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

voted for H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

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

voted for H.R.5376 the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

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

co-sponsored S.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.5098 the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.5299 the Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.5336 the A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act..

co-sponsored S.190 the Ethan’s Law.

co-sponsored S.2447 the SUCCESS Act.

co-sponsored S.2776 the Keeping Renters Safe Act.

co-sponsored S.3424 the SEED Act.

co-sponsored S.3797 the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.4039 the MENTAL Health for Kids and Underserved Act.

co-sponsored S.4614 the Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.5281 the Expanding Disability Access to Higher Education Act.

co-sponsored S.5336 the A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act..

co-sponsored S.5336 the A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act..

co-sponsored S.5336 the A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act..

co-sponsored S.5336 the A bill to reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act..

co-sponsored S.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.133 the Child Care Workforce and Facilities Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.190 the Ethan’s Law.

sponsored S.222 the American Opportunity Accounts Act.

co-sponsored S.2319 the 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2021.

sponsored S.2344 the Supporting Our Direct Care Workforce and Family Caregivers Act.

co-sponsored S.2410 the Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.2578 the A bill to extend the moratorium on residential evictions, and for other purposes..

co-sponsored S.2620 the Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.2747 the Freedom to Vote Act.

co-sponsored S.2920 the Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021.

co-sponsored S.2982 the Child Suicide Prevention and Lethal Means Safety Act.

co-sponsored S.3213 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

co-sponsored S.3239 the Healthy MOM Act.

co-sponsored S.3623 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.3979 the Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.4174 the Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act.

co-sponsored S.4467 the Protecting Access to Medication Abortion Act.

sponsored S.4485 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.4508 the Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022.

co-sponsored S.4544 the Health Equity for People with Disabilities Act.

co-sponsored S.4556 the Respect for Marriage Act.

co-sponsored S.4887 the Same Day Registration Act.

sponsored S.5266 the Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health 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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