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Gooden, Lance

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking

Congress	Sponsored	Cosponsored	Recorded votes	Participation
119th · current	2	49	669	99%
118th	17	315	1,207	99%
117th	27	309	993	100%
116th	8	246	932	98%

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

Congress	Chamber	State	District	Party
119th · current	House	Texas	5	Republican
118th	House	Texas	5	Republican
117th	House	Texas	5	Republican
116th	House	Texas	5	Republican

Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.

Legislative activity · 117th Congress · historical · House

Participation

100%

993/997 cast

Bill grade band	Supported	Opposed	Present	Not voting
A/B-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0
C-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0
D/F-graded bills (0)	0	0	0	0

Measure	Cast	Result	Date
Procedural	Present	Passed	2021-01-03
HRES 1	Not voting	Passed	2021-01-03
HRES 8	Nay	Passed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Nay	Passed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Nay	Passed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Yea	Failed	2021-01-04
HRES 8	Nay	Passed	2021-01-04
HR 22	Yea	Passed	2021-01-05
Procedural	Yea	Failed	2021-01-06
Procedural	Yea	Failed	2021-01-07
HRES 38	Nay	Passed	2021-01-12
HRES 38	Nay	Passed	2021-01-12

Sponsored · 117th27

—Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Acthr 1970 —End Child Trafficking Now Acthr 2219 —To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax deduction for the mining, reclaiming, or recycling of critical minerals and metals from the United States, and to support the development of domestic supply chains for rare earth elements and other critical materials essential to United States technology, manufacturing, energy, healthcare and advanced medical devices, broadband infrastructure, transportation, and national defense.hr 2688 —To prohibit international travel by the Secretary of State until all passport agencies are fully reopened, and for other purposes.hr 4517 —Migrant Child Trafficking Prevention and Accountability Act of 2021hr 4562 —National Security and Federal Lands Protection Acthr 5399 —Federal Big Tech Tort Acthr 5449 —SAFE Drones Acthr 5640 —Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021hr 5773 —To prohibit the withholding of Federal education funds on the basis of vaccination requirements, and for other purposes.hr 5864 —To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to terminate the effective time period for immunity for manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.hr 6106 —No Tax Dollars for the United Nation’s Immigration Invasion Acthr 6155 —Empowering Local Officials to Combat Homelessness Act of 2022hr 6426 —FAUCI Acthr 6447 —Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2022hr 6563 —SECURE Flights Acthr 6587 —To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to submit biometric information or geolocation information to access online services, and for other purposes.hr 6674 —Protecting Federal Funds from Human Trafficking and Smuggling Act of 2022hr 6773 —To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain Russian citizens, and for other purposes.hr 6869 —Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Acthr 7124 —American Beef Labeling Act of 2022hr 7291 —Protecting Innocence in Education Acthr 7492 —Countering Limitless Overtaking of User Data Acthr 7578 —Inmate Financial Accountability Task Force Acthr 7680 —B–VERIFY Act of 2022hr 7983 —To provide an extension of authority for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.hr 9132 —Honoring the life and legacy of Congressman Ronald Wright and commending him for his devotion to the Nation and its ideals.hres 247

Cosponsored · 117th309

—Expressing the sense of Congress that schools should safely reopen for in-person instruction as soon as possible.hconres 20 —Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, negotiate a bilateral free trade agreement with Taiwan, and support Taiwan's membership in international organizations.hconres 21 —Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 33 —Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of the Second World War upon death.hconres 7 —Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".hjres 102 —Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.hjres 11 —Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.hjres 12 —Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.hjres 40 —Recognizing that Article I, Section 10 of the United States Constitution explicitly reserves to the States the sovereign power to repel an invasion and defend their citizenry from the overwhelming and "imminent danger" posed by paramilitary, narco-terrorist cartels who have seized control of our southern border.hjres 50 —Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".hjres 65 —Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination".hjres 67 —Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relating to "Requirement for Persons To Wear Masks While on Conveyances and at Transportation Hubs".hjres 72 —Disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".hjres 82 —Life at Conception Acthr 1011 —Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act of 2021hr 1016 —Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Acthr 1080 —To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.hr 1133 —Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Acthr 1193 —LEOSA Reform Acthr 1210 —REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2021hr 1259 —National Right-to-Work Acthr 1275 —Major Richard Star Acthr 1282 —PAWS for Veterans Therapy Acthr 1448 —Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021hr 151 —Protecting the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Act of 2021hr 1534 —Foreign Influence Transparency Acthr 1535 —No Social Media Accounts for Terrorists or State Sponsors of Terrorism Act of 2021hr 1543 —State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021hr 1626 —Lawful Interstate Transportation of Firearms Acthr 1680 —Significant Transnational Criminal Organization Designation Acthr 1687

Campaign financefederal · source: FEC

FEC candidate H8TX05144 · GOODEN, LANCE → (House TX) · linked deterministic

Cycle	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash 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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