Sylvester Turner
Democrat · Representative for Texas's 18th district · no longer serving
2 sponsored · 49 cosponsored
Served 2025–2025
Age 72
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 2 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- None of the bills they wrote or backed has become law yet.Most bills never get a vote, from any member.
- 1 passed the House and waits on the Senate.The Senate has to pass the same text before it can become law.
- Missed none of the 57 recorded votes the House held while they were serving in the 119th Congress (2025–2026).The typical House member missed 1.9%.
- Works most on government operations and politics and health.9 and 6 of the 51 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (1)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
- They cosponsoredNational Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach ActSep 14, 2026
This bill is known as the National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act.
Passed the House by voice vote, no names recorded · 119-HR-309
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Provides free admission for retired law enforcement officers. +5
Still waiting, of the 2 bills they wrote: 2 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This resolution provides for the consideration of three specific joint resolutions in the House of Representatives.
The vote on whether to adopt the resolution — Passed
119-HRES-177 · roll call 57
This bill directs the United States Postal Service to track and report traffic crashes involving mail transport.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The bill requires the Postmaster General to publish an annual report containing aggregated statistics and trends regarding mail-related traffic deaths and injuries. +5
- No: Does this make it easier to run a small business?The bill imposes potential fines, contract suspensions, or terminations on contractors who fail to meet strict reporting deadlines. -3
119-HR-758 · roll call 55
This Act directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a specific review. The review focuses on procurement management practices within Defense and Civilian agencies.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
119-HR-856 · roll call 54
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.