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Rep. Stephanie Murphy

Former Representative for Florida’s 7th District

pronounced STEH-fuh-nee // MER-fee


Murphy was the representative for Florida’s 7th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2017 to 2022.

Photo of Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL7, 2017-2022]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 Report Card for Murphy.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Murphy is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2022 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 Murphy sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 27, 2022. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Murphy was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:

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Does 6 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

Murphy sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Taxation (30%) Government Operations and Politics (18%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Health (10%) Labor and Employment (8%) Education (8%) International Affairs (8%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (5%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Murphy recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Murphy 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 …

Murphy voted Yea

Murphy voted Nay

Passed 284/149 on Jul 25, 2019.

Murphy voted Yea

Passed 235/179 on Jun 8, 2018.

H.R. 5895 provides funding for national defense nuclear weapons activities, the Army Corps of Engineers, various programs under the Department of Energy, the Legislative Branch, …

Murphy voted Aye

Passed 237/184 on Jan 17, 2018.

If the World Bank doesn’t live up to some of its promises for supporting human rights, fighting terrorism, and promoting democracy, should the U.S. government …

Missed Votes

From Jan 2017 to Dec 2022, Murphy missed 118 of 3,162 roll call votes, which is 3.7%. This is worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2022. 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

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including: