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Rep. John Lewis
- Georgia
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TRACK OFFICIAL
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Party
Democratic
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Current Office
U.S. House
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First Elected
11/4/1986
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Next Election
2014
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Sponsored Bills
Congress 113
2
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CoSponsored Bills
Congress 113
82
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Missed Vote %
12.15%
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Votes with Party
92.70%
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- Contact Info
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OFFICE ADDRESS
The Equitable Building 100 Peachtree Street, Northwest Suite 1920 Atlanta, GA
Ph: 404-659-0116
Fx: 404-331-0947
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John Robert Lewis is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district includes the northern three-quarters of Atlanta.
Lewis was one of the "Big Six" leaders in the American Civil Rights Movement and chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), playing a key role in the struggle to end legalized racial discrimination and segregation. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis is a member of the Democratic leadership of the House of Representatives and has served in the Whip organization since shortly after his first...
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John Robert Lewis is an American politician and civil rights leader. He is the U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987, and is the dean of the Georgia congressional delegation. The district includes the northern three-quarters of Atlanta.
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5780
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the integrity of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con...
John Lewis
has sponsored bill
HR5623
To establish a National Parents Corps Program, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
John Lewis
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...
John Lewis
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....
John Lewis
has sponsored bill
HR5517
To redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources....
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5489
To provide for youth jobs, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce....
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5390
To impose sanctions against persons who knowingly provide material support or resources to the Donbass People's Militia or its affiliates, associated groups, or agents, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction ...
John Lewis
has sponsored bill
HR5353
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend for 5 years payment parity with Medicare for primary care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce....
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5352
To strengthen and expand proven anti-poverty programs and initiatives.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, the Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, and the Ju...
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5294
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and the Workforce, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Armed Services, the Judiciary, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently d...
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5280
To strengthen the current protections available under the National Labor Relations Act by providing a private right of action for certain violations of such Act, 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 Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit...
John Lewis
has sponsored bill
HR5102
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care coverage of employees who are Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con...
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5051
To ensure that employers cannot interfere in their employees' birth control and other health care decisions.
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the...
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5009
Military Separation Pay Fairness Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services....
John Lewis
has co-sponsored bill HR5003
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014
Current Status
Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources....
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