Bonnie Watson Coleman
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Watson Coleman 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 Watson Coleman is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Watson Coleman 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.
Watson Coleman votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Watson Coleman 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 and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.
Watson Coleman votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; the HALT Fentanyl Act; 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. Watson Coleman votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Watson Coleman votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 57 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, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, No on the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Watson Coleman did not vote on the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act, the Local Access to Courts Act and the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown.
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 1 law.
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.
1 excerpt
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActDecember 3, 2025
“Our tax code is riddled with giveaways for corporations, everything from letting companies borrow from offshore subsidiaries to deductions for ‘manufacturing’ claimed for making burgers or grinding coffee, and Republicans have used their tax bills like the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to add even more loopholes. For all the breaks they get, these companies can and should be investing”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 16 spending items this member requested, $16,754,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough of Manville | Public Law 119-74 | Manville Law Enforcement Radio ReplacementDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $231,000 |
| New Jersey State Police | Public Law 119-74 | New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Technology SupportDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $675,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate NJ Borough of Roc Municipal Wat InfrastructurEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Borough of Manville | Public Law 119-74 | Manville Law Enforcement Radio ReplacementDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $231,000 |
| New Jersey State Police | Public Law 119-74 | New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Technology SupportDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $675,000 |
| NJ | Public Law 119-75 | Route 522 Realignment Extension ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | NJ | $450,000 |
| City of Trenton | Public Law 119-75 | Assunpink GreenwayDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $2,000,000 |
| Bound Brook Borough | Public Law 119-75 | Bound Brook Memorial Library RenovationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $850,000 |
| Township of North Brunswick | Public Law 119-75 | North Brunswick Community Resilience Hubs--Development, Construction and EquipmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $1,000,000 |
| Union County | Public Law 119-75 | Cedar Brook Park Road and Pedestrian Bridge ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $1,200,000 |
Show all 16
| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Old Bridge | Public Law 119-75 | Old Bridge Food Bank Facility Improvements and ExpansionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $500,000 |
| City of Plainfield | Public Law 119-75 | Plainfield Center of Excellence ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $3,150,000 |
| Borough of Middlesex | Public Law 119-75 | Route 28 Streetscape Phase 2Department of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $850,000 |
| Montgomery Township | Public Law 119-75 | Otto Kaufman Community Center HVAC Replacement and Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $850,000 |
| Hillsborough Township | Public Law 119-75 | Hillsborough Recreation Center RenovationsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $1,000,000 |
| Kean University | Public Law 119-75 | Coalport Neighborhood Revitalization and Facility RedevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NJ | $2,000,000 |
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
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Where this comes from
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