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Ratcliffe, John

House · Texas, District 4 · R000601Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
116th912970988%
115th172051,12893%
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
116thHouseTexas4Republican
115thHouseTexas4Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 116th Congress · historical · House
Participation
88%
709/809 cast
Sponsored
9
bills
Cosponsored
129
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 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 5YeaFailed2019-01-03
HRES 5NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6NayPassed2019-01-03
HJRES 1YeaFailed2019-01-03
HJRES 1NayPassed2019-01-03
HR 21YeaFailed2019-01-03
HR 21NayPassed2019-01-03
HRES 6YeaPassed2019-01-04
HR 269NayPassed2019-01-08
Sponsored · 116th9
—Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.hjres 51—VOICES Act of 2019hr 1645—Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019hr 1927—Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019hr 1986—Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems Acthr 3238—Lake Fannin Conveyance Acthr 343—Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation Acthr 4237—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office".hr 5987—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as the "Audie Murphy Post Office Building".hr 5988
Cosponsored · 116th129
—Commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Mexico City policy.hconres 58—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to limit the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve.hjres 20—Full Military Honors Act of 2019hr 1019—Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019hr 1087—Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020hr 1158—Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019hr 1175—HEART Act of 2019hr 1228—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office".hr 1250—History and Tradition Protection Act of 2019hr 1269—Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019hr 1398—ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019hr 1407—Illegal Alien NICS Alert Acthr 1412—Stop Corrupt Iranian Oligarchs and Entities Acthr 1441—Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019hr 1493—Combating Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2019hr 1542—Hearing Protection Acthr 155—Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020hr 1570—Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019hr 1590—Education Savings Accounts for Military Families Act of 2019hr 1605—IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020hr 1668—Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019hr 1725—Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Acthr 1753—Student Agriculture Protection Act of 2019hr 1770—Student-Athlete Equity Acthr 1804—Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Acthr 1811—United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Acthr 1837—ObamaCare Repeal Acthr 185—Restoring Investment in Improvements Acthr 1869—SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Acthr 1911—Lymphedema Treatment Act of 2019hr 1948
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H4TX04153 · RATCLIFFE, JOHN L → (House TX) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2022$23$373,600$0
2020$544,358$529,784$373,578
2018$1,072,295$841,903$359,004
2016$927,772$910,935$128,612
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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