Lois Frankel

Democratic · FL · United States Representative, Florida's 22nd Congressional District

Lois Frankel is a member of Congress from Palm Beach County who earlier served as mayor of West Palm Beach and spent 14 years in the Florida Legislature. She works on lowering everyday costs and protecting Social Security and Medicare.

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (11 records), Environment and Public Health (59 records),

Opposes

Limit Foreign Influence (1 record)

Mixed record

Labor Rights (16 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 8 oppose), Personal Income Tax Reduction (2 support · 2 oppose),

Track record

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AI Regulation · 1 support

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: clerk.house.gov

Healthcare Affordability · 11 support

Voted to pass H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. It renews federal drug addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and mental health programs through 2030. The House passed it 366-57, and it became law on December 1, 2025 (Public Law 119-44).
June 4, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Joined 257 members of Congress in a brief asking the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law requiring hospitals to give emergency care, including emergency abortion care.
April 5, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted to send H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, to the President: Medicare drug price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap and clean energy credits. The House passed it 220-207.
August 12, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 3373, the final Honoring our PACT Act, expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. The House passed it 342-88, and it became law.
July 13, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted for H.R. 1916, which required private health plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of birth defects and other conditions present at birth. The House passed it 310-110.
April 4, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted for H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act, expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. The House passed it 256-174.
March 3, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted for S. 610, which delayed automatic Medicare payment cuts through March 2022 and eased other scheduled reductions. The House passed it 222-212.
December 7, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted for H.R. 1629, which limited seven years of sole-sales rights for rare-disease drugs to those not expected to make a profit. It failed 250-168 under a fast-track process needing two-thirds support, so it did not become law.
May 11, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted for H.R. 1868, which paused automatic Medicare budget cuts through the end of 2021. The House passed it 246-175.
March 19, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Voted on 2017-05-04 against the American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628), the Republican bill to repeal and replace much of the Affordable Care Act. It passed 217-213.
May 4, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Pushed a 1990 teen pregnancy prevention bill through the Senate that gave schools $6 million for student health services. She agreed to drop the words "school-based health clinics" to pass it.
June 2, 1990Supports Healthcare Affordability
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Environment and Public Health · 59 support

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 213, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's stricter engine pollution rules for tugboats, ferries, fishing boats and harbor craft. It passed the House 214-208.
September 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.J.Res. 210, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's rule requiring more ocean-going ships to cut engine pollution while docked. It passed the House 216-211.
September 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2140, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which would extend EPA grants through 2029 for replacing or cleaning up old diesel engines. It passed the House 343-79.
September 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 3276, which would write the Urban Bird Treaty Program into law, funding grants for groups that protect birds in cities. It passed the House 345-60.
September 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to pass H.R. 4219, which would write the Fish and Wildlife Service's invasive species strike teams for national wildlife refuges into law. It passed the House 371-33.
September 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 845, a bill ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list, beyond court review. The House passed it 211-204; the bill is in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted no on H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, opposing wider mining use of federal land where no valuable mineral deposit was proven. The House passed it 219-198. The Senate has not voted, so it is not law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted no on H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, opposing cuts to federal environmental reviews and to court challenges against them. The House passed it 221-196. It is pending in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 217-188, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
November 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against sending S.J.Res. 80 to the President, cancelling the 2022 plan that closed about 48% of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to drilling. The House passed it 216-209, and it became Public Law 119-47 on December 5, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 131, which cancelled the 2024 decision closing about 1.2 million acres of the Arctic refuge to oil and gas leasing. The House passed it 217-209, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-52 on December 11, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 130, which cancelled a federal plan change that had ended new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The House passed it 214-212, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-51 on December 11, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 105, which canceled the federal land plan for North Dakota. That plan guided mineral leasing there and set aside one 960-acre protected area. The House passed it 215-211 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-49).
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 106, which canceled the federal land plan covering 13.3 million acres in Alaska's Central Yukon area. The plan had protected about 3.6 million acres. The House passed it 215-210 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-50).
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 104 to cancel the federal land plan for the Miles City field office in eastern Montana, reopening those lands to coal leasing. The House passed it 211-208.
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against sending S.J.Res. 31 to the President, canceling the EPA rule keeping toxic air pollutant controls on plants moving to a lower category. The House passed it 216-212, and it became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).
May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 89, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce its Omnibus Low NOx limits on heavy-duty engine pollution. The House passed it 225-196. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-17.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 87, which revoked the Clean Air Act waivers letting California enforce its Advanced Clean Trucks and zero-emission fleet standards. The House passed it 231-191. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-15.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.J.Res. 60 by 219-205, cancelling the National Park Service rule that closed an off-road route and shoreline driving areas at Lake Powell. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-13).
April 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 75, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers. It passed the House 214-193 and became law.
March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants. It passed the House 203-182 and became law.
March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing S.J.Res. 11, canceling the new rule that made offshore oil and gas companies list possible shipwrecks in their drilling plans. The House passed it 221-202, and it became law.
March 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 42, which canceled the Energy Department's new rule tightening testing, labeling, and enforcement for appliance efficiency standards. It passed the House 222-203 and became law.
March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 61, which canceled the EPA's 2024 limits on hazardous air pollution from rubber tire factories. It passed the House 216-202 and became law.
March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 35, which cancelled the EPA rule setting up the charge for methane released by oil and gas facilities. The House passed it 220-206, the Senate agreed, and it became law in March 2025.
February 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, a bill to bar the President from halting fracking without a law from Congress. The House passed it 226-188, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 136, which would have wiped out those 2027 and later tailpipe pollution limits on light and medium duty vehicles. The House approved it 215-191. The resolution died in the Senate and the rule remains.
September 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted no on H.R. 7700, the Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act, opposing new limits on the Energy Department's dishwasher efficiency rules. The House passed it anyway, 214-192. The Senate never took it up, so the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.
July 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 2925, a bill letting mining claim holders use federal land for roads and facilities without finding a valuable mineral deposit. The House passed it 216-195, but the Senate never took it up and it died.
May 8, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 6192, a bill to end the Energy Department's duty to keep tightening home appliance efficiency rules. The House passed it 212-195, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
May 7, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 6285, a bill to reissue cancelled Arctic Refuge oil and gas leases and order another coastal plain lease sale. The House passed it 214-199, but the Senate never voted, so it died.
May 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 3195, a bill to cancel the 20-year mining ban near Minnesota's Boundary Waters and reissue cancelled mineral leases. The House passed it 212-203, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act, ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The House passed it 209-205, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 615, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, blocking federal land agencies from banning lead ammunition or fishing tackle. The House passed it 214-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 3397, the WEST Act, voiding the public lands rule that put conservation on equal footing with grazing and drilling. The House passed it 212-202, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 224-200, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 15, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 4468, a bill to stop the EPA's 2027-and-later vehicle emissions rule and limit tailpipe rules that reduce vehicle choice. The House passed it 221-197, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
December 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 1435, which would have blocked and revoked Clean Air Act permissions for state rules limiting sales of gas-powered vehicles. It cleared the House 222-190. The Senate took no action, so the bill died and the waivers stand.
September 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against sending S.J.Res. 24 to the President, so the northern long-eared bat kept its endangered listing. The House approved it 220-209, but a veto stopped it. The override attempt fell short, and the protections stayed in place.
July 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against sending S.J.Res. 9 to the President, so the lesser prairie-chicken kept its threatened and endangered listing. It cleared the House 221-206 but was vetoed. The override attempt fell short, and the protections stayed in place.
July 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, a bill to block the Energy Department's efficiency rule for kitchen ranges and ovens. The House passed it 249-181, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
June 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which the House passed 248-180. The bill would stop the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves or restricting their sale and use. The Senate never acted, so it never became law.
June 13, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against S.J.Res. 11, which sought to scrap the EPA rule tightening nitrogen oxide pollution limits for new heavy-duty trucks. It passed the House 221-203 but was vetoed on June 14, 2023. The Senate override attempt failed 50-50, so the EPA rule remained in effect.
May 23, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 1, a bill to expand oil, gas and mineral leasing on federal land, speed permits and repeal the methane fee. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted, so it died.
March 30, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 27, which sought to cancel the federal rule defining which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. It passed the House 227-198, but the President vetoed it and the override failed.
March 9, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.R. 21, a bill to block the next non-emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve release until officials planned more federal drilling leases. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
January 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted to send H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, to the President: Medicare drug price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap and clean energy credits. The House passed it 220-207.
August 12, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, funding wildfire mitigation and drought planning and raising pay for federal wildland firefighters. The House passed it 218-199.
July 29, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for H.R. 2773, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, sending dedicated federal funding to states and tribes to conserve wildlife and plants most in need. The House passed it 231-190.
June 14, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for H.R. 2467, which directed the EPA to label long-lasting PFAS chemicals hazardous, set drinking water limits and fund cleanup of contaminated sites. The House passed it 241-183.
July 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for sending S.J.Res. 14 to the President to cancel the 2020 EPA rule that had dropped methane limits on new oil and gas sources. The House passed it 229-191.
June 25, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted for H.R. 803, the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, designating new wilderness, conservation and recreation areas on federal land in eight states. The House passed it 227-200.
February 26, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
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Announced on 2007-11-19 that she was forming a citizens committee to review long-term fixes for the city's old water plant. The same day, the commission approved $3 million for urgent repairs.
November 19, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health
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Signed an executive order in early October 2007 suspending West Palm Beach's water surcharge during a boil-water crisis, so residents could flush chlorine through pipes.
October 8, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health
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Tried and failed in 1996 to change a school smoking ban so it also covered adults, not just minors.
May 1, 1996Supports Environment and Public Health
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Co-sponsored and led a 1995 Florida House bill to ban smoking in restaurants. It passed a House subcommittee.
March 24, 1995Supports Environment and Public Health
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- March 13, 2002 · Argued against a 2002 Florida House bill banning human cloning, saying it blocked promising medical research. The House passed it. (General)
Won final passage of her tobacco sales bill on 1992-06-22, when the House voted 81-27 to strip tobacco permits from stores caught selling to minors.
June 22, 1992Supports Environment and Public Health
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Sponsored a 1992 bill that let the state take away tobacco permits from stores that sold cigarettes to minors. It also required vending machines to be in view of clerks. It passed the House 113-1 in March.
March 10, 1992Supports Environment and Public Health
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Led the Florida House task force on AIDS that wrote the state's 1988 AIDS law. The law barred AIDS discrimination, kept test results private, and paid for AIDS education.
June 19, 1988Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: sun-sentinel.com

Reduce Wealth Gap · 3 support

Voted for H.R. 2543, a bill to widen access to credit and banking, strengthen lending discrimination rules, and make racial equity a Federal Reserve duty. The House passed it 215-207.
June 15, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
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Passed the Keeping Girls in School Act (H.R. 2153) through the House on 2020-01-28. The bill proposed U.S. aid goals to help girls abroad stay in school.
January 28, 2020Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
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Co-led with Rep. Ed Royce the Women's Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment Act, which became law on 2019-01-09. It aimed U.S. foreign aid at women-owned businesses in poor countries.
January 9, 2019Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: frankel.house.gov

Labor Rights · 16 support · 1 oppose

Voted for H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.
December 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights
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Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Supports Labor Rights
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Marched with farmworkers through Palm Beach on 2023-03-18 and spoke in support of their campaign against abuse on farms.
March 18, 2023Supports Labor Rights
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Voted for H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
December 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights
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Led the House version of the Speak Out Act (H.R. 8227), which became law on 2022-12-07. It barred using pre-signed nondisclosure agreements to silence sexual assault and harassment claims.
December 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 302, a bill to bar moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
September 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 6087, a bill letting injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under federal workers' compensation. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
June 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, giving airport security screeners the same union and appeal rights as most federal workers. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
May 12, 2022Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, presuming certain cancers and heart and lung conditions in federal firefighters came from the job. The House passed it 288-131; Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 in the annual defense bill.
May 11, 2022Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.
October 22, 2021Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.
May 14, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1195, a bill to require a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and social service settings. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 16, 2021Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.
April 15, 2021Supports Labor Rights
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Voted for H.R. 842, the PRO Act, a bill to strengthen workers' right to unionize, bar permanently replacing strikers and override state right-to-work laws. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 9, 2021Supports Labor Rights
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Filed a court brief on 2019-10-25 with 61 House colleagues opposing the Trump administration's bid to end pay data collection by gender and race from large employers.
October 25, 2019Supports Labor Rights
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Voted on 2019-03-27 for the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) to fight pay gaps between men and women. It passed 242-187.
March 27, 2019Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Ended automatic 5% yearly step raises for newer West Palm Beach police officers, along with the city commission, in 2010. About 90 officers protested at SunFest on 2010-04-28.
April 28, 2010Opposes Labor Rights
Source: sun-sentinel.com

