Brenda L Lawrence

Representative from Michigan

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2015–2023ID L000581

LegislationHEADLINE

99%with Dems

of 2,990 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

99%with Dems

of 2,990 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

2017 → 2019

still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20152021

2021–22117th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.5%with Democrats

of 572 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.9% · 844 votes

Economics and Public Finance99.1% · 542 votes

Armed Forces and National Security96.8% · 249 votes

Government Operations and Politics99% · 204 votes

Finance and Financial Sector97.9% · 141 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 86 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 81 votes

Health98.7% · 79 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 78 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 74 votes

Transportation and Public Works98.3% · 60 votes

Energy100% · 53 votes

Law100% · 53 votes

Taxation100% · 49 votes

International Affairs100% · 47 votes

Immigration100% · 42 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 39 votes

Education100% · 33 votes

Emergency Management100% · 25 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 21 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 19 votes

Agriculture and Food88.9% · 18 votes

Commerce100% · 14 votes

Housing and Community Development83.3% · 12 votes

Native Americans100% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9 votes

Social Welfare— · 9 votes

Families— · 7 votes

Animals— · 6 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

4 Congresses

114th · 2015117th · 2021

Democrat · House · MI114th–117th

Term datesexact

Brenda L Lawrence

Representative from Michigan

HOUSED2015–20234 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

98.7%with Democrats

of 2,990 votes · 1.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested99%of 2,990 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020152021

2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 572 votes99.5%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Congress99.9% · 844

Economics and Public Finance99.1% · 542

Armed Forces and National Security96.8% · 249

Government Operations and Politics99% · 204

Finance and Financial Sector97.9% · 141

Environmental Protection100% · 86

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 81

Health98.7% · 79

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 78

Labor and Employment100% · 74

Transportation and Public Works98.3% · 60

Energy100% · 53

Law100% · 53

Taxation100% · 49

International Affairs100% · 47

Immigration100% · 42

Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 39

Education100% · 33

Emergency Management100% · 25

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 21

Water Resources Development100% · 19

Agriculture and Food88.9% · 18

Commerce100% · 14

Housing and Community Development83.3% · 12

Native Americans100% · 11

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9

Social Welfare— · 9

Families— · 7

Animals— · 6

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

114th · 2015117th · 2021

Democrat114th–117th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th