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Rep. Barbara Lee
- California
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Party
Democratic
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Current Office
U.S. House
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First Elected
4/7/1998
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Next Election
2014
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Sponsored Bills
Congress 113
22
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CoSponsored Bills
Congress 113
165
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Missed Vote %
4.45%
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Votes with Party
90.78%
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OFFICE ADDRESS
Spanish Speaking Citizens Foundation 1470 Fruitvale Avenue Oakland, CA
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Barbara Jean Lee is the U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district, serving East Bay voters from 1998 to 2013 during a time when the region was designated California's 9th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first woman to represent the 9th district and is also the first woman to represent the 13th district. Lee was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Lee is notable as the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks. This made her a hero among many in the anti-war movement. L...
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Barbara Jean Lee is the U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district, serving East Bay voters from 1998 to 2013 during a time when the region was designated California's 9th congressional district. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first woman to represent the 9th district and is also the first woman to represent the 13th district. Lee was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Lee is notable as the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks. This made her a hero among many in the anti-war movement. L...
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5830
To provide that in the case of a law enforcement officer who uses deadly force against a person, and thereby causes the death of that person, a hearing shall be conducted before a judge to determine whether there is probable cause for the State to bring criminal charges against the law enforcement officer relating to the death of the person, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5617
To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the definition of "widow" and "widower", and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5606
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require homemade firearms to have serial numbers, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5571
To provide an increased allocation of funding for assistance in persistent poverty counties, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Financial Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequen...
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5570
To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5562
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 West Ocean Avenue in Lompoc, California, as the "Federal Correctional Officer Scott J. Williams Memorial Post Office Building".
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5559
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions relating to energy, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5524
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that women members of the Armed Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services....
Barbara Lee
has sponsored bill
HR5494
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to the hiring of veterans in the field of renewable energy.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5478
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to make certain limitations on the transfer of personal property to Federal and State agencies, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5468
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the "Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office".
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5464
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5377
To provide for certain safeguards with respect to the sale of historic postal facilities, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5372
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to Patriot employers, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means....
Barbara Lee
has co-sponsored bill HR5363
To establish a WaterSense program, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for considerat...
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