Anti-Corruption · 17 support

Voted to pass H.R. 9576, which would write the Justice Department's new National Fraud Enforcement Division into law. The division, set up in April 2026, investigates fraud against taxpayer-funded programs. It passed the House 352-72.
September 16, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted to pass H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, ordering the Justice Department to publish its unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation records, including flight logs. The House passed it 427-1, the Senate agreed the next day, and it became law on November 19, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted for H.R. 9640, which required audits of every sitting president's tax return and public release of the returns and findings. The House passed it 222-201.
December 22, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted for S. 3905, which required federal purchasing rules to be rewritten to identify and limit conflicts between contractors' private interests and government work. The House passed it 219-205, and it became law.
December 14, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted for H.R. 2988, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act, strengthening protections for federal employees who report wrongdoing and barring retaliatory personnel actions. The House passed it 221-203.
September 15, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted for H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, a bill to tighten limits on presidential pardons and emergency powers and strengthen congressional subpoenas. The House passed it 220-208.
December 9, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted for H.R. 2662, a bill to limit the President's power to fire inspectors general and strengthen their subpoena and reporting powers. The House passed it 221-182.
June 29, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted on 2021-01-13 to impeach President Trump for inciting the January 6 attack on the Capitol (H.Res. 24). It passed 232-197.
January 13, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted on 2019-12-18 to impeach President Trump for abuse of power (Article I of H.Res. 755). It passed 230-197.
December 18, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption
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- December 18, 2019 · Voted on 2019-12-18 to impeach President Trump for obstruction of Congress (Article II of H.Res. 755). It passed 229-198. (Supports Anti-Corruption)
Voted on 2019-12-18 to impeach President Trump for obstruction of Congress (Article II of H.Res. 755). It passed 229-198.
December 18, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption
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- December 18, 2019 · Voted on 2019-12-18 to impeach President Trump for abuse of power (Article I of H.Res. 755). It passed 230-197. (Supports Anti-Corruption)
Voted on 2019-10-31 for the resolution that set rules for the impeachment inquiry into President Trump (H.Res. 660). It passed 232-196.
October 31, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption
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Called on Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign on 2019-07-09 over the plea deal he gave Jeffrey Epstein as a federal prosecutor.
July 9, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption
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Voted on 2019-03-08 for the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a voting rights, campaign finance, and ethics bill. It passed 234-193.
March 8, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption
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Called on the Justice Department on 2019-03-01, with 13 House colleagues, to reopen Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal and release the misconduct review of then-prosecutor Alex Acosta.
March 1, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption
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Set up a task force in July 2006 to create a West Palm Beach ethics commission, after a city commissioner was found on a developer's payroll.
March 6, 2007Supports Anti-Corruption
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Announced on 2006-05-08 that City Commissioner Ray Liberti had been paid $5,000 to $8,000 a month by the developer picked for the City Center project.
May 8, 2006Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Released an election reform package on 2000-09-13 to curb anonymous campaign attack ads, with fines up to $50,000 for false statements. She asked for a special session to pass it before the fall election.
September 13, 2000Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: sun-sentinel.com

Government Efficiency · 2 support

Voted for H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act, which ended prefunding of retiree health benefits, tied postal retirees to Medicare and required six-day delivery. The House passed it 342-92, and it became law.
February 8, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
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Co-wrote with Rep. Randy Weber a provision, passed by Congress on 2016-12-10, letting the State Department hire embassy guard firms on best value instead of lowest price.
December 10, 2016Supports Government Efficiency
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Cost of Living Reduction · 4 support

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.
September 16, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
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Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
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Voted for H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which funded technology-guided farming, expanded biofuel infrastructure and strengthened oversight of meat markets. The House passed it 221-204.
June 16, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction
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Voted for H.R. 7688, a bill to ban selling fuel at grossly unfair prices during a declared energy emergency. The House passed it 217-207.
May 19, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction
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Immigration · 16 support

Backed a House resolution on 2026-01-21 to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over ICE actions she said violated due process rights.
January 21, 2026Supports Immigration
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Voted against passing H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, raising prison penalties for illegal entry and re-entry, up to life for serious criminals. The House passed it 226-197, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 11, 2025Supports Immigration
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Voted against passing H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act, a bill to limit Small Business Administration loans to citizens, nationals, and green card holders. The House passed it 217-190; the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 6, 2025Supports Immigration
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Voted against passing H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.
January 7, 2025Supports Immigration
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Voted against H.R. 7343, a bill to make federal officials detain immigrants lacking legal status who are charged with assaulting a police officer. The House passed it 265-148, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024Supports Immigration
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Voted against H.R. 5283, a bill to bar housing certain immigrants on federal land and cancel New York City's Floyd Bennett Field lease. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate never acted and the bill died in the 118th Congress.
November 30, 2023Supports Immigration
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Voted against H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act, which would make assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder grounds to deport a noncitizen. It passed the House 255-175 and then died without Senate action.
May 17, 2023Supports Immigration
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Voted against passing H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, restarting border wall building, narrowing asylum and requiring employers to verify workers' legal status. The House passed it 219-213, but the Senate never acted, so it died.
May 11, 2023Supports Immigration
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Voted for H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service Recognition Act, letting Homeland Security grant green cards to noncitizen military veterans facing deportation. The House passed it 220-208.
December 6, 2022Supports Immigration
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Voted for H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act, guaranteeing citizens, green card and visa holders a lawyer when held for extra border screening. The House passed it 217-207.
April 21, 2021Supports Immigration
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Voted for H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, which limited the President's power to bar entry and barred religious discrimination in immigration decisions. The House passed it 218-208.
April 21, 2021Supports Immigration
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Voted for H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which created legal status and a path to permanent residence for undocumented farmworkers. The House passed it 247-174.
March 18, 2021Supports Immigration
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Voted for H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, offering green cards to immigrants brought here as children and others under temporary protection. The House passed it 228-197.
March 18, 2021Supports Immigration
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Voted on 2019-06-04 for the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6), a path to citizenship for young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. It passed 237-187.
June 4, 2019Supports Immigration
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Spoke at a rally on 2018-06-30 before about 550 people marched to Mar-a-Lago to protest the separation of immigrant families at the border.
June 30, 2018Supports Immigration
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Voted on 2015-11-19 against the American SAFE Act (H.R. 4038), which added new security checks before Syrian and Iraqi refugees could enter the U.S. It passed 289-137.
November 19, 2015Supports Immigration
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Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 8 oppose

