Sam T. Liccardo
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Liccardo 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 Liccardo is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Liccardo 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.
Liccardo votes Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Liccardo 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.
Liccardo 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 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. Liccardo votes to cancel 1 and against cancelling 23. The rules Liccardo votes to cancel come from: Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).
Liccardo votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 60 Yes and No votes: No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), 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.
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.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
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.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
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.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
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.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
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 1 law and 2 executive orders.
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.
3 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActApril 18, 2026
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, House Republicans passed a resolution celebrating H.R. 1, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Congressman Sam Liccardo warned that the measure slashes healthcare, nutrition assistance, and education while adding $3.7 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.'”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesJuly 24, 2025
Liccardo Leads Introduction of the New Democratic Coalition's Innovation Agenda
“This includes strengthening partnerships with Community Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), creating mentorship programs, and ensuring diverse representation in AI ethics boards and decision-making bodies.”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesJuly 24, 2025
Liccardo Leads Introduction of the New Democratic Coalition's Innovation Agenda
“This includes strengthening partnerships with Community Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), creating mentorship programs, and ensuring diverse representation in AI ethics boards and decision-making bodies.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 16 spending items this member requested, $16,211,144 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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | Public Law 119-74 | Micro Maker Space for Semiconductor PrototypingDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of San Jose | Public Law 119-74 | Copper Theft and Wire Vandalism Video Surveillance SystemDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate CA Montara Water District for Line RelocatiEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| San Jose State University Research Foundation | Public Law 119-74 | Micro Maker Space for Semiconductor PrototypingDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of San Jose | Public Law 119-74 | Copper Theft and Wire Vandalism Video Surveillance SystemDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Strengthening Coastal Resilience: Smart Infrastructure & Emergency Preparedness for San Mateo Coastal CommunitiesDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $1,200,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Mountain Home Road Bridge, Woodside, CaliforniaDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $250,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Campbell PDA EnhancementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Mountain View | Public Law 119-75 | Evelyn Avenue Affordable Housing RedevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| County of San Mateo | Public Law 119-75 | Mirada Road Resiliency ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
Show all 16
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Los Gatos | Public Law 119-75 | West Valley Mobile Navigation Center Van Acquisition and UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $200,000 |
| City of San Jose | Public Law 119-75 | Seismic and Climate Resiliency Rental Unit PreservationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| Pacifica School District | Public Law 119-75 | Pacifica School District Workforce Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| City of Palo Alto | Public Law 119-75 | Fire Station #4Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Half Moon Bay | Public Law 119-75 | Eastside Parallel Trail, Segment 2Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Mountain View | Public Law 119-86 | Charleston Slough Tide Gates Improvement ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | CA | $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, Liccardo's campaign reports receiving $3,489,297.65 and reports spending $1,426,732.34, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H4CA16197as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4CA16197as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $3,489,297.65 | $6,226,443.41 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,426,732.34 | $6,136,051.31 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $2,152,957.41 | $90,392.10 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $840.00 | $199,854.49 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H4CA16197as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4CA16197as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $1,489,337.01 | $5,805,843.67 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $15,732.66 | $81,374.51 |
| Other political committees | $662,750.00 | $212,449.00 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- LICCARDO FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00858688
- INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00892901
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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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.