April McClain Delaney
- Previous profession
- Lawyer, private practice; Non-profit executive
- First public office
- 2022Deputy assistant secretary for communications and information, United States Department of Commerce, 2022 to 2023
- Years in public office
- 2
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, McClain Delaney 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 McClain Delaney is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. McClain Delaney 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.
McClain Delaney votes Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention, the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026.
On funding the government, McClain Delaney 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.
McClain Delaney votes No on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; 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. McClain Delaney votes to cancel 2 and against cancelling 22. The rules McClain Delaney votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (1) and Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1).
McClain Delaney votes differently from most House Democrats on 5 of 58 Yes and No votes: 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, Yes on the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks, 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 and Yes on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention.
McClain Delaney did not vote on the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
Votes on laws that passed
Lets farmers and ranchers get emergency conservation money up front after a disaster, instead of paying first and waiting for reimbursement.
A package of housing measures intended to increase the supply of homes.
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
This section has two lists: statements in the official record, and excerpts from this member’s own press releases. Together they name 4 laws and 1 executive order.
From the official record
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From this member’s press releases
From a secondary sourceThese 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.
7 excerpts
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“This bill would repeal President Trump’s executive order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” which is designed to establish a moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence policies. The GUARDRAILS Act would specifically prohibit the executive order from taking effect to ensure states can enact commonsense safeguards to protect the American people in the face of rapidly evolving AI”
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026February 3, 2026
Rep. McClain Delaney Issues Statement Voting Against Funding for the Department of Homeland Security
“Today, I voted no on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026. I remain opposed to any funding - for any length of time, even 10 days as laid out by this bill - to further fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) while it continues to terrorize American communities through unlawful raids, arrests, detentions,”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJanuary 22, 2026
Rep. McClain Delaney Issues Statement on Remaining House Appropriations Bills for Fiscal Year 2026
“Making matters worse, the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has made things harder for families, farmers, and small businesses who’ve been forced to make difficult decisions in the face of skyrocketing costs of healthcare, food, housing, and energy.”
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026November 12, 2025
“Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released a statement after voting against H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026:”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActOctober 16, 2025
“The challenges presented by the expiration of the ePTCs are exacerbated by the recent passage of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Trump,” they continued. “The implementation of OBBBA is projected to result in the loss of Medicaid and ACA coverage for approximately 242,000 Maryland residents.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 3, 2025
Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Condemns Cuts to Working- and Middle-Class Families
“As we all heard, he shared the innumerable ways that H.R. 1 will harm my constituents and all Americans. I am outraged by the passage of the House Majority’s reconciliation package—a devastating proposal that will unleash a tsunami of cuts on working- and middle-class families, children and especially those in rural communities.”
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- Laken Riley ActJanuary 22, 2025
Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Releases Statement on Voting for S. 5
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney released the following statement on voting for S. 5:”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $19,586,144 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.
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac Fire Company No. 2, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Purchase of Fire EngineRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MD | $675,000 |
| Garrett Regional Medical Center, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MD | $1,000,000 |
| San Mar Children's Home, Inc., d.b.a. San Mar Family and Community Services, Inc | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MD | $1,015,000 |
| Mount St. Mary's University | Public Law 119-37 | Water Treatment Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | MD | $1,000,000 |
| City of Brunswick | Public Law 119-37 | Reservoir ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | MD | $1,015,000 |
| Town of Lonaconing | Public Law 119-37 | Water System ImprovementsRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | MD | $986,000 |
| City of Cumberland | Public Law 119-37 | Membrane Filtration Facility ConstructionRural Utilities Service · Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program | MD | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e MD Town of Oaklan System ImprovEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Frostburg State University | Public Law 119-74 | Planetarium EquipmentNASA · SSMS | None printed | $2,808,000 |
| MD | Public Law 119-75 | Gaithersburg Pedestrian Safety ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MD | $1,000,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Public Law 119-75 | Grantsville Sidewalk ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MD | $2,000,000 |
| MD | Public Law 119-75 | Bridge Repair ProgramDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | MD | $850,000 |
| City of Frederick, Maryland | Public Law 119-75 | Frederick Youth Center Furnishings, Equipment and Security EnhancementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $3,000,000 |
| Frederick County | Public Law 119-75 | Taney Avenue Senior Center and Senior Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $1,000,000 |
| City of Frederick, Maryland | Public Law 119-86 | West Patrick Street at Maryvale Ditch Flood Mitigation ProjectFEMA · Federal Assistance-PDM | MD | $1,145,144 |
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.
Campaign promises
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Online ads
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April McClain Delaney for Congress Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00854471 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 27 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
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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, McClain Delaney's campaign reports receiving $12,308,220.11 and reports spending $12,013,487.97, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H4MD06340as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4MD06340as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $12,308,220.11 | $5,943,527.85 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $12,013,487.97 | $5,930,648.68 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $307,611.31 | $12,879.17 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $14,873,000.00 | $3,898,051.37 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H4MD06340as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4MD06340as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $834,380.71 | $1,579,633.37 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $34,836.67 | $82,125.40 |
| Other political committees | $377,250.01 | $386,428.81 |
| Party committees | $52.77 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, loans | $11,000,000.00 | $3,873,000.00 |
Committees
- APRIL MCCLAIN DELANEY FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00854471
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