Robert Mrazek is an American author, filmmaker, and former Congressman who wrote the Amerasian Homecoming Act, the National Film Preservation Act, and the Manasses Battlefield Protection Act.Since leaving Congress, he has authored twelve books, earning the American Library Association's top honors for military fiction, the Michael Sharara award for Civil War fiction, and the Best Book (American History) from the Washington Post.Mrazek wrote and co-directed the 2016 feature film The Congressman, which received the Breakout Achievement Award at the AARP's Film Awards in 2017.He lives and works in upstate NY and Maine.