Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Wasserman Schultz 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 Wasserman Schultz is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Wasserman Schultz 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.
Wasserman Schultz votes Yes on 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, Wasserman Schultz 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.
Wasserman Schultz votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; 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. Wasserman Schultz votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 21, and did not vote on 3.
Wasserman Schultz votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 55 Yes and No votes: Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Wasserman Schultz did not vote on the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines, the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035 and the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
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 laws.
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.
3 excerpts
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 23, 2026
“Earlier this month, Wasserman Schultz secured more than $1 billion in federal funding in H.R. 6938, which combined the Commerce, Justice, Science, and the Energy and Water Development, as well as the Interior and Environment Appropriations bills into a single package. That critical House-passed legislation includes $461 million for Everglades restoration and preservation secured by Wasserman Schultz.”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 8, 2026
“Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) secured $1.29 billion in federal funding in H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act of 2026. This includes $461 million for Everglades restoration and preservation secured by Wasserman Schultz.”
- Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003August 20, 2025
“Is the facility subject to federal standards for the treatment of detainees, such as the 2011 Performance-Based National Detention Standards and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 (P.L. 108-79)?”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 19 spending items this member requested, $22,552,619 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida International University | Public Law 119-74 | Medicine Approaches and Imaging Studies for Hard-to-Treat CancersDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $3,131,000 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Public Law 119-74 | The NeuroInnovate CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Public Law 119-74 | Standardization of Novel Drug Delivery System for Brain Cancer TreatmentDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Broward County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | South Florida ICAC Technology Support ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $535,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e FL City of Dania Wastewater In ImprovementEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e FL City of Hallan Water Main Re ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e FL City of Hollyw Boulevard Hei Expansion ProEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e FL City of Sunris Wastewater Tr New Deep Inje ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e FL Cooper City fo Treatment Pla Headworks FacEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Florida International University | Public Law 119-74 | Equipment Acquisition to Advance Functional Precision Medicine Approaches and Imaging Studies for Hard-to-Treat CancersDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $3,131,000 |
Show all 19
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Atlantic University | Public Law 119-74 | The NeuroInnovate CenterDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Nova Southeastern University | Public Law 119-74 | Standardization of Novel Drug Delivery System for Brain Cancer TreatmentDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Broward County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | South Florida ICAC Technology Support ProjectDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $535,000 |
| FL | Public Law 119-75 | SW 61st Avenue Bridge Widening and Roadway ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | FL | $250,000 |
| Miami-Dade County | Public Law 119-75 | Miami-Dade County Saving RosewoodDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $2,000,000 |
| City of Fort Lauderdale | Public Law 119-75 | City of Fort Lauderdale Public Safety ComplexDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $1,000,000 |
| Broward College | Public Law 119-75 | Broward College: Aviation Training Center Remodel and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $1,000,000 |
| City of Miramar | Public Law 119-75 | Pembroke Road Expansion and StreetscapingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | FL | $1,050,000 |
| City of Pembroke Pines | Public Law 119-86 | Pines Point Hurricane MitigationFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | FL | $428,619 |
3 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
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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
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Where this comes from
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