Barr is the representative for Kentucky’s 6th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Barr is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Garland “Andy” Barr [R-KY6]](/static/legislator-photos/412541-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Barr.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Barr 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 ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Barr has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jun 17, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Garland “Andy” Barr sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Barr was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 6192 (116th): 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act
- H.R. 7795 (116th): Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020
- H.R. 2196 (116th): To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- H.R. 7273 (115th): Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018
- H.R. 4533 (115th): To designate the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lexington, Kentucky, as the “Lexington VA Health Care System” and to make certain other ...
Does 5 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
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
Barr sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Finance and Financial Sector (32%) Taxation (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (18%) International Affairs (10%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (6%) Health (6%) Economics and Public Finance (4%) Science, Technology, Communications (4%)
Recent Bills
Some of Barr’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Con.Res. 36: Establishing the Joint Select Committee on the Events and Activities Surrounding China’s Handling ...
- H.R. 3265: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply current income tax ...
- H.R. 3082: National Security Through America’s Resources and Permitting Reform Act of 2021
- H.R. 3012: To establish a Higher Education Initiative in the Office of Private Sector of ...
- H.R. 2561: Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act of 2021
- H.R. 1729: Fair Access to Banking Act
- H.R. 1543: No Social Media Accounts for Terrorists or State Sponsors of Terrorism Act of ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jun 2021, Barr missed 60 of 4,865 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
