This page contains bill sponsorships in the Senate and House.
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15_H020
on Jan 21, 2015
Bill Sponsorship: H.R.20 & S.366
Source: Government By the People Act
Congressional Summary:<- Allow a refundable tax credit of 50% of cash contributions to congressional House campaigns, to be known as "My Voice Federal" contributions.
- Select three states to operate a voucher pilot program.
- Provide, upon request, a "My Voice Voucher" worth $50.
- Authorizes the individual to submit the My Voice Voucher to qualified federal election candidates, allocating a portion of its value in $5 increments.
- Permits an individual to revoke a My Voice Voucher within two days after submitting it to a candidate.
- Establishes the Freedom From Influence Fund in the Treasury [for 6-to-1 matching funds for the vouchers].
- Allows taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax for contribution to the Freedom From Influence Fund.
Supporters reasons for voting YEA:Rep. Sarbanes: Big money warps Congress' priorities and erodes the public's trust in government. This bold new legislation returns voice and power back to
the American people: - Empower everyday citizens to fuel Congressional campaigns by providing a My Voice Tax Credit.
- Amplify the voices of everyday Americans through a 6-to-1 match.
- Prevent Super PACs from drowning out small donor-backed candidates.
Opponents reasons for voting NAY:(Bill Moyers, Feb. 19, 2015): This citizen engagement strategy, particularly when used to court small donors, is not without its critics. Small donors, at least in the current system, often tend to be political ideologues. That trend leaves many asking: won't moving to small donors just empower extremists? Sarbanes counters, if Congress changes the political fundraising rules, they will also change the calculus for "the rational small donor who right now isn't going to give $25 because they've figured out that it's not going to matter." The prospect of a 6-to-1 match might very well impact how those less ideologically extreme potential donors think about political giving.
Also see equivalent Senate bill S.366 (2015) and 2014 version Updated with H.R.20 - Government By the People 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: Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers
(Score: 1)
- Headline 2: Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers
(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_H020 |
| Alma Adams |
s1o | North Carolina Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Pete Aguilar |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Nanette Barragan |
s1o | California Democrat | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Karen Bass |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Joyce Beatty |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Xavier Becerra |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ami Bera |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Don Beyer |
s1o | Virginia Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Earl Blumenauer |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Suzanne Bonamici |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Brendan Boyle |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democratic House Member | Mar 19, 2015
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| Robert Brady |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Anthony Brown |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Corrine Brown |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Julia Brownley |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Cheri Bustos |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| G.K. Butterfield |
s1o | North Carolina Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Lois Capps |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Michael Capuano |
s1o | MA Former Democratic Primary Senate Challenger (2009) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Salud Carbajal |
s1o | California Democrat | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Tony Cardenas |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| John Carney |
s1o | DE Democratic candidate for Governor | Jan 21, 2015
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| Andre Carson |
s1o | Indiana Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Matt Cartwright |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Kathy Castor |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Joaquin Castro |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Judy Chu |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| David Cicilline |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Katherine Clark |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Yvette Clarke |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| William Lacy Clay |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Emmanuel Cleaver |
s1o | Missouri Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| James Clyburn |
s1o | South Carolina Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Steve Cohen |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bonnie Watson Coleman |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Gerry Connolly |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| John Conyers |
s1o | Michigan Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jim Cooper |
s1o | Tennessee Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Joe Courtney |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Joseph Crowley |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Elijah Cummings |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Danny Davis |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Susan Davis |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Peter Defazio |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Diana DeGette |
s1o | Colorado Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| John Delaney |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Rosa DeLauro |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Suzan DelBene |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mark DeSaulnier |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ted Deutch |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Debbie Dingell |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Lloyd Doggett |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Feb 13, 2015
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| Tammy Duckworth |
s1o | IL Democratic Senate candidate | Feb 3, 2015
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| Donna Edwards |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Keith Ellison |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Eliot Engel |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 21, 2015
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| Anna Eshoo |
s1o | California Democrat | Mar 23, 2017 |
| Adriano Espaillat |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Elizabeth Esty |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Sam Farr |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bill Foster |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Lois Frankel |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Marcia Fudge |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Tulsi Gabbard |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Ruben Gallego |
s1o | Arizona Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Alan Grayson |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 21, 2015
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| Al Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Gene Green |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Raul Grijalva |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Luis Gutierrez |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Janice Hahn |
s1o | California Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Colleen Hanabusa |
s1o | Hawaii Democrat (Senate run 2014) | Jan 17, 2018 |
