Sen. Sherrod Brown
Senator for Ohio
pronounced SHEH-rud // brown
![Photo of Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/400050-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Brown.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Brown is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Brown has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Jun 20, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Sherrod Brown sits on the following committees:
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chair
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Senate Committee on Finance
- Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy subcommittee Chair
International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness subcommittees - Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Enacted Legislation
Brown was the primary sponsor of 30 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- S. 4646 (117th): Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022
- S. 2049 (117th): Trafficking Survivors Housing Act of 2021
- S. 1817 (117th): Bridge Investment Act of 2021
- S. 1303 (117th): Build America, Buy America Act
- S. 1568 (117th): TRAIN Act
- S. 4870 (116th): A bill to rename the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation.
- S. 3049 (116th): LAB Act
Does 30 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Brown sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (36%) Taxation (15%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Labor and Employment (9%) Agriculture and Food (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (8%) Education (7%) Housing and Community Development (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Brown recently introduced the following legislation:
- S.Res. 749: A resolution recognizing June 2024, as “LGBTQ Pride Month”.
- S. 4582: A bill to reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance program.
- S.Res. 677: A resolution recognizing the roles and contributions of the teachers of the United …
- S. 4137: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2024
- S. 4099: Food Supply Chain Capacity and Resiliency Act
- S.Res. 636: A resolution designating February 29, 2024, as “Rare Disease Day”.
- S.Res. 625: A resolution recognizing the week of March 17 through March 23, 2024, as …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2007 to Jun 2024, Brown missed 78 of 5,808 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills