John B. Larson
- Previous profession
- High school teacher, 1972 to 1977; Insurance broker, 1978 to 1998; President, Larson and Lysik
- First public office
- 1982Member, Connecticut State Senate, 1982 to 1994 (President Pro Tempore, 1986 to 1994)
- Years in public office
- 39
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, Larson 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 Larson is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Larson 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.
Larson votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, 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, Larson 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.
Larson votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); 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. Larson votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 23, and did not vote on 1.
Larson votes the same way as most House Democrats on all 57 of these Yes and No votes.
Larson did not vote on the law that cancels a federal order that had closed about 225,000 acres of national forest in northeastern Minnesota, near the Boundary Waters, to new mining leases for 20 years; the Medal of Honor Act; and the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act.
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.
The annual defense policy law.
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.
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.
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
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.
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 3 executive orders.
From the official record
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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.
7 excerpts
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Larson Illegally Denied Entry to ICE Facility in Burlington, Massachusetts
“Federal agents cited U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem’s policy requiring seven-day notice before Members of Congress can conduct oversight visits, in violation of section 527(a) of Public Law 118-47, which allow Members of Congress to conduct unauthorized oversight visits to ICE facilities and detention centers. Following his visit to the detention facility, Larson met with peaceful protesters demonstrating”
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Larson Files Articles of Impeachment Against U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi L. Noem
“Noem has implemented a scheme to prevent Members of Congress from conducting oversight at ICE facilities, in violation of Public Law No. 118-47, which states that no funds may be used by the Department of Homeland Security to prevent Members of Congress from entering DHS facilities used to house immigrants.”
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Following Larson Warnings, House Votes to End Trump Meddling with Social Security Death Records
“Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after House passage of S. 269, bipartisan legislation that allows the Department of Treasury’s Do Not Pay system to use the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) death records in order to help stop erroneous payments to deceased individuals. After today’s passage, the bill”
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“We write to express concern about the agency’s rollout of Executive Order 14247, Modernizing Payments to and From America’s Bank Account, which aims to require all federal payees, including Social Security Administration (SSA) beneficiaries, to receive payments electronically.”
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“Guarantees funding for grants to tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities”
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“Guarantees funding for grants to tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities”
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“When Democrats held the House, we passed independent redistricting in H.R. 1, but Senate Republicans killed it. It can't be just one side that agrees to stop gerrymandering; it needs to be both.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $15,896,000 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 |
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| Harriott Community Health Initiative, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Property Acquisition and Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CT | $1,015,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate CT Southington Wa (SWD) for Wel TreatmentEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| CONNSTEP, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Development of Statewide Cross Technology Energy Advisory and Service InitiativeDOC · NIST--STR S | CT | $350,000 |
| Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Additive Manufacturing Equipment Upgrades for Research and Workforce DevelopmentDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Our Piece of the Pie, Inc. (OPP) | Public Law 119-74 | Hartford Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention ProjectDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $550,000 |
| Mothers United Against Violence | Public Law 119-74 | Victim ImpactDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $500,000 |
| Town of East Hartford Fire Department | Public Law 119-75 | Town of East Hartford Fire Station 2Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $850,000 |
| City of Bristol Fire and Police Department | Public Law 119-75 | Bristol Fire and Police Department CPAT and ASHER Training FacilityDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $3,150,000 |
| Town of East Hartford | Public Law 119-75 | Hockanum Linear Park Trail ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $2,000,000 |
| Town of East Hartford | Public Law 119-75 | Infrastructure Improvements to Downtown Main and Church Corners/ Center Cemetery National Historic DistrictsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $2,000,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| Goodwin University Educational Services (GUES) | Public Law 119-75 | Goodwin University CTRA Magnet Middle School Building ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $250,000 |
| City of Hartford | Public Law 119-75 | City of Hartford Road Phase of Hartline ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $1,200,000 |
| City of Hartford | Public Law 119-75 | Hartford Public Library (HPL) Downtown Location Restoration and RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $500,000 |
| Town of Hartland | Public Law 119-75 | Inclusive Playground Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $250,000 |
| City of Hartford Department of Public Works | Public Law 119-75 | North Main Street Drainage ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $250,000 |
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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Online ads
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Larson for Congress Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00330142 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 8 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
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Campaign money
For the 2026 election cycle, Larson's campaign reports receiving $2,733,259.89 and reports spending $2,172,086.41, as of July 22, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CT01046as of July 22, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CT01046as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $2,733,259.89 | $1,542,287.58 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $2,172,086.41 | $1,658,028.59 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $809,902.73 | $248,729.25 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $11,992.27 | $11,992.27 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CT01046as of July 22, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CT01046as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Individuals, itemized | $1,345,597.13 | $422,505.00 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $132,571.51 | $58,686.76 |
| Other political committees | $1,233,437.51 | $1,044,213.68 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- LARSON FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00330142
- SYNERGY PAC Leadership PAC · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00409623
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Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official recordThe Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 lists no Periodic Transaction Report under this member's name and district.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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