OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - Rep. Bruce Braley

Average Rating

(rate this)

My Rating: Login to Rate

Term Start	Term End	Role	State	Party
2007	2008	Representative	IA	Democrat

Committee Membership

Most Recent Sponsored Bills

Bill	Status	Last Action
H.R.6959 Fair Funding for Upward Bound Act	Introduced	Sep 18, 2008
H.R.6861 Child Labor Safety Act	Introduced	Sep 10, 2008
H.R.6723 Guaranteed Benefits for Our Troops Act	Introduced	Sep 04, 2008

Recent Voting History

The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.

Bill	Voted
H.R.6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H R 6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008	Aye (with party) October 03, 2008
S.3197 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S 3197 National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act	Aye (with party) October 03, 2008
H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments: H R 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008	Aye (with party) October 03, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Most often votes with: Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
Least often votes with: Rep. Jeff Flake [R, AZ-6]
Republican most often votes with: Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
Democrat least often votes with: Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
Votes with party: 97%
Abstains: 5%

Users tracking Bruce Braley (9) are also tracking:

People	Bills	Issues
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] [8] Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] [8] Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3] [5] Rep. Steve King [R, IA-5] [4] Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4] [4]	S.2191 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of ... [2] H.R.3036 No Child Left Inside Act of 2008 [2] H.R.275 Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 [2] H.R.1424 Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax... [2] H.R.1964 Freedom of Choice Act [2]	Iowa [2] Education of the disadvantaged [2] Energy conservation [2] Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [1] Budgets [1]

Show More User Statistics...

Bruce Braley in the News

December 01, 2008 Lawmakers seek to link economic stimulus, storm relief

"I think they have to be part of the same broad analysis," said Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, who represents Iowa's 1st Congressional District. ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: DesMoinesRegister.com, IA

November 26, 2008 Inauguration tickets available via state's DC delegation

Harkin's is harkin.senate.gov. First District Rep. Bruce Braley also is accepting requests by e-mail. His office is asking people to use the contact link on ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: DesMoinesRegister.com, IA

November 26, 2008 Braley announces lottery system for inauguration tickets

Today, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) announced additional details on how his office will be distributing tickets to President-elect Barack Obamaâs inauguration ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: Quad-Cities Online, IL

870 more articles...
See most useful news articles

Information made available by:

Bruce Braley in the Blogs

December 02, 2008 Counting down to Inauguration Day: What are your hopes and dreams for the nation?

I know, I know. Most of you are counting down the days to various winter holidays and are absorbed in baking, wrapping, ... . The deadline to enter the ticket lottery through Rep. Bruce

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: The Quadsville Council

December 02, 2008 Silobreaker: Blockbuster(R) and Live Nation Enter Into Three-year ...

Braley Announces Lottery System for Inauguration TicketsDeadline for ticket requests is Wednesday, December 3rdWashington, DC - Today, Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) announced additional details on how his office will be distributing ...

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: Silobreaker Feed

December 01, 2008 Next Year’s Model: 2010 Races, Florida through Kansas

In the second instalment of our look at coming 2010 races, we look at potentially hot races in Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, ... it a go, and so might Rep. Kathy Castor, Betty Castor’s daughter and

Was this article useful? Yes or No

Source: AMERICAN NONSENSE

1,384 more posts...
See most useful blog posts

Information made available by:

Campaign Contributions

The data below comes from OpenSecrets.org, the website of the non-profit, non-partisan Center for Responsive Politics, a group that tracks money in politics. You can create a "My OpenCongress" account to track this Member easily on your profile and share this info with friends.

Open Congress

Person's Page Views

Rep. Bruce Braley Add to

6 Comments

(rate this)

Committee Membership

Most Recent Sponsored Bills

Sponsored Bill Statistics

Recent Voting History

Voting Trends Analysis

Users tracking Bruce Braley (9) are also tracking:

Bruce Braley in the News

December 01, 2008 Lawmakers seek to link economic stimulus, storm relief

November 26, 2008 Inauguration tickets available via state's DC delegation

November 26, 2008 Braley announces lottery system for inauguration tickets

Information made available by:

Bruce Braley in the Blogs

December 02, 2008 Counting down to Inauguration Day: What are your hopes and dreams for the nation?

December 02, 2008 Silobreaker: Blockbuster(R) and Live Nation Enter Into Three-year ...

December 01, 2008 Next Year’s Model: 2010 Races, Florida through Kansas

Information made available by:

Campaign Contributions

See more campaign contribution data by visiting Bruce Braley's profile on OpenSecrets

OpenCongress:

Go to:

Issue Areas by popularity:

Most Viewed Bills:

OpenCongress is a joint project of the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation. Questions? Comments? Contact Us

Data made available by:

Help Open Up Congress:


	Your Email: Friends' Emails: (one per line) Personal Message: (optional) Hi, thought you might be interested in this info from OpenCongress, a public resource website about what's really happening in Congress. Send me a copy (type the code from the image)