Official portrait of Jesús G. "Chuy" García
U.S. House · Illinois, District 4

Jesús G. "Chuy" García

DDemocratIn this seat since January 3, 2019Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, García has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.

22 Yes · 34 No · 4 Did not vote
Confirmed from the official record

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 García is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. García 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.

García votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

On funding the government, García votes Yes on the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA, and No on the March 2025 full-year funding law, the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown, the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies and the September 2026 funding extension.

García 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. García votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 23, and did not vote on 1.

García votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 56 Yes and No votes: No on the September 2026 funding extension, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.

García did not vote 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, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act, the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act and the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.

Votes on laws that passed

Most recent

Public Law 119-111 · Signed September 18, 2026Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.

House 262–159Senate 86–11Votes No
Public Law 119-110 · Signed September 16, 2026Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.

House 376–8Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-109 · Signed September 16, 2026Local Access to Courts Act

Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.

House 378–10Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes No

Most recent No votes

Public Law 119-111 · Signed September 18, 2026Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.

House 262–159Senate 86–11Votes No
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes No

Votes on a resolution that passed a law

Public Law 119-28 · Signed July 24, 2025Rescissions Act of 2025

Cancels about $9 billion that Congress had already approved: roughly $8 billion in foreign aid and about $1 billion for public broadcasting.

House adopted H.Res. 590, 216–213Senate 51–48Votes No on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

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 1 law and 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 source

These 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.

4 excerpts

  1. El Congresista García Vota en Contra del Terrible y Cruel Proyecto de Ley de Trump

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. — El Congresista Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) emitió la siguiente declaración tras votar en contra de la H.R.1, la "La Terrible Ley de Trump”:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 944409c3613fd9f2

  2. Congressman García Votes No on Trump’s Cruel Spending Bill

    “WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) issued the following statement after voting against H.R.1, the “One Big, Ugly Bill”:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint a3e8c89772912c20

  3. García, Ocasio-Cortez, DeGette Send Letter Urging HHS Secretary Kennedy to Immediately Cease Sharing Non-citizen Medicaid Data with Immigration Enforcement Officials

    “Please detail any and all communication with state Medicaid officials regarding the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain this data, including the exact information requested from state Medicaid agencies subject to the audit described in “SUBJECT: Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Open Borders.”13 In addition:”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint fec3924c9c1dfcb0

  4. Congressman García’s Statement on Trump’s Attempts to Undermine the Right to Vote

    “The Executive Order issued yesterday by the White House does the opposite of ‘Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.’ It is an unconstitutional assault on the right to vote.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 81df80a069e9c322

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 16 spending items this member requested, $12,392,865 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.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
City of ElmhurstPublic Law 119-74Elmhurst Police Technology EnhancementsDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$750,000
Village of BrookfieldPublic Law 119-74Brookfield Police Technology UpdatesDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$623,000
Village of Stickney-- Department of PolicePublic Law 119-74Stickney Police Radio UpgradesDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$428,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e IL Village of Hin Street Recons Utility ProjeEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate IL Leyden Townshi Main and Lead Replacement PEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate IL Town of Cicero Water Pumping ImprovementEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate IL Village of Ber Section 2 Lea Replacement PEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,024,207
on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74tate IL Village of Mel Winston Park ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
City of ElmhurstPublic Law 119-74Elmhurst Police Technology EnhancementsDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$750,000
Village of BrookfieldPublic Law 119-74Brookfield Police Technology UpdatesDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$623,000
Show all 16
RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Village of Stickney-- Department of PolicePublic Law 119-74Stickney Police Radio UpgradesDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$428,000
Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation AuthorityPublic Law 119-75Pace North Avenue Transit Signal PriorityDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsIL$250,000
Summit Public Library DistrictPublic Law 119-75Library Capital ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$452,408
Village of Franklin ParkPublic Law 119-75Downtown Streetscape ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$250,000
Richard J. Daley College--City Colleges of ChicagoPublic Law 119-75Richard J. Daley College Inclusive Classrooms Upgrades and Accessibility ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$446,250
Village of North RiversidePublic Law 119-75North Riverside Public Infrastructure Flood Mitigation ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundIL$2,000,000

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

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, García's campaign reports receiving $375,959.31 and reports spending $383,531.51, as of June 30, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H8IL04134as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8IL04134as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$375,959.31$863,042.92
Money spent (total disbursements)$383,531.51$852,232.18
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$28,263.33$35,835.53
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00$0.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H8IL04134as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8IL04134as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$178,818.39$345,139.91
Individuals, unitemized$14,993.55$30,652.65
Other political committees$155,800.00$423,211.00
Party committees$779.16$0.00
The candidate, contributions$0.00$0.00
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

Committees

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.

Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Image courtesy of the Member
10e25b357569624aConfirmed from the official record
House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
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