Ted W. Lieu

Democratic · CA · U.S. Representative for California's 36th Congressional District

U.S. Representative and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair. Previously served on the Torrance City Council, in the California Assembly, and in the California Senate.

Supports

AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (28 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (17 records),

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (108 support · 2 oppose), Anti-Corruption (15 support · 1 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 86 oppose),

Track record

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AI Regulation · 1 support

Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: clerk.house.gov

Healthcare Affordability · 28 support

Wrote a bill ordering federal health officials to study how often hospital emergency rooms test overdose patients for fentanyl and to advise whether that testing should be routine (House Bill 2004, Tyler's Law). The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved it 46-0.
July 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: congress.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 4541, which reauthorizes through 2030 the federal program paying for breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment for low-income women. It passed the House 394-6.
July 20, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2493, which renews through 2030 the federal grant programs that fund health care providers serving rural America. It passed the House 406-4.
April 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1834, which extends the larger Affordable Care Act premium tax credits through 2028, including for higher-earning households. It passed the House 230-196.
January 8, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. It renews federal drug addiction prevention, treatment, recovery, and mental health programs through 2030. The House passed it 366-57, and it became law on December 1, 2025 (Public Law 119-44).
June 4, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $500,000 for furnishing and equipping Venice Family Clinic’s expanded behavioral-health, substance-use, optometry and related care facilities.
January 25, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: lieu.house.gov
Led a bipartisan letter seeking higher Medicare reimbursement for coronary CT angiography to improve beneficiary access and reduce racial disparities. CMS later adopted higher 2025 payments for the specified cardiac CT codes, with reevaluation after additional cost data.
October 25, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted to send H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, to the President: Medicare drug price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap and clean energy credits. The House passed it 220-207.
August 12, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 3373, the final Honoring our PACT Act, expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. The House passed it 342-88, and it became law.
July 13, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1916, which required private health plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of birth defects and other conditions present at birth. The House passed it 310-110.
April 4, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for allcove Youth Wellness Center, supporting mental-health services regardless of ability to pay, including marginalized youth.
March 15, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of about $600,000 for UCLA mobile health programme, supporting medical equipment and care for unhoused, uninsured and undocumented patients.
March 15, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3967, the Honoring our PACT Act, expanding health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins. The House passed it 256-174.
March 3, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 610, which delayed automatic Medicare payment cuts through March 2022 and eased other scheduled reductions. The House passed it 222-212.
December 7, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1629, which limited seven years of sole-sales rights for rare-disease drugs to those not expected to make a profit. It failed 250-168 under a fast-track process needing two-thirds support, so it did not become law.
May 11, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1868, which paused automatic Medicare budget cuts through the end of 2021. The House passed it 246-175.
March 19, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1425, a proposal increasing ACA premium assistance and Medicaid support, restricting short-term plans and coverage-waiver guidance, and requiring negotiation of selected expensive drug prices. The House approved it 234–179.
June 29, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6201, the Families First proposal funding food assistance, Medicaid and unemployment support and requiring covered employers to provide emergency paid leave and health plans to cover COVID-19 testing without cost sharing. The House approved it 363–40.
March 14, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2339, a proposal restricting flavored tobacco and most online tobacco sales, funding prevention and cessation programs and eliminating Medicare cost sharing for specified colorectal-cancer screening tests. The House approved it 213–195.
February 28, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 1099, which approved the House’s final amendment to H.R. 6, the SUPPORT proposal expanding Medicaid substance-use services and including a $50 million appropriation for provider-capacity planning grants. The House adopted it 393–8.
September 28, 2018Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, a proposal that capped federal Medicaid payments and allowed states to seek waivers from federal benefit and premium protections. The House passed it 217-213.
May 4, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. The proposal included $6.296 billion in NIH, FDA and state opioid-response accounts subject to later appropriations, including opioid-treatment access; a real-world drug-evidence framework retaining substantial-evidence standards; and restrictions on health-IT companies blocking authorized electronic health-record access. It also contained Prevention and Public Health Fund reductions and a $464 million rescission of unobligated ACA territory funds. The House approved the amendment 392-26.
November 30, 2016Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2, a proposal replacing Medicare’s physician-payment formula, continuing CHIP and low-income Medicare assistance, and extending public health funding. It also increased some beneficiary premiums and imposed provider-payment offsets. The House approved it 392–37.
March 26, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 304, a proposal that required outpatient adverse-event reporting, faster electronic medical-record delivery and medical-board investigation reforms, while preserving transferred staff rights. The motion passed 38–1.
September 11, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 353, a proposal that required qualified translation of enrollment, benefits, grievance and interpretation notices for specified insurers marketing in non-English languages. The motion passed 25–11.
September 10, 2013Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 336, a proposal establishing emergency-room crowding scores and full-capacity protocols for hospital beds, staffing and triage. The motion passed 36–0.
August 27, 2012Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 757, a proposal that required equal group-health coverage for same-sex spouses and domestic partners, including specified out-of-state policies delivered to Californians. The motion passed 24–13.
September 2, 2011Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for SB 840, a proposal for state-administered single-payer coverage for all California residents, with publicly pooled funding and limits on patient cost sharing, contingent on sufficient revenues. The Assembly passed it 44–32.
August 29, 2008Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov

