![Photo of Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN5, 2003-2012]](/data/photos/400055-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Burton sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below was a member of the House of Representatives in 2013. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Burton is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Enacted Legislation
Burton was the primary sponsor of 11 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 327 (107th): Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002
- H.R. 4642 (106th): To make certain personnel flexibilities available with respect to the General Accounting Office, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 1836 (105th): Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act of 1998
- H.R. 4355 (105th): Year 2000 Information Disclosure Act
- H.R. 1057 (105th): To designate the building in Indianapolis, Indiana, which houses the operations of the Circle City Station Post Office as the “Andrew Jacobs, Jr. Post Office Building”.
- H.R. 1058 (105th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service under construction at 150 West Margaret Drive in Terre Haute, Indiana, as the “John T. Myers Post ...
- H.R. 1553 (105th): To amend the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 to extend the authorization of the Assassination Records Review Board until September 30, 1998.
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 about one third or more 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
Burton sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (44%) Health (15%) International Affairs (14%) Law (10%) Finance and Financial Sector (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Burton’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6650 (112th): To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow the United States ...
- H.R. 5003 (112th): To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Dimethyl malonate.
- H.R. 5005 (112th): To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 2,6-Dichloroaniline.
- H.R. 5010 (112th): To suspend temporarily the duty on 2-Amino-5,7-dimethoxy-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine.
- H.R. 5004 (112th): To extend the temporary suspension of duty on diphenyl sulfide.
- H.R. 5000 (112th): To extend the temporary reduction of duty on methoxyfenozide.
- H.R. 5008 (112th): To extend the temporary suspension of duty on fenbuconazole.
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Burton’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Aye |
H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
Aug 2, 2012. Passed 223/197.
|
| No |
S. 365 (112th): Budget Control Act of 2011
Aug 1, 2011. Passed 269/161.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112–25, S. 365, 125 Stat. 240, enacted August 2, 2011) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011. The Act brought conclusion to the United ... |
| No |
H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ... |
| No |
H.J.Res. 48 (112th): Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
Mar 15, 2011. Passed 271/158.
|
| Yea |
S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
Sep 29, 2010. Passed 304/118.
|
| Nay |
H.R. 2638 (110th): Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009
Sep 24, 2008. Passed 370/58.
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| Aye |
H.R. 3355 (110th): Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007
Nov 8, 2007. Passed 258/155.
|
| Aye |
H.Res. 801 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3688) to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.
Nov 7, 2007. Passed 349/55.
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| Nay |
H.R. 3087 (110th): A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress reports on the status of ...
Oct 2, 2007. Passed 377/46.
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| Yea |
H.R. 1830 (110th): To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008.
Jun 27, 2007. Passed 365/59.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 1983 to Jan 2013, Burton missed 1,010 of 18,002 roll call votes, which is 5.6%. This is much worse than the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. ProPublica has tracked 46 explanations 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
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills
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