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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Previous profession: Public policy curriculum specialist, Nova Southeastern University; Adjunct instructor, political science, Broward Community College
First public office: 1992Member, Florida House of Representatives, 1992 to 2000
Years in public office: 33

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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109th Congress, 2005 and 2006

DDemocratHouse · Florida · January 4, 2005 to January 3, 2007

93 Yes · 18 No · 5 Did not vote on 116 laws of this Congress. 3 votes on a resolution that passed a law.

Public Law 109-462 · House vote on December 9, 2006Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act

Yes

H.J.Res. 102 · House vote on December 8, 2006Public Law 109-383

Yes

Public Law 109-401 · House vote on December 8, 2006Henry J. Hyde United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-432 · House vote on December 8, 2006Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006

Public Law 109-480 · House vote on December 8, 2006Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-390 · House vote on November 15, 2006Financial Netting Improvements Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-371 · House vote on November 13, 2006Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2005

Yes

H.R. 3085 · House vote on November 13, 2006Public Law 109-378

Yes

Public Law 109-347 · House vote on September 30, 2006SAFE Port Act

Yes

Public Law 109-295 · House vote on September 29, 2006Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007

Yes

Public Law 109-352 · House vote on September 29, 2006Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-364 · House vote on September 29, 2006John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

Yes

Public Law 109-366 · House vote on September 29, 2006Military Commissions Act of 2006

Public Law 109-351 · House vote on September 27, 2006Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-289 · House vote on September 26, 2006Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007

Yes

H.R. 6102 · House vote on September 25, 2006Public Law 109-408

Yes

Public Law 109-290 · House vote on September 21, 2006Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act

Yes

H.R. 6033 · House vote on September 14, 2006Public Law 109-334

Yes

Public Law 109-367 · House vote on September 14, 2006Secure Fence Act of 2006

H.R. 5428 · House vote on September 12, 2006Public Law 109-349

Yes

Public Law 109-285 · House vote on September 6, 2006Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

Yes

Public Law 109-270 · House vote on July 29, 2006Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-280 · House vote on July 28, 2006Pension Protection Act of 2006

Public Law 109-266 · House vote on July 24, 2006Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-338 · House vote on July 24, 2006National Heritage Areas Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-283 · House vote on July 20, 2006United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

H.R. 5683 · House vote on July 19, 2006Public Law 109-272

Public Law 109-242 · House vote on July 18, 2006Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-246 · House vote on July 13, 2006Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006

Yes

H.R. 5646 · House vote on July 12, 2006Public Law 109-431

Yes

Public Law 109-388 · House vote on July 10, 2006Paint Bank and Wytheville National Fish Hatcheries Conveyance Act

Yes

Public Law 109-241 · House vote on June 27, 2006Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006

Yes

H.R. 5540 · House vote on June 19, 2006Public Law 109-279

Yes

H.R. 5504 · House vote on June 19, 2006Public Law 109-330

Yes

Public Law 109-234 · House vote on June 13, 2006Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-235 · House vote on June 7, 2006Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

Public Law 109-236 · House vote on June 7, 2006MINER Act

Yes

Public Law 109-233 · House vote on May 22, 2006Veterans' Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-222 · House vote on May 10, 2006Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005

H.R. 3829 · House vote on May 9, 2006Public Law 109-231

Yes

S.J.Res. 28 · House vote on April 25, 2006Public Law 109-220

Yes

Public Law 109-476 · House vote on April 25, 2006Telephone Records and Privacy Protection Act of 2006

Yes

H.J.Res. 81 · House vote on April 4, 2006Public Law 109-216

Yes

Public Law 109-215 · House vote on March 28, 2006Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005

Yes

S. 2320 · House vote on March 16, 2006Public Law 109-204

Yes

H.R. 1053 · House vote on March 8, 2006Public Law 109-205

Yes

Public Law 109-178 · House vote on March 7, 2006USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006

H.R. 1259 · House vote on February 28, 2006Public Law 109-213

Yes

H.R. 4745 · House vote on February 15, 2006Public Law 109-174

Did not vote

S. 1989 · House vote on February 14, 2006Public Law 109-175

Did not vote

Public Law 109-148 · House vote on December 19, 2005Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-163 · House vote on December 19, 2005National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-129 · House vote on December 17, 2005Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-149 · House vote on December 14, 2005Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

