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Sylvester Turner
(D) - United States
Texas District 18
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| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR842 | Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act | A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests. | In Committee |
| HR309 | National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act. | A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funding for the National Law Enforcement Museum, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR492 | Saving the Civil Service Act | A BILL To prohibit the establishment of schedule F of the excepted service, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1510 | Due Process Continuity of Care Act | A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the Medicaid coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1835 | MERIT Act Model Employee Reinstatement for Ill-advised Termination Act | A BILL To require the reinstatement of recently terminated probationary Federal employees, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1712 | MEME Act Modern Emoluments and Malfeasance Enforcement Act | A BILL To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to prohibited financial transactions. | In Committee |
| HR1589 | American Dream and Promise Act of 2025 American Promise Act of 2025 Dream Act of 2025 | A BILL To authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1637 | Protect Veteran Jobs Act | A BILL To reinstate veteran Federal employees, to require reports from executive branch agencies of the Federal Government on the number of veteran employees fired from such agencies, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HRes166 | Expressing support for the Iranian people's desires for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning the Iranian regime's terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppression, and for other purposes. | Expressing support for the Iranian people's desires for a democratic, secular, and nonnuclear Republic of Iran, and condemning the Iranian regime's terrorism, regional proxy war, internal suppression, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1638 | CROWN Act of 2025 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2025 | A BILL To prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair. | In Committee |
| HR1553 | Empowering and Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2025 | A BILL To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1564 | Ethan's Law | A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe storage of firearms, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HRes159 | Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 24 through February 28, 2025, as "Public Schools Week". | Expressing support for the designation of the week of February 24 through February 28, 2025, as "Public Schools Week". | In Committee |
| HRes151 | Expressing support for the designation of February 16, 2025, as "International Black Aviation Professionals Day". | Expressing support for the designation of February 16, 2025, as "International Black Aviation Professionals Day". | In Committee |
| HR1251 | All Access Act of 2025 | A BILL To provide Members of Congress access to Federal buildings, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1277 | First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act | A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War. | In Committee |
| HR1307 | Office of Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2025 | A BILL To establish the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1359 | Black History Matters Act | A BILL To direct the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to conduct a study on Black history education efforts in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1101 | Taxpayer Data Protection Act | A BILL To prohibit unlawful access to the payment system of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR220 | Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2025 | A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1111 | Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2025 | A BILL To establish a Department of Peacebuilding, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1106 | Scientific Integrity Act | A BILL To amend the America COMPETES Act to establish certain scientific integrity policies for Federal agencies that fund, conduct, or oversee scientific research, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR1061 | Protecting Sensitive Locations Act | A BILL To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit immigration enforcement actions at sensitive locations, to clarify the powers of immigration officers at sensitive locations, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR210 | Dental Care for Veterans Act | A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR211 | Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act | A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR999 | Right to Contraception Act | A BILL To protect an individual’s ability to access contraceptives and to engage in contraception and to protect a health care providers ability to provide contraceptives, contraception, and information related to contraception. | In Committee |
| HR1034 | DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program Act | A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a DHS Cybersecurity On-the-Job Training Program, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HRes116 | Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers. | Condemning the pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police Officers. | In Committee |
| HR995 | No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act | A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for current year inclusion of net CFC tested income, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR989 | To codify Executive Order 11246 titled "Equal Employment Opportunity". | A BILL To codify Executive Order 11246 titled ‘‘Equal Employment Opportunity’’. | In Committee |
| HR945 | To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel. | A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel. | In Committee |
| HR924 | NO BAN Act National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act | A BILL To transfer and limit Executive Branch authority to suspend or restrict the entry of a class of aliens. | In Committee |
| HR930 | Stop the Wait Act of 2025 | A BILL To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the disability insurance benefits waiting period for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR916 | Rosa Parks Commemorative Coin Act | A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the life and legacy of Rosa Parks. | In Committee |
| HRes94 | Expressing support for the Nation's local public K-12 schools and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education. | Expressing support for the Nation's local public K-12 schools and condemning any actions that would defund public education or weaken or dismantle the Department of Education. | In Committee |
| HR879 | Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025 | A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase support for physicians and other practitioners in adjusting to Medicare payment changes. | In Committee |
| HR846 | SAD Act Stop Antiabortion Disinformation Act | A BILL To prohibit disinformation in the advertising of abortion services, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR857 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4400 East Paisano Drive in El Paso, Texas, as the "Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building". | A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4400 East Paisano Drive in El Paso, Texas, as the ‘‘Enedina Sanchez Cordero Post Office Building’’. | In Committee |
| HR764 | Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act | A BILL To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | In Committee |
| HR728 | Expanding Head Start Eligibility Act of 2025 | A BILL To amend the Head Start Act to include TANF, SSI, SNAP, WIC, and federal housing assistance as eligible public assistance. | In Committee |
| HR609 | Assuring Medicare’s Promise Act of 2025 | A BILL To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include net investment income tax imposed in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and to modify the net investment income tax. | In Committee |
| HR608 | COVER Now Act Cover Outstanding Vulnerable Expansion-eligible Residents Now Act | A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a demonstration project under the Medicaid program for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for the expansion population under such program, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR499 | To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center". | A BILL To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the ‘‘Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center’’. | In Committee |
| HRes48 | Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate. | Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate. | In Committee |
| HR485 | Muhammad Ali Congressional Gold Medal Act | A BILL To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Muhammad Ali, in recognition of his contributions to the United States. | In Committee |
| HR463 | Lower Your Taxes Act | A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the earned income and child tax credits, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HRes30 | Honoring the life, achievements, legacy, and public service of former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. | Honoring the life, achievements, legacy, and public service of former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. | In Committee |
| HR247 | Health Care Affordability Act of 2025 | A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan. | In Committee |
| HR282 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the "Chief Zeb Smith Post Office". | A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the ‘‘Chief Zeb Smith Post Office’’. | In Committee |
| HRes23 | Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution | Permitting parental remote voting by proxy, and for other purposes. | In Committee |
| HR51 | Washington, D.C. Admission Act | A BILL To provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRes177 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional | On Agreeing to the Resolution RC# 57 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HRes177 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional | On Ordering the Previous Question RC# 56 | 03/04/2025 | Nay |
| HR758 | Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 55 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HR856 | Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 54 | 03/03/2025 | Yea |
| HJRes20 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". | On Passage RC# 53 | 02/27/2025 | Nay |
| HR695 | Medal of Honor Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended RC# 51 | 02/26/2025 | Yea |
| HJRes35 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". | On Passage RC# 52 | 02/26/2025 | Nay |
| HR788 | DOE and SBA Research Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 48 | 02/25/2025 | Yea |
| HR804 | Rural Small Business Resilience Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 49 | 02/25/2025 | Yea |
| HCRes14 | Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. | On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended RC# 50 | 02/25/2025 | Nay |
| HRes161 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub | On Agreeing to the Resolution RC# 47 | 02/25/2025 | Nay |
| HRes161 | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule sub | On Ordering the Previous Question RC# 46 | 02/25/2025 | Nay |
| HR818 | SPUR Act Small Business Procurement and Utilization Reform Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 45 | 02/24/2025 | Yea |
| HR825 | Assisting Small Businesses Not Fraudsters Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 43 | 02/24/2025 | Yea |
| HR832 | Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 44 | 02/24/2025 | Yea |
| HR35 | Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act | On Passage RC# 42 | 02/13/2025 | Nay |
| HR77 | Midnight Rules Relief Act | On Passage RC# 41 | 02/12/2025 | Nay |
| HR77 | Midnight Rules Relief Act | On Motion to Recommit RC# 40 | 02/12/2025 | Yea |
| HRes122 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. | On Agreeing to the Resolution RC# 39 | 02/11/2025 | Nay |
| HRes122 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. | On Ordering the Previous Question RC# 38 | 02/11/2025 | Nay |
| HR692 | China Exchange Rate Transparency Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended RC# 36 | 02/10/2025 | Yea |
| HR736 | Protect Small Businesses from Excessive Paperwork Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 37 | 02/10/2025 | Yea |
| HR26 | Protecting American Energy Production Act | On Passage RC# 35 | 02/07/2025 | Yea |
| HR26 | Protecting American Energy Production Act | On Motion to Recommit RC# 34 | 02/07/2025 | Yea |
| HR27 | HALT Fentanyl Act Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act | On Passage RC# 33 | 02/06/2025 | Nay |
| HR27 | HALT Fentanyl Act Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act | On Agreeing to the Amendment: Trahan of Massachusetts Part B Amendment No. 2 RC# 32 | 02/06/2025 | Yea |
| HRes93 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. | On Agreeing to the Resolution RC# 31 | 02/05/2025 | Nay |
| HRes93 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 27) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. | On Ordering the Previous Question RC# 30 | 02/05/2025 | Nay |
| HR43 | Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 28 | 02/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR776 | Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 29 | 02/04/2025 | Yea |
| HR21 | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | On Passage RC# 27 | 01/23/2025 | Nay |
| HR21 | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act | On Motion to Recommit RC# 26 | 01/23/2025 | Yea |
| HR375 | Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 24 | 01/23/2025 | Yea |
| HR471 | Fix Our Forests Act | On Passage RC# 25 | 01/23/2025 | Nay |
| HR165 | Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 22 | 01/22/2025 | Yea |
| S5 | Laken Riley Act | On Passage RC# 23 | 01/22/2025 | Nay |
| HRes53 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who hav | On Agreeing to the Resolution RC# 21 | 01/22/2025 | Nay |
| HRes53 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who hav | On Ordering the Previous Question RC# 20 | 01/22/2025 | Nay |
| HR186 | Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 18 | 01/21/2025 | Yea |
| HR187 | MAPWaters Act of 2025 Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended RC# 19 | 01/21/2025 | Yea |
| HR30 | Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | On Passage RC# 17 | 01/16/2025 | Nay |
| HR30 | Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act | On Motion to Recommit RC# 16 | 01/16/2025 | Yea |
| HR33 | United States-Taiwan Tax Agreement Authorization Act United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act | On Passage RC# 15 | 01/15/2025 | Yea |
| HR144 | Tennessee Valley Authority Salary Transparency Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 14 | 01/15/2025 | Yea |
| HR164 | POWER Act of 2025 Promoting Opportunities to Widen Electrical Resilience Act of 2025 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 13 | 01/15/2025 | Yea |
| HR153 | Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 10 | 01/14/2025 | Yea |
| HR28 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 | On Passage RC# 12 | 01/14/2025 | Nay |
| HR28 | Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 | On Motion to Recommit RC# 11 | 01/14/2025 | Yea |
| HR152 | Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 9 | 01/13/2025 | Yea |
| HR192 | Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass RC# 8 | 01/13/2025 | Yea |
| HR23 | Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act | On Passage RC# 7 | 01/09/2025 | Nay |
| HR29 | Laken Riley Act | On Passage RC# 6 | 01/07/2025 | Nay |
| HRes5 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes. | On Agreeing to the Resolution RC# 5 | 01/03/2025 | Nay |
| HRes5 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes. | On Motion to Commit with Instructions RC# 4 | 01/03/2025 | Yea |
| HRes5 | Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes. | On Ordering the Previous Question RC# 3 | 01/03/2025 | Nay |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Texas District 18 | House | Democrat | Died in Office | 01/03/2025 | 03/05/2025 |
| TX | District 139 | House | Democrat | Not In Office | 01/01/1989 | 01/01/2016 |