Brian Babin

U.S. Representative · TX-36 · Republican · Chair, Science, Space, and Technology

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.71· expected 1.90

Below expectations

Rank 198 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 24 majority-party committee chairs

How far Babin’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

Introduced 16
Action in committee 7
Action beyond committee 7
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

16 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 15 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Babin’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Babin.

Babin in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 14 missed of 674

Voted on 660 of 674 roll calls; missed 14. Lower than 54% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 49 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 464 votes that split the parties. Higher than 71% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 55% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.71

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Babin’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Babin’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 9341 AI-Ready Federal Data Guidelines ActEstablishes federal guidelines for preparing government data for use in artificial intelligence applications. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Jun 25, 2026Substantive983 words Out of committee
H.R. 7813 NOAA Weather Radio Modernization ActModernizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio system. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Mar 18, 2026Substantive2.2k words Out of committee
H.R. 3706 SUSHI ActEstablishes sustainable seafood and fisheries management policies. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Feb 11, 2026Substantive435 words Out of committee
H.R. 7273 NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026Reauthorizes NASA operations and funding. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Feb 4, 2026Substantive20k words Out of committee
H.R. 3179 To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge".Renames Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge to Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Out of committee Jul 10, 2025Substantive170 words Out of committee
H.R. 3705 Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting ActEstablishes fog observation and forecasting program for transportation safety. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · Out of committee Jun 11, 2025Substantive405 words Out of committee
H.R. 2984 ASTRO ActModifies federal agency operations or procedures. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Apr 29, 2025Substantive320 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.