Congressional Member Profiles

Rep. John Rutherford

Rep. John Rutherford

Republican, Florida, 4th District
Office 202-225-2501 | @RepRutherfordFL | Facebook

D

Grade

6

Votes for Children

7

Bills Sponsored or Cosponsored

24

Actions Against the Interests of Children

During the 117th Congress, Rep. Rutherford has taken 6 votes that would help the children in his district. He has introduced 0 bills and cosponsored 7 bills to help children. Rep. Rutherford has taken 24 actions we believe to be against the interests of children.

This report card includes information on more than 900 bills introduced during this Congress. So far, Rep. Rutherford 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 against H.R.4464 the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.

  • voted against 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.

  • voted against 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.1808 the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022.

  • co-sponsored H.R.1959 the Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act.

  • voted against H.R.2377 the Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.2973 the Strengthening America’s Families Act of 2021.

  • voted against H.R.3617 the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4136 the Responsible Ownership of Firearms Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4331 the America’s Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively Act of 2021.

  • co-sponsored H.R.4387 the Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021.

  • voted against H.R.5129 the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2022.

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

  • co-sponsored H.R.5414 the Ensuring Medicaid Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2021.

  • 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.

  • did not vote on H.R.5746 the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

  • co-sponsored H.R.6110 the Keep Children and Families Safe from Lead Hazards Act.

  • voted against H.R.6531 the Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022.

  • voted against H.R.6878 the Pregnant Women in Custody Act.

  • voted against H.R.7309 the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.7666 the Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act of 2022.

  • voted against H.R.7780 the Mental Health Matters Act.

  • did not vote on H.R.7790 the Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022.

  • did not vote on H.R.7791 the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022.

  • voted against H.R.7910 the Protecting Our Kids Act.

  • voted against H.R.8326 the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act.

  • voted against H.R.8404 the Respect for Marriage Act.

  • voted against H.R.8542 the Mental Health Justice Act of 2022.

  • voted for H.R.8876 the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022.

  • 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.

    For more information on the methodology of this report card visit this page.

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