Former U.S. Representative

Brad CarsonNo longer serving

District OK‑2 Party Democratic In office 2001–2005

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

499

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

2,065

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

24 bills introduced

Across 2 Congresses, most in the 108th at 16. In the 108th, 16 — 3 more than the median representative, who filed 13. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 108th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from Oklahoma. Born in Winslow, Navajo County, Ariz. , March 11, 1967. An enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. Graduated from Jenks High School, Jenks, Okla. , 1985. B. A. , Baylor University, Waco, Tex. , 1989. Rhodes Scholar, M. A. , Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1991. J. D. , University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. , 1994. Lawyer, private practice. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Seventh and to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2001-January 3, 2005). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Ninth Congress in 2004, but was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate. Business executive. United States Navy, 2008-2009. Faculty, University of Tulsa, Okla. , 2009-2012. General Counsel of the Army, United States Army, 2011-2014. Under Secretary of the Army, United States Army, 2014-2016. Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, United States Department of Defense, 2015-2016. Faculty, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. , 2018-2021. President, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla. , 2021-present.

Focus

Drawn from the 24 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 24.

Most frequent cosponsors

John Sullivan R-OK 4
Dale E. Kildee D-MI 3
Bob Filner D-CA 2
Earl F. Hilliard D-AL 2
Wes Watkins R-OK 2
Martin Frost D-TX 2

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 2506	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2001
HR 2506	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2001
HR 2506	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2001
HR 2506	On Agreeing to the Amendment	No	Jul 24, 2001
S 468	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Jul 23, 2001
HR 1892	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Jul 23, 2001
HR 2137	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Jul 23, 2001
HR 2216	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Jul 20, 2001

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 5175	Keep the Promise of Medicare Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Oct 8, 2004
HCONRES 511	Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to Inez Sitter.	Referred to the House Committee on Resources.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 4783	Ouachita National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.	Jul 16, 2004
HR 4782	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Illinois Avenue in Vinita, Oklahoma, as the "Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building".	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	Jul 8, 2004
HR 4725	Glover River Wild and Scenic River Act	Executive Comment Requested from USDA.	Jul 6, 2004
HR 4395	Ephedrine Alkaloids Regulation Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Jun 28, 2004
HR 4276	Rural Safety and Law Enforcement Improvement Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.	May 21, 2004
HR 3668	Frontier Health Care Access Act of 2003	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 17, 2003

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 4798	Enhancement of Veterans Mental Health Services Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Nov 16, 2004
HR 5277	PROTECTION Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 434	Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2003	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Oct 7, 2004
HR 3729	Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004	Executive Comment Requested from Veterans' Affairs.	Oct 6, 2004
HR 5144	Cancer Care Preservation Act of 2004	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Oct 5, 2004
HR 4902	Medicare Rural Home Health Services Improvement Act of 2004	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2107)	Oct 5, 2004
HR 2265	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of certain expenses of rural letter carriers.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 28, 2004
HR 5090	Natural Gas Production Act of 2004	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Sep 23, 2004

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Sep 29, 2004	District of Columbia Personal Protection Act	House floor
Sep 21, 2004	Commemorating the Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian	House floor
Jul 14, 2004	United States-Australia Free Trade Implementation Act	House floor
Jun 23, 2004	Removal of Name of Member as Cosponsor of H.R. 1205	House floor
May 21, 2004	Reform Our Outdated Immigration Laws and Policies	Written statement
May 20, 2004	Personal explanation	House floor
Apr 2, 2004	Transportation Equity Act: a Legacy for Users	House floor
Mar 2, 2004	Commemorating the Life of Julian Rothbaum	Written statement

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Natural Resources CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Natural Resources Committee	Member	Feb 8, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 33 · End of the 108th Congress
Forests and Forest Health	Member	Listed Mar 2003 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Mar 2003
Energy and Mineral Resources	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Mar 2004	Hearing, Mar 2001
Water and Power	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Jul 2002	Hearing, Mar 2001

Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeMember2001–2005

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 25 · End of the 108th Congress
Aviation	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Highways, Transit and Pipelines	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004

Small Business CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Small Business Committee	Member	Feb 28, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 69 · End of the 107th Congress
Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology	Member	Listed May 2001 to Mar 2002	Hearing, May 2001

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.