Jill N. Tokuda
- Previous profession
- Consultant; Business owner; Non-profit executive, Nisei Veterans Memorial Center, 2019 to 2022
- First public office
- 2007Member, Hawai`i State Senate, 2007 to 2018 (Majority Whip, 2009 to 2014)
- Years in public office
- 14
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, Tokuda 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 Tokuda is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Tokuda 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.
Tokuda votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Tokuda 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.
Tokuda 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); and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Tokuda votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Tokuda votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 60 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, 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 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
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
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
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From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
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5 excerpts
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Rep. Tokuda Votes Against Partisan Farm Bill, Fights for Hawaiʻi Priorities
“She also spoke in strong support of reversing the $187 billion cut to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and delaying the proposed cost shift to states, as enacted under H.R. 1, the “Big Ugly Bill.”
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“In 2013, Congress enacted the Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act (P.L. 113-65), which establishes grounds for disinterment of individuals who have committed certain serious crimes, including provisions for those who died or fled before they could be prosecuted or convicted. In 2019, the VA barred convicted Tier III sex offenders from burial or memorialization in national cemeteries,”
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“In 2019, the VA barred convicted Tier III sex offenders from burial or memorialization in national cemeteries, a policy Congress codified in the 2022 National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act (P.L. 117-355).”
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Rep. Tokuda Votes Against Cuts to Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid
“H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, passed the House by a vote of 216-213 and now heads to the President to be signed into law.”
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Rep. Tokuda Votes in Favor of Bipartisan SUPPORT Reauthorization Act
“Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) voted in favor of H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation that strengthens the federal response to the opioid epidemic and expands access to treatment, prevention, and recovery services, particularly in rural and underserved communities. The bill passed the House with broad bipartisan support.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $16,749,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lana'i Community Health Center | Public Law 119-37 | Facility Improvements and Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,150,000 |
| The Queens Health System | Public Law 119-37 | Facility Improvements and Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,015,000 |
| Ko'olauloa Health Center | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $750,000 |
| Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, d.b.a. Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center | Public Law 119-37 | Food Distribution Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,000,000 |
| West Hawai'i Region of Hawai'i Health Systems Corporation | Public Law 119-37 | Facility Improvements and Purchase of EquipmentRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,015,000 |
| Hana Business Council, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Community Center ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | HI | $1,015,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate HI Kauai County D Water Supply Water Tank Re ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate HI Maui County fo Infrastructurand HardeningEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| University of Hawaii at Hilo | Public Law 119-74 | University of Hawaii at Hilo Volcano Monitoring and Geoarcheology LaboratoryDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $995,000 |
| Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources | Public Law 119-74 | Wailoa Aquaculture FacilityDOC · NOAA ORF | None printed | $775,000 |
Show all 15
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism | Public Law 119-75 | Tropical AgTech Center Project-- Facilities and EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $250,000 |
| Kauai County Housing Agency | Public Law 119-75 | Lima Ola Affordable Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $3,150,000 |
| County of Maui | Public Law 119-75 | Maluaka Affordable Rental Housing Development and ConstructionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $250,000 |
| County of Kauai | Public Law 119-75 | Kilauea Town Expansion ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $2,000,000 |
| County of Maui | Public Law 119-75 | Lanai Affordable Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | HI | $1,200,000 |
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.
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Tokuda for Hawaii Google Ads Transparency Center
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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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