Former member of Congress · last served 117th Congress
Brenda L. Lawrence
Brenda Lawrence was a Democratic U.S. representative from Michigan, first elected to Congress in 2015, who sponsored 2 bills that became law (114th–117th 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
- H.R. 2521 DOULA for VA Act of 2022Dec 5, 2022 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- H.Res. 1497 Recognizing the contributions of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial ("the Military Women's Memorial").Nov 29, 2022 · Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker…
- H.R. 7626 To direct the Attorney General to establish a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of body-worn camera continuous training programs.Nov 1, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- H.R. 7296 GOOD AI Act of 2022Mar 30, 2022 · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- H.R. 6546 Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2022Feb 2, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Top bills sponsored
- H.R. 3976 (116th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Aretha Franklin Post Office…Became law
- H.R. 5028 (114th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721 E Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Mary E. McCoy Post Office…Became law
- H.Res. 354 (116th) Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United…Passed a chamber
- H.R. 4155 (115th) Congressional Sexual Harassment Training Act109 cosponsors
- H.R. 1352 (117th) Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021102 cosponsors
- H.R. 6681 (115th) Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act88 cosponsors
- H.R. 1417 (116th) Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 201987 cosponsors
- H.R. 1003 (116th) Aretha Franklin Congressional Gold Medal Act68 cosponsors
Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.
Elections Rep. Lawrence has won
Rep. Lawrence has won 4 U.S. House elections (2014–2020). Of the contested races, margins ran from 58.1 to 63.6 points.
Full election history for this seat →
Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.
How has Michigan done while Rep. Lawrence served?
2015 to 2022 in Michigan: typical household income was up 6% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was down 2.4 points, and the share of workers looking for a job was down 2.5 points.
Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.
While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in Michigan during Lawrence’s time representing it (2015 to 2023). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.
Michigan’s borders do not change, so every year is comparable. The Census Bureau has no 2020 yearly estimate.
Official records on bills this member sponsored
117th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 14 bills sponsored.
| Record | Bills | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bills sponsored | 14 | Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them → |
| With a sponsor’s constitutional-authority statement | 11 | See the 11 → |
| With a CBO cost estimate listed | 1 | See the 1 → |
| With a committee report listed | 0 | None listed |
Evidence
- How counted
- Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 117th 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.