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

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.6008 the See the Board Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.6756 the Workforce Opportunity for Returning Citizens 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.

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.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.

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.1688 the Native American Child Protection Act.

co-sponsored H.R.1783 the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.1911 the Child Care is Infrastructure Act.

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.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.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.3352 the Midwives for MOMS Act of 2021.

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

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

co-sponsored H.R.4402 the Safe Schools Improvement 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.4791 the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.4815 the Higher Education Dream Act of 2021.

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

co-sponsored H.R.5008 the Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021.

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

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

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.5581 the Arts Education for All Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.6205 the EDUCATORS for America Act.

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

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

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

voted for and co-sponsored 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.

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.

co-sponsored H.R.7867 the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act.

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.

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

sponsored H.R.8502 the Tribal Nutrition Improvement 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.

did not vote on but co-sponsored H.R.8876 the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization 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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