This page contains bill sponsorships in the Senate and House.
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15-H12
on Mar 19, 2015
Bill Sponsorship: H.R.12 & S.1088
Source: Voter Empowerment Act
Congressional Summary: - Require each state to make available official public websites for online voter registration.
- Authorizes automated voter registration and establishes same day registration, and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age.
- Declares that the right to vote shall not be denied because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense.
Supporters reasons for voting YEA: (BrennanCenter.org): Too many Americans go to vote on Election Day only to find their names are not on the voter rolls--often, wrongly deleted. The US is on the verge of a new paradigm for registering voters: automatic, permanent registration of eligible voters, which would add up to 50 million eligible voters to the rolls. Opponents reasons for voting NAY: (Gov. Christie's veto message on the "Democracy Act", Nov. 2015): Christie called a provision establishing automatic voter registration that requires
New Jerseyan to opt out a "government-knows-best, backwards approach that would inconvenience citizens and waste government resources for no justifiable reason." Automatic voter registration would have added 1.6 million people to the state's voter rolls. (PopVox.org blog)- TN-8: I have voted in every election federal, state or local that I chose to. If people want to vote there is nothing but laziness preventing them from doing so today! Regarding photo ID's you have one to drive, buy alcohol, and go to the doctor.
- AL-2: This bill is so general that anyone that is alive, has lived, or will live in this century will be able to vote as well as non-Americans, pets, people without voting rights, and some people multiple times.
- TN-3: This bill will surely bring about fixed voting in favor of the one who can cheat the most. How about having a voter photo card and a test to see if they are capable of voting and not just voting for whoever promises them more free stuff.
Also see equivalent House bill S.1088Updated with H.R.12 - Voter Empowerment Act of 2017
Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16.
Question 16: Make voter registration easier
Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
- Topic: Government Reform
- Headline: Automatic voter registration for all citizens
(Score: 2)
- Headline 2: Automatic voter registration for all citizens
(Score: 2)
- Key for participation codes:
- Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
- Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
- Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
- Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
- Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
Democrats
participating in 15-H12 |
| Alma Adams |
s1o | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Pete Aguilar |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Brad Ashford |
s1o | Nebraska Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Nanette Barragan |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Karen Bass |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Joyce Beatty |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Xavier Becerra |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Ami Bera |
s1o | California Democrat | May 21, 2015
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| Don Beyer |
s1o | Virginia Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Sanford Bishop |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Brendan Boyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Robert Brady |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Anthony Brown |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Corrine Brown |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Julia Brownley |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Cheri Bustos |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| G.K. Butterfield |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Lois Capps |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Michael Capuano |
s1o | MA Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009) | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Salud Carbajal |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Tony Cardenas |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| John Carney |
s1o | DE Democratic candidate for Governor | Mar 19, 2015
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| Andre Carson |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Matt Cartwright |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Kathy Castor |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Joaquin Castro |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Judy Chu |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| David Cicilline |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Yvette Clarke |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| William Lacy Clay |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Emmanuel Cleaver |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| James Clyburn |
s1o | South Carolina Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Lou Correa |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Jim Costa |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Joe Courtney |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Charlie Crist |
s1o | FL Democratic Governor Challenger | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Joseph Crowley |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Henry Cuellar |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Susan Davis |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 25, 2015
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| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| John Delaney |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Suzan DelBene |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Val Demings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Ted Deutch |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Debbie Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Lloyd Doggett |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Mike Doyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Tammy Duckworth |
s1o | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Mar 19, 2015
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| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Eliot Engel |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Mar 25, 2015
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| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Adriano Espaillat |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Dwight Evans |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Sam Farr |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 16, 2015
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| Chaka Fattah |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Bill Foster |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Lois Frankel |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Marcia Fudge |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Tulsi Gabbard |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat | Mar 25, 2015
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| Ruben Gallego |
s1o | Arizona Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| John Garamendi |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jimmy Gomez |
s1o | California Democrat | Jul 28, 2017 |
| Vicente Gonzalez |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Gwen Graham |
s1o | FL Democratic candidate for Governor | Apr 16, 2015
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| Alan Grayson |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Mar 19, 2015
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| Al Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Janice Hahn |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Colleen Hanabusa |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2014) | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Denny Heck |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Brian Higgins |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Mike Honda |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Steny Hoyer |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Pramila Jayapal |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Bill Keating |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Robin Kelly |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Joe Kennedy III |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Ruben Kihuen |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Dan Kildee |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Derek Kilmer |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Ron Kind |
s1o | WI Former Democratic challenger (2012) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1o | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Raja Krishnamoorthi |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Annie Kuster |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Conor Lamb |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jul 26, 2018 |
| James Langevin |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Rick Larsen |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| John Larson |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Brenda Lawrence |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Al Lawson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Sander Levin |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Jun 23, 2015
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| John Lewis |
s2p | Georgia Democrat | |
| Ted Lieu |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| David Loebsack |
s1o | Iowa Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Zoe Lofgren |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Nita Lowey |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Ben Ray Lujan |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Michelle Lujan-Grisham |
s1o | NM Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Carolyn Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Mar 19, 2015
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| Sean Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Doris Matsui |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jim McDermott |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Donald McEachin |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jerry McNerney |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Gregory Meeks |
s1o | New York Dem./Working-Families | Mar 19, 2015
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| Grace Meng |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Seth Moulton |
s1o | Massachusetts Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Patrick Murphy |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Mar 19, 2015
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| Grace Napolitano |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Richard Neal |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Donald Norcross |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Tom O`Halleran |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Beto O`Rourke |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Frank Pallone |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jimmy Panetta |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Bill Pascrell |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Nancy Pelosi |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Ed Perlmutter |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Governor | Mar 19, 2015
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| Scott Peters |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Pedro Pierluisi |
s1o | Puerto Rico Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jared Polis |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor | Mar 19, 2015
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| David Eugene Price |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jamie Raskin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Kathleen Rice |
s1o | New York Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Cedric Richmond |
s1o | Louisiana Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Lisa Blunt Rochester |
s1o | Delaware Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Jacky Rosen |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Raul Ruiz |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Dutch Ruppersberger |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Bobby Rush |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Gregorio Sablan |
s1o | Marianas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Linda Sanchez |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Loretta Sanchez |
s1o | CA Democratic Senate candidate | Mar 19, 2015
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| John Sarbanes |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Adam Schiff |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Kurt Schrader |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| David Scott |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Jose Serrano |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Mar 19, 2015
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| Terri Sewell |
s1o | Alabama Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Carol Shea-Porter |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Brad Sherman |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Louise Slaughter |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| David Adam Smith |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Darren Soto |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Mark Takai |
s1o | Hawaii Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Bennie Thompson |
s1o | Mississippi Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Mike Thompson |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Dina Titus |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Paul Tonko |
s1o | New York Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Norma Torres |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Niki Tsongas |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Mar 19, 2015
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| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Marc Veasey |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Filemon Vela |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Mar 25, 2015
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| Nydia Velazquez |
s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families | Mar 19, 2015
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| Peter Visclosky |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Maxine Waters |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| Frederica Wilson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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| John Yarmuth |
s1o | Kentucky Democrat | Mar 19, 2015
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Republicans
participating in 15-H12 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
205
Republicans:
0
Independents:
1 |
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