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Lawson, Al, Jr.

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
117th20468993100%
116th2045991796%
115th193261,13394%
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
117thHouseFlorida5Democratic
116thHouseFlorida5Democratic
115thHouseFlorida5Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
96%
917/953 cast
Sponsored
20
bills
Cosponsored
459
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 · 116th20
—APEX Acthr 1406—Veterans Jobs Opportunity Acthr 186—NCAA Act of 2019hr 2036—Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Acthr 3614—HUD Inspection Oversight Act of 2019hr 3745—College Student Hunger Act of 2019hr 3809—Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for other purposes.hr 3945—Student Loan De­fer­ment Act of 2019hr 4119—First-Time Homeowners Assistance Act of 2019hr 4120—Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2019hr 4121—National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum Act of 2019hr 4446—VETS Acthr 4878—Access to AEDs Acthr 4989—Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Acthr 5013—Fair Student Loan Debt Collection Practices Acthr 5287—To provide for a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.hr 6423—Urging the Secretary of the Interior to approve the designation of Hemming Park in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network.hres 1080—Urging the Secretary of the Interior to approve the designation of James Weldon Johnson Park in Jacksonville, Florida, as part of the National Park Service's African American Civil Rights Network.hres 1088—Expressing support for designation of March 6, 2019, as "National Beauty and Wellness Education Day" by promoting awareness of the goals and ideals of institutions of higher education that educate the Nation's licensed beauty and wellness professionals.hres 168—Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women Veterans Recognition Week.hres 213
Cosponsored · 116th459
—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 100—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—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 30—Supporting reproductive health care in the United States.hconres 40—Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity between wages paid to men and women.hconres 59—Urging all nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat trade and to enforce existing laws against such trade.hconres 71—Wolverine CubeSats for Education Resolutionhconres 85—Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to present the statue of Mary McLeod Bethune from the people of Florida for placement in National Statuary Hall.hconres 94—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—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—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.hjres 48—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 79—Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Community Reinvestment Act Regulations".hjres 90—For the People Act of 2019hr 1—WOOF! Acthr 1002—Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1003—Defending Domestic Produce Production Acthr 101—Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019hr 1018—PREPARED Acthr 1042—Employer Participation in Repayment Act of 2019hr 1043—Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020hr 1044—Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019hr 1046—National Heritage Area Act of 2020hr 1049—HBCU PARTNERS Acthr 1054—Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Acthr 1055—Autism CARES Act of 2019hr 1058—Fairness for Farm Workers Acthr 1080
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
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