mast 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 Mast has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Mar 6, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Brian Mast sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation
- Member, Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Enacted Legislation
Mast was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Mast sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (25%) Water Resources Development (19%) Environmental Protection (19%) International Affairs (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Mast’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 977: Toxic Health Threat Warning Act of 2019
- H.R. 335: South Florida Clean Coastal Waters Act of 2019
- H.Res. 1165: Condemning the Assad regime and its backers for their continued support of war ...
- H.R. 6975: Reinforced Schools Act
- H.R. 6742: Secure Border Communications Act
- H.R. 6700: Stop Harmful Discharges Act
- H.R. 6645: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Mast’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Dec 12, 2018. Passed 369/47.
See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, horticulture, and other miscellaneous programs administered by the Department of Agriculture ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61.
H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 3: Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act
Jun 7, 2018. Passed 210/206.
H.R. 8 rescinds nearly $15 billion of unobligated balances from previously appropriated funding. Specifically, the bill includes 34 rescissions totaling $14.835 billion and affects programs at the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Health and Human Services, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and the Railroad Retirement ... |
| No |
H.R. 1119: SENSE Act
Mar 8, 2018. Passed 215/189.
H.R. 1119 addresses the application of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule, the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, issued pursuant to section 112 of the Clean Air Act, to electric generating units that utilize coal refuse to generate electricity. The bill would provide for limited ... |
| Yea |
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 ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ...
Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188.
Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Mar 2019, Mast missed 42 of 1,328 roll call votes, which is 3.2%. This is worse than the median of 2.0% 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 Brian Mast for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
