Sep 11, 2024Sponsored
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 South Loudon Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the "United States Representative Elijah E. Cummings Post Office Building".
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DemocratMaryland · U.S. Representative
Kweisi
Mfume
U.S. Representative for Maryland
In office
6 yrsSince May 2020
Next election
2027Re-elected 2021
Age
77Born Oct 24, 1948
Party
Democrat
What they stand for
Mfume has spent time focused on a few core fights. Each is tied to bills actually introduced or votes actually cast.
- 01Supports federal recognition of African American historyMfume has sponsored multiple bills to establish and fund federal bodies dedicated to African American history and culture. The African American History Act of 2026 (HR.7740) and the National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023 (HR.727), along with its reintroduction (HR.7549), each seek to create or sustain a national council focused on this subject area.
- 02Supports Congressional Gold Medal for Henrietta LacksMfume has introduced the Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act in multiple legislative sessions (HR.4122, HR.3498), seeking to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Lacks, a Black woman whose cancer cells were taken without her consent and used for decades of biomedical research. The repeated reintroduction reflects sustained legislative effort on this specific recognition.
- 03Seeks military honors for Doris MillerMfume has sponsored legislation to award both the Medal of Honor posthumously (HR.2335) and the Congressional Gold Medal (HR.2336) to Doris Miller, a Navy messman who manned an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Both bills have been reintroduced across sessions.
- 04Supports historic site designation for Thurgood MarshallMfume sponsored the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2025 (HR.1718), which would establish a national historic site in honor of the first African American Supreme Court Justice. The bill has been introduced in multiple sessions.
- 05Supports college athlete heat fatality prevention standardsMfume sponsored the Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act (HR.4517), named for a University of Maryland football player who died from heatstroke in 2018. The bill has been reintroduced across sessions and would establish federal standards related to heat safety for collegiate student athletes.
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01 · Background
Who they are, where they came from
Kweisi Mfume represents Maryland's 7th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, a seat he first held from 1987 to 1996 and has held again since May 2020. He returned to Congress following the death of Representative Elijah Cummings, winning a special election to reclaim his former seat. Between his two periods of House service, Mfume served as president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1996 to 2004. In 2006, he sought the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Paul Sarbanes, losing the Democratic primary to Ben Cardin, who went on to win the general election. In his current term, Mfume has sponsored legislation to recognize contributions to African American history and culture, including the African American History Act of 2026 (HR.7740), the National Council on African American History and Culture Act of 2023 (HR.727), and a reintroduced version of that measure (HR.7549). He has sponsored the Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act in multiple sessions (HR.4122, HR.3498) and introduced the Justice Thurgood Marshall National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2025 (HR.1718). He has also sponsored legislation to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller (HR.2335) and a companion Doris Miller Congressional Gold Medal Act (HR.2336), as well as the Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act (HR.4517). Two of his sponsored measures were enacted into law: a bill designating a postal facility (HR.9544) and a bill designating the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument (HR.6826). He voted against final passage of the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act (HR.4984).
02 · Recent significant work
What they’ve done lately
Dec 14, 2023Sponsored
To designate the visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center.
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Feb 26, 2026Sponsored
African American History Act of 2026
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Feb 28, 2024Voted no
(HR.4984)
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Jun 14, 2023Sponsored
Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act
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03 · What's coming up
Bills they’ll vote on next
Bills that have cleared committee and are heading for a floor vote. See all upcoming votes →
House·HR.1071Reported to floor
No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025
Would bar entry and allow deportation of foreign officials who suppressed U.S. citizens' speech.
House·HR.151Reported to floor
Equal Representation Act of 2025
Would base House seat apportionment on citizen population rather than total population.
House·HR.2071Reported to floor
Save Our Shrimpers Act
Would bar U.S. funds to international institutions financing foreign shrimp operations.
House·HR.2076Reported to floor
Lulu’s Law
Would require the FCC to explicitly authorize wireless emergency alerts for shark attacks.
House·HR.2159Reported to floor
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
Would require public databases listing all federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses.
04 · Money
Where the campaign funds come from
Mfume's committee raised $694 in this period, with $600 (86.5%) coming from other sources and no contributions recorded from individuals, PACs, or party committees. Disbursements of $18,672 substantially exceeded receipts, leaving $418 cash on hand with no debts owed.
Total raised · 2007
$694
Cash on hand
$418
Spent
$19K
By source
- Other$600 · 86.5%
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