Voted on 2020-07-01 for a $1.5 trillion bill to rebuild roads, transit, and other infrastructure (H.R. 2). It passed 233-188.
July 1, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted on 2020-05-15 for the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. It passed 208-199.
May 15, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted on 2018-03-22 for the $1.3 trillion spending bill that funded the government for 2018 (H.R. 1625). It passed 256-167.
March 22, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Passed her bill (H.R. 1678) through the House 423-0 on 2017-05-03. The bill proposed stopping FEMA from taking back hurricane aid from Florida local governments years after the storms.
May 3, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Ended automatic 5% yearly step raises for newer West Palm Beach police officers, along with the city commission, in 2010. About 90 officers protested at SunFest on 2010-04-28.
April 28, 2010Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Started demolition on 2006-04-03 for City Center, her project for a new city hall and library downtown. Critics tried to force a public vote on the project.
April 3, 2006Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Pushed a 1990 teen pregnancy prevention bill through the Senate that gave schools $6 million for student health services. She agreed to drop the words "school-based health clinics" to pass it.
June 2, 1990Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Sponsored a 1990 bill (CS-HB 1453) that spent $12.6 million a year on day-care help for children at risk of abuse and neglect. It passed the Senate 36-0 and the House 107-1 on 1990-06-01.
June 1, 1990Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Helped write a farmworker housing bill as chair of the House farmworker housing subcommittee. The House passed it 114-1 on 1987-05-21. It set aside $3.7 million, mostly for housing in Belle Glade and Immokalee.
May 21, 1987Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Public Safety and Crime Control · 8 support

Voted to pass H.R. 2978, the GUARD Act, which would let police spend federal grants investigating elder financial fraud and crypto 'pig butchering' scams. It passed the House 414-7.
September 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Voted to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, 312-108 in the House. It permanently places fentanyl-like drugs as a group in Schedule I, the strictest drug class, and applies fentanyl's trafficking penalties. This House bill stalled in the Senate, but the same text became law in July 2025 through S. 331.
February 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Voted for S. 4003, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act, funding police training to calm tense situations and respond to mental health crises. The House passed it 264-162, and it became law.
December 14, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Voted for H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act, funding community organizations that help people leaving prison find housing and jobs. The House passed it 259-167.
December 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Voted for H.R. 5768, which funded state, local and tribal investigators and prosecutors to solve more murders and other violent crimes. The House passed it 250-178.
September 22, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Voted for H.R. 4118, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, funding community violence intervention and job training in neighborhoods with high gun violence. The House passed it 220-207.
September 22, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Voted for H.R. 6538, the Active Shooter Alert Act, creating a national alert network to warn the public during an active shooter emergency. The House passed it 260-169.
July 13, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Voted for H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, creating domestic terrorism teams at the FBI, Justice Department and Homeland Security with regular threat reporting. The House passed it 222-203.
May 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 6 support

Voted for H.R. 1280, which restricted chokeholds and no-knock warrants, made it easier to sue officers for misconduct, and set national police standards. The House passed it 220-212.
March 3, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted on 2020-06-25 for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120), which banned chokeholds and limited legal shields for police. It passed 236-181.
June 25, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Passed her resolution on 2019-07-15 condemning Saudi Arabia's jailing and alleged abuse of women's rights activists (H.Res. 129).
July 15, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Voted on 2018-12-20 for the First Step Act (S. 756), which cut some federal prison sentences and expanded early release programs. It passed 358-36.
December 20, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Went with a constituent to a September 2015 meeting of the Judicial Proceedings Panel, which studies military sex crime law, to push for changing how the law treats abuse of rank.
September 28, 2015Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Nominated Assistant Police Chief Delsa Bush on 2003-12-18 to be West Palm Beach's police chief, the first woman and first Black officer picked for the job.
December 18, 2003Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
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Social Programs and Welfare · 12 support

Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.
July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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- May 22, 2025 · Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
Voted against H.J.Res. 88 to cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The House passed it 210-189.
December 7, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Voted against H.J.Res. 45, a resolution to cancel the Education Department rule pausing student loan payments and forgiving up to $20,000 per borrower. The House passed it 218-203 and sent it to the Senate. It was vetoed on June 7, 2023, and the House override attempt failed.
May 24, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Voted for H.R. 5129, which renewed through 2032 federal grants for local antipoverty services and raised the income eligibility threshold. The House passed it 246-169.
May 13, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Voted for H.R. 2119, which renewed and expanded federal funding for emergency shelters and support services for domestic violence victims through 2026. The House passed it 228-200.
October 26, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Voted to send H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, to the President: $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief with $1,400 payments. The House passed it 220-211.
March 10, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Voted on 2020-05-15 for the HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), a $3 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. It passed 208-199.
May 15, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Passed her bill (H.R. 1678) through the House 423-0 on 2017-05-03. The bill proposed stopping FEMA from taking back hurricane aid from Florida local governments years after the storms.
May 3, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Voted on 2013-02-28 to renew the Violence Against Women Act (S. 47). It passed 286-138.
February 28, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Was one of the sponsors of the 1998 Healthy Families law, which paid for home visits to at-risk families to prevent child abuse. She joined Gov. Lawton Chiles when he signed it.
June 2, 1998Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Sponsored a 1990 bill (CS-HB 1453) that spent $12.6 million a year on day-care help for children at risk of abuse and neglect. It passed the Senate 36-0 and the House 107-1 on 1990-06-01.
June 1, 1990Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Helped write a farmworker housing bill as chair of the House farmworker housing subcommittee. The House passed it 114-1 on 1987-05-21. It set aside $3.7 million, mostly for housing in Belle Glade and Immokalee.
May 21, 1987Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Gun Control · 9 support

Voted against passing H.R. 2243, the LEOSA Reform Act, letting qualified working and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones and national parks. The House passed it 229-193, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
May 14, 2025Supports Gun Control
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Voted against passing H.J.Res. 44, a resolution to cancel the federal rule treating pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. The House passed it 219-210, but the Senate rejected it on June 22, 2023, so the rule stayed in force.
June 13, 2023Supports Gun Control
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Voted for H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, criminalizing the sale, making or import of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The House passed it 217-213.
July 29, 2022Supports Gun Control
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Voted for H.R. 2377, a bill letting federal courts temporarily take guns from someone found dangerous and funding state red flag laws. The House passed it 224-202.
June 9, 2022Supports Gun Control
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Voted for H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, raising the buying age for many semiautomatic rifles to 21 and banning new large-capacity magazines. The House passed it 223-204.
June 8, 2022Supports Gun Control
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Voted for H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, a bill giving dealers at least ten business days, up from three, for a background check. The House passed it 219-210.
March 11, 2021Supports Gun Control
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Voted for H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, a bill requiring a background check on nearly every private gun sale, including at gun shows. The House passed it 227-203.
March 11, 2021Supports Gun Control
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Joined House Democrats in a sit-in on the House floor on 2016-06-22 to demand votes on bills to close the "no fly, no buy" and gun show loopholes.
June 22, 2016Supports Gun Control
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Voted against two 1987 Florida House gun bills: one wiped out local gun-control rules statewide (HB 251), and one set a statewide standard for concealed handgun permits (CS-HB 253). Both passed the House.
April 23, 1987Supports Gun Control
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Women's Reproductive Rights · 10 support

