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U.S. House · Kansas, District 4

Ron Estes

RRepublicanIn this seat since April 25, 2017Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

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

59 Yes · 0 No · 1 Did not vote
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The tally counts votes on passage. 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law is listed apart.

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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 Estes is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Estes votes Yes 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.

Estes votes Yes 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 Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

On funding the government, Estes votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Estes votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules Estes votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).

Estes votes the same way as most House Republicans on all 59 of these Yes and No votes.

Estes did not vote on the Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act.

Votes on laws that passed

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 Yes
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 Yes
Public Law 119-102 · Signed July 12, 2026Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025

Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.

House 368–19Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-101 · Became law without a signature on July 11, 202621st Century ROAD to Housing Act

A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.

House 358–32Senate 85–5Votes Yes
Public Law 119-100 · Signed June 26, 2026Lulu's Law

Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.

House 401–6Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-99 · Signed June 12, 2026Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act

Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.

House 404–14Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-98 · Signed June 10, 2026Secure America Act

Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.

House 214–212Senate 52–47Votes Yes
Public Law 119-97 · Signed June 9, 2026Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.

House 405–5Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
S. 1020 · Signed May 11, 2026Public Law 119-90

Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.

House 394–14Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-88 · Signed May 4, 2026Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.

House 384–40Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
S. 4465 · Signed April 30, 2026Public Law 119-87

Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.

House 261–111Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
H.J.Res. 140 · Signed April 27, 2026Public Law 119-85

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.

House 214–208Senate 50–49Votes Yes
Public Law 119-83 · Signed April 13, 2026Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act

Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.

House 345–41Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
H.J.Res. 142 · Signed February 18, 2026Public Law 119-78

Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.

House 215–210Senate 49–47Votes Yes
Public Law 119-75 · Signed February 3, 2026Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.

House 217–214Senate 71–29Votes Yes
Public Law 119-74 · Signed January 23, 2026Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.

House 397–28Senate 82–15Votes Yes
Public Law 119-64 · Signed December 26, 2025Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act

When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.

House 423–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-62 · Signed December 26, 2025Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025

Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.

House 413–0Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-61 · Signed December 19, 2025Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.

House 416–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-60 · Signed December 18, 2025National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

The annual defense policy law.

House 312–112Senate 77–20Votes Yes
Public Law 119-58 · Signed December 18, 2025Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025

Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.

House 399–5Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
H.J.Res. 131 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-52

Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

House 217–209Senate 49–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 130 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-51

Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.

House 214–212Senate 51–43Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 106 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-50

Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.

House 215–210Senate 50–46Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 105 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-49

Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.

House 215–211Senate 50–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 104 · Signed December 11, 2025Public Law 119-48

Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.

House 211–208Senate 52–47Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 80 · Signed December 5, 2025Public Law 119-47

Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.

House 216–209Senate 52–45Votes Yes
Public Law 119-44 · Signed December 1, 2025SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.

House 366–57Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-43 · Signed December 1, 2025Medal of Honor Act

Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.

House 424–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-38 · Signed November 19, 2025Epstein Files Transparency Act

Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.

House 427–1Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-37 · Signed November 12, 2025Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.

House 222–209Senate 60–40Votes Yes
Public Law 119-30 · Signed July 24, 2025Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act

Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.

House 372–0Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-29 · Signed July 24, 2025Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act

Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.

House 388–0Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-27 · Signed July 18, 2025GENIUS Act

Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).

House 308–122Senate 68–30Votes Yes
Public Law 119-26 · Signed July 16, 2025HALT Fentanyl Act

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.

House 321–104Senate 84–16Votes Yes
Public Law 119-25 · Signed July 15, 2025Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.

House 382–31Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-23 · Signed July 7, 2025Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025

Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.

House 412–1Senate: voice voteVotes Yes
Public Law 119-21 · Signed July 4, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill Act

A broad tax and spending law.

House 218–214Senate 50–50Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 31 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-20

Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.

House 216–212Senate 52–46Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 13 · Signed June 20, 2025Public Law 119-19

Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.

House 220–207Senate 52–47Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 89 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-17

Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.

House 225–196Senate 49–46Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 88 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-16

Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.

House 246–164Senate 51–44Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 87 · Signed June 12, 2025Public Law 119-15

Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.

House 231–191Senate 51–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 61 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-14

Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.

House 216–202Senate 55–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 60 · Signed May 23, 2025Public Law 119-13

Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

House 219–205Senate 50–43Votes Yes
Public Law 119-12 · Signed May 19, 2025TAKE IT DOWN Act

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.

