Kweisi Mfume
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Mfume has a recorded vote on 60 laws that passed, and 1 vote on a resolution that passed a law.
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 Mfume is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Mfume 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.
Mfume votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act and the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
On funding the government, Mfume votes Yes on 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.
Mfume 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; 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. Mfume votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Mfume votes differently from most House Democrats on 2 of 51 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 and No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026.
Mfume did not vote on the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act; the Local Access to Courts Act; the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; and the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, and 3 more in the list below.
Votes on laws that passed
Most recent
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.
Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.
Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.
Most recent No votes
Authorizes and expands sanctions and tariffs on Russia and extends existing sanctions on Iran.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
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 3 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 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
- Withdrawing the United States From the World Health OrganizationSeptember 22, 2026
“President Trump signed Executive Order 14155 in January 2025 beginning the withdrawal of the United States from the WHO, and the withdrawal was completed in January 2026. It ended nearly all American support for the organization and pulled back U.S. personnel and contracts.”
- Secure America ActJune 10, 2026
Congressman Mfume Statement on Republican Passage of ICE & CBP Funding via Reconciliation
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding last night's passage of S.2 (also known as Reconciliation 2.0) in the House of Representatives:”
- 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.”
- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024July 28, 2025
“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:”
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“On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, titled Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits (the “Executive Order”), that announced a minimum 10% tariff on all imported goods, to take effect April 5. On April 9, higher levels of “reciprocal” tariffs will”
- John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation ActFebruary 27, 2025
“The Maryland Delegation secured language in the John S. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act (P.L. 116-9) directing the National Park Service to complete a special resource study of Public School 103. The National Park Service found that the school met its criteria for national significance and suitability for addition to the National Park System.”
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- Creating Schedule F in the Excepted ServiceJanuary 16, 2025
“On October 21, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13957 creating Schedule F in the excepted service. This executive order would undermine the merit system principles of our federal workforce by requiring agency heads to reclassify “policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating” positions to a newly created Schedule F category of federal employees that removes their due process rights and civil service”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 27 spending items this member requested, $28,166,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Baltimore | Public Law 119-74 | Baltimore City Storm Sewer H & H Model for Flood Hazard MitigationDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Public Law 119-74 | UMBC Laboratory for Flood Risk Impact Assessment and Adaptation in Impoverished Maryland CommunitiesDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Tendea Family Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Tendea Family's After School Patrol and Cadet ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $205,000 |
| National Center of Institutions and Alternatives Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Career Empowerment for Second-Chance Baltimore CitizensDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $500,000 |
| City of Baltimore | Public Law 119-74 | 911 Diversion ExpansionDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Roca, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Building Skills to Support Community SafetyDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| B-360 Baltimore Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Community Led Diversion Through Workforce and Skills TrainingDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Public Law 119-74 | JHU Safe StorageDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $245,000 |
| PIVOT, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | PIVOT Women's Reentry & Workforce Development ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $500,000 |
| Center for Hope, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Expansion of Trauma and Victim ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $800,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Baltimore | Public Law 119-74 | Group Violence Reduction Strategy ExpansionDOJ · OJP--Byrn e | None printed | $1,184,000 |
| Baltimore Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Computer Aided Dispatch ReplacementDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $3,700,000 |
| City of Baltimore | Public Law 119-74 | Baltimore City Storm Sewer H & H Model for Flood Hazard MitigationDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Public Law 119-74 | UMBC Laboratory for Flood Risk Impact Assessment and Adaptation in Impoverished Maryland CommunitiesDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Tendea Family Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Tendea Family's After School Patrol and Cadet ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $205,000 |
| National Center of Institutions and Alternatives Inc. | Public Law 119-74 | Career Empowerment for Second-Chance Baltimore CitizensDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $500,000 |
| City of Baltimore | Public Law 119-74 | 911 Diversion ExpansionDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Roca, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Building Skills to Support Community SafetyDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| B-360 Baltimore Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Community Led Diversion Through Workforce and Skills TrainingDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,000,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Public Law 119-74 | JHU Safe StorageDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $245,000 |
| PIVOT, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | PIVOT Women's Reentry & Workforce Development ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $500,000 |
| Center for Hope, Inc | Public Law 119-74 | Expansion of Trauma and Victim ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $800,000 |
| City of Baltimore | Public Law 119-74 | Group Violence Reduction Strategy ExpansionDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $1,184,000 |
| Baltimore Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Computer Aided Dispatch ReplacementDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $3,700,000 |
| Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) | Public Law 119-75 | West Baltimore MARC Station Replacement-- Non-Amtrak Funded Station AmenitiesDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | MD | $250,000 |
| Baltimore County | Public Law 119-75 | Turner Station Resiliency ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $3,150,000 |
| Maryland Economic Development Corporation | Public Law 119-75 | Baltimore Harbor Public Facility ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | MD | $250,000 |
12 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, Mfume's campaign reports receiving $415,174.03 and reports spending $406,289.92, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H6MD07020as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6MD07020as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $415,174.03 | $533,861.78 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $406,289.92 | $431,365.07 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $702,809.57 | $693,925.46 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H6MD07020as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H6MD07020as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $173,044.11 | $177,550.00 |
| Individuals, unitemized | $8,064.04 | $2,858.93 |
| Other political committees | $233,750.00 | $352,270.71 |
| Party committees | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | $841.88 |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Committees
- KWEISI MFUME FOR CONGRESS Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00726372
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.
