Sara Jacobs
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Jacobs 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 Jacobs is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Jacobs 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.
Jacobs votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Jacobs 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.
Jacobs 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. Jacobs votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Jacobs votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 60 Yes and No votes: No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
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 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.
2 excerpts
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“U.S. Representatives Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and April McClain Delaney (D-MD), today introduced the Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans’ Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards (GUARDRAILS) Act to repeal President Donald Trump’s executive order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” which is designed to establish a moratorium on”
- Prioritizing Military Excellence and ReadinessFebruary 13, 2025
Rep. Sara Jacobs Leads Effort to Reverse Trump’s Transgender Military Ban
“In a letter to Secretary Hegseth, the lawmakers urged the Secretary to rescind his recent memo that targets transgender service members and to compel President Trump to rescind Executive Order 14183. Kicking out the thousands of transgender service members in the Armed Forces would undermine readiness and recruitment efforts and take 20 years and cost billions of dollars to replace”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 18 spending items this member requested, $17,968,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University Research Foundation | Public Law 119-74 | AI-Enabled Robotics Training CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Greater Than Tech | Public Law 119-74 | Training San Diego Students for Emerging Tech CareersDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $826,000 |
| University of San Diego | Public Law 119-74 | JusticeForward: Safer Students Workforce InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $927,000 |
| Youth Empowerment's Finest | Public Law 119-74 | I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Afterschool ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| San Diego State University Research Foundation | Public Law 119-74 | AI-Enabled Robotics Training CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Greater Than Tech | Public Law 119-74 | Training San Diego Students for Emerging Tech CareersDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $826,000 |
| University of San Diego | Public Law 119-74 | JusticeForward: Safer Students Workforce InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $927,000 |
| Youth Empowerment's Finest | Public Law 119-74 | I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Afterschool ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| CA | Public Law 119-75 | San Miguel Elementary Safe Routes to School Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | CA | $250,000 |
| City of San Diego | Public Law 119-75 | Expanding Affordable Child Care FacilitiesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
Show all 18
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University | Public Law 119-75 | Child Care Facility for Former Foster YouthDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,500,000 |
| San Diego Housing Commission | Public Law 119-75 | Linda Vista Affordable Housing-- Via Las Cumbres RedevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $2,000,000 |
| San Diego State University | Public Law 119-75 | Child Care for Children with DisabilitiesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,000,000 |
| San Diego County Office of Education | Public Law 119-75 | Linda Vista Innovation Center SupportDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| San Diego Unified School District | Public Law 119-75 | Mobile Washer and Dryer Units for Homeless San DiegansDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $850,000 |
| San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District | Public Law 119-75 | San Miguel Aerial ApparatusDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $500,000 |
| City of El Cajon | Public Law 119-75 | El Cajon Emergency Operations Center Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $250,000 |
| City of San Diego | Public Law 119-75 | Safe Sleeping Pilot Program Site ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CA | $1,200,000 |
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
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, Jacobs's campaign reports receiving $1,639,893.31 and reports spending $1,447,813.19, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CA49074as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CA49074as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,639,893.31 | $1,724,533.98 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,447,813.19 | $1,737,189.10 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $269,452.28 | $77,372.16 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $350,000.00 | $350,000.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CA49074as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CA49074as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $261,235.50 | $391,100.30 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $153,440.94 | $133,945.15 |
| Other political committees | $207,250.00 | $252,355.85 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $929,346.65 | $407,903.44 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $350,000.00 |
Committees
- SARA JACOBS FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00719559
- PAC FOR GOOD Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00768887
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.
