Former U.S. Representative

Kwanza HallNo longer serving

District GA‑5 Party Democratic In office 2020–2021

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Georgia. Born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. , May 1, 1971. Graduated from Benjamin E. Mays High School, Atlanta, Ga. , 1989. Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. , 1989-1995. Civil servant. Public advocate. Business executive. Member of the Atlanta, Ga. , board of education, 2002-2005. Member of the Atlanta, Ga. , city council, 2005-2017. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative John R. Lewis (December 1, 2020-January 3, 2021). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia in 2022.

Focus

Drawn from the 6 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 6.

Most frequent cosponsors

Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX 2

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 6395	On Passage, Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding	Yea	Dec 28, 2020
HR 9051	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 28, 2020
HR 133	On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Amdt (Except Divisions B, C, E, and F)	Yea	Dec 21, 2020
HR 133	On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Portion of Amdt Comprising of Divisions B, C, E, and F	Yea	Dec 21, 2020
HRES 1271	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 21, 2020
HJRES 110	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 20, 2020
HJRES 107	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 18, 2020
S 979	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 18, 2020

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 9010	To direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a study on the feasibility of certain transit options in the Campbellton Road transportation corridor in Atlanta, Georgia, and for other purposes.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.	Dec 18, 2020
HR 8980	Nonviolent Drug Crime Expungement Act of 2020	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 16, 2020
HR 8979	Qualified Immunity Abolition Act	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 16, 2020
HJRES 106	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 16, 2020
HR 8941	To secure the Federal voting rights of persons when released from incarceration.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 10, 2020
HR 8925	John Lewis Prompt and Accurate Reporting of Elections Act	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Dec 9, 2020

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 1185	FAMILY Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.	Dec 10, 2020
HR 7217	Confederate Monument Removal Act	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Dec 9, 2020
HR 4408	Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Dec 9, 2020
HR 2975	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Dec 9, 2020
HR 40	Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Dec 9, 2020

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Dec 24, 2020	Gratitude for Capitol Hill Staffers	Written statement
Dec 24, 2020	African Diaspora	Written statement
Dec 24, 2020	Protecting Senior Citizens	Written statement
Dec 24, 2020	Support for $2,000 Payments for American People	Written statement
Dec 21, 2020	United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act	House floor
Dec 21, 2020	Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 133, United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act; Providing for Disposition of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1520, Purple Book Continuity Act of...	House floor
Dec 21, 2020	The Unfinished Business of Congress	Written statement
Dec 18, 2020	Public Housing in Atlanta	House floor

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2021	$240	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1.5 million
2020	$123,322	$90,046	$2,977	$8,191	$77	$4,675	$17,358	$1.4 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.