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How did Matt Cartwright vote on Crime and Law Enforcement?

Matt Cartwright voted Yea on 25 and Nay on 11 of the 37 Crime and Law Enforcement roll calls in the House in the 118th Congress, and did not vote on 1, as of Nov 2, 2026.

On the 25 of those where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, he voted with Democrats 72% of the time (median for House Democrats: 96%).

Crime and Law Enforcement votes
Yea25
Nay11
Did not vote1
Crime and Law Enforcement roll calls in the House37
With Democrats on party-line votes18 of 25 (72%)
House Democrats, median96%

Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · policy area of each bill from congress.gov · How we measure · Updated Nov 2, 2026

The 10 most recent of 37 Crime and Law Enforcement votes

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Dec 5, 2024 H.R. 9598 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · This bill reauthorizes through FY2031 the Office of National Drug Control Policy and related grants, programs, and initiatives such as Yea Passed
399–1
Sep 25, 2024 H.R. 8205 Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets ActOn Passage · This bill makes the posting of cash bail, criminal bail bonds, and federal immigration bail bonds subject to the federal laws governing the…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
255–161
Sep 25, 2024 H.R. 8205 Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets ActOn Motion to Recommit · This bill makes the posting of cash bail, criminal bail bonds, and federal immigration bail bonds subject to the federal laws governing the… Yea Failed
206–212
Sep 11, 2024 H.R. 1398 Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024On Passage · Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP ActBroke w/ party Yea Passed
237–180
Sep 11, 2024 H.R. 1398 Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024On Motion to Recommit · Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act Yea Failed
203–214
Jul 23, 2024 S. 3706 Victims' VOICES ActOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Victims' Voices Outside and Inside the Courtroom Effectiveness Act or the Victims' VOICES Act Yea Passed
408–2
May 17, 2024 H.Res. 1213 A resolution regarding violence against law enforcement officers.On Agreeing to the Resolution · This resolution condemns calls to defund the police and recognizes that law enforcement officers must have the equipment, training, and… Yea Passed
337–61
May 16, 2024 H.R. 8146 Police Our Border ActOn Passage · This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on the impact of the Biden Administration's border policies on law enforcement…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
254–157
May 16, 2024 H.R. 8146 Police Our Border ActOn Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill requires the Department of Justice to report on the impact of the Biden Administration's border policies on law enforcement… Yea Failed
197–213
May 16, 2024 H.R. 354 LEOSA Reform Act of 2024On Passage · This bill broadens the authority for certain law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines. Nay Passed
221–185

All 37 are in the full voting record, part of Pro.