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Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

Former Representative for Florida’s 26th District

pronounced DEH-bee // MOO-kar-sul POW-ul

Mucarsel-Powell was the representative for Florida’s 26th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2019 to 2020.

Photo of Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL26, 2019-2020]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2020 Report Card for Mucarsel-Powell.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Mucarsel-Powell is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Mucarsel-Powell sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Mucarsel-Powell was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:

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Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.

We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Mucarsel-Powell sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (31%) International Affairs (19%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Education (12%) Immigration (12%) Labor and Employment (12%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Mucarsel-Powell recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Mucarsel-Powell voted Yea

Passed 327/85 on Dec 21, 2020.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a major government funding bill, which also included economic stimulus provisions due …

Mucarsel-Powell voted Yea

Mucarsel-Powell voted Yea

Missed Votes

From Jan 2019 to Dec 2020, Mucarsel-Powell missed 6 of 954 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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