BrokenCivil RightsPROMISE #1
Pass federal reparations study commission.
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Verdict reasoning
H.R.40 reintroduced every session for 30 years; never reached House floor vote.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
D · TXAge 74· Liberal DemocratStandard review
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic·TX·House
43%kept · 14 promises graded
6kept
6partial
2broken
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Four promises that define the record
Promises that define the record.
Four promises chosen to span how voters across the political spectrum view this politician's record.
KeptCivil RightsPROMISE #2
Codify Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
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Verdict reasoning
Lead House sponsor of Juneteenth National Independence Day Act (Pub.L. 117-17), signed June 17, 2021.
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#3
KeptInfrastructure
Pass infrastructure investment.
Voted YES on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, November 2021).
#4
KeptClimate
Climate action / Inflation Reduction Act.
Voted YES on the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022), $369B in climate spending.
#5
KeptHealthcare
Lower prescription drug prices.
Voted YES on IRA Medicare drug-pricing negotiation provisions.
#6
PartialVoting Rights
Restore voting rights / John Lewis VRA.
Voted YES on cloture; failed 49-51 due to Republican filibuster + Manchin/Sinema opposition to rule change. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Congress when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
#7
PartialReproductive Rights
Defend reproductive rights / WHPA.
Voted YES on Women's Health Protection Act cloture; failed 49-51 (Manchin NO).
#8
PartialGun Policy
Pass gun safety legislation.
Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 2022). Assault-weapons ban did not pass.
#9
KeptJudiciary
Confirm Biden judicial nominees.
Voted YES on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson + the majority of lower-court Biden nominees.
#10
KeptForeign Policy
Support Ukraine.
Voted YES on every major Ukraine aid package 2022-2024.
#11
PartialCivil Rights
Pass Equality Act / LGBTQ+ protections.
Cloture failed Republican filibuster. Respect for Marriage Act passed (signed December 2022).
#12
PartialEducation
Cancel student debt.
Supported Biden's broad cancellation (SCOTUS-struck-down). Approximately $138B in narrower cancellations approved.
#13
BrokenLabor
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (included in early ARP drafts) was stripped on Byrd-rule objection. No standalone vote reached the floor.
#14
PartialTaxes
Restore the SALT deduction cap.
House-passed BBB included full SALT restoration; killed in Senate. Cap remains at $10k through TCJA expiry. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Senate when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
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