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Laphonza R. Butler

Laphonza R. Butler

D CA · Senate

2023–2024 Senate

Healthcare

+28
Helped 31 Hurt 3 Unclear 298

Government Operations

-4
Helped 0 Hurt 4 Unclear 295

Environment

+15
Helped 44 Hurt 29 Unclear 58

Education

+12
Helped 13 Hurt 1 Unclear 93

Law Enforcement

-10
Helped 29 Hurt 39 Unclear 14

Labor

+10
Helped 18 Hurt 8 Unclear 49

Finance

+22
Helped 29 Hurt 7 Unclear 30

Energy

-3
Helped 14 Hurt 17 Unclear 19

Immigration

-15
Helped 9 Hurt 24 Unclear 10

Voting Rights

+2
Helped 18 Hurt 16 Unclear 4

Defense

-1
Helped 3 Hurt 4 Unclear 29

Social Welfare

+19
Helped 26 Hurt 7

Housing

+18
Helped 24 Hurt 6 Unclear 1

Transportation

-3
Helped 4 Hurt 7 Unclear 17

Agriculture

-3
Helped 8 Hurt 11 Unclear 9

Foreign Policy

-5
Helped 5 Hurt 10 Unclear 13

Trade

+16
Helped 19 Hurt 3 Unclear 4

Regional Economic Development

+20
Helped 21 Hurt 1 Unclear 1

Technology

+10
Helped 13 Hurt 3 Unclear 6

Criminal Justice

+3
Helped 9 Hurt 6 Unclear 2
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

712 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (108), EPA (6), Federal (6), Homeland Security (6), Defense (4), State (4), U.S. Federal (4), VA (4), Independent Agencies (3), State/Local (3), Executive (2), General (2), Judiciary (2), OMB (2), HHS (1), Interior (1), OPM (1), Oversight (1), State Department (1), Transportation Security (1)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s4226-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.

98 clauses May 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4228-118

Cosponsor Reported

To redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park as the Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center.

1 clause May 1, 2024
Environmental Services

s4227-118

Cosponsor Reported

To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park.

3 clauses May 1, 2024

s4223-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish certain duties for pharmacies to ensure provision of Food and Drug Administration-approved contraception, medication related to contraception, and for other purposes.

3 clauses May 1, 2024
Federal Administration Health Care Providers

s4235-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize grants to support for law enforcement officers and families, and for other purposes.

0 clauses May 1, 2024

sres666-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Congratulating the Gay, Lesbian, and Allies Senate Staff Caucus association on the 20-year anniversary of the association.

1 clause May 1, 2024

sres668-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of Daniel Robert Bob Graham, former Senator for the State of Florida.

0 clauses May 1, 2024

sres664-118

Cosponsor

Recognizing the designation of April as Community College Month to celebrate more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education and workforce training, and more broadly sustaining and advancing the economic prosperity of the United States.

1 clause Apr 30, 2024

s4176-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

1 clause Apr 18, 2024
Health Care Providers

sres651-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Designating April 2024 as Preserving and Protecting Local News Month and recognizing the importance and significance of local news.

0 clauses Apr 18, 2024

sres655-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of Joseph Isadore Lieberman, former Senator for the State of Connecticut.

0 clauses Apr 18, 2024

sres653-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the 54th anniversary of Earth Day and the leadership of its founder, Senator Gaylord Nelson.

0 clauses Apr 18, 2024

s4141-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the FIFA World Cup 2026, and for other purposes.

5 clauses Apr 17, 2024
Federal Administration Financial Services

sres647-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2024, as the seventh annual Black Maternal Health Week.

1 clause Apr 17, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4132-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park in the State of California, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Apr 16, 2024
Health Care Providers Education Defense Contractors Federal Administration

sres644-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the designation of April 1, 2024, through April 30, 2024, as “Fair Chance Jobs Month”.

1 clause Apr 16, 2024
Health Care Providers

s4120-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To support the direct care professional workforce, and for other purposes.

61 clauses Apr 15, 2024
Labor Health Care Providers Education Environmental Services

sres637-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

1 clause Apr 11, 2024

s4117-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a Climate Change Education Program, and for other purposes.

6 clauses Apr 11, 2024
Health Care Providers Education

s4096-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the random assignment of certain cases in the district courts of the United States.

1 clause Apr 10, 2024
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