Congressional Member Profiles

Rep. Stephen Lynch

Rep. Stephen Lynch

Democrat, Massachusetts, 8th District
Office 202-225-8273 | @RepStephenLynch | Facebook

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Grade

33

Votes for Children

70

Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored

0

Actions Against the Interests of Children

During the 117th Congress, Rep. Lynch has taken 33 votes that would help the children in his district. He has introduced 1 bill and cosponsored 69 bills to help children. Rep. Lynch has taken 0 actions we believe to be against the interests of children.

This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Lynch 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.1501 the Affordable Housing Redevelopment 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.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.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.

  • 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.

  • co-sponsored 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.1919 the EATS Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1979 the Tax Excessive CEO Pay Act of 2021.

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

  • 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.2513 the Lead Abatement for Families Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2715 the Jaime’s Law.

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

  • co-sponsored H.R.2886 the Universal Child Care and Early Learning Act.

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

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

  • co-sponsored H.R.3321 the Credit for Caring 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.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3509 the Safe Gun Storage Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3549 the Comprehensive Mental Health in Schools Pilot Program Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3580 the Eviction Prevention Act of 2021.

  • voted for H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.3836 the Protecting our Students in Schools Act of 2021.

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

  • 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.4791 the Protecting Renters from Evictions Act of 2021.

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

  • voted for and co-sponsored 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • co-sponsored H.R.5893 the 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6338 the SNAP PLUS Act of 2021.

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

  • co-sponsored H.R.6532 the Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6613 the Keeping School Meals Flexible Act.

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

  • 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.7345 the CARE Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.7620 the Stop Sexual Harassment in K–12 Act.

  • 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 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.8077 the Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2022.

  • 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.

  • co-sponsored H.R.8450 the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act.

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

  • co-sponsored H.R.8793 the Nationwide Right to Unionize Act.

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

  • co-sponsored H.R.8948 the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.9136 the Campus Accountability and Safety 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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