Official portrait of William R. Keating
U.S. House · Massachusetts, District 9

William R. Keating

DDemocratIn this seat since January 5, 2011Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

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

28 Yes · 32 No
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 Keating is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Keating 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.

Keating votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

On funding the government, Keating 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.

Keating votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar); the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Keating votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.

Keating votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 60 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law and No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026.

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 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

Most recent No votes

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 No
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 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.

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

No saved press release from this member names a law or an executive order.

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 17 spending items this member requested, $18,600,144 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
Town of YarmouthPublic Law 119-37Crab Creek Culvert Replacement and Wetlands RestorationNatural Resources Conservation Service · Conservation OperationsMA$1,000,000
Hyannis Public Library AssociationPublic Law 119-37Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities ProgramMA$1,000,000
Town of ProvincetownPublic Law 119-37Central Vacuum Station ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal ProgramMA$1,015,000
New Bedford Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74New Bedford Police VesselDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$1,031,000
Nantucket Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Nantucket Police Department VesselDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$350,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e MA Town of Rockla Wastewater Tr and Collectio UpgradesEnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e MA Town of Wareha Improvements,EnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving FundPublic Law 119-74e MA Town of Westpo Water and Sew and 3EnvironmentAgency · al ProtectiNone printed$1,092,000
New Bedford Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74New Bedford Police VesselDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
Nantucket Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Nantucket Police Department VesselDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$350,000
Show all 17
RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship AuthorityPublic Law 119-75Steamship Authority Shuttle Bus ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsMA$2,000,000
University of Massachusetts DartmouthPublic Law 119-75Northeast Coastal Ocean Forecast System Computer Upgrade ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMA$850,000
Massachusetts Maritime AcademyPublic Law 119-75Training Equipment AcquisitionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMA$250,000
Mashpee Wampanoag TribePublic Law 119-75Plaza Del Sol Transitional Housing ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMA$1,152,000
Barnstable CountyPublic Law 119-75Children's Cove Child Advocacy Center ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMA$3,150,000
Town of BridgewaterPublic Law 119-75Bridgewater MBTA Platform Relocation ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMA$1,000,000
Town of ScituatePublic Law 119-86Scituate Cedar Point SeawallFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDMMA$1,145,144

2 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, Keating's campaign reports receiving $422,461.68 and reports spending $592,807.09, as of August 12, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H0MA10082as of August 12, 20262024 cycleFEC number H0MA10082as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$422,461.68$681,883.89
Money spent (total disbursements)$592,807.09$877,343.05
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$495,522.09$665,867.50
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00$0.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H0MA10082as of August 12, 20262024 cycleFEC number H0MA10082as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$203,200.01$278,271.24
Individuals, unitemized$49,161.67$54,637.65
Other political committees$170,100.00$347,975.00
Party committees$0.00$1,000.00
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
66c255cd3ed92163Confirmed from the official record
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
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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