Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Takano has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Takano is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Takano for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Mark Takano sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Member, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
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House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Takano sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (51%) Education (23%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (9%) Social Welfare (6%) Government Operations and Politics (6%) Energy (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Takano’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6062: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the ...
- H.R. 5702: PREP Act of 2016
- H.R. 5229: Improving Transition Programs for All Veterans Act
- H.R. 5175: GI Bill Oversight Act of 2016
- H.R. 5176: Success in Transition for All Veterans Act
- H.R. 5121: Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2016
- H.R. 4933: Teacher Debt Relief Act
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, Takano missed 7 of 2,470 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 1 explanation 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:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills