Scanlon is the representative for Pennsylvania’s 5th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Scanlon is next up for reelection in 2020.
She was previously the representative for Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district as a Democrat from 2018 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Mary Scanlon [D-PA5]](/static/legislator-photos/412750-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Scanlon.
Committee Membership
Mary Scanlon sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on the Judiciary
- Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law
- Member, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Justice
- Member, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
- House Committee on Rules
- House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Scanlon sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (100%)
Recent Bills
Some of Scanlon’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 281: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1585) to reauthorize the Violence Against ...
- H.R. 1573: Disability Voting Rights Act
- H.Res. 172: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to expand Americans’ access to ...
- H.R. 1382: Inaugural Fund Integrity Act
- H.Res. 52: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 28) making further continuing ...
- H.R. 7399 (115th): Inaugural Fund Integrity Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Scanlon’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
S. 2322: CURD Act
Dec 20, 2018. Failed 230/162.
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| Yea |
H.R. 2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Dec 12, 2018. Passed 369/47.
See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, horticulture, and other miscellaneous programs administered by the Department of Agriculture ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 7187: To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 7, 2018.
Nov 29, 2018. Passed 350/46.
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Missed Votes
From Nov 2018 to Apr 2019, Scanlon missed 2 of 251 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. This is better than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
