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Loebsack, David

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
116th1327592597%
115th233561,18498%
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 history2 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
116thHouseIowa2Democratic
115thHouseIowa2Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
97%
925/953 cast
Sponsored
13
bills
Cosponsored
275
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 · 116th13
—Communications Jobs Training Act of 2019hr 1848—Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Acthr 2997—National Flood Research and Education Center Acthr 3091—Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2019hr 3235—Connect America Act of 2019hr 3278—Renew America’s Schools Act of 2019hr 3322—DOC Access Act of 2019hr 3762—Broadband DATA Acthr 4229—To require the Secretary of Education to provide a deferment for certain student loans of Federal employees subject to a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.hr 672—Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on November 9, 2020, as "National School Psychology Week".hres 1218—Recognizing the contributions made by the men and women of the Air Force who are responsible for operating and maintaining the Global Positioning System constellation and affirming the importance of continuous availability, accuracy, reliability, and resiliency of the Global Positioning System constellation.hres 219—Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 8, 2019, through April 12, 2019, as National Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Appreciation Week.hres 298—Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on November 11, 2019, as "National School Psychology Week".hres 692
Cosponsored · 116th275
—Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 20—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—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—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—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 79—For the People Act of 2019hr 1—Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019hr 1007—Phair Pricing Act of 2019hr 1034—Prescription Drug Price Transparency Acthr 1035—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019hr 1046—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049—Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Acthr 1055—Autism CARES Act of 2019hr 1058—Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019hr 1108—Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020hr 1140—Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Acthr 1146—Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Acthr 1154—Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019hr 1175—Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Acthr 1225—No Budget, No Pay Acthr 129—Assault Weapons Ban of 2019hr 1296—Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Acthr 1309—Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Acthr 1327—Breast Cancer Patient Equity Acthr 1370—DRIVE-Safe Acthr 1374
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H6IA02146 · LOEBSACK, DAVID WAYNE → (House IA) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2022$2,000$47,711$2,919
2020$155,215$775,439$48,629
2018$2,062,526$2,354,380$668,853
2016$1,626,574$699,336$960,707
1 authorized/associated committee · 67 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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