RepublicanBrian Babin
U.S. Representative · Texas
Texas's 36th district
U.S. Representative from Texas
4 tracked promises
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How they won their seat
Brian Babin won the 2024 U.S. House election in Texas (District 36) with 69.4% of the vote (206,009 votes).
- Brian Babin · Republican69.4%206,009
- Dayna Steele · Democrat30.6%91,009
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Brian Babin's record includes sponsorship of legislation related to science, technology, and infrastructure, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills such as the AI-Ready Federal Data Guidelines Act (HR 9341) and the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 (HR 7273). Additionally, he has sponsored multiple bills addressing healthcare, including the Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis Treatment Act (HR 4055) and the Protect Minors from Medical Malpractice Act (HR 653). His committee memberships are part of his legislative record. Focus areas (from the record): science · technology · infrastructure · healthcare · environment Alignment with declared positions: Insufficient evidence. There are no declared positions or tracked promises on file to compare against his legislative activity, which limits the ability to assess alignment. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal any stated goals or intentions behind the sponsored bills; There is no information on the effectiveness or impact of the sponsored legislation; The absence of declared positions limits the ability to assess consistency with any broader political agenda. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Brian Babin has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2016. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Brian Babin has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.
Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$43K4%
- Large individual (itemized)$529K47%
- PAC / committee$546K49%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chair, House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Water Resources and EnvironmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure — Highways and TransitOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Not yet ratedNo promises have been rated yet, so there is no Integrity Score to show. Lifecycle promises (in progress, not yet rated) are tracked but never scored.
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Integrity over time
Topic coverage
4 promises across 4 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- Defense and National Security1
- Health Care1
- Immigration1
- Space / NASA1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)4100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
4 tracked promises
“End automatic birthright citizenship for children of parents in the country illegally, restoring the original intent of the 14th Amendment, through his Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R.569).”
“Sponsor and advance the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7273) to maintain U.S. leadership in human spaceflight, including returning American astronauts to the Moon and then Mars.”
“Enact his bipartisan bill (H.R.9119) prohibiting certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units to preserve Air National Guard readiness.”
“Establish common-sense patient-safety standards for orthodontic treatment provided through teledentistry via his ORTHO Act (H.R.9829).”
Verified record
93 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $916,868, spent $632,559, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored HR 9505: Bonnie Eloise Rush Milam Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026 ↗Jun 29, 2026
- Sponsored HR 9341: AI-Ready Federal Data Guidelines Act ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored HR 9119: To provide a prohibition on certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units, and for other purposes. ↗Jun 3, 2026
- Sponsored HR 7813: NOAA Weather Radio Modernization Act ↗Mar 5, 2026
- Sponsored HR 7273: NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 ↗Jan 30, 2026
- Sponsored HR 4055: Dialysis-Related Amyloidosis Treatment Act of 2025 ↗Jun 20, 2025
- Sponsored HR 3705: Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act ↗Jun 4, 2025
- Sponsored HR 3706: SUSHI Act ↗Jun 4, 2025
- Sponsored HR 3179: To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge". ↗May 5, 2025
- Sponsored HR 2984: ASTRO Act ↗Apr 24, 2025
- Sponsored HR 2100: No Bailouts for Reparations Act ↗Mar 14, 2025
- Sponsored HR 2028: REDI Act ↗Mar 11, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 93 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 655
- Yea
- 501
- Nay
- 140
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 14
Full voting record
655 votes- HR4795Yea
- HR1501Yea
- HJRES1Yea
- HRES1498Yea
- HR9436Yea
- HR9436Nay
- HRES1490Yea
- HRES1499Yea
- HRES1499Yea
- HR6500Yea
- S32Yea
- S307Yea
- HR8884Yea
- HCONRES89Nay
- HCONRES113Yea
- HR7008Yea
- HR7008Nay
- HR8800Yea
- HR8800Nay
- HR8800Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Positions on record
5 positions on recordThe record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.
- Health CareStated position
Establish common-sense patient-safety standards for orthodontic treatment provided through teledentistry via his ORTHO Act (H.R.9829).
SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)Office of Rep. Brian Babin (babin.house.gov)View position & sources → - Defense and National SecurityStated position
Enact his bipartisan bill (H.R.9119) prohibiting certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units to preserve Air National Guard readiness.
SourcesOffice of Rep. Brian Babin (babin.house.gov)Congress.gov (Library of Congress)View position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting YEA in the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Perry Amendment No. 221 to H.R. 8870, an amendment providing that a recipient of assistance under title 23, United States Code, may not use automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling. The amendment was not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.
SourcesCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 119th Congress, Full Committee Record of Committee Votes 75 to 127 on H.R. 8870 (markup of May 21, 2026); Vote 104 on Perry Amendment No. 221, restricting automated license plate reader use by recipients of title 23 highway assistance. Not agreed to, 20 yeas to 44 nays.View position & sources → - Space / NASAStated position
Sponsor and advance the NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7273) to maintain U.S. leadership in human spaceflight, including returning American astronauts to the Moon and then Mars.
SourcesBallotpediaCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedView position & sources → - ImmigrationStated position
End automatic birthright citizenship for children of parents in the country illegally, restoring the original intent of the 14th Amendment, through his Birthright Citizenship Act (H.R.569).
SourcesCongress.gov (Library of Congress)· archivedOffice of Rep. Brian Babin (babin.house.gov)BallotpediaView position & sources →
Disclosure
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