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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 · 117th Congress · historical · House
Participation
97%
964/997 cast
Sponsored
62
bills
Cosponsored
316
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 117th 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 votes117th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2021-01-03
HRES 1YeaPassed2021-01-03
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HRES 8NayFailed2021-01-04
HRES 8YeaPassed2021-01-04
HR 22YeaPassed2021-01-05
ProceduralNayFailed2021-01-06
ProceduralNayFailed2021-01-07
HRES 38YeaPassed2021-01-12
HRES 38YeaPassed2021-01-12
Sponsored · 117th62
—HEAR Act of 2021hr 1106—Pennsylvania National Heritage Areas Reauthorization Acthr 1220—Youth Financial Learning Acthr 1547—Native Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021hr 1548—Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2021hr 1617—RECLAIM Act of 2021hr 1733—Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021hr 1734—Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Acthr 1959—CLEANER Act of 2021hr 2132—FRESHER Act of 2021hr 2133—Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2021hr 2192—Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Acthr 2505—Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Acthr 2569—ALLERGY Acthr 2722—Built to Last Act of 2021hr 2760—Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Acthr 2761—Climate-Resilient International Development Optimization Acthr 2762—Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing Acthr 2763—Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Acthr 2835—SAFE Acthr 2872—Truth in Tuition Act of 2021hr 2912—Coronavirus Frontline Workers Fair Pay Acthr 3020—Locality Pay Equity Act of 2021hr 3086—Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2021hr 3271—To require the Secretary of Energy to establish an energy efficiency materials pilot program, and for other purposes.hr 3296—CSA OPPORTUNITY Acthr 3378—Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2021hr 3569—Senior Legal Hotline Act of 2021hr 3981—OPEN Acthr 4359—Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022hr 4505
Cosponsored · 117th316
—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 19—Fiscal State of the Nation Resolutionhconres 44—Expressing the sense of the Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.hconres 65—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 68—Expressing opposition to the criminalization of essential health care, including the full range of sexual and reproductive health care such as abortion, gender-affirming care, and contraceptive care, and disapproving of the criminalization of pregnancy outcomes.hconres 89—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.hjres 1—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 17—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—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.hjres 53—For the People Act of 2021hr 1—Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2021hr 1007—‘Six Triple Eight’ Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021hr 1012—Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Acthr 1057—Pregnant Workers Fairness Acthr 1065—Wildfire Recovery Acthr 1066—To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.hr 1085—Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Acthr 1115—Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1179—Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Acthr 1193—FASTER Act of 2021hr 1202—ABLE Age Adjustment Acthr 1219—Electric Vehicles for Underserved Communities Act of 2021hr 1221—Living Donor Protection Act of 2021hr 1255—Electric CARS Act of 2021hr 1271—George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021hr 1280—Major Richard Star Acthr 1282—Air America Act of 2021hr 1297—National Heritage Area Act of 2021hr 1316—NO BAN Acthr 1333—DISCLOSE Act of 2021hr 1334
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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