Environment and Public Health · 108 support · 2 oppose

Voted against passing H.J.Res. 213, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's stricter engine pollution rules for tugboats, ferries, fishing boats and harbor craft. It passed the House 214-208.
September 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.J.Res. 210, which would revoke EPA's approval of California's rule requiring more ocean-going ships to cut engine pollution while docked. It passed the House 216-211.
September 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2140, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which would extend EPA grants through 2029 for replacing or cleaning up old diesel engines. It passed the House 343-79.
September 15, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 3276, which would write the Urban Bird Treaty Program into law, funding grants for groups that protect birds in cities. It passed the House 345-60.
September 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 4219, which would write the Fish and Wildlife Service's invasive species strike teams for national wildlife refuges into law. It passed the House 371-33.
September 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025, which permanently makes certain mining infrastructure projects eligible for faster federal environmental review. It passed the House 218-201.
September 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 9436, a bill to delay new right whale protection rules for lobster and crab gear from 2028 to 2035. It passed the House 219-196.
September 1, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 629, which widens who can get federal payments to repair farmland and forest land damaged by natural disasters. It passed the House 368-19.
June 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2860, which reauthorizes for seven years the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative that protects and restores marine waters and habitats. It passed the House 374-49.
June 3, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1346, a bill to let higher-ethanol gasoline be sold through the summer smog season under a Clean Air Act waiver. It passed the House 218-203.
May 13, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $750,000 for Rolling Hills Estates storm-drain repair, supporting dry-well infiltration and diversion of stormwater from the harbor.
May 7, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,200,000 for Culver City hydrogen-bus pilot, supporting testing zero-emission buses for routes beyond existing battery-bus range.
May 7, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $250,000 for UCLA electric buses, supporting clean, accessible public transit and Olympic transport readiness.
May 7, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief asking the Supreme Court to stay Louisiana’s mifepristone litigation restrictions, defending FDA’s removal of mandatory in-person dispensing and access to medication by mail.
May 4, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: democrats.senate.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, repealing the standards phasing fossil fuel use out of new federal buildings by 2030. It passed the House 215-202.
April 22, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6398, the RED Tape Act, dropping the Clean Air Act requirement that the EPA review and comment on major federal projects. It passed the House 222-205.
April 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6409, the FENCES Act, which shields states from Clean Air Act penalties for pollution that blows in from outside their borders. It passed the House 220-208.
April 16, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1011, which widens who can get federal payments to repair farmland and forest land damaged by natural disasters. It passed the House 395-10.
April 14, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 556, a bill stopping federal land agencies from banning or regulating lead ammunition and fishing tackle on federal land. It passed the House 215-202.
March 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 4294, the MAWS Act, which has NOAA run a pilot program buying invasive blue catfish caught in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It passed the House 320-66.
March 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4758, the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, repealing the Energy Department's home electrification rebates for lower-income households and contractor training grants. It passed the House 210-199.
February 25, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against passing H.R. 4626, a bill to change how the Energy Department sets appliance efficiency standards, adding cost factors it must weigh. It passed the House 217-190.
February 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act, ending Commerce Department permits for undersea fiber optic cable work inside national marine sanctuaries. It passed the House 218-212.
February 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 140, which cancels the land order protecting about 225,504 acres of northeastern Minnesota national forest and reopens it to mineral leasing. It passed the House 214-208.
January 21, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4593, the SHOWER Act, which writes a looser definition of showerhead into law for federal water efficiency rules. It passed the House 226-197.
January 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act, cancelling Energy Department efficiency rules for manufactured housing and its power to issue similar rules. It passed the House 263-147.
January 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 845, a bill ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list, beyond court review. The House passed it 211-204; the bill is in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 1366, the Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, opposing wider mining use of federal land where no valuable mineral deposit was proven. The House passed it 219-198. The Senate has not voted, so it is not law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 4776, the SPEED Act, opposing cuts to federal environmental reviews and to court challenges against them. The House passed it 221-196. It is pending in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 217-188, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
November 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 80 to the President, cancelling the 2022 plan that closed about 48% of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to drilling. The House passed it 216-209, and it became Public Law 119-47 on December 5, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 131, which cancelled the 2024 decision closing about 1.2 million acres of the Arctic refuge to oil and gas leasing. The House passed it 217-209, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-52 on December 11, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 130, which cancelled a federal plan change that had ended new coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The House passed it 214-212, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-51 on December 11, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 105, which canceled the federal land plan for North Dakota. That plan guided mineral leasing there and set aside one 960-acre protected area. The House passed it 215-211 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-49).
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 106, which canceled the federal land plan covering 13.3 million acres in Alaska's Central Yukon area. The plan had protected about 3.6 million acres. The House passed it 215-210 and it became law on December 11, 2025 (Public Law 119-50).
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 104 to cancel the federal land plan for the Miles City field office in eastern Montana, reopening those lands to coal leasing. The House passed it 211-208.
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 31 to the President, canceling the EPA rule keeping toxic air pollutant controls on plants moving to a lower category. The House passed it 216-212, and it became law on June 20, 2025 (Public Law 119-20).
May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 88, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce Advanced Clean Cars II, its zero-emission new car rule. The House passed it 246-164. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-16.
May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 78, which would cancel the Fish and Wildlife Service rule listing the San Francisco Bay-Delta longfin smelt as endangered. The House passed it 216-195 anyway. The Senate never acted, so the fish still has Endangered Species Act protection.
May 1, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 89, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce its Omnibus Low NOx limits on heavy-duty engine pollution. The House passed it 225-196. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-17.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 87, which revoked the Clean Air Act waivers letting California enforce its Advanced Clean Trucks and zero-emission fleet standards. The House passed it 231-191. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-15.
April 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.J.Res. 60 by 219-205, cancelling the National Park Service rule that closed an off-road route and shoreline driving areas at Lake Powell. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-13).
April 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 75, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for commercial refrigerators and freezers. It passed the House 214-193 and became law.
March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which canceled the Energy Department's new efficiency standards for walk-in coolers and freezers used by stores and restaurants. It passed the House 203-182 and became law.
March 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 11, canceling the new rule that made offshore oil and gas companies list possible shipwrecks in their drilling plans. The House passed it 221-202, and it became law.
March 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 42, which canceled the Energy Department's new rule tightening testing, labeling, and enforcement for appliance efficiency standards. It passed the House 222-203 and became law.
March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 61, which canceled the EPA's 2024 limits on hazardous air pollution from rubber tire factories. It passed the House 216-202 and became law.
March 5, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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Voted against H.J.Res. 20, which cancelled the Energy Department's energy efficiency standards for consumer gas-fired tankless water heaters. The House passed it 221-198, the Senate agreed, and it became law in May 2025.
February 27, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 35, which cancelled the EPA rule setting up the charge for methane released by oil and gas facilities. The House passed it 220-206, the Senate agreed, and it became law in March 2025.
February 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, a bill to bar the President from halting fracking without a law from Congress. The House passed it 226-188, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding tree-thinning in high-risk wildfire zones on federal land by skipping full environmental review. The House passed it 279-141, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Reported agency replies to his earlier requests to assess coastal DDT risks: HHS and FDA reported no violative pesticide findings but limited local sampling, while EPA referred to a task force. The replies left gaps in assessing local contamination affecting marine life and people.
November 14, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 136, which would have wiped out those 2027 and later tailpipe pollution limits on light and medium duty vehicles. The House approved it 215-191. The resolution died in the Senate and the rule remains.
September 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined federal and Los Angeles officials to highlight a $139 million LA Metro grant after his joint support letter. The project funded transit, bicycle and electric-vehicle connections in underserved communities and Olympic transport preparations.
July 18, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 7700, the Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act, opposing new limits on the Energy Department's dishwasher efficiency rules. The House passed it anyway, 214-192. The Senate never took it up, so the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.
July 9, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2925, a bill letting mining claim holders use federal land for roads and facilities without finding a valuable mineral deposit. The House passed it 216-195, but the Senate never took it up and it died.
May 8, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6192, a bill to end the Energy Department's duty to keep tightening home appliance efficiency rules. The House passed it 212-195, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
May 7, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6285, a bill to reissue cancelled Arctic Refuge oil and gas leases and order another coastal plain lease sale. The House passed it 214-199, but the Senate never voted, so it died.
