Policy pillars — derived from activity record
Electoral integrity
4 actionsFields consistently opposes citizenship verification requirements for voting, prioritizing voting access over electoral gatekeeping measures.
Criminal justice
21 actionsFields' criminal justice votes reflect competing priorities, supporting enhanced drug enforcement and officer protections while consistently opposing measures that expand law enforcement authority or restrict rehabilitation-focused sentencing policies.
Fiscal policy
36 actionsFields demonstrates a nuanced fiscal approach, supporting revenue-generating measures and targeted spending allocations while opposing broad presidential spending cancellation authority and multi-year appropriations frameworks.
Healthcare
12 actionsFields demonstrates a divided approach to healthcare policy, supporting rural health infrastructure while opposing federal maternal health initiatives.
Education
10 actionsFields demonstrates strong support for expanding educational access and affordability while opposing measures that increase transparency requirements or reduce specialized support services in higher education.
Economy and labor
25 actionsFields demonstrates consistent support for labor organizing and collective bargaining rights while backing measures to expand small business access to capital and support services.
Environment and energy
85 actionsFields demonstrates a consistent pattern of opposing environmental protections and clean energy initiatives, voting to weaken pollution standards, reduce wildlife safeguards, and obstruct the transition away from fossil fuels.
Immigration
19 actionsFields' immigration votes reflect support for protections and legal status for specific immigrant groups alongside opposition to enforcement-focused measures, indicating a humanitarian rather than enforcement-oriented approach.
National security and foreign policy
44 actionsFields demonstrates a consistent pattern of opposing traditional national security measures including military funding, intelligence surveillance, and border security initiatives while selectively supporting only narrow measures targeting China and energy security.
Civil rights and liberties
18 actionsFields demonstrates a strong commitment to civil rights and liberties across diverse constituencies, consistently supporting protections for religious freedom, racial justice, disability access, consumer privacy, and Native American sovereignty while opposing restrictions on transgender rights and medical autonomy.
Social policy
12 actionsFields demonstrates consistent support for expansive social policy that prioritizes government assistance for vulnerable populations including veterans, families, pregnant women, and Native Americans across housing and benefit programs.
Technology and data
17 actionsFields demonstrates consistent support for technology advancement paired with robust government oversight, regulation, and security frameworks across digital innovation, cybersecurity, and platform governance.
Civil liberties and government power
2 actionsFields votes to preserve judicial authority and resist constraints on courts' ability to check governmental power over individual rights.
Government accountability and transparency
57 actionsFields's votes on this pillar reflect competing priorities, supporting direct accountability mechanisms like censure and impeachment while opposing legislative oversight tools and transparency procedural requirements.
Infrastructure and public investment
12 actionsFields supports targeted public infrastructure investments in preservation and community projects but opposes comprehensive federal infrastructure funding mechanisms.
Activity ledger — most recent first
Apr 20, 2026
Fields addressed the House for one minute to express condolences for eight children killed in a violent incident in Shreveport, Louisiana, and called for prayer and support for the affected families and community.
Apr 14, 2026
Fields spoke for 60 minutes during a Special Order hour to commemorate the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., recounting his personal experiences with Jackson including hearing him speak in 1978 and later serving as college coordinator for Jackson's 1984 Presidential campaign.
Mar 27, 2026
Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 — This bill gives the President tools to protect American assets and enforce consequences against Western Hemisphere allies that seize U.S. property by restricting their vessels from U.S. ports.
Mar 26, 2026
Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act — This bill allocates federal spending to the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, representing a direct government expenditure that affects the overall budget.
Dec 12, 2025
Fields removed his name as cosponsor of H.R. 740.
May 14, 2025
Fields asked for and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute to honor the life and legacy of former Mayor Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden of East Baton Rouge Parish and to request a moment of silence.
Apr 29, 2025
Fields spoke for 30 minutes regarding Executive Order No. 14151, which ended DEI programs, and argued that DEI initiatives represent evidence-based responses to documented inequities and are essential to America's ongoing work to ensure equal protection.
Mar 25, 2025
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1048) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes. — This bill would block energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment, undermining efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Mar 4, 2025
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". — This bill enables Congress to exercise its constitutional oversight power by allowing votes to disapprove specific federal agency rules, reinforcing legislative checks on executive branch regulatory authority.
Feb 24, 2025
SPUR Act — This bill advances small business economic opportunity by requiring federal agencies to track and report on contracts awarded to underrepresented small business owners, including veterans and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
Feb 12, 2025
Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.
Feb 12, 2025
Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.
Jan 22, 2025
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. — This bill would streamline environmental reviews to speed up forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal and forest thinning on public and tribal lands.
Jan 21, 2025
MAPWaters Act of 2025 — This bill advances environmental stewardship by improving public access to information about federal waterways, which can help people better utilize and care for these natural resources.
Jan 21, 2025
Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act — This bill directs federal resources toward constructing a public monument on the National Mall, representing a public investment in commemorative infrastructure.
Jan 16, 2025
Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act — This bill would make it easier to deny entry to and deport immigrants convicted of or admitting to certain violent crimes, particularly those involving women and children.
Jan 15, 2025
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States. — This bill would create a special tax rule for certain Taiwan residents earning U.S. income, potentially reducing federal tax revenue from this specific group.
Jan 15, 2025
POWER Act of 2025 — This bill enables federal funding for utilities to combine power restoration with hazard mitigation improvements, increasing public investment in infrastructure resilience.
Jan 14, 2025
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.
Jan 14, 2025
Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.
Jan 14, 2025
Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring federal agencies to publicly disclose detailed information about disaster assistance spending on a regular basis.
Jan 13, 2025
Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act — This bill requires FEMA to study ways to reduce paperwork burdens on disaster applicants while reporting its findings to Congress, which increases oversight and transparency in federal disaster assistance processes.
Jan 13, 2025
Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring a publicly-funded company to disclose executive compensation details to Congress and the public.
Jan 9, 2025
Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act — This bill would protect Americans from prosecution by the International Criminal Court and use sanctions to deter foreign cooperation with ICC investigations, asserting U.S. sovereignty in national security matters.
Jan 7, 2025
Laken Riley Act — This bill would require immigration authorities to detain immigrants arrested for certain theft-related crimes and allow states to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement decisions.
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