This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Velázquez 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.

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

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.5285 the Extend Unemployment Assistance Act of 2021.

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.7620 the Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 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.

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

co-sponsored H.R.9201 the Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act of 2022.

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

co-sponsored H.R.9365 the Parity for Online Student Veterans Act.

co-sponsored H.R.9429 the College Cost Transparency and Student Protection Act.

co-sponsored H.R.9440 the Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act.

co-sponsored H.R.9479 the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr., District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program Act.

co-sponsored H.R.9487 the Advancing Safe Medications for Moms and Babies Act of 2022.

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.

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.

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.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention 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.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.1904 the Broadband Justice Act of 2021.

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

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

voted for 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.2664 the Green New Deal for Public Housing Act.

sponsored H.R.2713 the Territorial Equity Act of 2021.

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

co-sponsored H.R.2804 the Debt-Free College Act of 2021.

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

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.3063 the MOMMIES Act.

co-sponsored H.R.3083 the Foster Youth Mentoring Act of 2021.

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

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

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.3247 the Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act.

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

sponsored H.R.3453 the Anti-Hunger Pandemic Recovery Act of 2021.

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.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.4011 the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.4237 the Tenant Empowerment 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.4495 the Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4496 the Ending Homelessness Act of 2021.

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

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

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

co-sponsored H.R.4805 the Safe School Drinking Water Act.

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

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

voted for H.R.5129 the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.5196 the Expediting Assistance to Renters and Landlords Act of 2021.

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.5307 the Keeping Renters Safe Act of 2021.

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.

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.

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

co-sponsored H.R.6051 the BOOST Act of 2021.

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

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

sponsored H.R.6556 the Landlord Accountability Act of 2022.

sponsored H.R.6575 the Protecting Americans from Gun Violence Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.6583 the Stop the Wait Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.6783 the Autism Family Caregivers 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.

voted for 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.7454 the Hispanic Educational Resources and Empowerment Act of 2022.

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

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

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.

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.8770 the Expanding the VOTE Act.

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

sponsored H.R.9323 the Lifting American Children From Poverty 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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