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Jack Bascom Brooks

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1953–1995ID B000880
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 6,238 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 6,238 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1977 → 1979
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1953195919651971197719831989
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90.6%with Democrats
of 652 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +12 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textMINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 652 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance86% · 1,196 votes
Congress94.9% · 642 votes
Armed Forces and National Security80.9% · 382 votes
International Affairs76.8% · 341 votes
Government Operations and Politics81.3% · 299 votes
Labor and Employment90.4% · 166 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources87.8% · 147 votes
Energy51.7% · 143 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.7% · 139 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement77.3% · 110 votes
Transportation and Public Works77.1% · 109 votes
Science, Technology, Communications89.1% · 101 votes
Agriculture and Food81.8% · 99 votes
Education88.6% · 88 votes
Health87.3% · 79 votes
Housing and Community Development90.9% · 77 votes
Taxation65.3% · 72 votes
Environmental Protection65.5% · 58 votes
Law76.9% · 52 votes
Commerce89.4% · 47 votes
Social Welfare88.9% · 45 votes
Finance and Financial Sector80% · 40 votes
Water Resources Development84.6% · 39 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues89.2% · 37 votes
Immigration58.8% · 34 votes
Native Americans91.7% · 24 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion93.8% · 16 votes
District of Columbia46.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14 votes
Families100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Black lung— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

21 Congresses
83rd · 1953103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · TX83rd–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
JB

Jack Bascom Brooks

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1953–199521 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
84.4%with Democrats
of 6,238 votes · 15.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 6,238 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019531993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 652 votes90.6%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 652 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance86% · 1,196
Congress94.9% · 642
Armed Forces and National Security80.9% · 382
International Affairs76.8% · 341
Government Operations and Politics81.3% · 299
Labor and Employment90.4% · 166
Public Lands and Natural Resources87.8% · 147
Energy51.7% · 143
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.7% · 139
Crime and Law Enforcement77.3% · 110
Transportation and Public Works77.1% · 109
Science, Technology, Communications89.1% · 101
Agriculture and Food81.8% · 99
Education88.6% · 88
Health87.3% · 79
Housing and Community Development90.9% · 77
Taxation65.3% · 72
Environmental Protection65.5% · 58
Law76.9% · 52
Commerce89.4% · 47
Social Welfare88.9% · 45
Finance and Financial Sector80% · 40
Water Resources Development84.6% · 39
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues89.2% · 37
Immigration58.8% · 34
Native Americans91.7% · 24
Arts, Culture, Religion93.8% · 16
District of Columbia46.7% · 15
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14
Families100% · 11
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Commemorations— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Black lung— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

83rd · 1953103rd · 1993
Democrat83rd–103rd

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