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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

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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

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

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

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

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

hr2577-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program, and for other purposes.

8 clauses Apr 13, 2023
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

hr2403-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to strengthen the background check procedures to be followed before a Federal firearms licensee may transfer a firearm to a person who is not such a licensee.

5 clauses Mar 30, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government

hr1723-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the use of funds for comprehensive reproductive health care services, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 22, 2023
Consumers Healthcare Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

hr1595-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for grants for State firearms dealer licensing programs, and for other purposes.

3 clauses Mar 14, 2023
Native American Tribes Consumers Federal Government Business

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

hr1361-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make grants to States, units of local government, and gun dealers to conduct gun buyback programs, and for other purposes.

9 clauses Mar 3, 2023
Consumers Environmental Groups Federal Government Financial Services

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

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

hr1118-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes.

23 clauses Feb 21, 2023
Consumers Telecommunications Environmental Groups Federal Government

hres108-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning Azerbaijan’s blockade of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) and ongoing human rights violations.

1 clause Feb 8, 2023
Homeowners Consumers Foreign Businesses Law Enforcement

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

hres28-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Condemning the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and committing to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform.

1 clause Jan 11, 2023
Homeowners Consumers Healthcare Consumers Law Enforcement
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