This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Vela 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.3391 the Universal Full-Day Kindergarten 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.6008 the See the Board Act.

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.

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

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 H.R.128 the RAISE 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.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

voted for and co-sponsored 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.1919 the EATS Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.2292 the Keep Your Home and Prevent Homelessness Act of 2021.

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

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

sponsored H.R.3738 the John Lewis Taxpayer Protection Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3961 the COVER Now Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4640 the Close the Medigap Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance 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.5576 the Fair Drug Prices for Kids Act.

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