House 409–2Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
S.J.Res. 28 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-11

Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.

House 219–211Senate 51–47Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 18 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-10

Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.

House 217–211Senate 52–48Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 75 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-9

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.

House 214–193Senate 52–45Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 42 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-8

Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.

House 222–203Senate 52–46Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 24 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-7

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.

House 203–182Senate 53–42Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 20 · Signed May 9, 2025Public Law 119-6

Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.

House 221–198Senate 53–44Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 25 · Signed April 10, 2025Public Law 119-5

Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.

House 292–132Senate 70–28Votes Yes
Public Law 119-4 · Signed March 15, 2025Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Funds the federal government through September 30, 2025, mostly at the prior year's levels, with more for defense and less for non-defense programs.

House 217–213Senate 54–46Votes Yes
S.J.Res. 11 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-3

Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.

House 221–202Senate 54–44Votes Yes
H.J.Res. 35 · Signed March 14, 2025Public Law 119-2

Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.

House 220–206Senate 52–47Votes Yes
Public Law 119-1 · Signed January 29, 2025Laken Riley Act

Requires immigration authorities to detain non-citizens without legal status who are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting a police officer, or crimes causing death or serious injury.

House 263–156Senate 64–35Votes Yes

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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 Yes on H.Res. 590, the resolution that passed this law in the House

What this member says about laws and orders

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9 excerpts

  1. Rep. Estes, Sen. Capito Introduce Bill to Unleash Domestic Investments for U.S. Companies

    “H.R. 1 was the investment of a generation in America’s manufacturers. Thanks to the leadership of President Trump and this Congress, the U.S. tax code is now set up to drive manufacturing investment and job creation.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 545ed817f1240606

  2. One Big Beautiful Bill ActSeptember 22, 2025

    Estes Announces Co-Chairmanship of Congressional Musicians’ Caucus

    “This provision was included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 9f081abfc017edde

  3. Rep. Estes Talks One Big Beautiful Law with Andy Hooser

    “U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined the Voice of Reason with Andy Hooser to talk about the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). President Trump signed the bill into law on July 4, 2025.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 6a355f95e384b8e1

  4. Rep. Estes Joins the John Whitmer Show to Talk One Big, Beautiful Law

    “U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) joined the John Whitmer Show to talk about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) after President Donald Trump signed it into law on Friday, July 4th.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint a9528408d5b04928

  5. Rep. Estes Applauds Passage Of One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Sends To President’s Desk

    “WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) released a statement marking the House of Representatives’ passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint d06a750d068a0666

  6. Rep. Estes Delivers Remarks On House Floor In Support Of The One Big, Beautiful Bill

    “WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas) delivered remarks on the House floor in support of H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read the full remarks below.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 7214c682b5ebb8de

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  1. Rep. Estes Applauds Major Announcement from G7 Agreement

    “The Biden administration surrendered American tax sovereignty in a deal with the OECD that would have allowed foreign countries to pilfer our treasury of $122 billion, but thanks to Republicans' work to include Section 899 in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act based on legislation I introduced, those discriminatory taxes will no longer be a threat. I agree with Treasury”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint cfe40edb2bb835d9

  2. Rep. Estes Votes to Rein In Government Spending

    “Today, Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted alongside House Republicans to pass H.R. 4 – the Rescissions Act of 2025. The legislation rescinds $9.4 billion of previously appropriated funding by Congress by a vote of 214 to 212.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 8b4cf0f19384b318

  3. Rep. Estes, House Passes One Big, Beautiful Bill

    “This morning, Rep. Ron Estes and the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Estes was instrumental in crafting the tax provisions in the legislation that lower taxes for working families and support small businesses.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 91a11daf137a2ca6

Member-requested spending

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Member-requested spending: none found in the 4 laws read so far.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

Online ads

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Campaign money

For the 2026 election cycle, Estes's campaign reports receiving $1,855,034.98 and reports spending $1,295,633.69, as of July 15, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H8KS04112as of July 15, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8KS04112as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$1,855,034.98$2,287,999.66
Money spent (total disbursements)$1,295,633.69$2,033,296.41
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$1,757,677.33$1,198,276.04
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00$0.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H8KS04112as of July 15, 20262024 cycleFEC number H8KS04112as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$302,756.29$389,186.03
Individuals, unitemized$9,091.46$17,051.30
Other political committees$1,090,100.00$1,326,524.13
Party committees$0.00$0.00
The candidate, contributions$0.00$0.00
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

Committees

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House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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