Former member of Congress · last served 115th Congress
Robert A. Brady
Robert Brady was a Democratic U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, first elected to Congress in 1997, who voted with most Democrats on 95% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes.
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
5 most recent votes
- YeaOn Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Agreeing to the Resolution — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 8) to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted in 2001 and…Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — Drywall Safety Act of 2012Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- YeaOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment — To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.Jan 1, 2013 · Passed
- NayOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility ActJan 1, 2013 · Passed
5 most recent bills
- H.Res. 1094 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement, the 100th anniversary of the return of the Unknown Soldier, and the 100th anniversary of the…Sep 28, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- H.R. 6122 Save Voters ActJun 15, 2018 · Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- H.R. 5623 For the relief of Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, and Fidel Artillero Apolonio.May 22, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- H.R. 2876 Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2017May 22, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
- H.Res. 819 Recognizing the 110th anniversary of the American Association for Cancer Research, the world's first and largest professional organization dedicated to the…Apr 11, 2018 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3738 (107th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1299 North 7th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Herbert Arlene Post…Became law
- H.R. 3739 (107th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6150 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "Rev. Leon Sullivan…Became law
- H.R. 3740 (107th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 925 Dickinson Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the "William A. Cibotti Post…Became law
- H.R. 1299 (111th) United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009Became law
- H.R. 3690 (110th) U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007Became law
- H.R. 5159 (110th) Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008Became law
- H.R. 5893 (110th) Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008Became law
- H.R. 5682 (111th) To improve the operation of certain facilities and programs of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.Became law
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Brady has won
Rep. Brady has won 10 U.S. House elections (1998–2016). Of the contested races, margins ran from 64.4 to 81.5 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Pennsylvania’s 1st district done while Rep. Brady served?
2005 to 2017 in PA-1: typical household income was up 20% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 6.1 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 5.5 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Teal = district, oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Pennsylvania’s 1st district during Brady’s time representing it (1997 to 2019). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Only one set of district lines is shown. PA-1 was redrawn in 2018 and again in 2022, and a redrawn district is a different place. So this card shows only the longest stretch on the same lines during the term, 2005 to 2017 (no 2020 yearly estimate), not the full 1997 to 2019.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
115th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 7 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 7 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 4 | See the 4 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 0 | None listed |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 115th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded House vote Sep 16, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.