Voted against passing H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring newborn care for a baby born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 217-204, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Joined 257 members of Congress in a brief asking the Supreme Court to uphold a federal law requiring hospitals to give emergency care, including emergency abortion care.
April 5, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Voted against passing H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring medical care for a child born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 220-210, but the Senate never took it up.
January 11, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Voted for H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act, writing into federal law the right to obtain contraception and providers' right to supply it. The House passed it 228-195.
July 21, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Voted for H.R. 8297, which barred states from interfering with travel across state lines for abortion care or with anyone who helps. The House passed it 223-205.
July 15, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Voted for H.R. 8296, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, creating a federal right to abortion care after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The House passed it 219-210.
July 15, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Voted for H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, creating a federal right to abortion care and barring state restrictions such as waiting periods. The House passed it 218-211.
September 24, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Voted for H.R. 239, a bill to bar the veterans agency from charging veterans copays for contraceptives that private insurance must cover free. The House passed it 245-181.
June 24, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Opposed Florida's 2000 late-term abortion ban as one of its strongest critics in the Legislature. She called it an attempt to scare doctors. Gov. Jeb Bush signed it on 2000-05-25.
May 25, 2000Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Spoke on the Florida House floor against two 1997 abortion bills, an informed-consent rule and a late-term ban. She said the state needed to put more money into family planning and adoption. The House passed both.
April 29, 1997Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Election Integrity · 1 support

Voted for H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act, requiring electors be chosen under state law set before election day and narrowing grounds for objections. The House passed it 229-203.
September 21, 2022Supports Election Integrity
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Limit Foreign Influence · 1 oppose

Voted against H.R. 8314, which would have stopped larger tax-exempt groups taking foreign money from giving to political committees for eight years. The 218-181 count fell short of the two-thirds needed, so the bill failed in the House.
September 17, 2024Opposes Limit Foreign Influence
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National Defense · 4 support

Voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, placed into S. 1071, setting defense policy and Defense Department spending. The House passed it 312-112, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025.
December 10, 2025Supports National Defense
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Voted for the final House-Senate deal on H.R. 2670, the 2024 defense policy law, setting Defense Department policy and approving its programs and military construction. The House agreed 310-118 and it became law December 22, 2023 (Public Law 118-31).
December 14, 2023Supports National Defense
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Voted for H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 329-101.
July 14, 2022Supports National Defense
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Voted for H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 316-113.
September 23, 2021Supports National Defense
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Personal Income Tax Reduction · 2 support · 2 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 9500, the Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act. It would let scam victims deduct the stolen money on their federal taxes again and waive the 10% penalty on related early retirement withdrawals. It passed the House 408-17.
September 15, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
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Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.
July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
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- May 22, 2025 · Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
Voted on 2017-12-20 against the final Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1). It passed 224-201.
December 20, 2017Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
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Proposed a 2006 city budget on 2005-07-25 that lowered the tax rate and paid for 13 police officers once funded by a grant.
July 25, 2005Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
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Foreign Trade · 2 support · 1 oppose

Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
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Voted on 2019-12-19 for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (H.R. 5430). It passed 385-41.
December 19, 2019Supports Foreign Trade
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Voted on 2015-06-18 against giving the president fast-track power to negotiate trade deals (H.R. 2146). It passed 218-208.
June 18, 2015Opposes Foreign Trade
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Data Privacy · 3 support · 1 oppose

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy
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Voted to pass H.J.Res. 25, canceling the IRS rule that made crypto trading services without a central operator report users' sale proceeds. The House passed it 292-132, and it became law.
March 11, 2025Supports Data Privacy
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Voted against H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which the House passed 219-199. It would bar police and intelligence agencies from buying Americans' personal records from data brokers instead of getting a warrant. The Senate never acted, and the bill died.
April 17, 2024Opposes Data Privacy
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Voted on 2015-05-13 for the USA FREEDOM Act (H.R. 2048), which ended the NSA's bulk collection of Americans' phone records. It passed 338-88.
May 13, 2015Supports Data Privacy
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Civil Rights · 32 support

