Rep. Mo Brooks
- District:
- Alabama - District 5
- Party:
- Republican
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title / State / District |
|---|---|
| Representative, Alabama's 5th District |
See Also: Brooks's Official Website | @RepMoBrooks | OpenSecrets | VoteSmart | Bioguide | C-SPAN
New: 2013 Report Card
Read our new 2013 Report Card for Brooks »Sponsorship Analysis
Brooks is a moderate Republican follower according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Brooks’s bills have had a total of 89 cosponsors in the 113th Congress.
Use this chart to compare Brooks to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.
This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Mo Brooks sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
- Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
- Member, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
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House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Vice Chairman, Subcommittee on Space
- Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology
Bills Sponsored
Some of Brooks’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3625: To provide for termination liability costs for certain National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...
- H.J.Res. 94: Making continuing appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year ...
- H.R. 2458: To terminate any Federal employee who refuses to answer questions or gives false ...
- H.R. 2099: To provide for an accounting of total United States contributions to the United ...
- H.R. 1128: Protecting U.S. Missile Defense Information Act of 2013
- H.R. 443: Protecting America’s Solvency Act of 2013
- H.R. 371: Protecting America’s Solvency Act of 2013
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Voting Record
From Jan 2011 to Apr 2014, Brooks missed 21 of 2,424 roll call votes, which is 0.9%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills
Recent Legislative Activity
Vote
Failed 163/261
Apr 10, 2014 11:26 a.m.Vote
H.Amdt. 615 (Woodall) to H.Con.Res. 96: Amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Failed 133/291
Apr 10, 2014 10:20 a.m.Vote
H.R. 4414: Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
Failed 257/159
Rep. Brooks [R-AL5]: Nay
Apr 09, 2014 5:53 p.m.Vote
Failed 89/327
Apr 09, 2014 5:43 p.m.