U.S. Representative — Ohio's 11th District
Shontel Brown
Democrat · Ohio
Democrat U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (44 on record)
- H.R.9837 — GET THE LEAD OUT Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9836 — REPLACE Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9423 — Organic Imports Verification Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.Res.1368 — Expressing support for the designation of June 2026 as "Black Music Month". (Introduced, Jun 15, 2026)
- H.R.9263 — Housing Supply Fund Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- H.Con.Res.104 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran. (Introduced, May 20, 2026)
- H.R.8676 — To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to State educational agencies to carry out wellness programs for school personnel, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.8474 — Neighborhood Tree Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 23, 2026)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)
- H.R.9968 — To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to submit to Congress a report on barriers to participation in Department of Agriculture programs faced by certified organic farms and farms that may be interested in transitioning to organic production, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.9896 — WINGS Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.1657 — Humane Cosmetics Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9211 — Jewish American Security Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.3569 — Fit to Serve Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.3036 — Protecting America’s Workers Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.6766 — Essential Caregivers Act of 2025 (Introduced, May 12, 2026)
Voting analysis
Two of Shontel Brown's filings are about lead and one is about trees. Getting lead out of the water supply and planting trees in neighbourhoods are both bills about the physical fabric of a city rather than about its economy or its politics — the pipes under the street and the canopy over it, which between them do a great deal to determine how long people live where they live.
Of the 44 most recent of those, 44 currently sit at Introduced.
Where the subjects come from
Agriculture heads her classified subjects, which for an urban Ohio seat is a result of how the committee system files things rather than a description of the district — nutrition and food programmes are counted as agriculture. She leads the minority on the cybersecurity, information technology and government innovation panel at Oversight, and nothing on her recent list touches that at all.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Shontel Brown's cluster into: Agriculture and Food (9), Health (5), Education (4), Government Operations and Politics (4), Arts, Culture, Religion (3), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (3).
The other two filings are a post office designation honouring a named sergeant, and grants for wellness programmes aimed at school staff rather than students — an unusual inversion of where school health money normally points.
Where she broke ranks
She was a yes on war powers and on the fuel retailing act where her caucus was a no; the first fell and the second carried. She was a no on retail crime and on the year's spending package where her caucus was a yes; both went through without her.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.Con.Res.84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 | Jun 4, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Passage · roll call 164 | May 13, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157 | May 12, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 On Passage · roll call 45 | Jan 22, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the Ohio Democrats
Her rate falls under the figure Ohio's five House Democrats average.
Among the 5 Democrats in the Ohio delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.2%. Shontel Brown is below that average at 1.8%.
Tenure and attendance
Three terms opening this decade, and not one roll call missed.
First elected in 2021, now serving across 3 terms. Shontel Brown falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Shontel Brown has 45 bills sponsored, 1006 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- House Committee on Agriculture: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
- House Committee on Agriculture: Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation (Ranking Member)
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