This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Vargas 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.2576 the For the 99.5 Percent 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.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5690 the Samier Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5690 the Samier Amer Foster Care Improvement 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.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.

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 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 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.1752 the COOL OFF Act.

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.1919 the EATS Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.2028 the Fostering Postsecondary Success for Foster and Homeless Youth Act of 2021.

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.2715 the Jaime’s Law.

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

co-sponsored H.R.2766 the Families Belong Together Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.2834 the Protecting Miranda Rights for Kids Act.

co-sponsored H.R.2920 the American Families United Act.

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.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.3493 the Family Reunification Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.3519 the Stop Child Hunger Act of 2021.

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

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

co-sponsored H.R.3857 the BASIC Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.4077 the Closing the Meal Gap 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.4743 the Community-Based Gang Intervention Act.

co-sponsored H.R.4744 the Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids 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.

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

co-sponsored H.R.5227 the LIFT the BAR Act of 2021.

co-sponsored H.R.5255 the To amend section 7014 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to advance toward full Federal funding for impact aid, and for other purposes..

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.

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.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

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

co-sponsored H.R.6602 the Affordable Housing Resident Services Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.6667 the Fresh Start Act of 2022.

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.

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.

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.8327 the Stable Families Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.8341 the Youth Voting Rights Act.

co-sponsored H.R.8349 the Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022.

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.

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

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

co-sponsored H.R.8957 the Gun Violence Prevention and Safe Communities Act of 2022.

co-sponsored H.R.9375 the Build Housing with Care 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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