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Lawrence, Brenda L.

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
117th1443199299%
116th1345691296%
115th253641,18098%
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 history3 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
117thHouseMichigan14Democratic
116thHouseMichigan14Democratic
115thHouseMichigan14Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
98%
1180/1209 cast
Sponsored
25
bills
Cosponsored
364
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th 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 votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th25
—Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Acthr 1069—Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2017hr 1909—FAIR Acthr 3418—Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Acthr 3745—To amend title XX of the Social Security Act to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project.hr 4105—Enlisted Legal Assistance Acthr 412—Early Pell Promise Acthr 413—Encourage our Educators Acthr 414—GEAR UP for Counselinghr 415—Congressional Sexual Harassment Training Acthr 4155—Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Acthr 416—To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of consumer confidence reports, and for other purposes.hr 417—Early Intervention for Veterans and their Families Acthr 418—Promote Workforce Development for the Advancement of Manufacturers Act of 2017hr 419—Promote Startups Act of 2017hr 420—WE Work Acthr 5565—AIR Act of 2018hr 6090—Better Pay and Lifetime Earnings for Teenage Girls through Adulthood Acthr 6284—Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 6681—Get the Lead Out of Schools Acthr 6951—Tobacco Excise Tax and Parity Act of 2017hr 729—To uphold the protections of the freedom of the press.hres 179—Supporting a uniform adoption process for foster youth.hres 41—Honoring the 169th anniversary of the first women's rights convention held in the United States in Seneca Falls, New York.hres 457—Expressing support for the recognition of October 9, 2017, as "World Post Day".hres 565
Cosponsored · 115th364
—Commemorating the 100th anniversary of women serving in the United States Marine Corps.hconres 105—Original NAACP Resolution of 2018hconres 108—Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 117—Supporting National Men's Health Week.hconres 123—Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers.hconres 16—Original NAACP Resolution of 2017hconres 17—Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.hconres 22—Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 44—Supporting efforts to enact a bold jobs and infrastructure package that benefits all Americans, not just billionaires.hconres 63—Condemning fear-mongering, racism, anti-Semitism, bigotry, and violence perpetrated by hate groups.hconres 77—Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.hconres 81—Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".hconres 84—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom".hjres 129—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women.hjres 33—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 53—Jobs for All Acthr 1000—National Heritage Area Act of 2017hr 1002—To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.hr 1006—Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017hr 1017—Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2017hr 1022—Today's American Dream Acthr 1084—Weekend Voting Acthr 1094—Redistricting Reform Act of 2017hr 1102—Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2017hr 113—DISCLOSE 2017 Acthr 1134—To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.hr 1135—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2017hr 1171—Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Acthr 1194—Voter Empowerment Act of 2017hr 12—Social Security Fairness Act of 2017hr 1205
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2MI14111 · LAWRENCE, BRENDA LULENAR → (House MI) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$16,647$136,138$705,902
2022$371,367$437,160$825,393
2020$1,087,215$792,122$891,186
2018$918,529$583,591$596,093
2016$872,534$700,511$261,155
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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