This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Dean 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 and co-sponsored H.R.6 the American Dream and Promise Act of 2021.

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.7875 the Emergency Infant Formula Act.

voted for H.R.4464 the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.5856 the 21st Century Children and Families 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.7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7989 the Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages 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.9060 the Prevent Family Fire Act of 2022.

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.

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

voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

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.

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

co-sponsored H.R.1865 the Jenna Quinn Law.

co-sponsored H.R.1919 the EATS Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.2347 the Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021.

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.2715 the Jaime’s Law.

co-sponsored H.R.2730 the College for All Act of 2021.

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

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.2920 the American Families United Act.

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

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

co-sponsored H.R.3198 the Yes In My Backyard Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3216 the To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create parity for unmarried individuals and heads of household with respect to the temporary 2021 income phaseouts in the child tax credit..

co-sponsored H.R.3321 the Credit for Caring Act of 2021.

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

co-sponsored H.R.3474 the Keeping All Students Safe Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.3549 the Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program 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 and co-sponsored H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.4198 the Mental Health in Schools Excellence Program Act of 2021.

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

co-sponsored H.R.4495 the Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4497 the Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021.

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

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

co-sponsored H.R.4943 the Children’s Mental Health Infrastructure Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4944 the Helping Kids Cope Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5080 the Secure Background Checks Act of 2021.

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.

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.

co-sponsored H.R.5444 the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.5526 the Improving Mental Health and Wellness in Schools Act.

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.5576 the Fair Drug Prices for Kids Act.

co-sponsored H.R.5595 the College Student Hunger Act of 2021.

voted for 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.6272 the College Student Hunger Act of 2021.

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

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

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.6783 the Autism Family Caregivers Act of 2022.

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

co-sponsored H.R.7076 the Supporting Children’s Mental Health Care Access Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.7236 the Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act of 2022.

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

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

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

co-sponsored H.R.8077 the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2022.

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

co-sponsored H.R.8327 the Stable Families Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8368 the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022.

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

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

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.9272 the Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act.

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

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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