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Zoe Lofgren

Previous profession
Attorney; Immigration law instructor, University of Santa Clara School of Law, 1978; Partner, Webber & Lofgren, 1978
First public office
1979Member, San Jose Evergreen Community College Board of Trustees, 1979 to 1981
Years in public office
46

Confirmed from the official recordSource: Congressional Directory for the 119th Congress (2025-2026), February 20, 2026. We saved our copy on October 8, 2026.

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The saved record holds 1,830 recorded votes by Zoe Lofgren, from 1995 to 2026.

1,523 Yes · 228 No · 3 Present · 76 Did not vote
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This record covers the votes that passed a law: votes on passage, and votes on a House resolution that passed a law. Each Congress below lists the two apart. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.

104th Congress, 1995 and 1996

DDemocratHouse · California · January 4, 1995 to January 3, 1997

53 Yes · 25 No · 1 Did not vote on 79 laws of this Congress. 2 votes on a resolution that passed a law.

Public Law 104-208 · House vote on Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997
Yes
Public Law 104-333 · House vote on Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-264 · House vote on Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996
No
Public Law 104-297 · House vote on Sustainable Fisheries Act
No
Public Law 104-304 · House vote on Accountable Pipeline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996
No
Public Law 104-205 · House vote on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
Yes
H.J.Res. 191 · House vote on Public Law 104-218
Yes
Public Law 104-231 · House vote on Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-206 · House vote on Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1997
Yes
Public Law 104-182 · House vote on Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-188 · House vote on Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-191 · House vote on Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-194 · House vote on District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1997
No
Public Law 104-196 · House vote on Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1997
No
Public Law 104-197 · House vote on Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997
Yes
Public Law 104-201 · House vote on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997
No
Public Law 104-193 · House vote on Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
No
Public Law 104-170 · House vote on Food Quality Protection Act of 1996
Yes
H.R. 3161 · House vote on Public Law 104-171
Yes
Public Law 104-199 · House vote on Defense of Marriage Act
No
H.R. 3364 · House vote on Public Law 104-160
Yes
H.R. 3400 · House vote on Public Law 104-229
Yes
Public Law 104-145 · House vote on Megan's Law
Yes
Public Law 104-146 · House vote on Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996
Yes
H.R. 1823 · House vote on Public Law 104-286
Yes
Public Law 104-134 · House vote on Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-131 · House vote on Deposit Insurance Funds Act of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-150 · House vote on Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-132 · House vote on Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
No
Public Law 104-168 · House vote on Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2
Yes
Public Law 104-127 · House vote on Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
No
Public Law 104-121 · House vote on Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
No
H.J.Res. 165 · House vote on Public Law 104-118
No
H.J.Res. 163 · House vote on Public Law 104-116
No
H.J.Res. 78 · House vote on Public Law 104-125
Yes
H.R. 3021 · House vote on Public Law 104-115
Yes
Public Law 104-114 · House vote on Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996
No
H.R. 2778 · House vote on Public Law 104-117
Yes
H.R. 2924 · House vote on Public Law 104-103
Yes
Public Law 104-104 · House vote on Telecommunications Act of 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-99 · House vote on Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I
No
Public Law 104-106 · House vote on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996
No
Public Law 104-102 · House vote on Saddleback Mountain-Arizona Settlement Act of 1995
Yes
H.R. 2726 · House vote on Public Law 104-109
Yes
H.R. 1643 · House vote on Public Law 104-92
Yes
Public Law 104-67 · House vote on Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Yes
Public Law 104-143 · House vote on Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Reauthorization Act of 1995
Did not vote
H.R. 965 · House vote on Public Law 104-77
Yes
H.R. 869 · House vote on Public Law 104-136
Yes
H.R. 1804 · House vote on Public Law 104-137
No
Public Law 104-62 · House vote on Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995
Yes
Public Law 104-63 · House vote on Charitable Gift Annuity Antitrust Relief Act of 1995
Yes
H.J.Res. 122 · House vote on Public Law 104-56
Yes
Public Law 104-61 · House vote on Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996
No
Public Law 104-52 · House vote on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996
Yes
H.R. 657 · House vote on Public Law 104-241
Yes
S. 395 · House vote on Public Law 104-58
No
H.J.Res. 69 · House vote on Public Law 104-81
Yes
H.J.Res. 110 · House vote on Public Law 104-82
Yes
H.J.Res. 111 · House vote on Public Law 104-83
Yes
H.J.Res. 112 · House vote on Public Law 104-84
Yes
Public Law 104-46 · House vote on Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-53 · House vote on Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-50 · House vote on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996
Yes
Public Law 104-45 · House vote on Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995
Yes
H.R. 2070 · House vote on Public Law 104-161
Yes
Public Law 104-32 · House vote on Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1996
No
Public Law 104-42 · House vote on Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act
Yes
H.R. 483 · House vote on Public Law 104-18
Yes
Public Law 104-13 · House vote on Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Yes
Public Law 104-4 · House vote on Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Yes
Public Law 104-11 · House vote on Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995
Yes
Public Law 104-1 · House vote on Congressional Accountability Act of 1995
Yes

Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 104-292 · House vote on H.Res. 535, False Statements Accountability Act of 1996
Votes Yes on H.Res. 535, the resolution that passed this law in the House
H.R. 1358 · House vote on H.Res. 338, Public Law 104-91
Did not vote on H.Res. 338, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

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4 excerpts

  1. Ranking Member Lofgren's Opening Statement at Hearing on DOE's FY2027 Budget Request

    “So much for “restoring gold standard science.” This all might be funny if it weren’t true.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 8fd5c96e4d391f8b

  2. House Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Small Business Celebrate Passage of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill on the House Floor

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, under suspension, favorably out of the chamber. The bill will now head to the President’s desk.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 742540dd58d5d219

  3. Lofgren Joins House Democrats in Urging USDA to Take Immediate Action to Fund SNAP

    “Republican-passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eliminates $187 billion from the SNAP program and imposes undue barriers to farmers in the Ag industry. The reluctance of this Administration to step in and fund the program builds upon previous efforts at weakening SNAP and other federal nutrition assistance programs.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 0e6cef9811ed322c

  4. One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    Lofgren, Padilla Re-Introduce Redistricting Reform Act

    “When Democrats held the House, we passed independent redistricting in H.R. 1, but Senate Republicans killed it. It can't be just one side that agrees to stop gerrymandering; it needs to be both.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint bf67d92e9f35fa63

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 13 spending items this member requested, $10,176,000 in all, in the lists read for 4 laws.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Resource Conservation District of Monterey CountyPublic Law 119-37Salinas River Watershed ImprovementsNatural Resources Conservation Service · Conservation OperationsCA$1,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e CA City of Watson Station FacilEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate CA City of San Ju Drinking Wate RegionalizatiEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate CA County of Mont Lucas Water T ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
Encompass Community ServicesPublic Law 119-74Encompass Addiction Treatment ExpansionDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$900,000
City of SoledadPublic Law 119-75City of Soledad Streetscape Enhancement ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$250,000
City of King CityPublic Law 119-75City of King City Downtown StreetscapeDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$850,000
County of Santa ClaraPublic Law 119-75Agricultural Resource Center DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$850,000
San Benito County Office of EducationPublic Law 119-75Renewable Energy Infrastructure and ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$850,000
County of MontereyPublic Law 119-75Salinas Regional Soccer Complex ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$500,000
Show all 13
RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Hartnell Community College DistrictPublic Law 119-75Hartnell College Child Development Center Outdoor Learning Environment RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$250,000
City of GonzalesPublic Law 119-75Dennis and Janice Caprara Community Center ComplexDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$250,000
County of Santa Cruz, Department of ParksPublic Law 119-75Watsonville Veterans HallDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$1,200,000

Read from the lists Congress printed for 4 laws. An item requested by several members appears under each of them, so sums across members count such an item more than once. A list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.

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