Joe Barton
Republican
TX
Representative, 6th District
Last year in office: 2019
Joe Barton is a former Republican U.S. Representative for Texas's 6th Congressional District. Barton first took office in Congress in 1985 and left office in 2019.
Joe Barton: Voting Record & Political Positions
Joe Barton's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 83 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1283, 112 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Joe Barton Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Health Insurance
- Immigration
- Climate Change
- Infrastructure
How Joe Barton Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “Taxpayer First Act of 2018” (2018-12-20) — Passed
- Yea on “Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act” (2018-12-20) — Passed
- Nay on “Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018” (2018-09-28) — Failed
- Yea on “Family Savings Act of 2018” (2018-09-27) — Passed
- Yea on “American Innovation Act of 2018” (2018-09-27) — Passed
- Yea on “Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2018” (2018-07-25) — Passed