Mark DeSaulnier
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, DeSaulnier has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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 DeSaulnier is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. DeSaulnier 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.
DeSaulnier votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, DeSaulnier votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and the September 2026 funding extension, 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.
DeSaulnier votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. DeSaulnier votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
DeSaulnier votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 59 Yes and No votes: No on 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, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, No on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
DeSaulnier did not vote on the Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Votes on a resolution that passed a law
Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.
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 sourceThese 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.
4 excerpts
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026November 12, 2025
Congressman DeSaulnier Statement on Passage of Reckless Republican Funding Bill
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) released the following statement upon voting “no” on final passage of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R. 5371) in the United States House of Representatives.”
- Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Cost Efficiency InitiativeOctober 21, 2025
“In the letter, the members wrote, “As you know, the Walnut Creek TAC was recently selected as one of nine centers to be closed this year pursuant to the President’s Executive Order 14222, Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Cost Efficiency Initiative. While we appreciate your agency’s assurances that this particular closure will not affect in-person services nor employment,”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Congressman DeSaulnier Statement on Passage of Republican Budget Bill
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) made the following statement upon passage of the Republican budget scheme (H.R. 1), a bill that harms tens of millions of Americans and raises their cost of living in order to make the ultrarich even richer.”
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Congressman DeSaulnier Statement on Passage of Republican Funding Bill
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) issued the following statement after passage of the Republican funding bill (H.R. 1968) in the United States House of Representatives by a vote of 217-to-213.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 19 spending items this member requested, $18,652,641 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Mammal Center | Public Law 119-74 | Ocean Ambassadors ProjectDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $273,000 |
| City of Walnut Creek | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Body Worn Camera Equipment UpgradeDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| County of Contra Costa, District Attorney's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Organized Retail Theft Prevention and Prosecution ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $600,000 |
| County of Contra Costa, District Attorney's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Healing and Justice for Labor Trafficking Survivors ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $500,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA Central Contra District for (UV) Disinfec Replacement PEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Public Law 119-74 | Ocean Ambassadors ProjectDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $273,000 |
| City of Walnut Creek | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Body Worn Camera Equipment UpgradeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| County of Contra Costa, District Attorney's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Organized Retail Theft Prevention and Prosecution ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $600,000 |
| County of Contra Costa, District Attorney's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Healing and Justice for Labor Trafficking Survivors ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $500,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Danville Townwide Fiber ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
Show all 19
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Antioch and Oakley Smart Signals ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $1,970,010 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Village Parkway Complete Streets Improvements ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Marsh Drive Class I Bikeway ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $1,200,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Treat Boulevard Corridor Improvements ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Central Contra Costa Transit Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Solar Integrated Battery Storage System ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | CA | $2,000,000 |
| Contra Costa County Fire Protection District | Public Law 119-75 | East Bay Regional Communications System Improvements and Upgrades ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,915,000 |
| East Bay Regional Park District | Public Law 119-75 | South of Bailey Road Community DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Concord | Public Law 119-86 | Emergency Operations Center Upgrades ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | CA | $1,034,487 |
| Diablo Water District | Public Law 119-86 | Seismic Resiliency Reservoir and Transmission Line Improvement ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | CA | $1,145,144 |
4 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, DeSaulnier's campaign reports receiving $567,257.94 and reports spending $609,747.82, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H0CA10073as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H0CA10073as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $567,257.94 | $664,974.75 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $609,747.82 | $611,351.83 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $586,497.44 | $628,987.32 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H0CA10073as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H0CA10073as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $220,573.05 | $249,377.65 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $40,092.17 | $36,598.52 |
| Other political committees | $304,982.55 | $377,249.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- MARK DESAULNIER FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00554709
- MOVING OUR NATION FORWARD PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00589606
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
See contributions by size and by state, and the saved FEC files
Where this comes from
We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.
