![Photo of Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN5]](/data/photos/412539-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Brooks.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Brooks has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her 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). Brooks is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Susan Brooks sits on the following committees:
- Chair, House Committee on Ethics
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
- Member, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Enacted Legislation
Brooks was the primary sponsor of 8 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 5509 (114th): To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the “Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House”.
- H.R. 623 (114th): DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 3681 (114th): Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act
- H.R. 3242 (114th): Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015
- H.R. 2805 (114th): Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015
- H.R. 4275 (113th): Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act
- H.R. 3106 (113th): Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act
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
Brooks sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (30%) Armed Forces and National Security (17%) Labor and Employment (9%) Education (9%) Emergency Management (9%) Commerce (9%) Energy (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Brooks’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2228: Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
- H.R. 1973: Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017
- H.Res. 249: Honoring the life and legacy of the first woman to serve in the ...
- H.R. 1733: To direct the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on ...
- H.R. 1394: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with ...
- H.R. 1104: Veterans TEST Accessibility Act
- H.Res. 83: Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ethics in the One ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Brooks’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Aye |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
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| Nay |
H.Con.Res. 105 (113th): Prohibiting the President from deploying or maintaining United States Armed Forces in a sustained combat role in ...
Jul 25, 2014. Passed 370/40.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jun 2017, Brooks missed 23 of 2,867 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. This is better than the median of 2.1% 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills