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Former Republican representative for Texas’s 8th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Brady votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Brady’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
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Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Brady votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Brady’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-42.5% | 12.6% | +4.6 |
Date | Measure | Biden position | Brady vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
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Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 6.9% | -6.9 | |
Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.4% | ||
Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 32.4% | +67.6 | |
Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 1.6% | -1.6 | |
Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 21.9% | -21.9 | |
Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 23.8% | -23.8 | |
Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 9.5% | -9.5 | |
Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.3% | -0.3 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 69.3% | +30.7 | |
Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 12, 2022 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 6.3% | +93.7 | |
July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.4% | -0.4 | |
July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 91.2% | +8.8 | |
July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 3.5% | -3.5 | |
July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.6% | -0.6 | |
July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 74.9% | +25.1 | |
July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 2.1% | -2.1 | |
June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 33.3% | +66.7 | |
June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 84.6% | +15.4 | |
June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 1.9% | ||
May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 8.6% | -8.6 | |
March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 1.0% | +99.0 | |
March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 1.3% | ||
Feb. 9, 2022 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 33.2% | -33.2 | |
Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 29.7% | -29.7 | |
Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 12.6% | -12.6 | |
Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 1.2% | -1.2 | |
Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 2.1% | ||
Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 1.3% | -1.3 | |
Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 99.2% | +0.8 | |
July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 88.3% | +11.7 | |
July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 6.6% | -6.6 | |
May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.5% | -0.5 | |
May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 48.0% | +52.0 | |
May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 18.7% | -18.7 | |
May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Kevin Brady's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 1.0% | +99.0 | |
April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.1% | ||
March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.1% | ||
March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Kevin Brady's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Kevin Brady's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 59.2% | ||
Average | 12.6% | 8.0% | +4.6 |
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