# Lucy McBath (GA-06) — Legislator Fact Sheet · The GA Files > How Lucy McBath voted on the most consequential federal legislation, with campaign-finance data from FEC filings. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/LucyMcBath.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- Legislator Fact Sheet · Georgia's 6th Congressional District # Lucy McBath Party Democrat In Office 2019 – present Seat GA-06 Key Votes Recorded 10 of 12 HRC Equality Score95 / 100 Lucy McBath, a gun-safety advocate who entered politics after her son Jordan Davis was shot and killed in 2012, has represented suburban Atlanta districts since 2019 and currently holds Georgia's 6th District. 10 / 12A recorded position on 10 of the twelve scorecard votes — the rest predate her tenure. **HRC Equality Score: 95/100 (118th Congress).** An external rating from the [Human Rights Campaign](https://www.hrc.org/resources/congressional-scorecard), an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, scoring members 0–100 on support for LGBTQ+ equality based on key votes and bill cosponsorships in the 118th Congress (2023–24). Included for reference; it reflects HRC's positions, not this site's. **Methodology.** Every vote below is the member's actual recorded position, pulled directly from the official House Clerk roll-call XML and cross-checked against the published vote totals. DNV = did not vote; — = not yet in office. Summaries are factual; framing is left to the reader. 01 ## One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 1 · 119th Congress NO Date House passage July 3, 2025 (218–214) Status Became law — Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **NO** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The largest safety-net rollback in recent memory — over $1 trillion cut from health programs and at least $120 billion from SNAP, with new Medicaid work requirements and higher ACA premiums. Supporters cast it as tax relief and spending restraint; opponents warned it would strain rural hospitals and nursing homes and raise costs for lower-income families. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190) 02 ## Laken Riley Act S. 5 / H.R. 29 · 119th Congress YES Date House passage January 22, 2025 (263–156) Status Became law, signed January 29, 2025 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — breaking with most Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Requires DHS to detain undocumented people merely charged with or arrested for theft-related offenses — without a conviction — and lets states sue the federal government over immigration enforcement. Named for a Georgia nursing student killed in 2024, it drew bipartisan support, but immigrant-rights groups criticized the detention-without-conviction standard and due-process concerns. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202523) 03 ## Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage August 12, 2022 (220–207) Status Became law, signed August 16, 2022 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Let Medicare negotiate prescription-drug prices, capped insulin at $35/month for Medicare enrollees, extended ACA premium subsidies, and funded clean-energy investment — direct savings for lower- and middle-income households and seniors, paid for partly with a corporate minimum tax. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022420) 04 ## Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act H.R. 3684 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage November 5, 2021 (228–206) Status Became law, signed November 15, 2021 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Funds roads, bridges, broadband, and water-system replacement, with Georgia set to receive billions for roads, ports, airports, water systems, and broadband access. One of the few major bipartisan infrastructure laws of the era. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021369) 05 ## American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage March 10, 2021 (220–211) Status Became law, signed March 11, 2021 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans A $1.9 trillion COVID-relief package: $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded unemployment benefits, and a one-year Child Tax Credit expansion credited with helping cut child poverty nearly in half in 2021. Supporters credited it with speeding the recovery; critics argued it fueled inflation. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202172) 06 ## Bipartisan Safer Communities Act S. 2938 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage June 24, 2022 (234–193) Status Became law, signed June 25, 2022 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The first major federal gun-safety law in nearly 30 years: enhanced background checks for buyers under 21, funding for state red-flag laws, closure of the “boyfriend loophole,” and new mental-health and school-safety money. Passed weeks after the Uvalde school shooting with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2938) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022299) 07 ## Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 8404 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage December 8, 2022 (258–169) Status Became law, signed December 13, 2022 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Codified federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, requiring states to honor marriages performed where they were legal. A response to concerns that the Supreme Court might revisit marriage rights; it passed with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022513) 08 ## CHIPS & Science Act H.R. 4346 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage July 28, 2022 (243–187) Status Became law, signed August 9, 2022 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Subsidized domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research to cut reliance on foreign chips and ease the supply-chain shocks that drove up prices on cars and electronics — including roughly $75 million directed to strengthen chip production in Georgia. Passed with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022404) 09 ## Honoring our PACT Act S. 3373 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage July 13, 2022 (342–88) Status Became law, signed August 10, 2022 Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Expanded VA health care and benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits and other hazards during their service — one of the largest expansions of veterans’ benefits in decades. Passed with broad bipartisan majorities. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3373) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022309) 10 ## Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1 · 115th Congress — Date House passage December 20, 2017 (224–201) Status Became law, signed December 22, 2017 Lucy McBath's Vote Not in office — Lucy McBath took office after this vote. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Cut the corporate tax rate permanently and individual rates temporarily, doubled the standard deduction, and capped the state-and-local-tax (SALT) deduction. The largest tax overhaul in a generation; supporters cited growth and simpler filing, while critics noted the largest benefits flowed to corporations and higher earners and that it added to the deficit. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017699) 11 ## American Health Care Act H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress — Date House passage May 4, 2017 (217–213) Status Passed House; failed in the Senate — did not become law Lucy McBath's Vote Not in office — Lucy McBath took office after this vote. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The principal effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — rolling back the Medicaid expansion, restructuring subsidies, and weakening protections tied to pre-existing conditions. The Congressional Budget Office estimated tens of millions would lose coverage. It passed the House but failed in the Senate. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1628) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017256) 12 ## For the People Act H.R. 1 · 117th Congress YES Date House passage March 3, 2021 (220–210) Status Passed House; stalled in the Senate — did not become law Lucy McBath's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans A sweeping elections-and-ethics overhaul — automatic and same-day voter registration, expanded mail and early voting, nonpartisan redistricting, new campaign-finance disclosure, and tighter conflict-of-interest rules. Supporters called it the most significant voting-rights expansion in decades; opponents called it federal overreach into state-run elections. It passed the House but stalled in the Senate. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202162) Constituent Access ## Town Halls Open public forums with constituents · review period 2019–2026 **McBath is highly accessible, primarily through large telephone town halls.** Her office reports 144 constituent events in 2025 — including interactive town halls reaching more than 33,800 participants — alongside in-person community forums. (Event and participation figures below are reported by McBath's office.) ## Documented Record - **April 9, 2025 — telephone town hall, 14,000+ participants.** An interactive call featuring Rob Shriver, former acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, focused on the Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce. - **February 2025 — telephone town hall for the new Sixth District, ~6,000 participants.** An introductory forum after redistricting reshaped the district to include parts of Cobb, Fulton, Douglas, and Fayette counties. - **In-person community town halls.** McBath has also held face-to-face forums in the district, including a Sixth District town hall in Sandy Springs. - **Constituent services.** Her office reports delivering roughly $40 million to Georgia families through casework and logging more than 61,000 constituent opinions in 2025. Verified against McBath's official House site and East Cobb News (2025). Participation and event counts are self-reported by her office. This is not an exhaustive list of every event. ## Sources - [Rep. McBath — telephone town hall with 14,000+ participants (official)](https://mcbath.house.gov/2025/04/09/2025-4-mcbath-addresses-over-14-000-participants-with-former-executive-branch-official-in-constituent-town-hall/) - [Rep. McBath — interactive town hall for the new Sixth District (official)](https://mcbath.house.gov/2025/2/mcbath-leads-interactive-community-town-hall-for-georgias-new-sixth-district) - [East Cobb News — McBath town hall coverage](https://eastcobbnews.com/tag/mcbath-town-hall/) Campaign Finance ## Campaign Finance 2025–26 cycle · Federal Election Commission Raised$757K Spent$1.1M Cash on Hand$621K McBath's largest committee receipt is a **transfer back from her own gubernatorial exploratory committee**; behind it are teachers' unions, Georgia corporates (Cox, AFLAC), and AIPAC's PAC. Pinned — AIPAC Money $199,357 this cycle Direct contributions from AIPAC's PAC plus donor money bundled ("earmarked") through AIPAC and forwarded to the campaign — totaled from [AIPAC's own FEC disbursement filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00797670&recipient_name=C00672295), 2025–26 cycle. ## Top PAC & Committee Contributors | # | Contributor | Amount | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | McBath for Governor Exploratory Cmte (transfer) | $24,437 | | 2 | American Federation of Teachers COPE | $10,000 | | 3 | Cox Enterprises PAC | $10,000 | | 4 | AFLAC PAC | $10,000 | | 5 | Primerica PAC | $8,000 | | 6 | Defend the Vote | $5,000 | | 7 | AIPAC PAC | $5,000 | | 8 | UAW V-CAP | $5,000 | | 9 | Ernst & Young PAC | $5,000 | | 10 | Sheet Metal/Air/Rail Workers (SMART) PAC | $5,000 | Source: Federal Election Commission, 2025–26 cycle. Direct PAC contributions and committee transfers only — individual donors, earmarked conduit pass-throughs, refunds, and loans are excluded. Figures auto-pulled from FEC filings. ## Sources - [FEC — candidate profile & filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8GA06393/) ## Verification Resources - [House Clerk roll-call votes](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes) - [Lucy McBath — Congressional Biographical Directory](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001208) - [FEC — campaign finance filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H8GA06393/) Vote positions are taken from official roll-call records, not secondhand summaries. Campaign-finance figures are drawn directly from the candidate's FEC filings for the 2025–26 cycle. [← All Legislators](https://thegafiles.com/legislators.html)