Voted no on H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, opposing a ban on federal Medicaid payment for gender transition care for minors. The House passed it 215-201. It is not law.
December 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
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Voted no on H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, opposing federal criminal penalties for providing gender-transition care to minors. The House passed it 216-211. The bill sits in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against passing H.R. 28, a bill to bar federally funded schools from letting anyone male at birth play on girls' or women's teams. The House passed it 218-206, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights
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Voted no on H.J. Res. 165, a resolution to wipe out the 2024 Title IX rule that extended sex discrimination protections to gender identity and sexual orientation. The House passed it 210-205, but the Senate never voted, so Congress did not repeal the rule.
July 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights
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Voted against H.R. 734, which would have barred schools getting federal money from letting anyone male at birth join a women's or girls' team. The bill treated that as sex discrimination under Title IX. It passed the House 219-203 and died in the Senate.
April 20, 2023Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for sending H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, to the President: it made states recognize valid same-sex and interracial marriages. The House passed it 258-169, and it became law.
December 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for S. 4524, which made contract terms barring sharing facts or criticism unenforceable in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases. The House passed it 315-109, and it became law.
November 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 4176, the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, which required federal government surveys to offer voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. The House passed it 220-201.
June 23, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act, barring discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles associated with race in jobs, housing and education. The House passed it 235-189.
March 18, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 3485, which imposed entry bans on foreigners responsible for human rights abuses against people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. The House passed it 227-206.
February 9, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 4445, which let people alleging sexual assault or harassment take their claim to court despite a contract requiring private arbitration. The House passed it 335-97, and it became law.
February 7, 2022Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.
October 22, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, restoring federal approval of voting changes in places with a record of discrimination. The House passed it 219-212.
August 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 1443, a bill to make lenders report credit application data for LGBTQ-owned businesses so fair lending laws can be enforced. The House passed it 252-176.
June 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 2062, a bill letting workers win an age discrimination claim by showing age was a motivating factor, not the sole cause. The House passed it 247-178.
June 23, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.
May 14, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.
April 15, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 1620, a bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act through 2026 and add housing protections and gun restrictions for convicted abusers. The House passed it 244-172.
March 17, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.J.Res. 17, which removed the deadline for states to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, which would bar discrimination based on sex. The House passed it 222-204.
March 17, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Voted for H.R. 5, which added sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories protected from discrimination in jobs, housing, credit, education and public accommodations. The House passed it 224-206.
February 25, 2021Supports Civil Rights
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Filed a court brief on 2019-10-25 with 61 House colleagues opposing the Trump administration's bid to end pay data collection by gender and race from large employers.
October 25, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Passed her resolution condemning female genital mutilation as a human rights abuse (H.Res. 106) on 2019-05-20. The vote was 393-0.
May 20, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Voted on 2019-05-17 for the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which added sexual orientation and gender identity to federal civil rights law. It passed 236-173.
May 17, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Voted on 2019-03-28 for a House resolution opposing the ban on transgender people serving in the military (H.Res. 124). It passed 238-185.
March 28, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Voted on 2019-03-27 for the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) to fight pay gaps between men and women. It passed 242-187.
March 27, 2019Supports Civil Rights
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Voted on 2019-03-08 for the For the People Act (H.R. 1), a voting rights, campaign finance, and ethics bill. It passed 234-193.
March 8, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Held a House hearing on 2017-04-05 as chair of the Democratic Women's Working Group on nude photos of service members shared without consent, after the Marines United scandal.
April 5, 2017Supports Civil Rights
Source: frankel.house.gov
Wrote a provision in the 2014 defense law, which was signed on 2013-12-26. It ordered the military to study a new definition of rape and sexual assault for cases where someone abuses their rank.
December 26, 2013Supports Civil Rights
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted on 2013-02-28 to renew the Violence Against Women Act (S. 47). It passed 286-138.
February 28, 2013Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined local Democrats on 2001-06-13 in asking for state and federal investigations of voter disenfranchisement in Florida's 2000 election.
June 13, 2001Supports Civil Rights
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Sponsored a 1989 bill (HB 1269) to let group homes for abused children, older adults, and people with mental disabilities open in single-family neighborhoods without special zoning approval. It passed the House social services committee.
May 4, 1989Supports Civil Rights
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Led the Florida House task force on AIDS that wrote the state's 1988 AIDS law. The law barred AIDS discrimination, kept test results private, and paid for AIDS education.
June 19, 1988Supports Civil Rights
Source: sun-sentinel.com

Corporate Accountability · 21 support

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.
September 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting federal rules for payment stablecoins, digital tokens meant to hold a steady value. Only approved banks and licensed issuers may issue them, backed one-for-one by reserves. The House passed it 308-122 and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.
July 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President; the House approved it anyway, 220-207. It cancelled the bank regulator's 2024 rule that had ended fast automatic approvals and short application forms for bank mergers. It was signed into law on June 20, 2025 as Public Law 119-19.
May 20, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 28, 219-211, sending it to the President to repeal the rule that put the largest digital payment apps under federal supervision. It was signed on May 9, 2025 as Public Law 119-11.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 109, a measure to wipe out SEC guidance requiring firms holding customers' crypto to carry those assets on their own books. It passed the House 228-182 and the Senate, but was vetoed. The July 11, 2024 override failed, so the guidance remained.
May 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act, a bill to loosen securities rules for smaller companies and widen access to private offerings. The House passed it 212-205, but the Senate never took it up, so it did not become law.
March 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 32 to the President to cancel the consumer bureau rule making lenders report small-business loan data, including loans to minority-owned firms. The House passed it 221-202, but the President vetoed it and the Senate override failed, so the rule stayed.
December 1, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led the House version of the Speak Out Act (H.R. 8227), which became law on 2022-12-07. It barred using pre-signed nondisclosure agreements to silence sexual assault and harassment claims.
December 7, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3843, a bill to raise merger filing fees on the largest deals to fund anti-monopoly enforcement and require disclosure of foreign subsidies. The House passed it 242-184.
September 29, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7688, a bill to ban selling fuel at grossly unfair prices during a declared energy emergency. The House passed it 217-207.
May 19, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 963, the FAIR Act, which let people reject forced private arbitration in employment, consumer, competition law, and civil rights disputes. The House passed it 222-209.
March 17, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2668, a bill restoring the Federal Trade Commission's power to seek court-ordered refunds from companies engaged in fraud or false advertising. The House passed it 221-205.
July 20, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President to cancel a rule giving employers the evidence behind a discrimination finding before settlement talks. The House passed it 219-210.
June 24, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for sending S.J.Res. 15 to the President to cancel the true lender rule, which let national banks front loans escaping state rate caps. The House passed it 218-208.
June 24, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1187, a bill to make public companies disclose climate risk, political spending, executive pay, and other environmental, social, and governance measures. The House passed it 215-214.
June 16, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which restricted debt collection practices and extended student loan protections to private loans. The House passed it 215-207.
May 13, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against a 2001 nursing home bill (CS-SB 1202) that capped lawsuits against nursing homes. She called it a bill to protect the industry, not patients.
May 3, 2001Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Won final passage of her tobacco sales bill on 1992-06-22, when the House voted 81-27 to strip tobacco permits from stores caught selling to minors.
June 22, 1992Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Sponsored a 1992 bill that let the state take away tobacco permits from stores that sold cigarettes to minors. It also required vending machines to be in view of clerks. It passed the House 113-1 in March.
March 10, 1992Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: sun-sentinel.com

Public Infrastructure · 6 support

Voted to pass H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. It would authorize Army Corps of Engineers projects for ports, waterways, flood protection and ecosystem restoration nationwide. It passed the House 415-9.
September 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to send H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to the President: roughly $1 trillion for roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water. The House passed it 228-206.
November 5, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted on 2020-07-01 for a $1.5 trillion bill to rebuild roads, transit, and other infrastructure (H.R. 2). It passed 233-188.
July 1, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced on 2007-11-19 that she was forming a citizens committee to review long-term fixes for the city's old water plant. The same day, the commission approved $3 million for urgent repairs.
November 19, 2007Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Started demolition on 2006-04-03 for City Center, her project for a new city hall and library downtown. Critics tried to force a public vote on the project.
April 3, 2006Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Sponsored a 1990 bill (HB 1189) letting Palm Beach County add a 1- or 2-cent tax on meals to pay for a convention center. It passed the House 59-43, but Gov. Bob Martinez vetoed it.
July 3, 1990Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sun-sentinel.com

