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Cartwright, Matt

House · Pennsylvania, District 8 · C001090Sign in to watch / set alerts
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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 · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
96%
914/953 cast
Sponsored
63
bills
Cosponsored
533
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 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaPassed2019-01-03
HR 21NayFailed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269YeaPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th63
—Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019hr 1243—RECLAIM Act of 2019hr 2156—Structured Settlement Claimants Rights Act of 2019hr 2212—SAFE Acthr 2748—Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Acthr 2907—Youth Financial Learning Acthr 2974—To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program, and for other purposes.hr 3120—SAFE HAUL Acthr 3383—Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2019hr 3463—To 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 3506—Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019hr 3737—CLEANER Act of 2019hr 4006—FRESHER Act of 2019hr 4007—Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019hr 4248—PREPARE Act of 2019hr 4347—Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019hr 4435—SUNLIGHT Act of 2019hr 4556—Truth in Tuition Act of 2019hr 4587—Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Acthr 4822—OPEN Acthr 5143—Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019hr 5399—ALLERGY Acthr 5414—Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Acthr 5505—BRAVE Acthr 5722—Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2020hr 5762—Nutrition Education Acthr 5892—Transit Bus Procurement Acthr 5893—Built to Last Act of 2020hr 5994—Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2020hr 6024—NIST Plumbing Research Act of 2020hr 6064
Cosponsored · 116th533
—Expressing the commitment of the Congress to the Paris Agreement.hconres 15—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 27—Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States is committed to ensuring a safe and healthy climate for future generations, and to creating solutions for restoring the climate.hconres 35—Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.hconres 36—Supporting reproductive health care in the United States.hconres 40—Recognizing the honorable service of military working dogs and soldier handlers in the tactical explosive detection dog program of the Army and encouraging the Army and other government agencies, including law enforcement agencies, with former tactical explosive detection dogs to prioritize adoption of the dogs to former tactical explosive detection dog handlers.hconres 43—Supporting the clean vehicle emissions standards of the United States and defending the authority of States under the Clean Air Act to protect the people of those States from harmful air pollution.hconres 65—Fiscal State of the Nation Resolutionhconres 68—Urging all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.hconres 71—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—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to terminate the use of United States Armed Forces to engage in hostilities in or against Iran.hconres 83—Supporting the goals and ideals of No Name-Calling Week in bringing attention to name-calling of all kinds and providing schools with the tools and inspiration to launch an ongoing dialogue about ways to eliminate name-calling and bullying in their communities.hconres 84—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 2—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 35—Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hjres 37—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 38—Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.hjres 46—Proposing 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 48—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 79—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the right to vote.hjres 93—For the People Act of 2019hr 1—WOOF! Acthr 1002—Prohibiting Unauthorized Military Action in Venezuela Acthr 1004—Phair Pricing Act of 2019hr 1034—PREPARED Acthr 1042—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044—Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019hr 1046—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049—ANTIQUITIES Acthr 1050
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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