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Jackson Lee, Sheila

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
118th5556465061%
117th5980198799%
116th641,18992897%
115th657791,17397%
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
118thHouseTexas18Democratic
117thHouseTexas18Democratic
116thHouseTexas18Democratic
115thHouseTexas18Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 118th Congress · historical · House
Participation
61%
650/1060 cast
Sponsored
55
bills
Cosponsored
564
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 118th 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 votes118th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2023-01-03
ProceduralNayPassed2023-01-04
ProceduralNayPassed2023-01-05
ProceduralNayPassed2023-01-06
ProceduralNayFailed2023-01-06
HRES 5NayPassed2023-01-09
HRES 5YeaFailed2023-01-09
HRES 5NayPassed2023-01-09
HR 23YeaFailed2023-01-09
HR 23NayPassed2023-01-09
HRES 11NayPassed2023-01-10
HRES 12NayPassed2023-01-10
Sponsored · 118th55
—To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President of the United States whose visionary leadership secured passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, Social Security Amendments Act (Medicare) of 1965, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Higher Education Act of 1965, and Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965.hr 230—Real Justice for Our Veterans Act of 2023hr 232—Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2023hr 235—To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.hr 236—Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Act of 2023hr 238—National Jazz Preservation, Education, and Promulgation Act of 2023hr 240—Equal Rights and Access for the Women of South Sudan Acthr 242—Breath of Fresh Air Acthr 245—To require a report by the Comptroller General of the United States on a national all-hazards disaster insurance program.hr 274—FRIENDS Acthr 275—DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training and Employment Apprentice Program Acthr 276—Cyber Defense National Guard Acthr 278—Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Acthr 280—Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2023hr 282—Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Acthr 285—Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Acthr 30—DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program Acthr 3208—Comprehensive Response to Fentanyl-Related Substances and Fentanyl-Laced Substances Acthr 3570—Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Acthr 40—Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2023hr 42—Stop Fentanyl Now Act of 2023hr 4272—Kalief’s Lawhr 44—Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2023hr 46—Foreign Extortion Prevention Acthr 4696—Gun Violence Reduction Resources Act of 2023hr 48—Chyna Gibson Stop the Transgender Murder Epidemic Act of 2023hr 4960—Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Acthr 4965—Terry Technical Correction Acthr 50—Kimberly Vaughan Firearm Safe Storage Acthr 52—Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2023hr 54
Cosponsored · 118th564
—Congressional Budget Office Data Sharing Acthr 7032—Protecting Our Democracy Acthr 5048—National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2023hr 2879—Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Acthr 5324—College for All Act of 2023hr 4117—Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Acthr 3601—The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865hr 1244—Pregnant Women in Custody Acthr 982—Working Dog Commemorative Coin Acthr 807—To ensure that United States diplomats and officials of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission are able to advance efforts seeking compliance by the United Mexican States with the 1944 Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.hr 7468—Unhoused Voter Opportunity Through Elections Acthr 5294—Federal Prison Oversight Acthr 3019—Pride In Mental Health Act of 2023hr 3850—Access to AEDs Acthr 2370—To amend the Controlled Substances Act to define currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions, and for other purposes.hr 1393—U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic Acthr 4136—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building".hr 6244—Reducing Hereditary Cancer Acthr 1526—Social Security Fairness Act of 2023hr 82—Doxing Threat Assessment Acthr 3547—Inclusive Democracy Act of 2023hr 6643—Election Mail Acthr 2987—Social Security Expansion Acthr 1046—Restore Honor to Service Members Act of 2023hr 6470—Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023hr 2894—Anti-Racism in Public Health Act of 2023hr 2904—Child Care for Every Community Acthr 953—Safe Schools Improvement Acthr 6031—American Dream and Promise Act of 2023hr 16—Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Acthr 8851
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
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