John J. McGuire III
Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, McGuire 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 McGuire is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. McGuire votes Yes 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.
McGuire votes Yes 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 Epstein Files Transparency Act; the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026; the Secure America Act, a 2026 budget law; the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act; and the Russia and Iran sanctions law.
On funding the government, McGuire votes Yes on the March 2025 full-year funding law; the November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown; the January 2026 funding law for science, energy, Interior and the EPA; the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies; and the September 2026 funding extension.
Congress cancelled 24 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. McGuire votes to cancel 24 and against cancelling 0. The rules McGuire votes to cancel come from: Interior: Bureau of Land Management (7), Environmental Protection Agency (6), Energy (4), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (2), District of Columbia government (1), Treasury: Comptroller of the Currency (1), Interior: National Park Service (1), Treasury: Internal Revenue Service (1) and Interior: Ocean Energy Management (1).
On all 57 Yes votes McGuire votes the same way as most House Republicans. On the 1 No vote McGuire votes differently from most of them.
McGuire did not vote on the law that gives certain licensed hydropower projects more time to start construction and the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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 7 laws and 3 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
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Rep. John McGuire introduces the Birthright Citizenship Clarification Act of 2026
“Defines lawful, but temporary presence by reference to temporary presence categories reflected in Executive Order 14160, including the Visa Waiver Program and student, work, tourist, and other non-immigrant visas”
- Secure America ActJune 10, 2026
Rep. McGuire celebrates the passage of the Secure America Act
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following the passage of S.2- Secure America Act, Rep. John McGuire issued the following statement.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJune 4, 2026
“Fully funds the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and focuses resources on those who need them most, reflecting changes made in the Working Families Tax Cut Act ( H.R. 1 ).”
- 21st Century ROAD to Housing ActMay 21, 2026
Rep. John McGuire celebrates passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
“The House amendment to H.R. 6644 would address the nation’s ongoing housing shortage by promoting reforms intended to expand housing supply, reduce regulatory barriers, modernize federal housing programs, and improve affordability.”
- Making the District of Columbia Safe and BeautifulMarch 25, 2026
Rep. John McGuire celebrates passage of his Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
“This bill codifies key components of President Trump’s Executive Order 14252.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActFebruary 13, 2026
“At the U.S. Chamber, we are grateful to Congressman McGuire for his insights into the positive benefits of the pro-growth tax measures enacted in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” said Brince Manning, Senior Manager of Regional Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. “Today’s discussion highlighted America’s need for a tax system where employers can plan and invest”
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- Restoring the United States Department of WarSeptember 19, 2025
Rep. John McGuire Introduces the Peace Through Strength Act of 2025
“This bill codifies President Trump’s Executive Order 14347, which renames the Department of Defense to the Department of War.”
- Making the District of Columbia Safe and BeautifulSeptember 3, 2025
Rep. John McGuire Introduces Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
“This bill codifies key components of President Trump’s Executive Order 14252.”
- One Big Beautiful Bill ActJuly 9, 2025
“Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), voted for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act advances President Trump’s America First agenda, prevents the largest tax hike in American history, provides for American energy dominance, secures our border, supports families and small businesses, and cuts wasteful spending.”
- Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025March 11, 2025
Rep. John McGuire’s Statement on the Continuing Resolution
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), released the following statement about his vote in favor of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025:”
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Rep. John McGuire’s Statement on the Continuing Resolution
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), released the following statement about his vote in favor of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025:”
- Public Law 119-14March 5, 2025
Rep. John McGuire Supports H.J. Res. 61
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative John McGuire (VA-05), voted for H.J. Res. 61, a resolution that provides Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing.” The legislation was introduced by Representative Morgan Griffith (VA-09).”
- Laken Riley ActJanuary 22, 2025
Rep. John McGuire’s Statement on the Passage of the Laken Riley Act
“S. 5, the Senate’s version of the bill, passed the Senate on January 20, 2025. Read more about the bill here.”
Member-requested spending
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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MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00856831 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 3 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
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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, McGuire's campaign reports receiving $1,781,840.34 and reports spending $1,291,712.94, as of July 15, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H0VA07133as of July 15, 2026 | 2024 cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Money raised (total receipts) | $1,781,840.34 | Not published yet |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,291,712.94 | Not published yet |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $524,345.91 | Not published yet |
| Debts (owed by the committee) | $41,487.84 | Not published yet |
Where it comes from
| Reported as received from | 2026 cycleFEC number H0VA07133as of July 15, 2026 | 2024 cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals, itemized | $668,524.67 | Not published yet |
| Individuals, unitemized | $449,072.94 | Not published yet |
| Other political committees | $415,800.55 | Not published yet |
| Party committees | $0.00 | Not published yet |
| The candidate, contributions | $0.00 | Not published yet |
| The candidate, loans | $0.00 | Not published yet |
Committees
- MCGUIRE FOR VIRGINIA Principal campaign committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00856831
- MCGUIRE RECOUNT COMMITTEE Authorized committee · 2024 and 2026 · FEC committee C00900118
Every figure is copied from the Federal Election Commission. The campaign's committee reports each one.
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Where this comes from
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