Jahana Hayes
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Hayes 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 Hayes is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Hayes 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.
Hayes votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention and the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
On funding the government, Hayes 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.
Hayes votes No on 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. Hayes votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Hayes votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 56 Yes and No votes: 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 HALT Fentanyl Act and Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
Hayes did not vote on the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act and the Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act.
Votes on laws that passed
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.
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.
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 4 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.
11 excerpts
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 11, 2026
“Congresswoman Hayes introduced the Restoring Food Security for Farmers and Families Act to repeal the $187 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that was enacted as part of H.R. 1. Additionally, she led her colleagues in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting the agency produce a report assessing the effects of Trump Administration”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActApril 30, 2026
Hayes Statement on House Passage of Farm Bill
“Since H.R. 1 was enacted, more than 3 million Americans have been kicked off SNAP, with losses reported in every single state. In Connecticut, over 33,000 people have already lost their benefits and that number is expected to rise.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 5, 2026
Hayes Statement on Farm Bill Markup
“Last Summer, Republicans passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill, which cut $187 billion from SNAP. These cuts have created a massive unfunded mandate on state governments, expanded work requirements for older Americans, veterans and parents with children, and eliminated the ability for families to use SNAP participation as an indicator for energy assistance programs or broadband access.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJanuary 22, 2026
Hayes Votes No On Homeland Security Bill
“The Department of Homeland Security received $150 billion, with $75 billion specifically for ICE, in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enough to fund the agency for almost seven years. We cannot continue to operate without an acknowledgement of the escalating tensions and undermining of community trust in law enforcement.”
- Epstein Files Transparency ActNovember 18, 2025
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement after the vote on H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act:”
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026November 12, 2025
Hayes Stands Firmly Against the Republican Continuing Resolution
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371, 222 to 209:”
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- One Big Beautiful Bill ActOctober 24, 2025
Hayes Leads House Democrats in Urging USDA to Take Immediate Action to Fund SNAP
“When Republicans passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, she sounded the alarm on its devastating impact on SNAP. The legislation eliminates $187 billion from the SNAP program and imposes undue barriers to farmers in the Ag industry.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActSeptember 3, 2025
Hayes Introduces Legislation to Ensure Workers Receive Full Tips
“In response to HR 1 - which provides a minimal tax cut to tipped workers while cruelly taking away their Medicaid and food stamps - this bill gives them what they actually need: a full minimum wage with tips on top, and protections against the overwhelming amount of wage theft that occurs in tipped industries. It is precisely because they”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Hayes Statement on H.R. 1 The "One Big Beautiful Bill"
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Ranking Member of the Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee, issued the following statement on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed out of the House of Representatives, 218 to 214, on Thursday, July 3, 2025:”
- HALT Fentanyl ActJune 12, 2025
Hayes Statement on Upcoming Vote for S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act
“WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) issued the following statement on the upcoming House floor vote on S.331, the HALT Fentanyl Act.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMay 22, 2025
“WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05), issued the following statement on H.R. 1, which passed out of the House of Representatives, 215 to 214 to 1, on Thursday, May 22, 2025:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 16 spending items this member requested, $15,817,003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Norfolk | Public Law 119-37 | Fire House ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | CT | $500,000 |
| QuantumCT | Public Law 119-74 | QCT ConnectDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Danbury | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Capacity, Technology, and Training Improvement ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $700,000 |
| Western Connecticut Council of Governments | Public Law 119-74 | Western Connecticut Training Facility--Equipment and TechnologyDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $951,000 |
| Police Activity League of Waterbury Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Waterbury Police Activity LeagueDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $175,000 |
| Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement, Inc.'' | Public Law 119-74 | Astrophysics and Data Science Education DestinationNASA · SSMS | None printed | $1,700,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e CT City of Torrin Field Siphon Sewer ReplaceEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| QuantumCT | Public Law 119-74 | QCT ConnectDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Danbury | Public Law 119-74 | Public Safety Capacity, Technology, and Training Improvement ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $700,000 |
| Western Connecticut Council of Governments | Public Law 119-74 | Western Connecticut Training Facility--Equipment and TechnologyDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $951,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Police Activity League of Waterbury Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Waterbury Police Activity LeagueDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $175,000 |
| Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement, Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Astrophysics and Data Science Education DestinationNASA · SSMS | None printed | $1,700,000 |
| Town of Southbury | Public Law 119-75 | Southbury Public Library Restoration and Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $1,500,000 |
| Central Connecticut State University | Public Law 119-75 | Central Connecticut Workforce and Innovation HubDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $850,000 |
| Town of Thomaston | Public Law 119-75 | Seth Thomas Park RevitalizationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | CT | $850,000 |
| City of Meriden | Public Law 119-86 | City of Meriden for Combined Emergency Operations Center/ Emergency Communications Center Public Safety Communications UpgradesFEMA · Federal Assistance-EOC | CT | $1,003,003 |
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, Hayes's campaign reports receiving $1,290,077.99 and reports spending $728,471.00, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CT05245as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CT05245as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,290,077.99 | $4,218,172.13 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $728,471.00 | $4,055,864.16 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $1,084,158.01 | $522,551.02 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H8CT05245as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H8CT05245as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $459,075.28 | $2,310,382.40 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $151,427.65 | $657,677.54 |
| Other political committees | $574,370.00 | $944,391.23 |
| Party committees | $3,985.10 | $9,192.97 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- FRIENDS OF JAHANA HAYES Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00677898
- FIGHT FOR KIDS PAC Leadership PAC · 2026 · FEC committee C00961011
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.
