This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Fortenberry has taken the following action during this Congress:

voted against H.R.1 the For the People Act of 2021.

voted against H.R.5984 the IDEA Full Funding Act.

voted against H.R.7989 the Protecting Infants from Formula Shortages Act of 2022.

voted against H.R.5080 the Secure Background Checks Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.4464 the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.

voted for H.R.4837 the Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act.

voted for H.R.8213 the Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2022.

voted against H.R.128 the RAISE Act of 2021.

voted against H.R.131 the Kalief’s Law.

voted against H.R.137 the Mental Health Access and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2021.

did not vote on H.R.1603 the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

voted against H.R.1620 the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021.

voted against H.R.5305 the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act.

voted for H.R.5487 the SHINE for Autumn Act of 2021.

voted for H.R.5551 the Improving the Health of Children Act.

voted for H.R.5561 the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2021.

voted against H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

As with any scorecard, this tool is inherently limited. Some members may score differently than they might expect because a committee assignment requires they work primarily on issues outside the scope of CDF’s portfolio. Additionally, because the important work done by leadership in Congress is not entirely captured by our model, Members of Congress in leadership roles tend to appear near the middle of our range of grades. There are some data limitations as well. A truly comprehensive measure of action taken on behalf of children would likely include things like floor statements, committee votes, votes on amendments, public leadership, and much more. An expansion of this Report Card to include those additional data may be possible in the future.

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