Rep. Julia Brownley’s 2015 Report Card

Got influential cosponsors the 7^th most often compared to House Sophomores (tied with 4 others)

4 of Brownley’s bills and resolutions in 2015 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.R. 607: Help Hire Our Heroes Act; H.R. 1948: Veterans’ Access to Child Care …; H.R. 2974: Veteran Continuity of Care Act; H.R. 3523: Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers …

Compare to all California Delegation (74^th percentile); House Sophomores (85^th percentile); House Democrats (78^th percentile); Safe House Seats (75^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 9^th highest % of bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 2 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 50% of Brownley’s 14 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2015.

Compare to all California Delegation (77^th percentile); House Sophomores (72^nd percentile); House Democrats (88^th percentile); Safe House Seats (76^th percentile); All Representatives (74^th percentile).

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

Introduced the 15^th most bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 3 others)

Brownley introduced 14 bills and resolutions in 2015. View Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (66^th percentile); House Sophomores (75^th percentile); House Democrats (67^th percentile); Safe House Seats (69^th percentile); All Representatives (70^th percentile).

Supported government transparency the 18^th most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 17 others)

GovTrack looked at whether Brownley supported any of 28 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Brownley 4 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.

Brownley cosponsored H.R. 430: DISCLOSE 2015 Act; H.R. 20: Government By the People Act …; H.R. 653: FOIA Act; H.R. 2173: Redistricting Reform Act of 2015

Compare to all California Delegation (89^th percentile); House Sophomores (92^nd percentile); House Democrats (86^th percentile); Safe House Seats (91^st percentile); All Representatives (92^nd percentile).

Cosponsored the 39^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 1 other)

Brownley cosponsored 315 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 California Delegation (77^th percentile); House Sophomores (88^th percentile); House Democrats (80^th percentile); Safe House Seats (90^th percentile); All Representatives (91^st percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 74^th most often compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 315 bills that Brownley cosponsored, 33% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (79^th percentile); House Sophomores (71^st percentile); House Democrats (63^rd percentile); Safe House Seats (85^th percentile); All Representatives (83^rd percentile).

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

Ranked 86^th most politically left compared to All Representatives

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 2015 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Brownley’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (47^th percentile); House Sophomores (19^th percentile); House Democrats (44^th percentile); Safe House Seats (22^nd percentile); All Representatives (19^th percentile).

Was 111^th most present in votes compared to All Representatives (tied with 20 others)

Brownley missed 0.9% of votes (6 of 704 votes) in 2015. View Brownley’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (26^th percentile); House Sophomores (27^th percentile); Safe House Seats (25^th percentile); All Representatives (25^th 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.

Laws Enacted

Brownley introduced 0 bills that became law in 2015. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.

Compare to all California Delegation (0^th percentile); House Sophomores (0^th percentile); House Democrats (0^th percentile); Safe House Seats (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th percentile).

A bill or joint resolution is considered enacted if it or an exactly identical bill to it is enacted as law. We only consider bills that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively.

Bills Out of Committee

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Brownley introduced 1 bill in 2015 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 2915: Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

Compare to all California Delegation (57^th percentile); House Sophomores (49^th percentile); House Democrats (66^th percentile); Safe House Seats (45^th percentile); All Representatives (46^th percentile).

Working with the Senate

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 2 of Brownley’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.

Those bills were: H.R. 2265: VOW to Hire Heroes Extension …; H.R. 4095: To amend the charter of …

Compare to all California Delegation (70^th percentile); House Sophomores (53^rd percentile); House Democrats (54^th percentile); Safe House Seats (53^rd percentile); All Representatives (55^th percentile).

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

Committee Positions

Brownley 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 Brownley’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (34^th percentile); House Sophomores (64^th percentile); House Democrats (38^th percentile); Safe House Seats (36^th percentile); All Representatives (38^th percentile).

Cosponsors

Brownley’s bills and resolutions had 133 cosponsors in 2015. 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 California Delegation (51^st percentile); House Sophomores (51^st percentile); House Democrats (51^st percentile); Safe House Seats (50^th percentile); All Representatives (51^st percentile).

Leadership Score

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 2015 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Brownley’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (45^th percentile); House Sophomores (33^rd percentile); House Democrats (45^th percentile); Safe House Seats (35^th percentile); All Representatives (36^th percentile).