← Ben Ray Luján
Ben Ray Luján on Criminal Justice
DemocratNM
Criminal Justice93 votes · 71.4/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
205 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 93 of them counted toward the score above: 36 toward “Reform-oriented” and 57 toward “Punitive”.
The other 112 did not count: 111 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.
| Date | What was voted on | Voted | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.S. 331 · 119th Congress · On Passage of the Bill | Yea | Punitive |
| 2025-03-13 | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.S. 331 · 119th Congress · On the Cloture Motion | Yea | Punitive |
| 2025-03-06 | A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.S. 331 · 119th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | Punitive |
| 2025-01-22 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.S. 6 · 119th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2023-06-22 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".H.J.Res. 44 · 118th Congress · On the Joint Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-02-01 | A resolution supporting the observation of National Trafficking and Modern Slavery Prevention Month during the period beginning on January 1, 2023, and ending on February 1, 2023, to raise awareness of, and opposition to, human trafficking and modern slavery.S.Res. 21 · 118th Congress · On the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2023-01-26 | A resolution raising awareness and encouraging the prevention of stalking by designating January 2023 as "National Stalking Awareness Month".S.Res. 13 · 118th Congress · On the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2022-06-23 | An act to make our communities safer.S. 2938 · 117th Congress · On the Motion | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2022-06-23 | An act to make our communities safer.S. 2938 · 117th Congress · On the Motion to Table | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2022-06-23 | A bill to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building", and for other purposes.S. 2938 · 117th Congress · On the Cloture Motion | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2022-06-21 | A bill to designate the United States Courthouse and Federal Building located at 111 North Adams Street in Tallahassee, Florida, as the "Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States Courthouse and Federal Building", and for other purposes.S. 2938 · 117th Congress · On the Motion | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2022-05-26 | A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism.H.R. 350 · 117th Congress · On the Cloture Motion | Yea | Punitive |
| 2021-07-20 | A bill to deposit certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund, to waive matching requirements, and for other purposes.H.R. 1652 · 117th Congress · On Passage of the Bill | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2021-07-20 | To ensure adequate funding in the Crime Victims Fund is disbursed to victims, their families, and their advocates each year.H.R. 1652 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2021-04-22 | A bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.S. 937 · 117th Congress · On Passage of the Bill | Yea | Punitive |
| 2021-04-22 | To improve the bill.S. 937 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2021-04-22 | To require a report on State restrictions on religious exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic.S. 937 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2021-04-22 | To prohibit Federal funding for any institution of higher education that discriminates against Asian Americans in recruitment, applicant review, or admissions.S. 937 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2021-04-15 | A bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.S. 937 · 117th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2021-04-14 | A bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.S. 937 · 117th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2020-12-04 | MORE ActH.R. 3884 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2020-12-04 | MORE ActH.R. 3884 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2020-12-03 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3884) Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement ActH.Res. 1244 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2020-12-03 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3884) Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement ActH.Res. 1244 · 116th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2020-10-02 | Condemning QAnon and rejecting the conspiracy theories it promotesH.Res. 1154 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2020-06-25 | George Floyd Justice in Policing ActH.R. 7120 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2020-06-25 | George Floyd Justice in Policing ActH.R. 7120 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2020-02-26 | Emmett Till Antilynching ActH.R. 35 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2020-01-29 | Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues ActS. 3201 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2020-01-09 | Prison to Proprietorship ActH.R. 5078 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2019-12-09 | DHS Opioid Detection Resilience ActH.R. 4761 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-10-23 | Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019H.R. 777 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2019-09-27 | Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking ActH.R. 3722 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-05-14 | To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program.H.R. 2379 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-04 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization ActH.R. 1585 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-04 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization ActH.R. 1585 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-04 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019H.R. 1585 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-03 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019H.R. 1585 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-03 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019H.R. 1585 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-03 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019H.R. 1585 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-04-03 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019H.R. 1585 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-03-14 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to CongressH.Con.Res. 24 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-28 | Enhanced Background Checks ActH.R. 1112 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-28 | Enhanced Background Checks ActH.R. 1112 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-28 | Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019H.R. 1112 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-28 | Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019H.R. 1112 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-27 | Bipartisan Background Checks ActH.R. 8 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-27 | Bipartisan Background Checks ActH.R. 8 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-27 | Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019H.R. 8 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-27 | Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019H.R. 8 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2019-02-07 | Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019H.R. 507 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2019-02-07 | Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019H.R. 450 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2019-01-29 | Pathways to Improving Homeland Security at the Local Level ActH.R. 449 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2019-01-29 | Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists’ Use of Virtual Currencies ActH.R. 428 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-12-20 | Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization ActS. 2961 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-12-20 | Clean Up the Code Act of 2018H.R. 7093 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2018-12-20 | Ashanti Alert Act of 2018H.R. 5075 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-12-20 | First Step Act of 2018S. 756 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment to House Amendment | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2018-09-07 | Community Safety and Security ActH.R. 6691 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2018-06-15 | Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues ActH.R. 2851 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2018-06-15 | SITSA ActH.R. 2851 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2018-06-12 | Safe Disposal of Unused Medication ActH.R. 5041 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-06-06 | Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018H.R. 3249 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-05-22 | FIRST STEP ActH.R. 5682 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2018-05-16 | Protect and Serve Act of 2018H.R. 5698 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-05-15 | Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcment community and the public they serveH.Res. 285 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-05-15 | To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposesH.R. 4854 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-05-15 | Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection ActH.R. 613 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-05-09 | Citizens’ Right to Know ActH.R. 2152 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2018-04-18 | Justice for Victims of IRS Scams and Identity Theft Act of 2018H.R. 2905 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-04-10 | Combat Online Predators ActH.R. 4203 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-03-14 | Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018H.R. 4909 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-02-27 | Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking ActH.R. 1865 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-02-27 | Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017H.R. 1865 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-01-29 | Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization ActS. 534 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2018-01-19 | Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection ActH.R. 4712 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2017-12-21 | Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017H.R. 1370 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2017-12-11 | Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017H.R. 1730 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-12-06 | Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017H.R. 38 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2017-12-06 | Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017H.R. 38 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2017-12-05 | Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act of 2017H.R. 3317 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-10-03 | To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, and for other purposesS. 782 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-10-03 | Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActH.R. 36 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2017-10-03 | Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection ActH.R. 36 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2017-07-12 | Medical Controlled Substances Transportation ActH.R. 1492 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2017-05-25 | Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act of 2017H.R. 1973 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-05-25 | Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017H.R. 1761 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-05-25 | Protecting Against Child Exploitation Act of 2017H.R. 1761 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2017-05-22 | Strengthening Children’s Safety Act of 2017H.R. 1842 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-05-22 | Global Child Protection Act of 2017H.R. 1862 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-05-19 | Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017H.R. 1039 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2017-05-19 | Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017H.R. 1039 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2017-05-18 | Thin Blue Line ActH.R. 115 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reform-oriented |
| 2017-05-17 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 115) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victimH.Res. 323 · 115th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2017-05-17 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 115) to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victimH.Res. 323 · 115th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2017-05-16 | Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017H.R. 1616 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Punitive |
| 2017-02-02 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007H.J.Res. 40 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2016-12-08 | To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease and Patient Alert Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some children with autismH.R. 4919 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2016-12-07 | Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement ActH.R. 5790 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Reform-oriented |
| 2016-11-29 | To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposesH.R. 5422 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Reform-oriented / Punitive axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.