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Cartwright, Matt

House · Pennsylvania, District 8 · C001090Sign in to watch / set alerts
Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
118th413381,18997%
117th6231696497%
116th6353391496%
115th674521,19799%
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 history4 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
118thHousePennsylvania8Democratic
117thHousePennsylvania8Democratic
116thHousePennsylvania8Democratic
115thHousePennsylvania17Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
99%
1197/1209 cast
Sponsored
67
bills
Cosponsored
452
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th 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 votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th67
Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Credit Rates Act of 2017hr 3760Supporting the designation of the week of February 26 to March 4, 2017, as "National Spinal CSF Leak Awareness Week".hres 167Expressing support for the designation of May as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month".hres 310Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require a reading of the names of members of the Armed Forces who died in the previous month as a result of combat.hres 544CSA OPPORTUNITY Acthr 5738National Institute of Standards and Technology Surviving Unprecedented Climate Change Effects with Standard Setting (NIST SUCCESS) Act of 2017hr 1464To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for other purposes.hr 1594Military Family Leave Act of 2017hr 2837Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Acthr 1120EGO Acthr 1701Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Acthr 1819Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2017hr 1912CLEANER Act of 2017hr 2000FRESHER Act of 2017hr 2001To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program.hr 2197Financial Literacy for Students Acthr 2525Truth in Settlements Act of 2017hr 2675Community Economic Assistance Act of 2017hr 2931NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2017hr 301Time Off to Vote Acthr 3038Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017hr 3122Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2017hr 3248Nutrition Education Acthr 3323Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2017hr 3461Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Acthr 3696Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2017hr 3782TRASH Acthr 3967Locality Pay Equity Acthr 4039Innovate America Acthr 4150PREPARE Act of 2017hr 4177
Cosponsored · 115th452
Expressing the sense of the Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically and continue to provide critical benefits to Americans and United States communities.hconres 10Recognizing and supporting the efforts of the United Bid Committee to bring the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup competition to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.hconres 111Supporting America's clean car standards and defending State authority under the Clean Air Act to protect their citizens from harmful air pollution.hconres 130Expressing the sense of Congress that America's Federal public lands are national treasures that belong to all Americans.hconres 27Establishing a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress.hconres 28Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 44Recognizing the September 11th National Memorial Trail as an important trail and greenway to be enjoyed by all in honor of the heroes of September 11th.hconres 60Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts.hconres 61Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.hconres 63Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.hconres 8Expressing the sense of the Congress that assisted suicide (sometimes referred to as death with dignity, end-of-life options, aid-in-dying, or similar phrases) puts everyone, including those most vulnerable, at risk of deadly harm and undermines the integrity of the health care system.hconres 80Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.hconres 81Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 31Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 33Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.hjres 48Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 53Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.hjres 74National Heritage Area Act of 2017hr 1002Complete America's Great Trails Acthr 1015Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017hr 1017Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017hr 1022Zero Waste Development and Expansion Act of 2017hr 1034Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017hr 1059Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2017hr 1065Today's American Dream Acthr 1084Technologies for Energy Security Act of 2017hr 1090Chief Manufacturing Officer Acthr 1092New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2017hr 1098Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Acthr 1115Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017hr 113
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2PA17079 · CARTWRIGHT, MATTHEW A. (House PA) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$8,650,658$8,614,503$88,775
2022$5,364,344$5,482,589$52,620
2020$3,955,709$4,214,643$170,866
2018$2,432,562$2,563,832$429,799
2016$969,667$861,672$561,069
1 authorized/associated committee · 100 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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