Public Law 109-164 · House vote on December 14, 2005Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-177 · House vote on December 14, 2005USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005

Public Law 109-145 · House vote on December 13, 2005Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-169 · House vote on December 7, 2005United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Yes

Public Law 109-114 · House vote on November 18, 2005Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-115 · House vote on November 18, 2005Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

H.J.Res. 72 · House vote on November 17, 2005Public Law 109-105

Yes

Public Law 109-103 · House vote on November 9, 2005Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-108 · House vote on November 9, 2005Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-113 · House vote on November 9, 2005Fair Access Foster Care Act of 2005

Yes

H.R. 3770 · House vote on November 8, 2005Public Law 109-195

Yes

Public Law 109-121 · House vote on November 7, 2005Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-102 · House vote on November 4, 2005Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

H.R. 1691 · House vote on November 2, 2005Public Law 109-206

Yes

H.R. 3548 · House vote on November 1, 2005Public Law 109-193

Yes

H.R. 3989 · House vote on November 1, 2005Public Law 109-198

Yes

Public Law 109-97 · House vote on October 28, 2005Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

H.R. 3256 · House vote on October 25, 2005Public Law 109-190

Did not vote

Public Law 109-92 · House vote on October 20, 2005Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act

Public Law 109-95 · House vote on October 18, 2005Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2005

Yes

H.R. 3853 · House vote on October 18, 2005Public Law 109-124

Yes

H.R. 3549 · House vote on October 18, 2005Public Law 109-254

Yes

S. 1786 · House vote on October 6, 2005Public Law 109-87

Yes

Public Law 109-90 · House vote on October 6, 2005Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006

H.J.Res. 68 · House vote on September 29, 2005Public Law 109-77

Yes

Public Law 109-72 · House vote on September 20, 2005Flexibility for Displaced Workers Act

Yes

Public Law 109-71 · House vote on September 13, 2005Wind Cave National Park Boundary Revision Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-62 · House vote on September 8, 2005Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-65 · House vote on September 8, 2005National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-67 · House vote on September 8, 2005Student Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

Yes

Public Law 109-63 · House vote on September 7, 2005Federal Judiciary Emergency Special Sessions Act of 2005

Yes

Public Law 109-66 · House vote on September 7, 2005Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act

Yes

Public Law 109-59 · House vote on July 29, 2005SAFETEA-LU

Yes

Public Law 109-53 · House vote on July 28, 2005Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Public Law 109-54 · House vote on July 28, 2005Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-55 · House vote on July 28, 2005Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006

Yes

Public Law 109-58 · House vote on July 28, 2005Energy Policy Act of 2005

Public Law 109-41 · House vote on July 27, 2005Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005

Yes

S. 45 · House vote on July 27, 2005Public Law 109-56

Yes

H.R. 3339 · House vote on July 26, 2005Public Law 109-109

Yes

H.R. 2894 · House vote on July 26, 2005Public Law 109-189

Yes

H.R. 2977 · House vote on July 26, 2005Public Law 109-252

Yes

H.J.Res. 59 · House vote on July 25, 2005Public Law 109-49

Yes

H.J.Res. 52 · House vote on June 21, 2005Public Law 109-39

Yes

S. 643 · House vote on June 13, 2005Public Law 109-17

Yes

H.R. 2326 · House vote on June 13, 2005Public Law 109-33

Yes

H.R. 627 · House vote on May 16, 2005Public Law 109-26

Did not vote

Public Law 109-314 · House vote on May 16, 2005National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Maintenance Fund Act of 2005

Did not vote

Public Law 109-13 · House vote on May 5, 2005Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005

Yes

H.J.Res. 19 · House vote on April 19, 2005Public Law 109-11

Yes

H.J.Res. 20 · House vote on April 19, 2005Public Law 109-12

Yes

Public Law 109-8 · House vote on April 14, 2005Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005

H.R. 787 · House vote on April 13, 2005Public Law 109-10

Yes

H.R. 1463 · House vote on April 13, 2005Public Law 109-341

Yes

H.R. 541 · House vote on April 12, 2005Public Law 109-46

Yes

S. 686 · House vote on March 21, 2005Public Law 109-3

H.R. 1270 · House vote on March 16, 2005Public Law 109-6

Yes

S. 384 · House vote on March 14, 2005Public Law 109-5

Yes

Public Law 109-2 · House vote on February 17, 2005Class Action Fairness Act of 2005

H.R. 324 · House vote on February 15, 2005Public Law 109-24

Yes

H.R. 315 · House vote on February 8, 2005Public Law 109-339

Yes

H.R. 120 · House vote on February 1, 2005Public Law 109-22

Yes

Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 109-227 · House vote on H.Res. 803, May 9, 2006Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act

Votes Yes on H.Res. 803, the resolution that passed this law in the House

Public Law 109-171 · House vote on H.Res. 653, February 1, 2006Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

Votes No on H.Res. 653, the resolution that passed this law in the House

Public Law 109-73 · House vote on H.Res. 454, September 21, 2005Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act of 2005

Votes Yes on H.Res. 454, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

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3 excerpts

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 23, 2026

Wasserman Schultz Helps Secure Over $1 Billion in 2026 House Defense, Health, Transportation and Housing Funding Package

“Earlier this month, Wasserman Schultz secured more than $1 billion in federal funding in H.R. 6938, which combined the Commerce, Justice, Science, and the Energy and Water Development, as well as the Interior and Environment Appropriations bills into a single package. That critical House-passed legislation includes $461 million for Everglades restoration and preservation secured by Wasserman Schultz.”

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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 8, 2026

Wasserman Schultz Secures $1.3 Billion in 2026 Federal Funding in House Bills, Including $461 Million for Everglades Restoration and $11 Million in Community Projects

“Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) secured $1.29 billion in federal funding in H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026. This includes $461 million for Everglades restoration and preservation secured by Wasserman Schultz.”

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Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003August 20, 2025

Wasserman Schultz, Merkley Lead 63 Lawmakers to Press Trump Admin on Plans for Dangerous, Cruel ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Facility

“Is the facility subject to federal standards for the treatment of detainees, such as the 2011 Performance-Based National Detention Standards and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 (P.L. 108-79)?”

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Member-requested spending

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Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $16,824,619 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.

Recipient	Law	Purpose	State	Amount
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e FL City of Dania Wastewater In ImprovementEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$1,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e FL City of Hallan Water Main Re ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e FL City of Hollyw Boulevard Hei Expansion ProEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e FL City of Sunris Wastewater Tr New Deep Inje ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund	Public Law 119-74	e FL Cooper City fo Treatment Pla Headworks FacEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti	None printed	$1,092,000
Florida International University	Public Law 119-74	Equipment Acquisition to Advance Functional Precision Medicine Approaches and Imaging Studies for Hard-to-Treat CancersDOC · NIST--STR S	None printed	$3,131,000
Florida Atlantic University	Public Law 119-74	The NeuroInnovate CenterDOC · NIST--STR S	None printed	$1,031,000
Nova Southeastern University	Public Law 119-74	Standardization of Novel Drug Delivery System for Brain Cancer TreatmentDOC · NIST--STR S	None printed	$1,031,000
Broward County Sheriff's Office	Public Law 119-74	South Florida ICAC Technology Support ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech	None printed	$535,000
FL	Public Law 119-75	SW 61st Avenue Bridge Widening and Roadway ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs	FL	$250,000

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Recipient	Law	Purpose	State	Amount
Miami-Dade County	Public Law 119-75	Miami-Dade County Saving RosewoodDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund	FL	$2,000,000
City of Fort Lauderdale	Public Law 119-75	City of Fort Lauderdale Public Safety ComplexDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund	FL	$1,000,000
Broward College	Public Law 119-75	Broward College: Aviation Training Center Remodel and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund	FL	$1,000,000
City of Miramar	Public Law 119-75	Pembroke Road Expansion and StreetscapingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund	FL	$1,050,000
City of Pembroke Pines	Public Law 119-86	Pines Point Hurricane MitigationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM	FL	$428,619

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Report 20034999, filed July 14, 2026 · Typed report, rows not read yet · The Clerk's file
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz

109th Congress, 2005 and 2006

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