Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
- Previous profession
- Co-founder, Northern Virginia Technology Council
- First public office
- 1990Lieutenant governor, Virginia, 1990 to 1998
- Years in public office
- Not checked yet
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, Beyer 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 Beyer is a member. On 1 more, the recorded House vote is on a resolution. Beyer 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.
Beyer votes Yes on the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
On funding the government, Beyer 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.
Beyer 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 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. Beyer votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 24.
Beyer votes differently from most House Democrats on 1 of 58 Yes and No votes: No on the HALT Fentanyl Act.
Beyer did not vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study 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.
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.
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 3 laws and 4 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.
11 excerpts
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“U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), and April McClain Delaney (D-MD), today introduced the Guaranteeing and Upholding Americans’ Right to Decide Responsible AI Laws and Standards (GUARDRAILS) Act to repeal President Donald Trump’s executive order entitled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” which is designed to establish a moratorium on”
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“On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed Public Law 119-21, 139 Stat. 72 (July 4, 2025), commonly known as the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).”
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Trump Blasts Economy With Massive Tariffs As Job Growth Craters And Inflation Spikes
“Most job growth during this period came in two sectors, health care and social assistance, which were the target of major funding cuts by Republicans and President Trump in the recently-enacted H.R. 1; without these sectors the U.S. economy would have lost jobs on balance during the second quarter.”
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“Finally, we are concerned about the implications of the Executive Order on ‘Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure’ for energy costs, demand on the grid, and the environment. AI training and inferencing have already driven up energy demand in the U.S, with ratepayers seeing higher utility prices due to the development of data centers.”
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“The President’s Executive Order on “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government” and policies on ‘AI neutrality’ are counterproductive to responsible AI development and use, and potentially dangerous. To be clear, we support true AI neutrality—AI models trained on facts and science—but the administration's fixation on ‘anti-woke’ inputs is definitionally not neutral.”
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Beyer Floor Remarks Opposing H.R. 1
“Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) this morning delivered the following remarkson H.R. 1, aka the One Big Ugly Bill Act, during debate on the measure:”
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Yale Budget Lab Finds Bottom 80% Of U.S. Households Lose Under Trump/Republican Agenda
“Last week during a hearing by the House Committee on Ways and Means, Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent responded to questioning about deficit effects of H.R. 1 by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) by suggesting that the bill would be fully offset through revenue raised by tariffs imposed on other countries by President Trump [as Beyer pointed out, this claim did”
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“Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) issued the following remarks this morning during the Ways and Means Committee’s portion of House floor debate on H.R. 1. Beyer’s remarks as delivered follow below, and video is available here:”
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SEEC Criticizes Republican Rollbacks of Household Savings and Pollution Protection Measures
“Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the passage of the Republican-led resolutions to rescind the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy efficiency standards for tankless water heaters (H.J.Res. 20) and overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) methane polluter fee (H.J.Res. 35).”
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SEEC Criticizes Republican Rollbacks of Household Savings and Pollution Protection Measures
“Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the passage of the Republican-led resolutions to rescind the Department of Energy’s (DOE) energy efficiency standards for tankless water heaters (H.J.Res. 20) and overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) methane polluter fee (H.J.Res. 35).”
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“The bill would codify the FBI’s role in conducting background check investigations for EOP employees, and require congressional notifications in cases where the President overrules the FBI on granting such employees access to classified information.”
Member-requested spending
Congress printed 15 spending items this member requested, $11,510,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VA City of Alexan Bellefonte Av ImprovementsEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| on STAG--Clean Water Stat Revolving Fund | Public Law 119-74 | e VA City of Falls Cavalier Trai Flow EqualizaEnvironmentAgency · al Protecti | None printed | $1,092,000 |
| City of Alexandria, VA | Public Law 119-74 | Energy Self-Sufficient Emergency Shelter SystemDOC · NOAA--CZM | None printed | $1,031,000 |
| City of Alexandria, VA | Public Law 119-74 | Violence and Crime Prevention Technology within the City of AlexandriaDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $670,000 |
| City of Alexandria, VA | Public Law 119-74 | Radio System Interoperability UpgradeDOJ · COPS Tech | None printed | $650,000 |
| VA | Public Law 119-75 | Roadside and Trailside Comfort Station at Gravelly PointDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | VA | $550,000 |
| VA | Public Law 119-75 | S. George Mason Dr. Multimodal ImprovementsDepartment of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | VA | $850,000 |
| VA | Public Law 119-75 | Mason Neck Trail Extension (Southern Segment)Department of Transportation · Highway Infrastructure Programs | VA | $250,000 |
| Virginia Passenger Rail Authority | Public Law 119-75 | Alexandria Fourth Track and Related Infrastructure ProjectsDepartment of Transportation · Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements | VA | $250,000 |
| City of Falls Church | Public Law 119-75 | City of Falls Church Affordable Housing Acquisition Strike FundDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $925,000 |
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| Recipient | Law | Purpose | State | Amount |
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| City of Alexandria | Public Law 119-75 | The Square at 511-- PreservationDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $500,000 |
| Fairfax County Government | Public Law 119-75 | Opportunity Youth Re-Engagement Center within the historic Original Mount Vernon High SchoolDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $850,000 |
| Arlington County | Public Law 119-75 | Douglas Park, Phase 2 ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $1,800,000 |
| Arlington County | Public Law 119-75 | Doctor's Run Park ImprovementsDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $250,000 |
| Fairfax County Government | Public Law 119-75 | Fairfax County Street Tree Planting and Heat Island ReductionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · Community Development Fund | VA | $750,000 |
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
Promises kept: Not checked yet
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- Campaign website: friendsofdonbeyer.com. The Federal Election Commission’s record of FRIENDS OF DON BEYER gives this address.Confirmed from the official record
- 15 pages of friendsofdonbeyer.com saved on October 8, 2026. 14 state positions on issues.From a secondary source
Online ads
From a secondary sourceThese are records from public ad libraries, for advertisers tied to this member. We show an ad only after we save our own copy of it.
