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Rep. Brian Mast’s 2018 Report Card

Representative from Florida's 18th District
Republican
Served Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023

These statistics cover Mast’s record during the 115th Congress (Jan 3, 2017-Jan 3, 2019) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 20, 2019.

A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Mast’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.

Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.

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Was 2nd most present in votes compared to Florida Delegation

Mast missed 0.9% of votes (11 of 1,210 votes) in the 115th Congress. View Mast’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (4th percentile); House Freshmen (36th percentile); All Representatives (18th percentile).

The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.
 

Got the 7th fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to Florida Delegation

Mast’s bills and resolutions had 163 cosponsors in the 115th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (23rd percentile); House Freshmen (60th percentile); House Republicans (43rd percentile); All Representatives (36th percentile).

 

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 7th most bills compared to House Freshmen (tied with 3 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 11 of Mast’s 20 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Mast caucused with in the 115th Congress.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (62nd percentile); House Freshmen (85th percentile); House Republicans (65th percentile); All Representatives (69th percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.
 

Joined bipartisan bills the 15th most often compared to House Republicans

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 241 bills that Mast cosponsored, 32% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (88th percentile); House Freshmen (80th percentile); House Republicans (94th percentile); All Representatives (81st percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.
 

Ranked the 15th top leader compared to House Freshmen

Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 115th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Mast’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (46th percentile); House Freshmen (78th percentile); House Republicans (45th percentile); All Representatives (50th percentile).

 

Ranked 51st most politically left compared to House Republicans

Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 115th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Mast’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (54th percentile); House Freshmen (55th percentile); House Republicans (21st percentile); All Representatives (57th percentile).

 

Laws Enacted

Mast introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 115th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills »

Those bills were: H.R. 3819: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring …

Compare to all Florida Delegation (27th percentile); House Freshmen (37th percentile); House Republicans (22nd percentile); All Representatives (34th percentile).

The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.
 

Bills Introduced

Mast introduced 20 bills and resolutions in the 115th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (58th percentile); House Freshmen (69th percentile); House Republicans (56th percentile); All Representatives (55th percentile).

 

Bills Out of Committee

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Mast introduced 5 bills in the 115th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.Res. 1165: Condemning the Assad regime and …; H.R. 2712: Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention …; H.R. 3819: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring …; H.R. 5319: To transfer Coast Guard property …; H.R. 6742: Secure Border Communications Act

Compare to all Florida Delegation (69th percentile); House Freshmen (69th percentile); House Republicans (50th percentile); All Representatives (68th percentile).

 

Powerful Cosponsors

4 of Mast’s bills and resolutions in the 115th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.

Those bills were: H.Res. 1165: Condemning the Assad regime and …; H.R. 2712: Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention …; H.R. 3819: Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring …; H.R. 6742: Secure Border Communications Act

Compare to all Florida Delegation (50th percentile); House Freshmen (66th percentile); House Republicans (62nd percentile); All Representatives (56th percentile).

 

Working with the Senate

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 0 of Mast’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.
 

Committee Positions

Mast held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Mast’s Profile »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (50th percentile); House Freshmen (72nd percentile); House Republicans (37th percentile); All Representatives (39th percentile).

 

Bills Cosponsored

Mast cosponsored 241 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Florida Delegation (31st percentile); House Freshmen (51st percentile); House Republicans (65th percentile); All Representatives (40th percentile).

 

Government Transparency

GovTrack looked at whether Mast supported any of 32 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Mast 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.

Compare to all Florida Delegation (0th percentile); House Freshmen (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile).

Additional Notes

Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.

Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).

Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.

Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of the 115th Congress) was the 115th Congress (freshmen) or 114th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.