Derek Tran
- Previous profession
- Lawyer, private practice; Business owner
- Military service
- U.S. Army
- First public office
- 2024Elected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024
- Years in public office
- 1
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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Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Tran has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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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 Tran is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Tran 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.
Tran votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Tran 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.
Tran votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; 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. Tran votes to cancel 1 and against cancelling 23. The rules Tran votes to cancel come from: Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).
Tran votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 59 Yes and No votes: Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), 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 and Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Tran did not vote on the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
Votes on laws that passed
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.
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 10 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.
29 excerpts
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Representative Tran Issues Statement on CR Vote to Fund the Government through December 11
“WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, which will fund federal agencies through December 11, 2026:”
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“H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the Attorney General to release all documents and records possessed by the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein to increase public accountability in federal investigations connected to Epstein;”
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Representative Tran Demands Accountability for ICE in DHS Funding Vote
“On February 23, 2026, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which included a continuing resolution (CR) to fund DHS at existing levels for two weeks and allow lawmakers to continue negotiating oversight and accountability measures for ICE. Following the expiration of the CR, the House passed H.R. 7744 in a vote of 221-209,”
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“The ICE and CBP Constitutional Accountability Act mandates that any damages awarded to victims whose constitutional rights are violated by ICE or CBP officers be first drawn from Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This budget bill created an over-$150 billion slush fund for ICE, CBP, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration operations, which the Trump Administration”
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“On January 22, Representative Tran voted against H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, when it first came to the House floor for a vote. Last week, Tran signed onto H.Res.996, a Congressional resolution to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for high crimes and misdemeanors, and has cosponsored legislation to place checks on ICE’s conduct, including:”
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Representative Tran Opposes Funding for ICE, Demands Reforms to Protect U.S. Citizens
“Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) issued a statement following his vote against the Senate-amended version of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which provides full-year funding for certain agencies and a two-week continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This “minibus” legislation funds the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border”
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Representative Tran Opposes Funding for ICE, Demands Reforms to Protect U.S. Citizens
“On January 22, Representative Tran voted against H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, when it first came to the House floor for a vote. Last week, Tran signed onto H.Res.996 a Congressional resolution to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for high crimes and misdemeanors, and has cosponsored legislation to place checks on ICE’s conduct, including:”
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“Tran voted against H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, which provides funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without necessary oversight reforms to ensure the agency operates according to common-sense legal boundaries – including preventing U.S. citizens from being detained or deported. Tran, joined by Representatives Cisneros and Judy Chu (CA-28), also led a letter”
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“Last week, Tran voted against H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, which provides funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without necessary oversight reforms to ensure the agency operates according to common-sense legal boundaries – including preventing U.S. citizens from being detained or deported. During a recent House Armed Services Committee hearing, Tran pressed Secretary”
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Representative Tran, Veterans in Congress Demand ICE and CBP Stand Down
“Tran voted against H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2026, which provides funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without necessary oversight reforms to ensure the agency operates according to common-sense legal boundaries – including preventing U.S. citizens from being detained or deported. On June 12, 2025, Representative Tran, alongside Representatives Gil Cisneros (CA-31) and George”
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“Washington, DC – Today, President Trump signed into law H.R. 6938, the “Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026,” which makes consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. In a major federal funding win for Orange County, the legislation includes over $2 million in federal dollars for Orange County requested”
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“The funding was included as part of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, which would provide full-year funding for several major government departments through the end of Fiscal Year 2026, including programs at the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Defense.”
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Representative Tran Passes Bipartisan Reform to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
“In a vote of 341-88, the House passed H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, a government funding package that included language from Tran’s bill. This bipartisan bill lowers drug costs by reforming pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) practices and increasing transparency and accountability of PBM operations.”
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Representatives Tran, Hurd, Dean Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Youth Substance Use
“He voted in favor of H.R. 2483, the bipartisan SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, which helps provide federal support for substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery programs. Tran is also an original cosponsor of H.R. 2964, the Fight Fentanyl Act, and voted to pass the following bills through the House:”
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Representative Tran Rejects Legislation to Dismantle Federal Environmental Protections
“Tran is also a cosigner on letters urging EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to uphold high air quality and drinking water standards, and condemning cuts to the EPA’s Solar for All program that was struck down by H.R. 1.”
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“This legislation would rescind the Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs Executive Order issued on March 27, 2025, to restore the collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal employees, including service members.”
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“In July 2025, Congressional Republicans passed H.R. 1, which slashed trillions in funding for Medicaid – leaving one-third of California’s 45th Congressional district, or over 250,000 people, at risk of losing access to health care.”
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Representative Tran Rejects Spending Proposal that Fails to Address Health Care Crisis
“Representative Tran cosponsored several amendments to H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026, including an amendment that would lower health care costs for California families by extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits for the next three years. Republican House leadership refused to consider any amendments before H.R. 5371 was called to the floor for”
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“Because of over $200 billion in cuts to these programs enacted in H.R. 1, he stressed, non-profits like CAP OC and private philanthropy organizations do not begin to have the resources or capacity to fill the hole created by cuts to federal safety net programs.”
