Official portrait of James R. Walkinshaw
U.S. House · Virginia, District 11

James R. Walkinshaw

DDemocratIn this seat since September 10, 2025Term ends January 3, 2027This seat is on the ballot November 3, 2026.

Since the current Congress began on January 3, 2025, Walkinshaw has a recorded vote on 26 laws that passed.

17 Yes · 9 No
Confirmed from the official record

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, 26 came to a recorded vote in the House while Walkinshaw is a member. The rest passed the House by voice vote or without objection, which records no individual votes.

Walkinshaw votes Yes on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the defense policy law for fiscal year 2026 and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

On funding the government, Walkinshaw 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 November 2025 law that ended the 43-day shutdown and the February 2026 funding law for a further group of agencies.

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

Congress cancelled 5 federal rules by recorded vote in the House in that time. Walkinshaw votes to cancel 0 and against cancelling 5.

Walkinshaw votes the same way as most House Democrats on all 26 of these Yes and No votes.

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. Together they name 2 laws and 1 executive order.

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 source

These 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.

4 excerpts

  1. Walkinshaw, Bacon Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen DHS Cybersecurity After Federal Watchdog Finds Compliance Gaps

    “A December 2023 Government Accountability Office report found that DHS and other federal agencies had not fully implemented event logging requirements mandated under Executive Order 14028 and Office of Management and Budget directives.”

    Named by: order number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 19f03830cfe48f4d

  2. Walkinshaw, Van Hollen, Hoyer Press Administration for Answers on Changes to Federal Employee Survey Essential for Government Oversight

    “Specifically, Section 1128 of Public Law 108-136 (5 U.S.C. 7101 note) requires that federal agencies conduct an annual survey of its employees to assess leadership and management practices that contribute to agency performance and employee satisfaction, pursuant to OPM regulations. Critically, such regulations in Title 5 Part 250, Subpart C of the Code of Federal Regulations mandate that agencies conduct”

    Named by: public law number · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 6ddc65fd22b22619

  3. Walkinshaw Joins DMV Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility

    “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act provided $12.5 billion toward ATC modernization. These funds were authorized for technology upgrades, new ATC facilities, and other resources.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 7ef072a14e25ec2e

  4. One Big Beautiful Bill ActSeptember 19, 2025

    ICYMI: Op-Ed by Rep. James Walkinshaw: Public service, not presidential power grabs

    “Families everywhere will know someone who has lost their job because of the DOGE cuts, chaotic tariffs, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or this Congress’s failure to address rising costs on everything from groceries to rent to prescription drugs.”

    Named by: law name · Saved October 7, 2026 · Fingerprint 1879d9977a0a1876

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

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 6, 2026. Meta Ad Library: Not started. An ad counts when the library last shows it on or after January 3, 2025.

Campaign money

Campaign money:Not checked yet

No campaign money record is saved for this official yet.

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
1a81b4a6bb8863b2Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 308 of 2026 (Russia and Iran sanctions law)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 284 of 2026 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
House roll call 285 of 2026 (Local Access to Courts Act)clerk.house.gov · saved October 5, 2026
Confirmed from the official record
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