Suzanne Bonamici
- Previous profession
- Lawyer, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC; Lawyer, private practice
- First public office
- 2007Member, Oregon House of Representatives, 2007 to 2008
- Years in public office
- 19
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, Bonamici 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 Bonamici is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Bonamici 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.
Bonamici votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Bonamici 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.
Bonamici 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. Bonamici votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Bonamici votes differently from most House Democrats on 3 of 58 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 and No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Bonamici did not vote on the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 and the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act.
Votes on laws that passed
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.
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.
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.
The annual defense policy law.
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.
Ends the 43-day government shutdown of fall 2025.
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.
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.
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 2 laws and 3 executive orders.
From the official record
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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.
6 excerpts
- Restoring American Seafood CompetitivenessJuly 6, 2026
Members of the Oregon Delegation Oppose Sudden Loss of Columbia River Hatchery Funding
“Further, walking back on the SAFE program stands in opposition to the President’s Executive Order 14276 on Restoring American Seafood Competitiveness. We encourage BPA to fulfill its obligations, and renew its contracts with ODFW, WDFW, and Clatsop County to provide certainty in critical fish stocks in our region.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActMarch 2, 2026
“We write regarding the Department of Education’s notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the student financial aid provisions included in Public Law 119–21. As Members of Congress who have championed legislation to strengthen the nursing workforce, we write with disappointment over the Department’s decision to omit post-baccalaureate nursing degrees from the regulatory definition of “professional degree.”
- 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.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActDecember 12, 2025
“We write regarding the Department of Education’s Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee’s ongoing rulemaking to implement the student financial aid provisions under Public Law 119–21. As Members of Congress who have championed legislation to strengthen the nursing workforce, we write with concerns over the RISE Committee’s decision to omit post-baccalaureate nursing degrees from the regulatory definition of “professional”
- Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025September 10, 2025
“We urge you to implement the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, which President Trump signed into law and requires $52,123,000 to be used for carrying out CAMP and HEP. This funding is necessary to ensure these educational programs provide critical access to educational opportunities for agricultural farmworker students.”
- Public Alert and Warning SystemJune 27, 2025
Bonamici Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Improve Tsunami Detection, Forecasting, Warnings
“Streamline and modernize the Tsunami Warning System and expand the use of emergency alert tools, including the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS).”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $16,054,000 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 North Plains | Public Law 119-37 | Civic Center Facility ConstructionRural Housing Service · Rural Community Facilities Program | OR | $1,000,000 |
| on STAG--Drinking Water S Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | tate OR City of Hillsb Seismically R Treatment PlaEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| Portland State University | Public Law 119-74 | Semiconductor Innovation and Nanoscience Equipment PurchaseDOC · NIST--STR S | None printed | $2,000,000 |
| Oregon CASA Network | Public Law 119-74 | A CASA for Every ChildDOJ · OJP--Byrne | OR | $1,031,000 |
| Multnomah County | Public Law 119-74 | Close Street Pretrial Monitoring Program Behavioral Health Expansion Pilot ProgramDOJ · OJP--Byrne | None printed | $800,000 |
| Clatsop County | Public Law 119-74 | Clatsop County Public Safety Equipment & 911 Operations InitiativeDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| OR | Public Law 119-75 | Gateway to OMSIDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | OR | $850,000 |
| OR | Public Law 119-75 | Broadway Bridge Deck ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | OR | $250,000 |
| OR | Public Law 119-75 | Williams Creek Trestle and Learning MileDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | OR | $250,000 |
| Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) | Public Law 119-75 | LIFT Vehicle Replacement ProjectDepartment of Transportation · Transit Infrastructure Grants | OR | $500,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Garibaldi | Public Law 119-75 | Engineering for Seawall ReplacementDepartment of Transportation · Port Infrastructure Development Program | OR | $2,000,000 |
| City of St. Helens | Public Law 119-75 | St. Helens Reservoir Replacement ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OR | $1,000,000 |
| City of Beaverton | Public Law 119-75 | Beaverton Senior Housing and Community Space Construction ProjectDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OR | $3,150,000 |
| City of Cornelius | Public Law 119-75 | Cornelius Community and Recreation CenterDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OR | $850,000 |
| Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District | Public Law 119-75 | Americans with Disabilities Act Facility UpgradesDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | OR | $250,000 |
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 list the Congressional Record printed on two days is counted once, from the later printing. A requester is tied to a member only when exactly one member serving in that chamber on that day has the printed name.
