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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

hr5048-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.

90 clauses Jul 27, 2023
Information Technology Environmental Services Foreign Affairs Financial Services

hr4260-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide an equitable Social Security formula for individuals with noncovered employment and to provide relief for individuals currently affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision.

5 clauses Jun 21, 2023
Energy Production

hr4004-118

Cosponsor Reported

To approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, and for other purposes.

42 clauses Jun 12, 2023
Multiple Industries Federal Government - USTR Insurance Federal Government

hres418-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).

1 clause May 17, 2023
Health Care Providers

hr3421-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish an improved Medicare for All national health insurance program.

39 clauses May 17, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr3305-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

43 clauses May 15, 2023
State Government Healthcare Support Services Healthcare Workforce Hospitals

hr3238-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.

25 clauses May 11, 2023
Government - State Households - Veterans Real Estate Development Households - Low Income

hr3247-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the purchase, ownership, or possession of enhanced body armor by civilians, with exceptions.

1 clause May 11, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr3204-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to make breakfasts and lunches free for all children, and for other purposes.

13 clauses May 11, 2023
Consumers Agriculture Education Federal Government

hr3194-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes.

116 clauses May 10, 2023
National Security Consumers Immigrant Communities Federal Government

hr3094-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID–19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 5, 2023
National Security Immigrant Communities Foreign Businesses Federal Government

hr3090-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.

1 clause May 5, 2023
Agriculture Environmental Groups Federal Government Business

hres348-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Declaring gun violence a public health crisis.

1 clause May 2, 2023
Disaster Relief And Emergency Management Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Scientific Research

hr2953-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.

3 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Homeowners Education Federal Government Veterans

hr2941-118

Cosponsor Reported

To require the Office of Management and Budget to revise the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for direct support professionals, and for other purposes.

11 clauses Apr 27, 2023
Government - Federal Health Care Providers Healthcare Support Services Education

hr2879-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation.

4 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Airlines Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr2870-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from selling or delivering certain semiautomatic centerfire rifles or semiautomatic centerfire shotguns to a person under 21 years of age, with exceptions for active duty military personnel and full-time law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr2904-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence.

3 clauses Apr 26, 2023
Native American Tribes Education Environmental Groups Federal Government

hres319-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal.

1 clause Apr 24, 2023
Native American Tribes Agriculture Education Federal Government

hres309-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Food and Drug Administration has the authority to approve drugs for abortion care.

1 clause Apr 19, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government
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