Legislator Record
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
House • D • RI
Current Snapshot
Weighted from current tracked reform bills, sponsorship role strength, future-bill priority, and how far each bill has advanced.
Net Impact
14.08
Avg Bill Score
7.04
Tracked Bills
2
Direct Impact Bills
2
Overall Rank
#245 / 375
Lower Half • 35th percentile
Chamber Rank
#230 / 323
29th percentile in House
Party Rank
#243 / 336
28th percentile in D
Current snapshot uses tracked reform bills only. Scores weight primary sponsorship more than cosponsorship, increase with higher-priority future-bill matches, and give additional credit to bills that advanced beyond introduction.
Tracked Bill Roles
Bills this legislator is linked to as a sponsor or cosponsor in the currently loaded scorecard data.
Future Bill Positions
Future-bill concepts connected to this legislator through the linked tracked legislation.
Issue Area Focus
Where this legislator's currently tracked reform-bill activity is concentrated.
Criminal Justice
Highest linked priority: High
Healthcare
Highest linked priority: High
Related Explainers
Explainers connected to this legislator through the future-bill concepts linked to their tracked activity.
Criminal Justice
Crime Statistics in Context: How the 13/50 Claim Is Used and Misused
The 13/50 claim is a common debate talking point that combines a population figure with a crime statistic in a way that often strips out context. Understanding what the numbers measure, what they do not measure, and how crime data are produced is essential for evaluating the claim accurately.
Constitutional Law
Equal Protection Under the Law: What It Means vs. How Its Been Applied
The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees that no state shall deny any person equal protection under the law. While this principle is foundational to American law, its application has historically been inconsistent, with significant gaps between legal guarantees and real-world outcomes.
Criminal Justice
Mass Incarceration in the United States: Policy vs. Outcome
Mass incarceration refers to the significant increase in the U.S. prison population over the past several decades. While often attributed solely to crime rates, policy decisions, sentencing laws, and enforcement practices played a major role in driving this growth.
Criminal Justice
Sentencing Disparities in the United States: Law, Enforcement, and Unequal Outcomes
Sentencing disparities in the United States refer to differences in punishment that can emerge across race, class, geography, and offense type. Although the law is often described as neutral, sentencing outcomes have frequently reflected unequal enforcement, policy design, and institutional discretion.
Related Policies
Policy records reached through the explainers and future-bill concepts tied to this legislator.
First Step Act
2018 • Law • Republican Party
Contemporary Era
Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
2010 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era
Prison Litigation Reform Act
1996 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
1994 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
1988 • Law • Republican Party
Contemporary Era
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
1986 • Law • Republican Party
Contemporary Era
Fair Housing Act of 1968
1968 • Law • Democratic Party
Civil Rights Era
Civil Rights Act of 1964
1964 • Law • Democratic Party
Civil Rights Era
Brown v. Board of Education
1954 • Court Case • No Primary Party
Civil Rights Era
Plessy v. Ferguson
1896 • Court Case • No Primary Party
Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement
14th Amendment
1868 • Amendment • Republican Party
Civil War and Reconstruction
Civil Rights Act of 1866
1866 • Law • Republican Party
Civil War and Reconstruction