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Abraham, Ralph Lee

House · Louisiana, District 5 · A000374Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
116th616757660%
115th92551,19199%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history2 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
116thHouseLouisiana5Republican
115thHouseLouisiana5Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
60%
576/953 cast
Sponsored
6
bills
Cosponsored
167
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 116th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes116th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6NayPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayPassed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaFailed2019-01-03
HR 21NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269YeaPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th6
—To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat certain planted soybean crops as harvested commodity crops under the Market Facilitation Program.hr 1238—Income Verification Acthr 1495—Healthy Dog Importation Acthr 6921—Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Acthr 837—Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the production of oil and natural gas is essential to the economy and well-being of the United States, and that addressing energy needs requires cooperation instead of coercion.hres 522—In the Matter of Nancy Pelosi.hres 620
Cosponsored · 116th167
—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 20—Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Mexico City policy.hconres 58—Expressing the sense of the Congress that assisted suicide (sometimes referred to using other terms) puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm.hconres 79—Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.hjres 22—Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019hr 1007—Phair Pricing Act of 2019hr 1034—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019hr 1108—Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Acthr 1222—History and Tradition Protection Act of 2019hr 1269—Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Acthr 1327—MVP Act of 2019hr 1339—To clarify that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.hr 1372—DRIVE-Safe Acthr 1374—Ensuring Lasting Smiles Acthr 1379—Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019hr 1398—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019hr 1407—Social Security Fairness Act of 2019hr 141—Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Acthr 1434—Forest Recovery Acthr 1444—Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2019hr 1530—Hearing Protection Acthr 155—Chronic Wasting Disease Management Acthr 1550—REDI Acthr 1554—Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019hr 1605—Agricultural Trucking Relief Act of 2019hr 1673—New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019hr 1680—Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019hr 1730—College Transparency Acthr 1766—Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2019hr 1770
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H4LA05221 · ABRAHAM, RALPH LEE DR. JR. → (House LA) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2020$36,715$140,522$0
2018$933,200$1,037,555$103,807
2016$607,693$439,483$208,161
1 authorized/associated committee · 4 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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