May 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3195, a bill to cancel the 20-year mining ban near Minnesota's Boundary Waters and reissue cancelled mineral leases. The House passed it 212-203, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act, ordering the Interior Department to drop the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The House passed it 209-205, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 615, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act, blocking federal land agencies from banning lead ammunition or fishing tackle. The House passed it 214-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3397, the WEST Act, voiding the public lands rule that put conservation on equal footing with grazing and drilling. The House passed it 212-202, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1023, the Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act, which passed the House 209-204. A no vote was a vote to keep the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the methane fee from the 2022 climate law. The bill never passed the Senate and died with the 118th Congress.
March 22, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7023, the Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act, which passed the House 213-205. A no vote was a vote to keep the existing Clean Water Act permit rules and court deadlines. The bill never passed the Senate and died when the 118th Congress ended.
March 21, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6009, the Restoring American Energy Dominance Act, forcing the Bureau of Land Management to drop its proposed leasing rule. The House passed it 216-200, but it died in the Senate.
March 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 1121, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, a bill to bar any President from halting fracking without approval from Congress. The House passed it 229-188, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
March 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Santa Monica Pico affordable-housing rehabilitation, supporting low-income housing, asbestos/lead removal, disability accessibility and electrification.
March 13, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $959,752 for Culver City stormwater diversion, supporting water-quality, flood protection and accessible pedestrian improvements.
March 13, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $200,000 for Downtown Lomita stormwater diversion, supporting infiltration, pollution reduction, native landscaping and bicycle facilities.
March 13, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Torrance Columbia Park water conservation, supporting turf replacement reducing irrigation, pesticides and mower use.
March 13, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $200,000 for Manhattan Beach Peck Avenue storm drains, supporting flood control and water-quality inserts.
March 13, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7176, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, ending Energy Department approval of gas exports, deemed in the public interest. The House passed it 224-200, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 15, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief defending FDA’s science-based mifepristone decisions and opposing court restrictions that reduced access to medication abortion.
January 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cantwell.senate.gov
Voted against H.R. 4468, a bill to stop the EPA's 2027-and-later vehicle emissions rule and limit tailpipe rules that reduce vehicle choice. The House passed it 221-197, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
December 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1435, which would have blocked and revoked Clean Air Act permissions for state rules limiting sales of gas-powered vehicles. It cleared the House 222-190. The Senate took no action, so the bill died and the waivers stand.
September 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 24 to the President, so the northern long-eared bat kept its endangered listing. The House approved it 220-209, but a veto stopped it. The override attempt fell short, and the protections stayed in place.
July 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 9 to the President, so the lesser prairie-chicken kept its threatened and endangered listing. It cleared the House 221-206 but was vetoed. The override attempt fell short, and the protections stayed in place.
July 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, a bill to block the Energy Department's efficiency rule for kitchen ranges and ovens. The House passed it 249-181, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
June 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, which the House passed 248-180. The bill would stop the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning gas stoves or restricting their sale and use. The Senate never acted, so it never became law.
June 13, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 11, which sought to scrap the EPA rule tightening nitrogen oxide pollution limits for new heavy-duty trucks. It passed the House 221-203 but was vetoed on June 14, 2023. The Senate override attempt failed 50-50, so the EPA rule remained in effect.
May 23, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1, a bill to expand oil, gas and mineral leasing on federal land, speed permits and repeal the methane fee. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted, so it died.
March 30, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 21, a bill to block the next non-emergency Strategic Petroleum Reserve release until officials planned more federal drilling leases. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
January 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,600,000 for UCLA’s SeaChange pilot to remove carbon dioxide from seawater and store it as minerals, with hydrogen produced as a clean fuel.
January 25, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $3,452,972 for Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant controls and bypass-channel improvements to prevent and contain sewage spills.
January 25, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $2,500,000 for the U.S. 101 wildlife crossing reconnecting habitat and protecting mountain lions and motorists.
January 25, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted to send H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, to the President: Medicare drug price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap and clean energy credits. The House passed it 220-207.
August 12, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5118, the Wildfire Response and Drought Resiliency Act, funding wildfire mitigation and drought planning and raising pay for federal wildland firefighters. The House passed it 218-199.
July 29, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2773, the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, sending dedicated federal funding to states and tribes to conserve wildlife and plants most in need. The House passed it 231-190.
June 14, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Fairfax Cool Neighborhoods, supporting cool pavement, street trees, sidewalks and accessible ramps.
March 15, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Torrance encampment infrastructure, supporting hazardous-waste removal, fencing, outreach and housing navigation at four sites.
March 15, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Reported requesting federal investigation of the Hyperion sewage spill and continuing discharge into Santa Monica Bay. EPA later issued a March 2024 improvement order; an August 2024 federal settlement required $20.8 million in city improvements and environmental projects.
August 3, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2467, which directed the EPA to label long-lasting PFAS chemicals hazardous, set drinking water limits and fund cleanup of contaminated sites. The House passed it 241-183.
July 21, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for sending S.J.Res. 14 to the President to cancel the 2020 EPA rule that had dropped methane limits on new oil and gas sources. The House passed it 229-191.
June 25, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 803, the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, designating new wilderness, conservation and recreation areas on federal land in eight states. The House passed it 227-200.
February 26, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional ACOG brief opposing FDA’s mandatory in-person mifepristone dispensing during the COVID-19 emergency. The brief sought protection for both medication-abortion and miscarriage care, arguing that unnecessary visits increased infection risks.
February 12, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: assets.aclu.org
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 925, the revised HEROES proposal adding emergency appropriations for coronavirus response, nutrition, unemployment and other individual assistance. This was a separate proposed 2020 relief package, not the March 2021 American Rescue Plan. The House approved it 214–207.
October 1, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the final House version of H.R. 1957, a proposal providing up to $1.9 billion annually for deferred maintenance on federal lands and making Land and Water Conservation Fund financing permanent. The House approved it 310–107.
July 22, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6201, the Families First proposal funding food assistance, Medicaid and unemployment support and requiring covered employers to provide emergency paid leave and health plans to cover COVID-19 testing without cost sharing. The House approved it 363–40.
March 14, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2339, a proposal restricting flavored tobacco and most online tobacco sales, funding prevention and cessation programs and eliminating Medicare cost sharing for specified colorectal-cancer screening tests. The House approved it 213–195.
February 28, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Testified before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in support of proposed national renewable-energy, energy-efficiency, and emissions standards, and a proposed USDA public-grant programme for renewable power and storage in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
November 14, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1146, a proposal prohibiting oil-and-gas leasing and development in the Arctic Refuge coastal plain and requiring offshore inspection fees to support safety oversight. The House approved it 225–193.
September 12, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 9, a proposal requiring a plan to meet U.S. Paris Agreement greenhouse-gas commitments and prohibiting federal funds from being used to withdraw from that agreement. The House approved it 231–190.
May 2, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against the final House version of H.R. 1, the 2017 tax package proposing lower individual tax rates, a $10,000 state-and-local-tax deduction limit, and an oil-and-gas leasing programme in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The House approved it 224–201.
December 20, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 2576, the Lautenberg chemical-safety package. The proposal specified EPA chemical-risk evaluations without considering costs, including risks to susceptible populations, and controls eliminating unreasonable risk; it also limited additional state restrictions with grandfathering, exceptions and waivers. A separate title included skilled-nursing facilities in rural health telecom-support eligibility without raising the aggregate support cap. The House approved it 403-12.
May 24, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 1, a proposal that authorized the Keystone XL pipeline and treated a prior federal environmental review as satisfying further federal consultation and review requirements. The House passed it 270-152.
February 11, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 600, a proposal that restricted unapproved or improperly sourced prescription-drug purchases and repealed state electronic-pedigree rules superseded by federal law, with federal import exceptions. The motion passed 35–0.
August 29, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1172, a proposal that prohibited licensed providers from sexual-orientation change efforts with minors and subjected violations to licensing discipline. The motion passed 23–13.
August 30, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1066, a proposal that authorized Coastal Conservancy climate-resilience projects and grants addressing emissions, flooding, habitats and public access. The motion passed 24–13.
August 23, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 746, a proposal that barred commercial ultraviolet tanning for people under 18 while preserving physician-prescribed phototherapy. The motion passed 24–12.
September 2, 2011Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Assembly concurrence in AB 32, a proposal requiring greenhouse-gas reporting and enforceable reductions to 1990 levels by 2020, with market-based compliance options. The motion passed 47–32.
August 31, 2006Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov

