Rep. Vern Buchanan

Sponsorship Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Buchanan 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). Buchanan is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Committee Membership

Vern Buchanan sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Ways and Means
  • Member, Subcommittee on Health
  • Member, Subcommittee on Social Security
  • Member, Subcommittee on Trade

Bills Sponsored

Some of Buchanan’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 557: Retirement Security Act of 2015
• H.R. 409: Stop Punishing Innocent Americans Act
• H.J.Res. 17: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing ...
• H.J.Res. 4: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing ...
• H.R. 92: To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be ...
• H.R. 91: Veteran’s I.D. Card Act
• H.R. 4491: Stop Punishing Innocent Taxpayers Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2007 to Mar 2015, Buchanan missed 155 of 6,453 roll call votes, which is 2.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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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