Former U.S. Representative

Brenda L. LawrenceNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Brenda L. Lawrence
70 bills introduced

Across 4 Congresses, most in the 115th at 25. In the 117th, 14 — 9 fewer than the median representative, who filed 23. Of the 70, 2 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 114th to 117th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
1,710

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
4,190

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 70 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from Michigan. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. , October 18, 1954. Graduated from Pershing High School, Detroit, Mich. , 1971. Attended University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, Mich. B. A. , Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. , 2005. Manager, United States Postal Service. Member of the Southfield, Mich. , board of education, 1992-1996. Member of the Southfield, Mich. , city council, 1997-2001. Mayor of Southfield, Mich. , 2001-2014. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-January 3, 2023) was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
HR 2521DOULA for VA Act of 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Dec 5, 2022
HRES 1497Recognizing the contributions of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial ("the Military Women's Memorial").Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, Nov 29, 2022
HR 7626To direct the Attorney General to establish a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs.Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.Nov 1, 2022
HR 7296GOOD AI Act of 2022Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Mar 30, 2022
HR 6546Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.Feb 2, 2022
HR 6373To establish the Digital Literacy and Equity Commission, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.Jan 13, 2022
HRES 284Affirming that all men and women are created equal.Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.Oct 19, 2021
HRES 518USPS 50th Anniversary ResolutionReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.Jul 1, 2021

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
HR 2525Hero Street USA Commemorative Coin ActReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.May 21, 2015
HR 2495TIGER Grants for Job Creation ActReferred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a pMay 21, 2015
HR 2100Girls Count Act of 2015Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.May 21, 2015
HRES 282Expressing support for designation of May as "National Bladder Cancer Awareness Month".Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.May 21, 2015
HRES 230Encouraging State-by-State adoption of a sexual assault survivors' bill of rights.Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.May 21, 2015
HR 540FAIR ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.May 20, 2015
HR 2451Buy America Update ActReferred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.May 19, 2015
HR 2061EACH ActReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.May 19, 2015

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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 seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. 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.