Melanie A. Stansbury
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Stansbury 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 Stansbury is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Stansbury 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.
Stansbury votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Stansbury 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.
Stansbury 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; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Stansbury votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 22, and did not vote on 2.
Stansbury votes differently from most House Democrats on 4 of 57 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, No on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Stansbury did not vote on the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025, the law that cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers and the law that cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
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
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
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 3 laws and 6 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.
13 excerpts
- Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian InstitutionSeptember 30, 2026
Reps. Stansbury, Jackson, and Mfume Introduce Bill to Protect the Smithsonian
“The second Executive Order, titled “Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian Institution,” signed in July 2026, ordered the placement of signage and warnings critical of the National Museum of American History, alleging that its exhibits present “inaccurate and biased” information. This executive order followed the Administration releasing reports critical of the Smithsonian for allegedly promoting a partisan perspective of American history.”
- 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActAugust 20, 2026
“Rep. Stansbury also celebrated the enactment of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (H.R. 6644) as one of the most significant bipartisan housing bills to pass Congress in the last 30 years. The bill became law on July 11th without the President’s signature after Congress passed the legislation to dramatically increase the building of affordable housing, cut red tape,”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActFebruary 20, 2026
“The bipartisan HR1 passed the New Mexico Legislature unanimously on Monday, February 23, with the Epstein Truth Commission holding its first organizational meeting on Tuesday morning. Yesterday, the New Mexico State Attorney General announced it would reopen an investigation into Epstein’s potential crimes in New Mexico.”
- Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026January 8, 2026
“Rep Stansbury also voted today to pass HR6938, a bipartisan government funding bill to fund vital agencies through the remainder of the 2026 federal fiscal year, including funding for the Department of the Interior, Indian Health Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and public safety and science programs important to New Mexico’s economy, tribal communities, public lands, and environment.”
- Presidential Management Fellows ProgramDecember 16, 2025
“Without the Presidential Management Fellows Program, I likely would not have ended up in federal service ,” said Congresswoman Stansbury. The PMF Program has long served as a pipeline for the next generation of federal leaders, bringing highly qualified talent from across the country to serve our nation.”
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Members of Congress Push Back Against Harmful School Voucher Program Proposal
“This letter is a follow up to a letter from February 11, 2025, where Reps. Stansbury, Leger Fernandez, and Davids wrote to Secretary Burgum expressing concerns regarding Executive Order 14191 on “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families,” which directs the Secretary of the Interior to “review any available mechanisms under which families of students eligible to attend BIE schools”
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- Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization InitiativeApril 1, 2025
New Mexico Delegation Continues Fight to Protect Federal Workers
“issued a sweeping Executive Order titled “Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative,” which directed all agency heads to “initiate large-scale reductions in force.” Shortly thereafter, federal agencies across the government began imposing “widespread layoffs” of thousands of probationary employees.”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesFebruary 27, 2025
“There have also been reports of layoffs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, including dozens of people at both Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute which are operated by the Bureau of Indian Education,” the lawmakers wrote. “Independent federal oversight entities, such as the Office of the Special Counsel, have already deemed some of these firings to be”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesFebruary 27, 2025
“There have also been reports of layoffs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, including dozens of people at both Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute which are operated by the Bureau of Indian Education,” the lawmakers wrote. “Independent federal oversight entities, such as the Office of the Special Counsel, have already deemed some of these firings to be”
- Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Workforce Optimization InitiativeFebruary 27, 2025
“This includes recent Executive Orders, including EO 14210, that have disrupted services administered or funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), Indian Health Services (IHS), and other Tribal-serving entities which would directly violate the trust and treaty obligations of the United States to Tribal Nations.”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesFebruary 12, 2025
“the BIE system and to ensure that BIE-operated and BIE-funded Tribally-Controlled Schools, as well as Tribal Colleges and Universities, are able to continue the vital programs they are legally required to fund and provide. We are deeply concerned that the language contained in Section 7 will be used to further defund these vital programs and close schools on which Tribal”
- Tribal Colleges and UniversitiesFebruary 12, 2025
“the BIE system and to ensure that BIE-operated and BIE-funded Tribally-Controlled Schools, as well as Tribal Colleges and Universities, are able to continue the vital programs they are legally required to fund and provide. We are deeply concerned that the language contained in Section 7 will be used to further defund these vital programs and close schools on which Tribal”
- Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for FamiliesFebruary 12, 2025
“WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Representative Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-03), and Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, opposing President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14191 on “Expanding Educational Freedom and Opportunity for Families.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 17 spending items this member requested, $17,050,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sumner Fire and Rescue | Public Law 119-37 | Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NM | $1,000,000 |
| Valencia County | Public Law 119-37 | Hospital ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NM | $1,000,000 |
| Sandoval County | Public Law 119-37 | Healthcare Facility Construction and ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NM | $1,015,000 |
| Town of Estancia | Public Law 119-37 | Estancia Town Hall and Community Center RenovationRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NM | $1,513,000 |
| Albuquerque Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | City of Albuquerque Mobile Crime Scene LabDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $800,000 |
| New Mexico Department of Public Safety | Public Law 119-74 | New Mexico State Police Technology ImplementationDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Vehicle AcquisitionDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,042,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e NM Village of Cor Wastewater MaEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate NM City of Santa Wastewater Re ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate NM Town of Bernal Wastewater Tr ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | City of Albuquerque Mobile Crime Scene LabDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $800,000 |
| New Mexico Department of Public Safety | Public Law 119-74 | New Mexico State Police Technology ImplementationDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office | Public Law 119-74 | Vehicle AcquisitionDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,042,000 |
| Pueblo of Sandia | Public Law 119-75 | Middle Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation and Acequia Infrastructure ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $1,000,000 |
| City of Albuquerque | Public Law 119-75 | Senior Stability SiteDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $2,000,000 |
| New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Transitional Housing for Women and ChildrenDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $250,000 |
| Bernalillo County | Public Law 119-75 | Bernalillo County Affordable HousingDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $250,000 |
3 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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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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