
Joseph D. Early
Democrat · MA-3 · House of Representatives
51 years in office
Quylt Score
Score Breakdown
Last updated: April 29, 2026
Reflects official Senate/House Ethics Committee records. Recent actions may not yet be reflected.
Quylt Scores update as official government data becomes available. Ethics records may lag 30–90 days from official committee publication.
Sponsored Legislation (29)
HR 8375 — A bill for the relief of Barnet Hellman.
Introduced 1980-11-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 7808 — A bill for the relief of Claire Hontz.
Introduced 1980-07-23 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 7761 — A bill for the relief of Claire Hontz.
Introduced 1980-07-02 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 12131 — A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, with respect to the rate-setting procedures of the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Rate Commission.
Introduced 1976-02-26 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Postal serviceHR 11156 — A bill to provide that a State or political subdivision may levy a tax with respect to a federally assisted housing project which under Federal law is otherwise exempt from State and local taxes but is required to make payments in lieu of taxes, where such payments are less than the amount of the taxes from which it is so exempt.
Introduced 1975-12-15 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing.
TaxationHR 11099 — A bill to impose an unjust enrichment tax with respect to illegal license fees on the importation of oil and petroleum products, and to authorize the appropriation of the proceeds of such tax for distribution to cities, counties, and other local governments under the formula for allocations to local governments set forth in the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
Introduced 1975-12-10 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
EnergyHR 11100 — A bill to impose an unjust enrichment tax with respect to illegal license fees on the importation of oil and petroleum products, and to provide that the proceeds of the tax are to be distributed to cities, counties, and other local governments under the formula for allocations to local governments set forth in the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
Introduced 1975-12-10 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
EnergyHR 7154 — A bill to authorize the appropriation of funds for the erection of a sculpture in memory of Dr. Robert H. Goddard, the Father of Modern Rocketry, on the grounds of Clark University.
Introduced 1975-05-20 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 5906 — A bill for the relief of Mirian U., also known as U, Pui-Ching.
Introduced 1975-04-10 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 5574 — A bill to authorize the acquisition and maintenance of the Goddard Rocket Launching Site in accordance with the act of August 25, 1961, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1975-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Federal installationsHR 4478 — A bill for the relief of Jorge Claudio Raholin, Angelica Celina (Otamendi) Raholin, Gerardo Gabriel Raholin, and Vilma Myriam Raholin.
Introduced 1975-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHCONRES 671 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Cadet Peter Burke receive a commission in the United States Army.
Introduced 1976-06-30 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Private LegislationHCONRES 186 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning recognition by the European Security Conference of the Soviet Union's occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
Introduced 1975-03-19 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHR 8556 — A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to the Congress explaining why Peter Burke was not offered an appointment as a commissioned officer upon his graduation from the U. S. Military Academy with the class of 1976.
Introduced 1977-07-27 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 2941 — A bill for the relief of Miriam U. (also known as U. Pui-Ching).
Introduced 1977-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 2816 — A bill to authorize the acquisition and maintenance of the Goddard rocket launching site in accordance with the act of August 25, 1916, as amended.
Introduced 1977-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHCONRES 313 — A concurrent resolution urging the President to appoint Peter Burke, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
Introduced 1977-07-27 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Private LegislationHR 1941 — A bill for the relief of Claire Hontz.
Introduced 1981-02-18 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 1940 — A bill for the relief of Barnet Hellman.
Introduced 1981-02-18 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHJRES 568 — A joint resolution to provide for the designation of October 5, 1982 as "Dr. Robert H. Goddard Day".
Introduced 1982-08-11 · Became Public Law No: 97-281.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 5956 — United States Skills Corporation Act
Introduced 1984-06-28 · Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.
Labor and EmploymentHR 2932 — A bill for the relief of Claire Hontz.
Introduced 1983-05-05 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 4725 — A bill for the relief of Kil Joon Yu Callahan.
Introduced 1986-04-30 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 4622 — Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1986
Introduced 1986-04-17 · Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Recreation.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesHR 4118 — A bill to designate the building commonly known as the "Old Post Office" in Worcester, Massachusetts, as the "Harold D. Donohue Federal Building".
Introduced 1986-02-04 · Became Public Law No: 99-599.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1714 — A bill for the relief of Kil Joon Yu Callahan.
Introduced 1987-03-18 · Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Private LegislationHR 4620 — Fair Disclosure in Takeovers Act of 1990
Introduced 1990-04-25 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 4135 — To provide an additional district judgeship for the District of Massachusetts.
Introduced 1990-02-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
LawHR 2982 — United States Flag Protection Act
Introduced 1989-07-24 · See H.R.2978.
Government Operations and Politics