Official portrait of Sarah Elfreth
U.S. House · Maryland, District 3

Sarah Elfreth

DDemocratIn this seat since January 3, 2025Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

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

29 Yes · 31 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 Elfreth is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Elfreth 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.

Elfreth votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, 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, Elfreth 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.

Elfreth 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); and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.

Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Elfreth votes to cancel 1 and against cancelling 23. The rules Elfreth votes to cancel come from: Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).

Elfreth 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 Yes on the law that cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.

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 119-97 · 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
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
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 119-66 · Signed December 26, 2025Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.

House 370–22Senate: without objectionVotes 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
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 119-30 · 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 119-26 · 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 119-12 · 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
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

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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 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 3 laws and 2 executive orders.

From the official record

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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.

5 excerpts

  1. Elfreth, Scott Condemn Trump Executive Order Targeting Chesapeake Bay

    “WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) and Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), co-chairs of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Task Force, issued the following statement after President Trump revoked Executive Order 13508, which directed federal agencies to reduce water pollution from federal lands and facilities and to promote ecosystem conservation:”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint a670408dfa91c2a2

  2. Elfreth Votes Against Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371

    “WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on her vote against the Senate Amendment to H.R. 5371.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 8a94e53a17cc2a39

  3. Elfreth, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Denied from Conducting Legal Oversight of Federal ICE Holding Facility in Baltimore

    “The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47) clearly affirms Members of Congress' explicit authority to perform oversight visits of immigration detention facilities, and explicitly bars the agency from preventing such visits, stating:”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 52dc57ae4de741db

  4. Elfreth Votes No on DOGE Cuts

    “WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) released the following statement on her vote on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. This legislation codifies DOGE’s cuts to public broadcasting and international aid funding.”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 5aadd3a56ba1d053

  5. Elfreth Pushes Back on Cuts to PBS

    “The cuts to NPR and PBS fall under last week’s Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media Executive Order from the White House, which claims that the educational platforms are ideologically biased. Cuts to national broadcasting will disproportionately impact local media and reporting in rural communities.”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 4d8625dc0c13368e

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Congress printed 22 spending items this member requested, $32,367,144 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
Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)Public Law 119-74Blue Catfish (Invasive Species) MitigationDOC · NOAA ORFNone printed$2,000,000
YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyPublic Law 119-74Rapid Rehousing & Abuser Intervention for Victims of Domestic ViolenceDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$697,000
Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, Inc.Public Law 119-74Workplace Violence Prevention Training ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$1,031,000
Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency, Inc.Public Law 119-74Reentry and Rehabilitation InitiativeDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$1,031,000
Annapolis Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Annapolis Mobile Command UnitDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$1,031,000
Anne Arundel County, MarylandPublic Law 119-74Joint 911 Public Safety Center TechnologyDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$3,500,000
Chinese American Parent Association of Howard CountyPublic Law 119-74STEM ForwardNASA · SSMSNone printed$1,046,000
Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR)Public Law 119-74Blue Catfish (Invasive Species) MitigationDOC · NOAA ORFNone printed$2,000,000
YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyPublic Law 119-74Rapid Rehousing & Abuser Intervention for Victims of Domestic ViolenceDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$697,000
Sheppard Pratt Health Systems, Inc.Public Law 119-74Workplace Violence Prevention Training ProgramDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
Show all 22
RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency, Inc.Public Law 119-74Reentry and Rehabilitation InitiativeDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
Annapolis Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Annapolis Mobile Command UnitDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$1,031,000
Anne Arundel County, MarylandPublic Law 119-74Joint 911 Public Safety Center TechnologyDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$3,500,000
Chinese American Parent Association of Howard CountyPublic Law 119-74STEM ForwardNASA · SSMSNone printed$1,046,000
MDPublic Law 119-75Guilford Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Improvements, Phase 3Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsMD$2,000,000
MDPublic Law 119-75MD-99 Pedestrian Connectivity ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure ProgramsMD$500,000
Anne Arundel CountyPublic Law 119-75Crownsville Meyer Building RehabilitationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMD$3,150,000
Town of Mount AiryPublic Law 119-75Infrastructure Improvements and Upgrades at The Flat Iron Building, Phase 2Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMD$850,000
Howard County Housing CommissionPublic Law 119-75Artists Flats ApartmentsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMD$2,000,000
Howard County, MarylandPublic Law 119-75Facilities Upgrades and Equipment for Public Safety During StormsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMD$1,250,000
University of Maryland Center for Environmental SciencesPublic Law 119-75Facility Upgrades and Expansion in AnnapolisDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMD$800,000
Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesPublic Law 119-86Holly Beach Farm ResiliencyFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDMMD$1,145,144

7 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, Elfreth's campaign reports receiving $1,141,516.05 and reports spending $836,429.76, as of June 30, 2026.

Confirmed from the official record
What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H4MD03156as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H4MD03156as of December 31, 2024
Money raised (total receipts)$1,141,516.05$2,276,073.80
Money spent (total disbursements)$836,429.76$2,245,334.25
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$335,825.84$30,739.55
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00$0.00

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H4MD03156as of June 30, 20262024 cycleFEC number H4MD03156as of December 31, 2024
Individuals, itemized$628,549.82$1,821,387.79
Individuals, unitemized$64,296.91$146,508.60
Other political committees$441,881.45$305,518.00
Party committees$0.00$250.00
The candidate, contributions$648.72$0.00
The candidate, loans$0.00$0.00

Committees

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Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Image courtesy of the Member
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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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