FRIENDS OF DON BEYER Google Ads Transparency Center
Evidence for the tie: The library lists FEC committee number C00555888 for this advertiser, and the FEC committee file names this member as that committee’s candidate.
The library lists 6 ads by this advertiser since January 3, 2025.
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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, Beyer's campaign reports receiving $2,125,761.32 and reports spending $1,843,889.56, as of July 15, 2026.
Confirmed from the official record| What the filing reports | 2026 cycleFEC number H4VA08224as of July 15, 2026 | 2024 cycleFEC number H4VA08224as of December 31, 2024 |
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| Money raised (total receipts) | $2,125,761.32 | $1,948,344.81 |
| Money spent (total disbursements) | $1,843,889.56 | $1,988,044.94 |
| Cash on hand (at the end of the period) | $838,934.44 | $557,062.68 |
| 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 recordFRIENDS OF DON BEYER reports $2,125,761.32 in total receipts, January 1, 2025 to July 15, 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.
Committees that give the most
199 committees report paying this committee. These are the largest, joint fundraising committees aside.
| Committee | Kind, as the FEC lists it | Total | Payments |
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| DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ENROLLED AGENTS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| DIRECT SUPPLY, INC. PARTNERS PAC (DSI PARTNERS PAC) | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected organization: PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL 22 PAC INC | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 4 |
| NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 6 |
| FORWARD TOGETHER PAC | Leadership PAC | $10,000 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected organization: INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 2 |
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I | PAC, qualified | $10,000 | 3 |
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 |
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| KIJEWSKI, JOSEPHGiven through a conduit committee | BERKELEY, CA | EVERLAW · SOFTWARE ENGINEER | $3,500$6,000 to date, as reported | |
| CAMP, MARSHALL AGiven through a conduit committee | PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA | HUESTON HENNIGAN LLP · ATTORNEY | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | |
| COFFIELD, WILLIAM F.Given through a conduit committee | ALEXANDRIA, VA | BCR · ATTORNEY | $3,500 | |
| SINGLETON, JOHN KNOX | WINCHESTER, VA | SELF EMPLOYED · INVESTOR | $3,500 | |
| BILLS, STEVENGiven through a conduit committee | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | ANTHROPIC · AI RESEARCHER | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | |
| PERLMAN, ZACHARYGiven through a conduit committee | BERKELEY, CA | AI LAB WATCH · FOUNDER | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | |
| CAMP, MARSHALL AGiven through a conduit committee | PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA | HUESTON HENNIGAN LLP · ATTORNEY | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | |
| HARRIS, WILLIAM H | LEXINGTON, MA | Not reported | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | |
| HARRIS, WILLIAM H | LEXINGTON, MA | Not reported | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported | |
| PERLMAN, ZACHARYGiven through a conduit committee | BERKELEY, CA | AI LAB WATCH · FOUNDER | $3,500$7,000 to date, as reported |
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 Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
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 recordIn the reports read so far: 3 reported trades from September 15, 2026 to September 23, 2026: 2 purchases, 1 sale. The amount ranges add up to between $80,003 and $200,000.
No row reached the Clerk more than 45 days after the trade date printed on the report.
12 typed reports: rows Not checked yet.
Every row read so far
| Asset | Buy or sell | Trade date | Amount range | Whose account | Report filed |
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| Curators Univ Mo 5.00% 11/01/34Government securityHeld in: Stocks, Bonds, & Mutual Funds | Purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 | Joint | October 1, 20268 days after the trade | |
| Ohio St Gen Oblig 5.00% 11/01/34Government securityHeld in: Stocks, Bonds, & Mutual Funds | Sale | $15,001 - $50,000 | Joint | October 1, 20268 days after the trade | |
| Indiana ST 5.00% 02/01/32Government securityHeld in: Stocks, Bonds, & Mutual Funds | Purchase | $50,001 - $100,000 | Joint | October 1, 202616 days after the trade |
See all 3 rows, the reports and the counting rules
Each row is what the member reported. A report says nothing about why a trade was made.
Source: Periodic Transaction Reports filed with the Clerk of the House. The Clerk's index for 2025 and 2026 was saved October 8, 2026.
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