Official portrait of Kweisi Mfume
U.S. House · Maryland, District 7

Kweisi Mfume

DDemocratIn this seat since May 5, 2020Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

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.

17 Yes · 34 No · 9 Did not vote
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 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

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 No
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
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 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
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
Public Law 119-21 · Signed July 4, 2025One Big Beautiful Bill Act

A broad tax and spending law.

House 218–214Senate 50–50Votes No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No
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 No

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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 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 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.

7 excerpts

  1. Reps. Mfume, Jackson Introduce House Bill Requiring the U.S. to Rejoin the WHO and Help Contain the Fastest-Growing Ebola Outbreak on Record

    “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.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint 5100a4c370ccf034

  2. 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:”

    Named by: bill number · Saved October 6, 2026 · Fingerprint a839b05c488cb1db

  3. Mfume, Maryland Delegation Members Urge Republican Leaders to Reopen Government, Prevent Health Care Costs from Skyrocketing and Protect Rural Health Care Access

    “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.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint f73963a988929f4d

  4. Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Prevented from Conducting 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 e5a368e25004bee1

  5. Mfume, Maryland Congressional Delegation Members Demand Answers on Tariff Impact on Port of Baltimore

    “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”

    Named by: order title · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 16e5436f3af73d6a

  6. Mfume, Van Hollen, Alsobrooks and Bipartisan Maryland Delegation Introduce Bill to Designate Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's Baltimore Elementary School as a National Historical Site

    “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.”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 8735832930ef9bbd

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  1. Congressman Mfume, Ranking Member Connolly, Senator Kaine, and Representatives Fitzpatrick, Bacon Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect the Civil Service from Politicization

    “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”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 72ce01b178738320

Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

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.

RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
City of BaltimorePublic Law 119-74Baltimore City Storm Sewer H & H Model for Flood Hazard MitigationDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,031,000
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyPublic Law 119-74UMBC Laboratory for Flood Risk Impact Assessment and Adaptation in Impoverished Maryland CommunitiesDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,031,000
Tendea Family Inc.Public Law 119-74Tendea Family's After School Patrol and Cadet ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$205,000
National Center of Institutions and Alternatives Inc.Public Law 119-74Career Empowerment for Second-Chance Baltimore CitizensDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$500,000
City of BaltimorePublic Law 119-74911 Diversion ExpansionDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$1,031,000
Roca, IncPublic Law 119-74Building Skills to Support Community SafetyDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$1,031,000
B-360 Baltimore IncPublic Law 119-74Community Led Diversion Through Workforce and Skills TrainingDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$1,000,000
Johns Hopkins UniversityPublic Law 119-74JHU Safe StorageDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$245,000
PIVOT, IncPublic Law 119-74PIVOT Women's Reentry & Workforce Development ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$500,000
Center for Hope, IncPublic Law 119-74Expansion of Trauma and Victim ServicesDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$800,000
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RecipientLawPurposeStateAmount
City of BaltimorePublic Law 119-74Group Violence Reduction Strategy ExpansionDOJ · OJP--Byrn eNone printed$1,184,000
Baltimore Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Computer Aided Dispatch ReplacementDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$3,700,000
City of BaltimorePublic Law 119-74Baltimore City Storm Sewer H & H Model for Flood Hazard MitigationDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,031,000
University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyPublic Law 119-74UMBC Laboratory for Flood Risk Impact Assessment and Adaptation in Impoverished Maryland CommunitiesDOC · NOAA--CZMNone printed$1,031,000
Tendea Family Inc.Public Law 119-74Tendea Family's After School Patrol and Cadet ProgramDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$205,000
National Center of Institutions and Alternatives Inc.Public Law 119-74Career Empowerment for Second-Chance Baltimore CitizensDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$500,000
City of BaltimorePublic Law 119-74911 Diversion ExpansionDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
Roca, IncPublic Law 119-74Building Skills to Support Community SafetyDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,031,000
B-360 Baltimore IncPublic Law 119-74Community Led Diversion Through Workforce and Skills TrainingDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,000,000
Johns Hopkins UniversityPublic Law 119-74JHU Safe StorageDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$245,000
PIVOT, IncPublic Law 119-74PIVOT Women's Reentry & Workforce Development ProgramDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$500,000
Center for Hope, IncPublic Law 119-74Expansion of Trauma and Victim ServicesDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$800,000
City of BaltimorePublic Law 119-74Group Violence Reduction Strategy ExpansionDOJ · OJP--ByrneNone printed$1,184,000
Baltimore Police DepartmentPublic Law 119-74Computer Aided Dispatch ReplacementDOJ · COPS TechNone printed$3,700,000
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)Public Law 119-75West Baltimore MARC Station Replacement-- Non-Amtrak Funded Station AmenitiesDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure GrantsMD$250,000
Baltimore CountyPublic Law 119-75Turner Station Resiliency ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMD$3,150,000
Maryland Economic Development CorporationPublic Law 119-75Baltimore Harbor Public Facility ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development FundMD$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

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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 reports2026 cycleFEC number H6MD07020as of June 30, 20262024 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 from2026 cycleFEC number H6MD07020as of June 30, 20262024 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

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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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