Lateefah Simon
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Simon 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 Simon is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Simon 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.
Simon votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Simon 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, the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and the September 2026 funding extension.
Simon 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. Simon votes to cancel 1 and against cancelling 22, and did not vote on 1. The rules Simon votes to cancel come from: Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).
Simon votes differently from most House Democrats on 6 of 59 Yes and No votes: No on the September 2026 funding extension, 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, No on the HALT Fentanyl Act and Yes on the law that cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
Simon did not vote on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Votes on laws that passed
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.
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
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 6 laws.
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.
6 excerpts
- Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027September 1, 2026
Congresswoman Simon’s Vote on H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) voted against H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 and released the following statement:”
- Secure America ActJune 9, 2026
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement after voting against S. 2, the Republican budget reconciliation bill. The Republican budget reconciliation bill would provide $70 billion for the Trump Administration’s Immigration, Customs, Enforcement (ICE) and Customs, Border, Patrol (CBP).”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 23, 2026
Congresswoman Simon Secures Over $4 MILLION in Federal Funding for the East Bay
“Today, on January 23, 2026, the first group of requests was funded and signed into law via the H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.”
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“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7147, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026:”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActNovember 20, 2025
“In July 2025, Congresswoman Simon offered amendments to H.R.1, the Big Ugly Cruel Bill that would have prohibited cuts to Medicaid and protected clinical trials access and participation, reproductive health care, behavioral health care, and family caregiving training and stipends. In May 2025, Congresswomen Simon and Jahana Hayes (D-CT-05) introduced the See the Board Act, legislation directing the U.S. Department”
- GENIUS ActJuly 17, 2025
Congresswoman Simon Statement on S. 1582 and H.R. 3633
“Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the below statement following her vote on S. 1582, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (GENIUS Act) and H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY Act).”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 19 spending items this member requested, $15,348,000 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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of California | Public Law 119-74 | University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Pediatric Blood Disorder Research CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Public Law 119-74 | Samuel Merritt University, Oakland City Center's Campus Research EquipmentDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Oakland | Public Law 119-74 | City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention Enhancements (Operation Ceasefire)DOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,039,000 |
| Northeastern University | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Security Equipment at Northeastern University OaklandDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA City of San Le InfrastructurProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA East Bay Regio District for King Jr. Regi Water Quality ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Regents of the University of California | Public Law 119-74 | University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Pediatric Blood Disorder Research CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Samuel Merritt University | Public Law 119-74 | Samuel Merritt University, Oakland City Center's Campus Research EquipmentDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Oakland | Public Law 119-74 | City of Oakland Department of Violence Prevention Enhancements (Operation Ceasefire)DOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,039,000 |
| Northeastern University | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Security Equipment at Northeastern University OaklandDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
Show all 19
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Lincoln Avenue/ Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue Corridor Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) | Public Law 119-75 | Station LED Lighting ProgramDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Oakland | Public Law 119-75 | Brooklyn Basin Blight Removal and Shoreline ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Oakland | Public Law 119-75 | Capital Improvements for Core Service ProvidersDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Emeryville | Public Law 119-75 | 40th Street Multimodal Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $500,000 |
| City of Berkeley | Public Law 119-75 | East Bay Regional Fire Training FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| Peralta Community College District | Public Law 119-75 | Peralta Community College District (PCCD) Manufacturing and Fabrication Pathway (FabLab)Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Albany | Public Law 119-75 | East Bay Regional Fire Training Center Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Berkeley | Public Law 119-75 | Adeline Complete Street and Ashby BART Transit PlazaDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
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
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