Peaceful Foreign Policy · 4 support · 2 oppose

Voted for H.Con.Res. 93, directing the President to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. Forces needed to stop an imminent attack were exempt. It passed the House 220-204.
September 15, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Won unanimous committee approval on 2025-07-23 for her amendment requiring at least 15% of economic aid funds in the State Department spending bill to go to Africa.
July 23, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioning foreigners who help the International Criminal Court pursue Americans or allied citizens. The House passed it 243-140, but the Senate blocked it on January 28, 2025.
January 9, 2025Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioning foreigners who help the International Criminal Court prosecute Americans or allied citizens. The House passed it 247-155, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
June 4, 2024Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 256, which repealed the 2002 law allowing military force against Iraq, withdrawing the standing legal basis for military action there. The House passed it 268-161.
June 17, 2021Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Won House approval on 2019-07-11 of her amendment to the 2020 defense bill. It blocked money for missiles banned by the INF nuclear treaty unless set conditions were met. It passed 215-214.
July 11, 2019Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov

U.S.-Israel Ties · 6 support

Voted for H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Passed her resolution condemning sexual violence as a weapon of war, including by Hamas on October 7, through the House on 2024-02-14 with no votes against.
February 14, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov

General · 77 records

Voted against passing H.R. 10326, the PROOF Act. It would require states to give the Justice Department records it requests to investigate fraud in Medicaid, SNAP, welfare and other federal programs. It passed the House 217-207.
September 16, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to send H.R. 5334, the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, to the President. It imposed sanctions on Russia, extended Iran sanctions to 2031, and let the President put tariffs up to 100% on buyers of Russian energy. The House agreed 262-159, and it became law on September 18, 2026.
September 16, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against setting aside H.Res. 1486, a resolution to impeach President Trump over ICE and Border Patrol actions, which would have kept it alive. The House set it aside 232-147.
September 15, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, requiring locked placement for immigrant children 12 and older with gang tattoos or criminal records. The House passed it 225-201, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3668, a bill making federal energy regulators the sole lead agency for gas pipeline reviews and ending states' water quality sign-off. The House passed it 213-184, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, speeding Clean Water Act permits, limiting states' power to block projects and dropping groundwater from protection. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 11, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5214, a bill to require pretrial jail for violent crimes in Washington, DC and bar no-cash release for other public-safety crimes. The House passed it 237-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
November 19, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 5371, the funding bill ending the 43-day shutdown and funding most agencies into January 2026. The House agreed 222-209, and it became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.
November 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3062, a bill to replace the presidential permit for cross-border oil, gas, and power lines with a faster agency certificate. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 18, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5140, which the House passed 225-203. The bill would let District of Columbia prosecutors charge children as young as 14 as adults for certain serious crimes, down from 16. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4922, the DC CRIMES Act, limiting D.C. youth-offender sentencing to people under 18 and barring sentences below mandatory minimums. The House passed it 240-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3838, the House defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026, authorizing Defense Department and nuclear security funding. The House passed it 231-196; this bill never became law, and S. 1071 became the final 2026 defense law.
September 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1919, which would stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar, holding individual accounts, or even studying one without Congress's approval. It passed the House 219-210 and is still pending in the Senate.
July 17, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2056, a bill to bar the District of Columbia from limiting how its agencies share immigration information or honor federal detainers. The House passed it 224-194, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classed fentanyl-like drugs in Schedule I and set fentanyl-level trafficking penalties. A no vote opposed making that classification permanent. The House passed it 321-104, and it became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling about $9.4 billion in approved but unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. The House vote was 214-212; the Senate trimmed it, and the smaller package became law July 24, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 884, a bill to stop noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections by repealing a 2022 DC law. A no vote kept that DC law. It passed the House 266-148 and is still waiting on the Senate.
June 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, making the small-business agency move offices out of sanctuary areas within 60 days. The House passed it 211-199.
June 5, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, which runs the Holocaust Memorial Museum, and announced it on 2025-06-03.
June 3, 2025
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
May 22, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
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- July 3, 2025 · Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21. (Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction, Supports Social Programs and Welfare)
Voted against passing H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 35, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 264-155, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 13, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding tree-thinning in high-risk wildfire zones on federal land by skipping full environmental review. The House passed it 279-141, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, sending it to the president to require jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft. The House passed it 263-156, and it became law on January 29, 2025.
January 22, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 30, a bill barring entry and allowing deportation of non-citizens for sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking or child abuse. The House passed it 274-145, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was named on 2025-01-15 the top Democrat on the House appropriations subcommittee that funds the State Department and foreign aid.
January 15, 2025
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7673, the Liberty in Laundry Act, barring clothes washer efficiency rules unless found workable and unlikely to raise buyers' costs. The House passed it 215-200, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.
December 10, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding federal wildfire work by exempting many forest projects from environmental review. The House passed it 268-151, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.
September 24, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5717, a bill denying certain federal immigration funds to states and localities that limit information sharing or ignore detention requests. It passed the House 219-186, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 20, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7909, a bill making immigrants deportable or barred from entry for stalking, child abuse, sex offenses or domestic violence. It passed the House 266-158, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 18, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 8281, the SAVE Act, opposing a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for federal voter registration. The House passed it 221-198. The Senate never voted on it, and the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.
July 10, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7637, the Refrigerator Freedom Act, barring refrigerator and freezer efficiency standards unless found workable and not costlier for consumers. The House passed it 212-192, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
July 9, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8070, the House's fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill, setting Defense Department policy and raising junior enlisted pay. The House passed it 217-199; its provisions became law through H.R. 5009 in December 2024.
June 14, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7530, the DC CRIMES Act, a bill to cut DC's youth offender age from 24 to 18 and freeze existing sentences. The House passed it 225-181, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3602 as rewritten on the floor into the End the Border Catastrophe Act. That package would have restarted border wall construction, tightened asylum rules, and added detention capacity. Needing two-thirds under a fast-track process, it failed 215-199 and never became law.