Reduce Wealth Gap · 17 support

Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 723, the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act, setting deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process tribal land mortgages. It passed the House 384-40.
March 4, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing dismantling the Department of Education and cuts to its staff and funding. It sought restoration of student grants, civil-rights investigations, and student-data privacy enforcement, including programs for students with disabilities and low-income districts.
April 23, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $469,100 for Cloverfield interim-housing renovations, supporting shelter, housing placement and workforce-development services for people experiencing homelessness.
March 13, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for ICAN disability workforce-training centre, supporting economic mobility for adults with developmental disabilities, many from low-to-moderate-income households.
March 13, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $898,053 for St. Joseph Center’s job-training and career-development programs for low-income, homeless and previously incarcerated people.
January 25, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $2,000,000 for the Los Angeles Training Center’s paid residential fire-prevention and firefighting training, housing and job-placement program for young adults with justice-system or foster-care experience.
January 25, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for expanding college and career support and scholarships for foster youth and first-generation college students.
January 25, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $3,000,000 for converting PATH’s Marina del Rey interim shelter to permanent supportive housing with accessibility improvements, case management and employment assistance.
January 23, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2543, a bill to widen access to credit and banking, strengthen lending discrimination rules, and make racial equity a Federal Reserve duty. The House passed it 215-207.
June 15, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3617, the MORE proposal removing federal cannabis crimes, providing expungement and sentence reviews, ending specified cannabis-based immigration and public-benefit restrictions, and creating tax-funded community assistance and small-business loans for disadvantaged owners. The House passed it 220–204.
April 1, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for SoCalROC Workforce ReEntry programme, supporting training, exam/enrollment fees, supplies and transport for unemployed and displaced workers.
March 15, 2022Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 582, a proposal raising the federal minimum wage to $15 in annual steps and ending separate lower minimum wages for tipped workers and workers with disabilities. The House approved it 231–199.
July 18, 2019Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 118, a proposal that reorganized workforce planning around industry sectors, career pathways and barriers facing underserved workers, coordinating existing funds. The motion passed 35–3.
August 30, 2013Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted to accept Assembly amendments to SB 1234, a conditional retirement-savings framework for private workers without workplace plans. It provided payroll deductions with an opt-out, participant-funded accounts and disclosure and fiduciary safeguards. The Senate agreed 25–13.
August 31, 2012Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1402, a proposal that continued and revised community-college workforce training, including career pathways for welfare recipients and low-wage workers and programme evaluation. The motion passed 33–0.
August 27, 2012Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Labor Rights · 24 support

Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, setting deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sending stalled talks to arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, stopping certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, cancelling the March 2025 executive order that stripped union bargaining rights from most federal workers. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.
December 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1948, the VA Employee Fairness Act, letting doctors and nurses at veterans' hospitals bargain and file grievances over patient care and pay. The House passed it 219-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
December 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 302, a bill to bar moving federal civil service jobs into new categories outside the merit system. The House passed it 225-204, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
September 15, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6087, a bill letting injured federal workers be treated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants under federal workers' compensation. The House passed it 325-83, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
June 7, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act, giving airport security screeners the same union and appeal rights as most federal workers. The House passed it 220-201, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
May 12, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2499, the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, presuming certain cancers and heart and lung conditions in federal firefighters came from the job. The House passed it 288-131; Congress enacted the same provisions in December 2022 in the annual defense bill.
May 11, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 1097, which itself adopted H.Res. 1096 extending collective-bargaining protections to covered House employees. The House adopted the resolution 217–202; its other provisions governed consideration of separate bills.
May 10, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.
October 22, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.
May 14, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1195, a bill to require a federal workplace safety standard against violence in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and social service settings. The House passed it 254-166, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 16, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.
April 15, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 842, the PRO Act, a bill to strengthen workers' right to unionize, bar permanently replacing strikers and override state right-to-work laws. The House passed it 225-206, but the Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 9, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6201, the Families First proposal funding food assistance, Medicaid and unemployment support and requiring covered employers to provide emergency paid leave and health plans to cover COVID-19 testing without cost sharing. The House approved it 363–40.
March 14, 2020Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 582, a proposal raising the federal minimum wage to $15 in annual steps and ending separate lower minimum wages for tipped workers and workers with disabilities. The House approved it 231–199.
July 18, 2019Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1180, a proposal allowing private employers to substitute agreed compensatory time for overtime wages, with an accrual cap, cash-out requirements and anti-coercion protections. The House approved it 229–197.
May 2, 2017Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 83, a resolution repealing the Labor Department rule clarifying employers’ continuing duty to maintain accurate workplace-injury and illness records. The House approved it 231–191.
March 1, 2017Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 37, a resolution repealing federal procurement rules implementing contractor disclosure and compliance requirements for labor laws. The House approved it 236–187.
February 2, 2017Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 266, a proposal that tolled the prevailing-wage assessment deadline until public awarding bodies supplied completion records, protecting wage recovery. The motion passed 28–9.
August 28, 2014Supports Labor Rights
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 288, a proposal that protected serious-crime victims and close relatives from workplace retaliation for specified court-hearing absences and protected confidential documentation. The motion passed 37–0.
September 6, 2013Supports Labor Rights
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 857, a proposal that clarified limits on PERB strike-damage awards while preserving court remedies for independently unlawful tortious conduct. The motion passed 24–15.
September 1, 2011Supports Labor Rights
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Moved approval of employee disability-insurance coverage with a 15-day waiting period and a condition permitting a return to 30 days to maintain coverage or rates. The motion passed with one dissent; city staff reported savings under either option.
January 25, 2005Supports Labor Rights
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov

Anti-Corruption · 15 support · 1 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 9576, which would write the Justice Department's new National Fraud Enforcement Division into law. The division, set up in April 2026, investigates fraud against taxpayer-funded programs. It passed the House 352-72.
September 16, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, barring members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying stocks. It passed the House 232-198.
July 22, 2026Opposes Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7401, which makes Small Business Administration staff certify they have no conflict of interest before working on a loan. It passed the House 415-0.
June 24, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7959, the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act, which strengthens awards and protections for people who report tax cheating. It passed the House 346-10.
April 27, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, ordering the Justice Department to publish its unclassified Jeffrey Epstein investigation records, including flight logs. The House passed it 427-1, the Senate agreed the next day, and it became law on November 19, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 9640, which required audits of every sitting president's tax return and public release of the returns and findings. The House passed it 222-201.
December 22, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 3905, which required federal purchasing rules to be rewritten to identify and limit conflicts between contractors' private interests and government work. The House passed it 219-205, and it became law.
December 14, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2988, the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act, strengthening protections for federal employees who report wrongdoing and barring retaliatory personnel actions. The House passed it 221-203.
September 15, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5314, the Protecting Our Democracy Act, a bill to tighten limits on presidential pardons and emergency powers and strengthen congressional subpoenas. The House passed it 220-208.
December 9, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2662, a bill to limit the President's power to fire inspectors general and strengthen their subpoena and reporting powers. The House passed it 221-182.
June 29, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 24 impeaching President Trump for incitement of insurrection, which the House adopted 232–197. Served as a House manager presenting the case at the Senate trial. The Senate acquitted Trump on February 13, 2021, with the 57–43 vote falling short of the required two-thirds.
January 13, 2021Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for both articles of H.Res. 755 impeaching President Trump for abuse of power involving Ukraine and obstruction of Congress. The House adopted Article I 230–197 and Article II 229–198; these were impeachment votes, not criminal convictions.
December 18, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined a lawsuit seeking congressional consent for President Trump’s receipt of foreign financial benefits under the Foreign Emoluments Clause. In February 2020, the appeals court ordered dismissal because individual members of Congress lacked standing and vacated the other district-court ruling.
June 14, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5790, a proposal protecting FBI employees and applicants who reported legal violations, gross waste or abuse to additional authorized recipients, including direct supervisors. The House approved it 404–0.
December 7, 2016Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov
Filed suit against the FEC over its failure to act on a campaign-finance complaint challenging unlimited Super PAC contributions. The amended case was dismissed in February 2019 under binding precedent, affirmed that October, and declined by the Supreme Court in November 2020.
November 4, 2016Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: fec.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 921, a proposal that protected military whistleblowers, required independent inspector-general appointment and reports, and prohibited retaliation for reporting wrongdoing. The motion passed 35–0.
August 31, 2012Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Government Efficiency · 14 support

Voted to pass H.R. 1118, the Value Over Cost Act, letting the General Services Administration award supply-schedule contracts on best value rather than lowest price. It passed the House 421-1.
July 21, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8823, which lets the Labor Department stop paying federal workers' compensation claims to medical providers convicted of fraud. It passed the House 396-0.
July 20, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8428, the Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act, which requires anti-fraud training for federal employees who handle or oversee federal money. It passed the House 393-0.
June 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8466, the TRUE Accountability Act, making federal agencies write and follow plans to stop fraud and improper payments in disaster spending. It passed the House 384-0.
June 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8365, the Monitor Accountability Act, setting conditions on appointing the independent monitors who oversee governments under court consent decrees. It passed the House 219-204.
May 14, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6329, a bill to make the White House budget office rewrite the rules agencies follow when publishing influential information. It passed the House 362-1.
February 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act, which ended prefunding of retiree health benefits, tied postal retirees to Medicare and required six-day delivery. The House passed it 342-92, and it became law.
February 8, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. The proposal included $6.296 billion in NIH, FDA and state opioid-response accounts subject to later appropriations, including opioid-treatment access; a real-world drug-evidence framework retaining substantial-evidence standards; and restrictions on health-IT companies blocking authorized electronic health-record access. It also contained Prevention and Public Health Fund reductions and a $464 million rescission of unobligated ACA territory funds. The House approved the amendment 392-26.
November 30, 2016Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov
Pressed GSA and Army officials at a childcare-subsidy hearing for an action plan with performance indicators and benchmarks to resolve payment backlogs affecting military families facing unpaid subsidy invoices, obtaining their on-record commitments to provide the plan to the committee within a week.
September 10, 2015Supports Government Efficiency
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 118, a proposal that reorganized workforce planning around industry sectors, career pathways and barriers facing underserved workers, coordinating existing funds. The motion passed 35–3.
August 30, 2013Supports Government Efficiency
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1402, a proposal that continued and revised community-college workforce training, including career pathways for welfare recipients and low-wage workers and programme evaluation. The motion passed 33–0.
August 27, 2012Supports Government Efficiency
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 336, a proposal establishing emergency-room crowding scores and full-capacity protocols for hospital beds, staffing and triage. The motion passed 36–0.
August 27, 2012Supports Government Efficiency
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Moved approval of community-services restructuring that accepted automation savings, eliminated one senior recreation supervisor position, downgraded two proposed management posts, and deferred replacing five full-time library assistants with part-time staff. The motion was approved.
May 24, 2005Supports Government Efficiency
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Moved approval of the consolidated police-and-fire communications center, while excluding the proposed freeze of a police captain position and deletion of a lieutenant position and directing staff to find alternative funding. The motion was approved.
May 24, 2005Supports Government Efficiency
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov

Cost of Living Reduction · 4 support

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.
September 16, 2026Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7606, the Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act, which funded technology-guided farming, expanded biofuel infrastructure and strengthened oversight of meat markets. The House passed it 221-204.
June 16, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7688, a bill to ban selling fuel at grossly unfair prices during a declared energy emergency. The House passed it 217-207.
May 19, 2022Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov

Immigration · 22 support

Voted to pass H.R. 1689, which orders Homeland Security to grant Haitians temporary protected status for 18 months, shielding them from immigration detention. It passed the House 224-204.
April 16, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief defending Temporary Protected Status protections and judicial review of the administration’s termination decisions in the Doe and Miot cases.
April 13, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: supremecourt.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing the president’s birthright-citizenship order and defending citizenship guaranteed by immigration law for people born in the United States.
February 19, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, raising prison penalties for illegal entry and re-entry, up to life for serious criminals. The House passed it 226-197, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 11, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act, a bill to limit Small Business Administration loans to citizens, nationals, and green card holders. The House passed it 217-190; the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 6, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief seeking to block IRS sharing of taxpayer information with ICE for immigration enforcement, defending statutory tax-data confidentiality.
April 29, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: chc.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, making federal officers detain immigrants here unlawfully who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 264-159; the Senate's broader version, S. 5, became law instead in January 2025.
January 7, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7343, a bill to make federal officials detain immigrants lacking legal status who are charged with assaulting a police officer. The House passed it 265-148, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5283, a bill to bar housing certain immigrants on federal land and cancel New York City's Floyd Bennett Field lease. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate never acted and the bill died in the 118th Congress.
November 30, 2023Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act, which would make assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder grounds to deport a noncitizen. It passed the House 255-175 and then died without Senate action.
May 17, 2023Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, restarting border wall building, narrowing asylum and requiring employers to verify workers' legal status. The House passed it 219-213, but the Senate never acted, so it died.
May 11, 2023Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7946, the Veteran Service Recognition Act, letting Homeland Security grant green cards to noncitizen military veterans facing deportation. The House passed it 220-208.
December 6, 2022Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3617, the MORE proposal removing federal cannabis crimes, providing expungement and sentence reviews, ending specified cannabis-based immigration and public-benefit restrictions, and creating tax-funded community assistance and small-business loans for disadvantaged owners. The House passed it 220–204.
April 1, 2022Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a bipartisan letter seeking temporary protection from deportation for Ukrainians already in the United States during Russia’s invasion. DHS announced an 18-month TPS designation on March 3, with residence and screening conditions.
February 28, 2022Supports Immigration
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1573, the Access to Counsel Act, guaranteeing citizens, green card and visa holders a lawyer when held for extra border screening. The House passed it 217-207.
April 21, 2021Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1333, the NO BAN Act, which limited the President's power to bar entry and barred religious discrimination in immigration decisions. The House passed it 218-208.
April 21, 2021Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which created legal status and a path to permanent residence for undocumented farmworkers. The House passed it 247-174.
March 18, 2021Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, offering green cards to immigrants brought here as children and others under temporary protection. The House passed it 228-197.
March 18, 2021Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief defending DACA as a lawful exercise of executive discretion and opposing its rescission on the ground that the program was unlawful.
October 4, 2019Supports Immigration
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted against H.R. 3004, a proposal increasing prison penalties for unlawful reentry after removal and barring defendants from challenging the validity of a prior removal order in the reentry prosecution. The House approved it 257–167.
June 29, 2017Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief in United States v. Texas defending DAPA and expanded DACA as lawful immigration-enforcement discretion, including deferred removal and eligibility for work authorization.
March 8, 2016Supports Immigration
Source: bennet.senate.gov
Voted against H.R. 4038, a proposal barring admission of specified Iraqi and Syrian refugees without additional FBI screening and unanimous security certification by federal agencies. The House approved it 289–137.
November 19, 2015Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov

Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 86 oppose

Voted to accept the Senate's changes to H.R. 6500, the 2027 stopgap funding law, keeping agencies at 2026 levels through December 11, 2026. The House agreed 370-48.
September 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2913, the Ukraine Support Act, sending aid to Ukraine and certain European countries, setting up a reconstruction fund and penalizing Russia. It passed the House 226-195.
June 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 8469, the 2027 appropriations bill setting the year's funding for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It passed the House 400-15.
May 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,031,000 for Torrance public-safety digital network, supporting five additional dedicated broadband-radio sites.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,145,144 for RPV Abalone Cove stabilization, supporting lining Altamira Canyon to reduce stormwater intrusion and landslide risk.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $2,000,000 for Miraleste Intermediate modernization, supporting failing utility systems and the district’s central school-meal kitchen.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,031,000 for Hermosa Beach Real Time Crime Center, supporting real-time incident communication and emergency-response technology.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,040,000 for Manhattan Beach water-system cybersecurity, supporting SCADA upgrades, fiber, controllers and firewalls protecting water infrastructure.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,092,000 for Beverly Hills reservoir and pump-station replacement, supporting replacing an abandoned reservoir with a forebay and pump station for drinking-water reliability.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $841,000 for Santa Monica dispatch communications, supporting replacing outdated 911 dispatcher consoles.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $750,000 for Rolling Hills Estates storm-drain repair, supporting dry-well infiltration and diversion of stormwater from the harbor.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,145,144 for RPV Klondike Canyon mitigation, supporting stormwater control and removal of subterranean water reducing landslide movement.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Los Angeles Sepulveda Hotel to Homes, supporting converting a hotel into 120 supportive-housing units with accessibility upgrades.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,145,144 for El Segundo pump-station upgrade, supporting stormwater pumping and flood-risk reduction.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,200,000 for Culver City hydrogen-bus pilot, supporting testing zero-emission buses for routes beyond existing battery-bus range.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $250,000 for Redondo Beach affordable-housing acquisition-to-lease, supporting housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $250,000 for UCLA electric buses, supporting clean, accessible public transit and Olympic transport readiness.
May 7, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 139, a proposed constitutional amendment capping yearly federal spending at the prior three years' average revenue, adjusted for population and inflation. It failed the House 211-207, short of the two-thirds majority needed.
March 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7006, which sets 2026 funding for financial services and general government agencies and the State Department. It passed the House 341-79.
January 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6938, which sets 2026 funding for the Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy, Water, Interior and Environment parts of the budget. It passed the House 397-28.
January 8, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing the administration’s blanket freeze of federal appropriations and grants, and seeking enforcement of Congress’s enacted funding laws.
July 25, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: brennancenter.org
Joined the congressional brief opposing the shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through staff dismissals, funding cuts and office closures, and defending its enforcement against predatory financial practices.
May 9, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: democrats.senate.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing dismantling the Department of Education and cuts to its staff and funding. It sought restoration of student grants, civil-rights investigations, and student-data privacy enforcement, including programs for students with disabilities and low-income districts.
April 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov
Joined a motion for leave to submit a congressional brief opposing USAID’s dismantling and canceled aid programs, and asking the court to uphold Congress’s control over the agency and its appropriations.
March 31, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: litigationtaskforce.house.gov
Joined federal and Los Angeles officials to highlight a $139 million LA Metro grant after his joint support letter. The project funded transit, bicycle and electric-vehicle connections in underserved communities and Olympic transport preparations.
July 18, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $322,500 for El Segundo Emergency Operations Center, supporting emergency-operations facilities.
March 25, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Rolling Hills Flying Triangle sewer and landslide mitigation, supporting sewer infrastructure diverting wastewater from unstable ground.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $469,100 for Cloverfield interim-housing renovations, supporting shelter, housing placement and workforce-development services for people experiencing homelessness.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Santa Monica Pico affordable-housing rehabilitation, supporting low-income housing, asbestos/lead removal, disability accessibility and electrification.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $500,000 for Santa Monica Lincoln corridor safety, supporting crosswalks, pedestrian lighting and bicycle connections.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $959,752 for Culver City stormwater diversion, supporting water-quality, flood protection and accessible pedestrian improvements.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,466,279 for Redondo Beach Marina dock replacement, supporting docks, supports, gangways and gates serving commercial and recreational boating.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $200,000 for Downtown Lomita stormwater diversion, supporting infiltration, pollution reduction, native landscaping and bicycle facilities.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Venice Beach restroom replacement, supporting public restroom replacement.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $963,000 for UCLA Quantum Information Science Hub, supporting laser equipment to research and test trapped-atom qubits.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Torrance Columbia Park water conservation, supporting turf replacement reducing irrigation, pesticides and mower use.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $959,752 for Beverly Hills La Cienega groundwater wells, supporting two new local groundwater wells to strengthen drinking-water supply.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for ICAN disability workforce-training centre, supporting economic mobility for adults with developmental disabilities, many from low-to-moderate-income households.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $200,000 for Manhattan Beach Peck Avenue storm drains, supporting flood control and water-quality inserts.