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“H.R. 1 slashed trillions in funding for Medicaid, leaving one-third of CA-45 residents, or over 250,000 people, at risk of losing access to health care.”
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“He voted against H.R. 5371, the partisan government funding package that guts affordable health care through the Affordable Care Act. Tran signed a letter to House Leadership urging the permanent extension of premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act, and cosponsored H.R. 4849, the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act, to codify those tax credits in law.”
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ICYMI: Representative Tran Stands with Planned Parenthood to Defend Affordable Health Care
“As a direct result of the “Defund PP” provision in H.R. 1, PPOSBC has been forced to eliminate their primary health care service line, Melody Health, which serves approximately 13,000 patients in the region, over the next two months. More than 77 Planned Parenthood jobs in Southern California will also be terminated come mid-December due to funding losses.”
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ICYMI: Representative Tran Stands with Planned Parenthood to Defend Affordable Health Care
“He voted against H.R. 5371, the partisan government funding package that guts affordable health care through the Affordable Care Act. Tran signed a letter to House Leadership urging the permanent extension of premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act, and cosponsored H.R. 4849, the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act, to codify those tax credits in law.”
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“H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026, allows the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credit to expire, spiking health care costs for thousands of people in CA-45 and threatening access to affordable health care for Southern California families.”
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Representative Tran Rejects Partisan Proposal to Dismantle Affordable Health Care Programs
“The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 allows the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to skyrocket and increasing the cost of life-saving care amid historic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare enacted in H.R. 1, the Republican Tax Plan.”
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Representative Tran Rejects Partisan Proposal to Dismantle Affordable Health Care Programs
“Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against H.R. 5371. The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 allows the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits to expire, causing health care premiums to skyrocket and increasing the cost of life-saving care amid historic cuts to Medicaid and Medicare enacted in H.R. 1, the Republican Tax Plan.”
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Representative Tran Votes Against Largest Rollback of Health Care Coverage in American History
“The Senate amendment to the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) passed by a vote of 218-214. The legislation will now head to the President’s desk for a signature.”
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Representative Tran Announces FY26 Funding Submissions to Bring Federal Resources Home
“On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, into law as P.L. 119-4. Unlike recent years, the legislation did not include any funding for FY 2025 Community Project Funding requests.”
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Representative Tran Announces FY26 Funding Submissions to Bring Federal Resources Home
“On March 15, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, into law as P.L. 119-4. Unlike recent years, the legislation did not include any funding for FY 2025 Community Project Funding requests.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $14,380,880 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 |
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| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CA City of Cypres Stormwater Pu UpgradeEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| HOPE Center of Orange County | Public Law 119-74 | North Orange County Public Safety CollaborativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | Del Amo Boulevard Bridge Replacement and Roadway Improvement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $3,150,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | City of Brea Safe Routes to SchoolDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $850,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | City of Fullerton-- Local Street Rehabilitation ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $250,000 |
| City of La Palma | Public Law 119-75 | City of La Palma-- Public Safety CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Fountain Valley | Public Law 119-75 | City of Fountain Valley Fire Station 1Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| Orange County Housing Finance Trust | Public Law 119-75 | Orange County Housing Finance Trust Construction of Affordable Housing UnitsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Westminster | Public Law 119-75 | Westminster Community Service and Senior Center Building RenovationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Orange County Mosquito & Vector Control District | Public Law 119-75 | Orange County Mosquito & Vector Control District Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $500,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| City of Garden Grove | Public Law 119-75 | City of Garden Grove-- Fire Station 84 RetrofitsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,000,000 |
| Buena Park Library District | Public Law 119-75 | Buena Park Library District--Mechanical , Electrical, and Plumbing ModernizationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| City of Placentia | Public Law 119-75 | City of Placentia-- Old Town Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of Artesia | Public Law 119-86 | Artesia Emergency Operations CenterFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | CA | $925,000 |
| City of Los Alamitos | Public Law 119-86 | Los Alamitos Emergency Operations CenterFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | CA | $382,880 |
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 list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: www.derektranforcongress.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 1 page of www.derektranforcongress.com saved on October 8, 2026.From a secondary source
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 7, 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, Tran's campaign reports receiving $4,981,276.64 and reports spending $2,051,201.75, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H4CA45170as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4CA45170as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $4,981,276.64 | $6,514,154.69 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $2,051,201.75 | $6,186,831.90 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $3,257,397.68 | $327,322.79 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $25,000.00 | $86,412.27 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H4CA45170as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4CA45170as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Individuals, itemized | $2,786,557.01 | $3,636,549.73 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $796,120.70 | $1,131,375.34 |
| Other political committees | $1,103,260.45 | $593,986.97 |
| Party committees | $4,178.80 | $5,569.78 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $1.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- DEREK TRAN FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00851790
- SUA SPONTE PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00894220
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Reported stock trades
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