| Alcee Hastings |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Denny Heck |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jim Himes |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mike Honda |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Steny Hoyer |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jared Huffman |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Steve Israel |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Sheila Jackson Lee |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Pramila Jayapal |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Hakeem Jeffries |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Hank Johnson |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Marcy Kaptur |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bill Keating |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Robin Kelly |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Joe Kennedy III |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ruben Kihuen |
s1o | Nevada Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Derek Kilmer |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ron Kind |
s1o | WI Former Democratic challenger (2012) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ann Kirkpatrick |
s1o | Arizona Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Raja Krishnamoorthi |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Annie Kuster |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Conor Lamb |
s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat | Jul 10, 2018 |
| James Langevin |
s1o | Rhode Island Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Rick Larsen |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| John Larson |
s1o | Connecticut Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Brenda Lawrence |
s1o | Michigan Democratic House Member | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Barbara Lee |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| John Lewis |
s1o | Georgia Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ted Lieu |
s1o | California Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| David Loebsack |
s1o | Iowa Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Zoe Lofgren |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Alan Lowenthal |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Nita Lowey |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ben Ray Lujan |
s1o | New Mexico Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Michelle Lujan-Grisham |
s1o | NM Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Carolyn Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 21, 2015
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| Sean Maloney |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Doris Matsui |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Betty McCollum |
s1o | Minnesota Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jim McDermott |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jim McGovern |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jerry McNerney |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Gregory Meeks |
s1o | New York Dem./Working-Families | Jan 21, 2015
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| Grace Meng |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Gwen Moore |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Seth Moulton |
s1o | Massachusetts Democratic House Member | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Patrick Murphy |
s1o | FL Democratic Senate candidate | Jan 21, 2015
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| Stephanie Murphy |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Jerrold Nadler |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families | Jan 21, 2015
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| Grace Napolitano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Donald Norcross |
s1o | New Jersey Democratic House Member | Mar 16, 2015
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| Eleanor Holmes Norton |
s1o | District of Columbia Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Tom O`Halleran |
s1o | Arizona Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Beto O`Rourke |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Frank Pallone |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bill Pascrell |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Donald Payne |
s1o | New Jersey Former Democrat(Deceased 2012) | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Nancy Pelosi |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Ed Perlmutter |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Governor | Jan 21, 2015
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| Scott Peters |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Chellie Pingree |
s1o | Maine Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mark Pocan |
s1o | Wisconsin Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jared Polis |
s1o | CO Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mike Quigley |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Charles Rangel |
s1o | New York Dem./Lib. (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jamie Raskin |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Kathleen Rice |
s1o | New York Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Cedric Richmond |
s1o | Louisiana Democrat | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester |
s1o | Delaware Democrat | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Dutch Ruppersberger |
s1o | Maryland Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bobby Rush |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Tim Ryan |
s1o | Ohio Democrat | Mar 3, 2015
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| Linda Sanchez |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| John Sarbanes |
s2p | Maryland Democrat | |
| Jan Schakowsky |
s1o | Illinois Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Kurt Schrader |
s1o | Oregon Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Bobby Scott |
s1o | Virginia Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Jose Serrano |
s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal | Jan 21, 2015
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| Terri Sewell |
s1o | Alabama Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Carol Shea-Porter |
s1o | New Hampshire Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Brad Sherman |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Albio Sires |
s1o | New Jersey Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Louise Slaughter |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| David Adam Smith |
s1o | Washington Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Darren Soto |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Jackie Speier |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Eric Swalwell |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mark Takai |
s1o | Hawaii Democratic House Member | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mark Takano |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Mike Thompson |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Paul Tonko |
s1o | New York Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Niki Tsongas |
s1o | Massachusetts Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Chris Van Hollen |
s1o | Maryland Democrat (retiring 2016) | Jan 21, 2015
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| Juan Vargas |
s1o | California Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Marc Veasey |
s1o | Texas Democrat | Jan 27, 2015
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| Nydia Velazquez |
s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families | Jan 24, 2017 |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Peter Welch |
s1o | Vermont Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| Frederica Wilson |
s1o | Florida Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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| John Yarmuth |
s1o | Kentucky Democrat | Jan 21, 2015
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Republicans
participating in 15_H020 |
| Walter Beaman Jones |
s1o | North Carolina Republican | Jan 21, 2015
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Independents
participating in 15_H020 |
Total recorded by OnTheIssues:
Democrats:
174
Republicans:
1
Independents:
0 |
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