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Brian Higgins

Brian Higgins

D NY-26 · House

2023–2024 House Of Representatives (District 26)
2021–2023 House Of Representatives (District 26)
2019–2021 House Of Representatives (District 26)
2017–2019 House Of Representatives (District 26)
2015–2017 House Of Representatives (District 26)
2013–2015 House Of Representatives (District 26)
2011–2013 House Of Representatives (District 27)
2009–2011 House Of Representatives (District 27)
2007–2009 House Of Representatives (District 27)
2005–2007 House Of Representatives (District 27)

Healthcare

+39
Helped 76 Hurt 37 Unclear 132

Education

-33
Helped 46 Hurt 79 Unclear 41

National Security

-104
Helped 0 Hurt 104 Unclear 42

Environment

+15
Helped 53 Hurt 38 Unclear 44

Finance

+22
Helped 61 Hurt 39 Unclear 33

Civil Rights

+20
Helped 69 Hurt 49 Unclear 5

Government Operations

-8
Helped 11 Hurt 19 Unclear 85

Regulated Industries

-32
Helped 10 Hurt 42 Unclear 28

Housing

+31
Helped 53 Hurt 22

Criminal Justice

+6
Helped 37 Hurt 31

Defense

+17
Helped 32 Hurt 15 Unclear 21

Foreign Policy

-1
Helped 20 Hurt 21 Unclear 18

Homeowners

-29
Helped 0 Hurt 29 Unclear 16

Transportation

-1
Helped 8 Hurt 9 Unclear 26

Healthcare Consumers

-14
Helped 1 Hurt 15 Unclear 16

Business

-12
Helped 4 Hurt 16 Unclear 10

Agriculture

-4
Helped 8 Hurt 12 Unclear 5

Technology

+3
Helped 9 Hurt 6 Unclear 6

Energy

+2
Helped 7 Hurt 5 Unclear 8

Native American Tribes

-13
Helped 0 Hurt 13 Unclear 5
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

hres269-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security.

1 clause Mar 30, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr2370-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to develop and implement a comprehensive program to promote student access to defibrillation in public elementary schools and secondary schools.

1 clause Mar 29, 2023
Energy Production Education Healthcare Consumers Environmental Groups

hr1637-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To recommend that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation test the effect of a dementia care management model, and for other purposes.

1 clause Mar 17, 2023
Agriculture Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr1610-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by doctors of chiropractic within the scope of their license, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Mar 14, 2023
Homeowners Environmental Groups Federal Government Veterans

hr17-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.

14 clauses Mar 10, 2023
Consumers Homeowners Education Federal Government

hr1302-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws.

3 clauses Mar 1, 2023
Foreign Businesses Education Federal Government Healthcare Consumers

hr1247-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.

3 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Agriculture Education Federal Government

hr20-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for other purposes.

17 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Regulated Industries

hr1088-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Shirley Chisholm.

3 clauses Feb 17, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Education Federal Government

hr969-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand access to school-wide arts and music programs, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 9, 2023
Consumers Education

hres119-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for designation of March 2023 as Music in Our Schools Month.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers Education

hr765-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Feb 2, 2023
Consumers Scientific Research Education Federal Government

hr698-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Feb 1, 2023
Foreign Businesses Federal Government Financial Services Energy Production

hr625-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices.

2 clauses Jan 30, 2023
Education Environmental Groups Federal Government Energy Production

hr561-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every person, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Jan 26, 2023
Homeowners Education Federal Government Business

hres59-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing January 2023 as National Mentoring Month.

1 clause Jan 25, 2023
Consumers Education

hr51-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.

26 clauses Jan 9, 2023
Consumers Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

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