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]](/static/legislator-photos/412694-200px.jpeg)
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:
- H.R. 2848 (117th): Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2021
- H.R. 8276 (116th): To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
- H.R. 1874 (116th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that qualified cash or deferred arrangements allow certain long-term employees to participate.
- H.R. 7243 (115th): To amend Public Law 115-217 to change the address of the postal facility designated by such Public Law in honor of Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe, …
- H.R. 4840 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the “Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe …
- H.R. 2056 (115th): Microloan Modernization Act of 2017
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:
- H.R. 9516 (117th): AACCENT Act
- H.R. 8924 (117th): Strengthening Courts for Kids and Families Act
- H.R. 8083 (117th): Assessing Chinese Special Operations Forces Act of 2022
- H.R. 7985 (117th): Repeal Tariffs to Reduce Inflation Act of 2022
- H.R. 5051 (117th): To designate the Little Wekiva River as a scenic river, and for …
- H.R. 4572 (117th): Health Insurance Marketplace Affordability Act of 2021
- H.R. 4424 (117th): DEFEND Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
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.
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 Stephanie Murphy for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills