Gabe Vasquez
- Previous profession
- Editor, Las Cruces Bulletin, 2008 to 2011; Executive director, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Las Cruces, NM, 2011; Executive vice president, public relations, SDS Inc., 2011 to 2013;
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- Editor, Las Cruces Bulletin, 2008 to 2011
- Executive director, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Las Cruces, NM, 2011
- Executive vice president, public relations, SDS Inc., 2011 to 2013
- Director, community relations, New Mexico Wildlife Federation, 2016 to 2018
- Deputy state director, Wilderness Society, 2018 to 2021
- First public office
- 2017Member, Las Cruces City Council, 2017 to 2021
- Years in public office
- 7of 18 years since 2008, the first year the biography gives for any work
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, Vasquez 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 Vasquez is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Vasquez 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.
Vasquez votes Yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, the GENIUS Act on stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar), the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, Vasquez 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.
Vasquez votes No on the Laken Riley Act on immigration detention; the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax and spending law; and the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Vasquez votes to cancel 5 and against cancelling 19. The rules Vasquez votes to cancel come from: Environmental Protection Agency (3), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
Vasquez votes differently from most House Democrats on 7 of 60 Yes and No votes: Yes on the Russia and Iran sanctions law, 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 set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines, Yes on the law that cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035, 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 law that cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Votes on laws that passed
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.
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.
Allows phone emergency alerts to be sent when a shark attack happens nearby.
Protects Alaska Native artists' right to make and sell handicrafts from walrus ivory and other marine mammal materials.
Gives the Department of Homeland Security extra money for border and immigration enforcement, in seven amounts that add up to $69.545 billion.
Authorizes a major VA medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage paperwork for homes and businesses on tribal land.
Extends again the surveillance authority that lets intelligence agencies collect the communications of foreigners abroad from U.S. providers without individual warrants.
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.
Renews the federal programs that set aside research money for small businesses.
Cancels a District of Columbia law that changed how D.C.'s income and business taxes follow federal tax rules.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for a further group of federal agencies.
Full-year fiscal 2026 funding for the Commerce and Justice Departments, science agencies, energy and water programs, the Interior Department and the EPA.
Renews the Congressional Award program, which recognizes young people for service and achievement.
When the IRS postpones a tax deadline after a disaster, the time allowed to claim a refund is now extended to match.
Requires federal agencies to publish digital maps of the rules for boating and fishing on federal waterways.
Protects 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site as land owned by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.
The annual defense policy law.
Restores federal payments to rural counties with national forest land, which pay for schools and roads.
Cancels a land agency decision that limited oil and gas leasing on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Cancels a land agency plan for northeastern Wyoming that ended new federal coal leasing in the Buffalo area.
Cancels a land agency plan for central Alaska that set aside large areas for conservation and limited development.
Cancels a land agency plan for federal lands in North Dakota that limited where coal, oil and gas could be leased.
Cancels a land agency plan for eastern Montana that ended new federal coal leasing in the Miles City area.
Cancels a land agency plan that limited oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Renews federal programs for preventing and treating opioid addiction and supporting recovery.
Raises the special pension paid to Medal of Honor recipients.
Requires the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable form within 30 days.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
Renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas for Jocelyn Nungaray.
Lets the IRS push back tax deadlines for people in areas where a governor has declared a disaster, without waiting for a federal declaration.
Creates the first federal rules for payment stablecoins (digital tokens pegged to the dollar).
Permanently places fentanyl-related substances in the most restricted drug category, which carries the strictest criminal penalties, and eases registration for researchers who study them.
Renames the Salem Maritime site in Massachusetts a National Historical Park and orders a study of expanding its boundary.
Changes the rule that required Alaska Native village corporations to hand land to the State of Alaska to be kept for future cities.
Cancels an EPA rule that had stopped certain large sources of toxic air pollution from being moved into a less strictly regulated category.
Cancels a bank regulator's rule that changed how proposed bank mergers are reviewed, restoring the earlier, faster process.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California set stricter smog-pollution limits for heavy-duty truck engines.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California phase out sales of new gasoline-only cars by 2035.
Cancels the EPA approval that let California require truck makers to sell a rising share of zero-emission trucks.
Cancels an EPA rule that tightened limits on toxic air emissions from tire manufacturing plants.
Cancels a National Park Service rule that restricted where off-road vehicles could drive in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Makes it a federal crime to publish intimate images of a person without consent, including AI-generated ones, and requires online platforms to remove them within 48 hours of a victim's request.
Cancels a rule that would have put the largest digital payment apps under the consumer bureau's regular supervision.
Cancels a consumer bureau rule that would have limited overdraft fees at the largest banks and credit unions.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for commercial refrigerators and freezers.
Cancels an Energy Department rule on how appliance makers certify, label and report the energy use of their products.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants.
Cancels an Energy Department efficiency standard for tankless gas water heaters.
Cancels an IRS rule that would have required decentralized finance platforms to report their customers' digital asset sales the way stockbrokers do.
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.
Cancels a rule that required offshore oil and gas leaseholders to submit archaeological surveys of the seabed before drilling.
Cancels an EPA rule that set up how oil and gas facilities would be charged a fee for excess methane emissions.
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.
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 and 3 executive orders.
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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.
20 excerpts
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“LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On July 3, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) marked the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Republican tax law (also referred to as H.R. 1 or the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”), releasing the following statement:”
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“Last year, Vasquez voted against the Republican tax law (H.R. 1), which slashed $180 billion from food programs like SNAP and threatened vital food assistance for over 175,000 New Mexicans. The bill also cut support for Medicaid, jeopardizing healthcare access for more than 110,000 patients across New Mexico — 40,000 of those in Rep. Vasquez’s district — and risking the”
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“From Roadrunner Food Bank and Others: Can you please share what your data collection plans entail to track the ongoing impact of SNAP cuts under H.R. 1?”
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“In addition to the unprecedented $1.5 trillion FY27 budget request, the Department received a historic $1 trillion in FY26, including $9 billion under H.R. 1 to improve troops’ quality of life,” continued Vasquez “However, I have yet to see a single dollar of those investments directed to installations in my district. To ensure that servicemembers in New Mexico are receiving”
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“Ensuring 1994 land-grant Tribal Colleges and Universities have full and equitable access to USDA Rural Development programs”
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“Ensuring 1994 land-grant Tribal Colleges and Universities have full and equitable access to USDA Rural Development programs”
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“Last summer, ICE received a $75 million blank check under the Republican tax law (H.R. 1), which Republicans in Congress paid for by cutting health care and food assistance programs that make life more affordable for hardworking New Mexicans — all to pay for massive budget increases to ICE and tax breaks for the rich.”
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Secures Decisive Bipartisan Victories for New Mexicans in 2026 Farm Bill
“An amendment to ensure 1994 land-grant Tribal Colleges and Universities have full and equitable access to USDA Rural Development programs ( WATCH HERE )”
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Secures Decisive Bipartisan Victories for New Mexicans in 2026 Farm Bill
“An amendment to ensure 1994 land-grant Tribal Colleges and Universities have full and equitable access to USDA Rural Development programs ( WATCH HERE )”
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“Did the One Big Beautiful Bill Act directly eliminate federal taxes on Social Security? If so, will agency guidance be corrected?”
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Stands Firm in Demand for DHS Reform and Accountability
“Back in September 2025, Rep. Vasquez led a group of border state Democrats in demanding transparency and accountability in how DHS planned to spend more than $150 billion taxpayer dollars newly allocated under H.R. 1.”
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Demands Accountability Following Alarming Rise in Deaths in ICE Custody
“He led members from border districts in a letter urging DHS to use the $150 billion provided in H.R. 1, the Republican tax law, to increase border security, improve training, and improve oversight and detention standards across the agency,”
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Cracks Down on Greedy Landlords to Make Housing More Affordable for New Mexicans
“These bills align with the President’s recent Executive Order, “ Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers ,” which directs federal agencies to prevent institutional investors from monopolizing the single-family home market. Rep. Vasquez praises this executive order as a step in the right direction for housing affordability and continues to champion his solutions to ensure all New”
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Statement on Lack of Reform and Accountability in DHS Appropriations Bill
“In July 2025, the Department of Homeland Security received a $150 billion “ blank check ” under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is now being used to fund ICE with no guardrails or oversight.”
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“The funds for this project stem from the $150 billion dollar “ blank check ” granted to DHS under H.R. 1. For months, Rep. Vasquez has been leading Congressional calls for accountability and oversight to ensure DHS allocates funds in a manner that prioritizes public safety, efficiency, and American values, rather than just filling the pockets of federal contractors.”
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“[Republican] inaction on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits, combined with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s draconian cuts to Medicaid, are a betrayal of all Americans. But the burden of these cuts falls heavily on those who live in rural communities and those who work tirelessly to feed and fuel our nation,” states the letter, adding:”
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Vasquez, Border Democrats Call for Transparency Around DHS Spending $150B “Blank Check”
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – On September 12, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) led a group of Members representing border states demanding transparency and accountability in how the Department of Homeland Security will spend more than $150 billion taxpayer dollars newly allocated under H.R. 1.”
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“He opposed the Republican tax law (H.R. 1) which cuts Medicaid and food assistance and is already putting rural hospitals at risk of closing.”
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Vasquez Stands with Workers, Champions Permanent No Tax on Tips & Wage Hike for Tipped Workers
“Paycheck-to-paycheck, tipped workers who are struggling to get by will feel poorer overall, as their pay flatlines and the cost of other things — like health care, utility bills, and food — skyrocket because of H.R. 1.”
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Rep. Gabe Vasquez Works to Remove Republican Tax Bill Provisions Threatening Rural Hospitals
“The Congressman elaborated on his concerns about Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts in an op-ed published in the Santa Fe New Mexican earlier this week, calling out the danger of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $16,605,000 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 |
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| The National Center for Frontier Communities | Public Law 119-37 | Workforce Training Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NM | $850,000 |
| Town of Mesilla | Public Law 119-37 | Town Hall Facility ImprovementsRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | NM | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e NM City of Belen Treatment ProEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e NM City of Truth for Clancy Li ReplacementEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate NM Ramah Navajo S Drinking Wate ProjectEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Bernalillo County | Public Law 119-74 | Bernalillo County Public Safety Technology UpgradesDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $500,000 |
| Albuquerque Police Department | Public Law 119-74 | Real Time Crime Center--Law Enforcement TechnologyDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,069,000 |
| NM | Public Law 119-75 | Sunland Park Drive Intersection Phase IDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | NM | $250,000 |
| Anthony Water and Sanitation District | Public Law 119-75 | Wastewater Treatment Plant ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $2,500,000 |
| Pueblo of Acoma Senior Center | Public Law 119-75 | Senior Home ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $2,900,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| City of Albuquerque | Public Law 119-75 | Modernization of Gateway WestDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $2,000,000 |
| City of Carlsbad | Public Law 119-75 | Carlsbad Police Department RenovationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $250,000 |
| City of Las Cruces | Public Law 119-75 | Las Cruces Innovation & Industrial Park Expansion and ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $850,000 |
| City of Las Cruces | Public Law 119-75 | Creation of the Community of Hope De-Escalation OfficeDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $660,000 |
| City of Albuquerque Economic Development Department | Public Law 119-75 | South Valley Commercial Corridor RevitalizationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | NM | $500,000 |
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