This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Carson has taken the following action during this Congress:

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4974 the State Public Option Act.

voted for H.R.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8 the Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3993 the Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.51 the Washington, D.C. Admission Act.

co-sponsored H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.6783 the Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7875 the Emergency Infant Formula Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2576 the For the 99.5 Percent Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3391 the Universal Full-Day Kindergarten Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.447 the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.4837 the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.

co-sponsored H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5690 the Samier Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6008 the See the Board Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6129 the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.7248 the Continuing Systems of Care for Children Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7475 the Mamas First Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7989 the Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8150 the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8213 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.8213 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8349 the Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8793 the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8803 the IGNITE HBCU, TCU, and MSI Excellence Act.

co-sponsored H.R.9272 the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act.

co-sponsored H.R.9580 the RISE from Trauma Act.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1280 the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.130 the Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Act.

voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

co-sponsored H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

co-sponsored H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

co-sponsored H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1446 the Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1570 the George Floyd Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.1603 the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1620 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1752 the COOL OFF Act.

co-sponsored H.R.1753 the Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.1808 the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.1847 the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.1959 the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2033 the Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2282 the Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2283 the Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.2377 the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.2465 the Healthy Families Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2513 the Lead Abatement for Families Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.2576 the For the 99.5 Percent Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2766 the Families Belong Together Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2814 the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.2817 the Child Care for Working Families Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2837 the Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.2886 the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2908 the Childhood Offenders Rehabilitation and Safety Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3015 the Raise the Age Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3063 the MOMMIES Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3089 the Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3107 the Helping to Encourage Real Opportunities (HERO) for Youth Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3115 the Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3126 the Healthy MOM Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3149 the HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3159 the Safer Neighborhoods Gun Buyback Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3246 the Connecting Youth to Jobs Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3247 the Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3312 the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3337 the BABIES Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3352 the Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3407 the MOM­MA’s Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3480 the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3488 the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3519 the Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3572 the Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3580 the Eviction Prevention Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3740 the Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3822 the ASSET Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3836 the Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3857 the BASIC Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3867 the Every Vote Counts Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3929 the Disarm Hate Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4077 the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4086 the Rehabilitation of Historic Schools Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4174 the Expand American Educational Opportunity Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4324 the National Community Violence De-Escalation Training Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4331 the America’s Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4332 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4402 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4442 the Green New Deal for Public Schools Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4595 the Medicaid Saves Lives Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4663 the SUCCESS Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4687 the Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4791 the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4804 the Unlawful Gun Buyer Alert Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4826 the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4836 the Firearm Owners Responsibility and Safety Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4837 the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.5129 the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.5227 the LIFT the BAR Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5285 the Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

co-sponsored H.R.5428 the School Shooting Safety and Preparedness Act.

voted for H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.5551 the Improving the Health of Children Act.

voted for H.R.5561 the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5685 the Protecting Students’ Civil Rights Act.

voted for H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

co-sponsored H.R.5919 the Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6225 the Federal Firearm Licensee Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6287 the Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.6437 the Heating and Cooling Relief Act.

sponsored H.R.6481 the Transition-to-Success Mentoring Act.

voted for H.R.6531 the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.6559 the Fair College Admissions for Students Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6613 the Keeping School Meals Flexible Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6639 the Protect Children Through Safe Gun Ownership Act.

co-sponsored H.R.6667 the Fresh Start Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.6877 the Amir Locke End Deadly No-Knock Warrants Act.

voted for H.R.6878 the Pregnant Women in Custody Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7191 the Homes for All Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7309 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7345 the CARE Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7502 the Babies over Billionaires Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7537 the Help for Healing Communities Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7585 the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7620 the Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7644 the Pride in Mental Health Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7660 the RAISE Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.7666 the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7701 the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7739 the Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.7780 the Mental Health Matters Act.

voted for H.R.7790 the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.7910 the Protecting Our Kids Act.

co-sponsored H.R.7933 the Keep Infant Formula Safe and On the Shelves Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.8326 the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8341 the Youth Voting Rights Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8349 the Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022.

voted for and co-sponsored H.R.8404 the Respect for Marriage Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8477 the No Shame at School Act of 2022.

voted for H.R.8542 the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8558 the Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8770 the Expanding the VOTE Act.

voted for H.R.8876 the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8957 the Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.9379 the VA Work-Study Improvement Act.

sponsored H.R.9650 the Students Helping Young Students Act of 2022.

As with any scorecard, this tool is inherently limited. Some members may score differently than they might expect because a committee assignment requires they work primarily on issues outside the scope of CDF’s portfolio. Additionally, because the important work done by leadership in Congress is not entirely captured by our model, Members of Congress in leadership roles tend to appear near the middle of our range of grades. There are some data limitations as well. A truly comprehensive measure of action taken on behalf of children would likely include things like floor statements, committee votes, votes on amendments, public leadership, and much more. An expansion of this Report Card to include those additional data may be possible in the future.

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