Matt Cartwright
Former Representative for Pennsylvania’s 8th District, 2013–2025 · Democrat
Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure
Effectiveness, 118th Congress
How it’s measuredMeets expectations
Rank 196 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 218 minority-party members
How far Cartwright’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.
- Introduced 40
- Action in committee 16
- Action beyond committee 1
- Passed chamber 1
- Became law 0
40 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 40 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House
Cartwright’s bills that got action in committee or further
All bills16 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Cartwright’s effectiveness score.
- H.R. 1695 Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets ActGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Dec 5, 2024 Passed a chamber
- H.R. 6461 Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act of 2023Labor and Employment · In committee Dec 17, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 8064 HEAR Act of 2024Health · In committee Dec 17, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 8491 Coal Royalty Fairness and Communities Investment Act of 2024Energy · In committee May 24, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 5247 Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2023Armed Forces and National Security · In committee Mar 21, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 7275 Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring ActEnvironmental Protection · In committee Feb 9, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 6920 Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization ActArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Jan 30, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 6662 Transforming Hiring in Rural Industries and Vital Economies Act of 2023Agriculture and Food · In committee Jan 25, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 6882 PREPARE Act of 2023Emergency Management · In committee Jan 19, 2024 In committee
- H.R. 6446 UNLEADED ActTransportation and Public Works · In committee Nov 20, 2023 In committee
- H.R. 3601 Student Veteran Work Study Modernization ActArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Nov 15, 2023 In committee
- H.R. 6076 Job Creation through Energy Efficient Manufacturing ActEnergy · In committee Nov 3, 2023 In committee
- H.R. 5468 CSA OPPORTUNITY ActSocial Welfare · In committee Sep 26, 2023 In committee
- H.R. 4777 CLEANER Act of 2023Environmental Protection · In committee Jul 21, 2023 In committee
- H.R. 4778 FRESHER Act of 2023Environmental Protection · In committee Jul 21, 2023 In committee
- H.R. 3600 VA Work-Study Improvement ActArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Jun 21, 2023 In committee
Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.