April 20, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, which would have forced federal detention of people in the country illegally charged with theft or burglary. It passed the House 251-170 but died in the Senate.
March 7, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6976, which would have made any drunk or drugged driving offense grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The House passed it 274-150, but it died in the Senate and never became law.
February 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6678, which would have made Social Security fraud, fake-ID fraud, or COVID relief fraud grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The House passed it anyway, 272-155, but the Senate never acted and it never became law.
January 31, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 5585, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 271-154, but the bill died when that Congress ended.
January 30, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.
December 5, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, cutting federal funding to public schools and colleges that shelter immigrants who entered without admission. The House passed it 222-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died with the 118th Congress.
July 19, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would have permanently put fentanyl-like substances in the strictest drug category and applied fentanyl-level trafficking penalties. It passed the House 289-133 and died without Senate passage, so this bill never became law.
May 25, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Reported under the STOCK Act that First Republic Bank stock was sold from her account on 2023-03-16 and JPMorgan stock bought six days later. She said a money manager made the trades on his own.
March 16, 2023
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Voted against H.J.Res. 26, which blocked the District of Columbia's rewritten criminal code, which lowered maximum sentences for carjacking and robbery. The House passed it 250-173. It was signed on March 20, 2023 as Public Law 118-1.
February 9, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which would overturn the District of Columbia law letting noncitizen residents vote in local DC elections. The House passed it 260-162 anyway. The Senate never voted, so it died with the 118th Congress and the DC law stands.
February 9, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Passed her bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Benjamin Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor (H.R. 6015), through the House on 2022-05-10.
May 10, 2022
Source: frankel.house.gov
Led a bill that became law on 2022-04-13 to place statues of Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the U.S. Capitol.
April 13, 2022
Source: frankel.house.gov
Endorsed Joe Biden for president on 2020-03-04.
March 4, 2020
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Was elected on 2019-03-28 as a co-chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, the group of all Democratic women in the House.
March 28, 2019
Source: frankel.house.gov
Got provisions into the 2018 FAA law, passed by Congress on 2018-10-03. They stopped FEMA claw backs of 2004-2005 hurricane aid and ordered a study of how presidential flight limits hurt Palm Beach businesses.
October 3, 2018
Source: frankel.house.gov
Led a group of House Democratic women to the Senate on 2018-09-27 to ask Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to delay the Kavanaugh hearing for an FBI investigation.
September 27, 2018
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Was elected on 2016-12-12 as a co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues for the 115th Congress.
December 12, 2016
Source: frankel.house.gov
Received the Sun Sentinel editorial board's endorsement for re-election to Congress on 2016-10-16.
October 16, 2016
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Voted on 2015-09-11 against a bill to approve the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (H.R. 3461). It failed 162-269.
September 11, 2015
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted on 2014-12-11 against the $1.1 trillion spending bill known as the "cromnibus" (H.R. 83). It passed 219-206.
December 11, 2014
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was elected on 2014-11-18 by Florida and Georgia House Democrats to the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, which assigns Democrats to committees.
November 18, 2014
Source: frankel.house.gov
Voted on 2013-10-16 for the bill that reopened the federal government after a shutdown and suspended the debt limit (H.R. 2775). It passed 285-144.
October 16, 2013
Source: clerk.house.gov
Received the endorsement of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund on 2012-04-17.
April 17, 2012
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Received the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings on 2012-02-21, twenty years after he beat her in a bitter 1992 congressional primary.
February 21, 2012
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Endorsed Kendrick Meek for U.S. Senate in 2009.
June 15, 2009
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Won re-election as mayor of West Palm Beach on 2007-03-13, defeating former City Commissioner Al Zucaro.
March 13, 2007
Source: sun-sentinel.com
A state grand jury reported on 2007-02-02 that developers saw West Palm Beach as a "pay-to-play" city, pointing to donations to Frankel's re-election campaign. The jury found no example of favors traded for donations.
February 2, 2007
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Won the West Palm Beach mayor's race on 2003-03-11, beating incumbent Mayor Joel Daves 55.7% to 37.8%.
March 11, 2003
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Led Democratic opposition to the Republican redistricting maps passed on 2002-03-22. She called the process "the most raw partisan political act" of her 14 years in the House.
March 22, 2002
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Argued against a 2002 Florida House bill banning human cloning, saying it blocked promising medical research. The House passed it.
March 13, 2002
Source: sun-sentinel.com
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- March 24, 1995 · Co-sponsored and led a 1995 Florida House bill to ban smoking in restaurants. It passed a House subcommittee. (Supports Environment and Public Health)
Voted on 2001-12-05 to delay a $128 million tax break for wealthier Floridians to avoid deeper budget cuts. The House passed the delay 102-17.
December 5, 2001
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Urged House Democrats to vote against the 2001 state budget, as a message to Republicans before the 2002 governor's race.
May 4, 2001
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Asked Republican leaders in December 2000, with 30 House Democrats beside her, to call off the special session to name Florida's presidential electors. She cited 37 scholars who said the Legislature had no legal role.
December 12, 2000
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Received the Sun-Sentinel editorial board's endorsement for re-election to the Florida House on 2000-10-26.
October 26, 2000
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Was chosen on 1999-04-28 as the next leader of Florida House Democrats.
April 28, 1999
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Chaired a new Florida House select committee on child abuse and neglect in 1995, working on changes to the state's child welfare system.
March 19, 1995
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Was named chair of the Florida House Health and Rehabilitative Services Committee, which oversaw the state's $7.5 billion social services agency.
December 5, 1990
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Chaired the Florida House Finance and Taxation Committee in 1989.
July 10, 1989
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Received the Nelson Poynter Civil Liberties Award from the ACLU of Florida on 1988-10-16 for her work passing the state's AIDS law.
October 16, 1988
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Voted for the 1987 Florida law that put the sales tax on many services (CS-SB 777). The House passed it.
April 24, 1987
Source: sun-sentinel.com
Won her first race for the Florida House in District 83 on 1986-11-04, beating Republican Gerald Adams 16,960 votes to 7,511.
November 4, 1986
Source: sun-sentinel.com

Past race Lois Frankel ran in:

United States Representative, Congressional District 23 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 23, Florida · incumbent

Lois Frankel

Where Lois Frankel stands, based on their records

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Track record — AI Regulation

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap

Track record — Labor Rights

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Track record — Government Efficiency

Track record — Cost of Living Reduction

Track record — Immigration

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Track record — Gun Control

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Track record — Election Integrity

Track record — Limit Foreign Influence

Track record — National Defense

Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction

Track record — Foreign Trade

Track record — Data Privacy

Track record — Civil Rights

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Track record — Peaceful Foreign Policy

Track record — U.S.-Israel Ties

Track record — General

Past race Lois Frankel ran in: