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U.S. House · California, District 8

John Garamendi

DDemocratIn this seat since November 3, 2009Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Garamendi has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.

19 Yes · 29 No · 12 Did not vote
Confirmed from the official record

The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.

This record covers laws that passed. Votes on bills that did not become law are not included yet.

The record in plain language

Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 60 came to a recorded vote on passage in the House while Garamendi is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Garamendi votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 in the House. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.

Garamendi votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

On funding the government, Garamendi votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.

Garamendi votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Garamendi votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 22, and did not vote on 2.

Garamendi votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 48 Yes and No votes: No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026.

Garamendi did not vote on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, the Local Access to Courts Act, the September 2026 funding extension, the law that extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants and the Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025, and 6 more in the list below.

Votes on laws that passed

Public Law 119-98 · Signed June 10, 2026Secure America Act

Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.

House 214–212Senate 52–47Votes No
H.J.Res. 140 · Signed April 27, 2026Public Law 119-85

Cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years.

House 214–208Senate 50–49Votes No
H.J.Res. 142 · Signed February 18, 2026Public Law 119-78

Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.

House 215–210Senate 49–47Votes No
Public Law 119-75 · Signed February 3, 2026Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.

House 217–214Senate 71–29Votes No
Public Law 119-60 · Signed December 18, 2025National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

The annual defense policy law.

House 312–112Senate 77–20Votes No
H.J.Res. 131 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-52

Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

House 217–209Senate 49–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 130 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-51

Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.

House 214–212Senate 51–43Votes No
H.J.Res. 106 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-50

Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.

House 215–210Senate 50–46Votes No
H.J.Res. 105 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-49

Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.

House 215–211Senate 50–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 104 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-48

Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.

House 211–208Senate 52–47Votes No
S.J.Res. 80 · Signed December 5, 2025Public Law 119-47

Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

House 216–209Senate 52–45Votes No
Public Law 119-37 · Signed November 12, 2025Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.

House 222–209Senate 60–40Votes No
Public Law 119-27 · Signed July 18, 2025GENIUS Act

Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).

House 308–122Senate 68–30Votes No
Public Law 119-21 · Signed July 4, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill Act

A broad tax and spending law.

House 218–214Senate 50–50Votes No
S.J.Res. 31 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-20

Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.

House 216–212Senate 52–46Votes No
S.J.Res. 13 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-19

Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.

House 220–207Senate 52–47Votes No
H.J.Res. 89 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-17

Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.

House 225–196Senate 49–46Votes No
H.J.Res. 88 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-16

Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.

House 246–164Senate 51–44Votes No
H.J.Res. 87 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-15

Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.

House 231–191Senate 51–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 61 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-14

Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.

House 216–202Senate 55–45Votes No
H.J.Res. 60 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-13

Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

House 219–205Senate 50–43Votes No
S.J.Res. 28 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-11

Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.

House 219–211Senate 51–47Votes No
S.J.Res. 18 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-10

Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.

House 217–211Senate 52–48Votes No
H.J.Res. 42 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-8

Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.

House 222–203Senate 52–46Votes No
H.J.Res. 20 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-6

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.

House 221–198Senate 53–44Votes No
H.J.Res. 25 · Signed April 10, 2025Public Law 119-5

Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.

House 292–132Senate 70–28Votes No
Public Law 119-4 · Signed March 15, 2025Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.

House 217–213Senate 54–46Votes No
S.J.Res. 11 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-3

Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.

House 221–202Senate 54–44Votes No
H.J.Res. 35 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-2

Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.

House 220–206Senate 52–47Votes No

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Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 3 laws and 1 executive order.

From the official record

Statements from the official record: Not checked yet. A statement appears here after a person reviews our account of the law or order it is about.

From this member’s press releases

From a secondary source

These are excerpts from press releases on this member’s official website that name a law or an executive order. We save a copy of each one.

6 excerpts

  1. Garamendi Housing Bill Included in Bipartisan Senate Package, Funds New Units Across California

    “On February 9 th, Garamendi voted in favor of the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644), which passed the House with strong bipartisan support. Then, on March 12, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 9bfb2ff153ea542a

  2. Reps. Garamendi, Fletcher Introduces Bill to Institute Hiring ‘Freeze’ at ICE

    “Last year, Congressional Republicans directed an additional $75 billion in funding to ICE in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which enabled ICE to ramp up its mass deportation campaign. ICE is now the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 4fb36ba8757923a0

  3. Rep. Garamendi Secures Total $13 Million for Community Project Funding for Solano & Contra Costa Counties

    “This funding is in addition to Garamendi previously securing investments for $6.5 million in the House Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act ( H.R. 6938 ) to ensure continued federal investment in critical infrastructure and public safety initiatives throughout Solano and Contra Costa Counties.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 1f249c2b0ec18344

  4. Rep. Garamendi Secures Over $6.5 Million in Community Project Funding for Solano & Contra Costa Counties

    “WASHINGTON, D.C — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced the inclusion of $6,596,000 in new investments that he secured for California’s Eighth Congressional District in the House Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act ( H.R. 6938 ). This funding ensures continued”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 0ef2d00ea1754a34

  5. Garamendi Joins Rep. Hayes and House Democrats in Demanding USDA to Take Immediate Action to Fund SNAP

    “When Republicans passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, she sounded the alarm on its devastating impact on SNAP. The legislation eliminates $187 billion from the SNAP program and imposes undue barriers to farmers in the Ag industry.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 14aced12f4578d60

  6. Rep. Garamendi Demands Answers On Firings of Nuclear Weapons Diplomats

    “In the coming year, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and Chemical Weapons Convention member states will be engaged in diplomacy and directing inspections in Syria to resolve questions about its residual chemical weapons arsenal,7 continue investigating evidence that Russia is using riot control agents in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention,8 and the Organization for the Prohibition”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 0e9def5fabb437c0

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 16 spending items this member requested, $15,003,144 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
County of SolanoPublic Law 119-74Solano County Radio Infrastructure and Interoperability ImprovementsDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$1,031,000
The City of Vallejo Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Vallejo Police Department's Resiliency and Elevated Public Safety Project (Mobile Unit)DOJ · COPS TechNone printed$1,031,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e CA Contra Costa S District for Sanitation Ai System UpgradEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e CA Delta Diablo f Pipeline ReplEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,000,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e CA Vallejo Flood District for Sewer RehabilEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
County of SolanoPublic Law 119-74Solano County Radio Infrastructure and Interoperability ImprovementsDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$1,031,000
The City of Vallejo Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Vallejo Police Department's Resiliency and Elevated Public Safety Project (Mobile Unit)DOJ · COPS TechNone printed$1,031,000
CAPublic Law 119-75Heart of Fairfield Downtown ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsCA$1,000,000
CAPublic Law 119-75Markeley Lane Extension ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsCA$850,000
CAPublic Law 119-75North Bailey Road Active Transportation CorridorDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsCA$850,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
CAPublic Law 119-75El Cerrito Plaza BART Station TOD Complete StreetsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsCA$850,000
CAPublic Law 119-75Richmond Bay Trail Gap Closure ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsCA$250,000
CAPublic Law 119-75Pacifica Avenue Safe Routes to School ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsCA$250,000
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)Public Law 119-75BART Station LED Lighting ProgramDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsCA$500,000
Contra Costa County LibraryPublic Law 119-75Bay Point LibraryDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundCA$2,000,000
City of El CerritoPublic Law 119-86Hillside Natural Area Hazardous Fuels ManagementFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDMCA$1,145,144

2 rows here have the same law, recipient, purpose and amount as another row. The Congressional Record may print one item more than once. The count and the total include each row.

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 requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.

Online ads

No advertiser in the ad libraries we read is tied to this member by an FEC number or an exact name.

Read from Google Ads Transparency Center, its data file of October 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.

Campaign money

For the 2026 election cycle, Garamendi's campaign reports receiving $489,134.65 and reports spending $557,834.27, as of June 30, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H0CA10149as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H0CA10149as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$489,134.65$1,113,065.76
Money spent (total disbursements)$557,834.27$969,795.57
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$1,196,018.11$1,264,717.73
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00$0.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H0CA10149as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H0CA10149as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$147,033.51$525,718.57
Individuals, unitemized$7,559.14$25,754.42
Other political committees$334,500.00$561,350.00
Party committees$0.00$0.00
The candidate, contributions$0.00$0.00
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

Committees

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Where this comes from

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Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Image courtesy of the Member
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House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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