Official portrait of Christian D. Menefee
U.S. House · Texas, District 18

Christian D. Menefee

DDemocratIn this seat since February 2, 2026Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Menefee has a recorded vote on 16 laws that passed.

11 Yes · 5 No
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The record in plain language

Of the 118 laws passed since January 3, 2025, 16 came to a recorded vote in the House while Menefee is a member. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.

Menefee votes Yes on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

On funding the government, Menefee votes Yes on the September 2026 funding extension, and No on the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.

Menefee votes No on the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law, and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.

Congress cancelled 1 federal rule by recorded vote in the House in that time. Menefee votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 1.

Menefee votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 16 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.

Votes on laws that passed

Most recent

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 119-110 · Signed September 16, 2026Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act

Requires the federal prison system to act on sexual harassment and assault of its staff by incarcerated people.

House 376–8Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-109 · Signed September 16, 2026Local Access to Courts Act

Adds College Station, Texas, and El Centro, California, to the places where federal court can sit.

House 378–10Senate: without objectionVotes Yes
Public Law 119-103 · Signed September 2, 2026Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Keeps the federal government funded at about last year's levels through December 11, 2026.

House 370–48Senate 90–6Votes Yes

Most recent No votes

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

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.

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From this member’s press releases

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Member-requested spending

Confirmed from the official record

Member-requested spending: none found in the 4 laws read so far.

Laws read: Public Law 119-37, Public Law 119-74, Public Law 119-75, Public Law 119-86.

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

For the 2026 election cycle, Menefee's campaign reports receiving $3,637,578.60 and reports spending $3,481,562.61, as of June 30, 2026.

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What the filing reports2026 cycleFEC number H6TX18232as of June 30, 20262024 cycle
Money raised (total receipts)$3,637,578.60Not published yet
Money spent (total disbursements)$3,481,562.61Not published yet
Cash on hand (at the end of the period)$156,015.99Not published yet
Debts (owed by the committee)$0.00Not published yet

Where it comes from

Reported as received from2026 cycleFEC number H6TX18232as of June 30, 20262024 cycle
Individuals, itemized$2,698,549.08Not published yet
Individuals, unitemized$700,825.71Not published yet
Other political committees$234,867.67Not published yet
Party committees$0.00Not published yet
The candidate, contributions$100.00Not published yet
The candidate, loans$0.00Not published yet

Committees

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

Where this comes from

We saved our own copy of each official House vote file listed here before writing this page. A code beside a file is its fingerprint, a short code that changes if the file's contents change.

Official portraitCongress.gov member directory · saved October 5, 2026 · Image courtesy of the Member
2be876483ac8015dConfirmed from the official record
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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House roll call 286 of 2026 (September 2026 funding extension)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 223 of 2026 (Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 224 of 2026 (21st Century ROAD to Housing Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 181 of 2026 (Lulu's Law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 193 of 2026 (Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 214 of 2026 (Secure America Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 180 of 2026 (Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 129 of 2026 (Public Law 119-90)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 81 of 2026 (Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 155 of 2026 (Public Law 119-87)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 89 of 2026 (Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 56 of 2026 (Public Law 119-78)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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House roll call 53 of 2026 (February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
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