Campaign promises
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- Campaign website: bonamiciforcongress.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of BONAMICI FOR CONGRESS gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 15 pages of bonamiciforcongress.com saved on October 8, 2026. 14 state positions on issues.From a secondary source
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 7, 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, Bonamici's campaign reports receiving $816,770.24 and reports spending $790,299.10, as of June 30, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H2OR01133as of June 30, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H2OR01133as of December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $816,770.24 | $936,780.90 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $790,299.10 | $1,016,577.72 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $572,435.26 | $545,964.12 |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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
Who funds this member
Confirmed from the official recordBONAMICI FOR CONGRESS reports $816,770.24 in total receipts, January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Where the money comes from
Reported as $0: Party committees, The candidate's own contributions, Loans from the candidate, Other loans, Transfers from the candidate's other committees, Other receipts.
Committees that give the most
141 committees report paying this committee. These are the largest, joint fundraising committees aside.
| Committee | Kind, as the FEC lists it | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L EConnected organization: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PACConnected organization: AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 7 |
| NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)Connected organization: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 4 |
| CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSConnected organization: UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 4 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INCConnected organization: NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 4 |
| NIKE INC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NIKE FEDERAL PAC)Connected organization: NIKE, INC. | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 4 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
Largest receipts from individuals
Each line is one receipt as the committee itemized it for the FEC. Many people give the same legal maximum, so this is a part of a larger group.
| Name, as itemized | City and state | Employer and occupation, as reported | Receipt | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, CHRYS A.Given through a conduit committee | PORTLAND, OR | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | $4,500$8,000 to date, as reported | March 5, 2026 |
| WALSH, PHILGiven through a conduit committee | PORTLAND, OR | SELF · LAWYER | $3,500 | September 19, 2025 |
| NIERENBERG, DAVIDGiven through a conduit committee | CAMAS, WA | NIERENBERG INVESTMENT MGMT CO · INVESTMENTS | $3,500 | August 11, 2025 |
| FUITEN, JDGiven through a conduit committee | HILLSBORO, OR | METRO WEST AMBULA · BUSINESS OWNER | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | September 4, 2025 |
| FUITEN, JDGiven through a conduit committee | HILLSBORO, OR | METRO WEST AMBULA · BUSINESS OWNER | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | September 4, 2025 |
| CHAPMAN, MATTGiven through a conduit committee | PORTLAND, OR | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | July 10, 2025 |
| BUTLER, CAROLGiven through a conduit committee | NEW YORK, NY | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | September 16, 2025 |
| BUTLER, CAROLGiven through a conduit committee | NEW YORK, NY | NOT EMPLOYED · NOT EMPLOYED | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | September 16, 2025 |
| BEATTY-WALTERS, ROBERTGiven through a conduit committee | PORTLAND, OR | SELF-EMPLOYED · ATTORNEY | $3,500 | September 8, 2025 |
| VERNIER, CHRISTINEGiven through a conduit committee | PORTLAND, OR | VERNIER SCIENCE EDUCATION · VICE PRESIDENT | $3,500$5,000 to date, as reported | April 4, 2025 |
Outside spending, apart from contributions
The FEC lists no outside spending for or against this member in 2025 and 2026.
See the full lists for Suzanne Bonamici
Federal law forbids using contributors' names and addresses taken from FEC reports to ask for contributions or for any commercial purpose (52 U.S.C. 30111(a)(4)).
Source: Federal Election Commission. Period: January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. Our copy of the FEC's answers was saved October 8, 2026.
Reported stock trades
Confirmed from the official recordThe Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 lists no Periodic Transaction Report under this member's name and district.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
Where this comes from
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