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Gooden, Lance

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current24966999%
118th173151,20799%
117th27309993100%
116th824693298%
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
119th · currentHouseTexas5Republican
118thHouseTexas5Republican
117thHouseTexas5Republican
116thHouseTexas5Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
98%
932/953 cast
Sponsored
8
bills
Cosponsored
246
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 · 116th8
—Protecting American Lives Acthr 2988—End Child Trafficking Now Acthr 3864—Options Market Stability Act of 2019hr 4233—Stop COVID Act of 2020hr 6444—Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Acthr 7818—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an investment is made in property used for the mining, reclaiming, or recycling of critical minerals and metals from the United States, and for other purposes.hr 8143—To prohibit offices of Congress from appointing interns who are citizens of certain countries which exert malign foreign influences in the United States.hr 8940—Resolution to end the inquisition of President Donald J. Trump.hres 582
Cosponsored · 116th246
—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 20—Fiscal State of the Nation Resolutionhconres 68—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.hjres 20—Phair Pricing Act of 2019hr 1034—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044—LEOSA Reform Acthr 1156—President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Dollar Coin Acthr 1173—Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019hr 1175—Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Acthr 1225—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office".hr 1250—Nursing Home Workforce Quality Acthr 1265—Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Acthr 1327—VA Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Acthr 1360—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—Vietnam Human Rights Acthr 1383—Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1396—Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019hr 1398—Accountability Through Electronic Verification Acthr 1399—Social Security Fairness Act of 2019hr 141—Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Acthr 1441—Hearing Protection Acthr 155—REDI Acthr 1554—Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020hr 1570—Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019hr 1605—911 SAVES Acthr 1629—Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Acthr 1641—Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019hr 1682
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H8TX05144 · GOODEN, LANCE → (House TX) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$1,136,644$889,505$717,357
2022$1,038,969$1,021,286$470,218
2020$1,610,327$1,311,983$452,535
2018$1,038,984$884,794$154,190
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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