Former member of Congress · last served 118th Congress
Laphonza R. Butler
Laphonza Butler was a Democratic U.S. senator from California, first elected to Congress in 2023, who sponsored 1 bill that became law (118th–118th Congress).
How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.
Recent votes
No recorded roll-call votes in PORKER’s records. Roll-call records start in 2011.
5 most recent bills
- S. 4900 Investing in Community Resilience Act of 2024Dec 16, 2024 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 700.
- S. 4243 Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal ActDec 12, 2024 · Became Public Law No: 118-150.
- S. 5031 Workforce of the Future Act of 2024Sep 12, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 4903 Generation Now Workforce Representation Act of 2024Jul 31, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- S. 4899 HEIRS Act of 2024Jul 31, 2024 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Top bills sponsored
- S.Res. 448 (118th) A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.Passed a chamber
- S. 4723 (118th) Keep Families Together Act21 cosponsors
- S. 4217 (118th) Next Step Home Act13 cosponsors
- S.Res. 542 (118th) A resolution supporting the observation of "National Girls & Women in Sports Day" on February 7, 2024, to raise awareness of and celebrate the achievements of…12 cosponsors
- S. 3949 (118th) Pride In Mental Health Act of 20249 cosponsors
- S. 4168 (118th) Specialty Crop Security Act of 20249 cosponsors
- S. 4211 (118th) High School Voter Empowerment Act of 20248 cosponsors
- S. 4265 (118th) Improving Language Access in Mortgage Servicing Act of 20242 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
118th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 22 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 22 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 118th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
- Fields
- cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
- PORKER copy refreshed
- October 26, 2026 (nightly)
Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.
Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.