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Barton, Joe

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CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
115thHouseTexas6Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
95%
1153/1209 cast
Sponsored
7
bills
Cosponsored
121
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th7
—DELIVER Act of 2017hr 1821—Wounded Officers Recovery Act of 2017hr 3298—ACE Kids Acthr 3325—Do Not Track Kids Act of 2018hr 5930—SAVE Acthr 6488—Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Acthr 6511—IMPROVE Acthr 7217
Cosponsored · 115th121
—Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy.hconres 119—Recognizing the significance of the parsonage allowance to the Nation's religious and spiritual communities.hconres 129—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 13—Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.hconres 28—Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should withdraw from the Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015.hconres 55—Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged.hconres 72—Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.hconres 8—Expressing the sense of Congress on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of Czechoslovakia, the 25th anniversary of the independence of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic, and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.hconres 99—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced.hjres 29—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.hjres 40—Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.hjres 51—STOP Act of 2017hr 1057—FAST Act of 2017hr 1148—Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017hr 1156—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 River Street in Tilden, Texas, as the "Tilden Veterans Post Office".hr 1207—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9155 Schaefer Road, Converse, Texas, as the "Converse Veterans Post Office Building".hr 1208—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 N. Francisco Avenue, Mission, Texas, as the "Mission Veterans Post Office Building".hr 1209—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 W. Goodwin Street, Pleasanton, Texas, as the "Pleasanton Veterans Post Office".hr 1210—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 N. Main Street, Encinal, Texas, as the "Encinal Veterans Post Office".hr 1211—RACE for Children Acthr 1231—Community Financial Institution Exemption Acthr 1264—PHIT Acthr 1267—Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Acthr 1314—HONEST Acthr 1430—EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017hr 1431—Recognizing America's Children Acthr 1468—Debt Limit Control and Accountability Act of 2017hr 1529—Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2017hr 1626—Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017hr 1699—Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2018hr 184
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H4TX06117 · BARTON, JOE LINUS → (House TX) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2020$26$21,625$56
2018$498,117$897,848$21,655
2016$1,350,975$1,348,463$421,386
1 authorized/associated committee · 79 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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