March 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,150,000 for a protected coastal pedestrian trail connecting Potrero Canyon to a signalized Pacific Coast Highway crossing and beach access.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor’s digital expansion of college- and career-preparation support for teens.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $898,053 for St. Joseph Center’s job-training and career-development programs for low-income, homeless and previously incarcerated people.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,500,000 for a round-the-clock behavioral-health and temporary-housing center initially serving people experiencing homelessness.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,600,000 for UCLA’s SeaChange pilot to remove carbon dioxide from seawater and store it as minerals, with hydrogen produced as a clean fuel.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $3,452,972 for Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant controls and bypass-channel improvements to prevent and contain sewage spills.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Hermosa Beach’s mobile mental-health crisis-response pilot using professional case managers for calls involving unhoused residents.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $2,000,000 for the Los Angeles Training Center’s paid residential fire-prevention and firefighting training, housing and job-placement program for young adults with justice-system or foster-care experience.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for expanding college and career support and scholarships for foster youth and first-generation college students.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $2,500,000 for the U.S. 101 wildlife crossing reconnecting habitat and protecting mountain lions and motorists.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Manhattan Beach’s bike-lane safety improvements and improved access to the coastline.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $500,000 for furnishing and equipping Venice Family Clinic’s expanded behavioral-health, substance-use, optometry and related care facilities.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Friendship Foundation’s expansion of inclusive school clubs pairing students with disabilities with student volunteers.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Torrance’s 40-unit temporary tiny-home housing program with case management and permanent-housing navigation.
January 25, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $3,000,000 for converting PATH’s Marina del Rey interim shelter to permanent supportive housing with accessibility improvements, case management and employment assistance.
January 23, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for final House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the law that funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year. The House agreed 225-201 and it became Public Law 117-328.
December 23, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Also on this bill
- March 9, 2022 · Voted for the second half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 260-171. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
- March 9, 2022 · Voted for the first half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 361-69. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
Voted for the Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023, a stopgap that kept federal agencies funded to December 23, 2022. The House agreed 224-201 and it became Public Law 117-229.
December 14, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Led a bipartisan letter seeking higher Medicare reimbursement for coronary CT angiography to improve beneficiary access and reduce racial disparities. CMS later adopted higher 2025 payments for the specified cardiac CT codes, with reevaluation after additional cost data.
October 25, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for final House passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, which put about $52 billion into U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research. The House agreed 243-187 and it became Public Law 117-167.
July 28, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3617, the MORE proposal removing federal cannabis crimes, providing expungement and sentence reviews, ending specified cannabis-based immigration and public-benefit restrictions, and creating tax-funded community assistance and small-business loans for disadvantaged owners. The House passed it 220–204.
April 1, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,500,000 for CIRCLE mental-health crisis response, supporting clinicians and community outreach for nonviolent 911 calls.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for SoCalROC Workforce ReEntry programme, supporting training, exam/enrollment fees, supplies and transport for unemployed and displaced workers.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $2,000,000 for Santa Monica parking-lot housing conversion, supporting permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Fairfax Cool Neighborhoods, supporting cool pavement, street trees, sidewalks and accessible ramps.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, supporting roof, HVAC and other facility repairs.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Cedars-Sinai simulation centre, supporting equipment for medical-professional training and care closer to patients’ homes.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for allcove Youth Wellness Center, supporting mental-health services regardless of ability to pay, including marginalized youth.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Torrance encampment infrastructure, supporting hazardous-waste removal, fencing, outreach and housing navigation at four sites.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of about $600,000 for UCLA mobile health programme, supporting medical equipment and care for unhoused, uninsured and undocumented patients.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $749,650 for West Los Angeles VA Arnold Avenue rehabilitation, supporting accessible pedestrian infrastructure serving buildings planned for veterans experiencing homelessness.
March 15, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for the second half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 260-171.
March 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Also on this bill
- December 23, 2022 · Voted for final House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the law that funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year. The House agreed 225-201 and it became Public Law 117-328. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
- March 9, 2022 · Voted for the first half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 361-69. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
Voted for the first half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 361-69.
March 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Also on this bill
- December 23, 2022 · Voted for final House passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, the law that funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year. The House agreed 225-201 and it became Public Law 117-328. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
- March 9, 2022 · Voted for the second half of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, which the House split into two questions. The act funded the federal government for the rest of the budget year and became Public Law 117-103. The House agreed to this half 260-171. (Opposes Government Spending Reduction)
Voted for H.R. 9051, a proposal increasing the second round of recovery-rebate payments from $600 to $2,000 per person and expanding eligibility for dependents. These proposed changes concerned the December 2020 payment round, before the separate March 2021 relief law. The House approved it 275–134.
December 28, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 925, the revised HEROES proposal adding emergency appropriations for coronavirus response, nutrition, unemployment and other individual assistance. This was a separate proposed 2020 relief package, not the March 2021 American Rescue Plan. The House approved it 214–207.
October 1, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8015, a proposal appropriating $25 billion for the Postal Service and reversing specified pandemic-period service reductions, with prompt processing and postmark requirements for election mail. The House approved it 257–150.
August 22, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the final House version of H.R. 1957, a proposal providing up to $1.9 billion annually for deferred maintenance on federal lands and making Land and Water Conservation Fund financing permanent. The House approved it 310–107.
July 22, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6201, the Families First proposal funding food assistance, Medicaid and unemployment support and requiring covered employers to provide emergency paid leave and health plans to cover COVID-19 testing without cost sharing. The House approved it 363–40.
March 14, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2339, a proposal restricting flavored tobacco and most online tobacco sales, funding prevention and cessation programs and eliminating Medicare cost sharing for specified colorectal-cancer screening tests. The House approved it 213–195.
February 28, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Testified before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in support of proposed national renewable-energy, energy-efficiency, and emissions standards, and a proposed USDA public-grant programme for renewable power and storage in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
November 14, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 1099, which approved the House’s final amendment to H.R. 6, the SUPPORT proposal expanding Medicaid substance-use services and including a $50 million appropriation for provider-capacity planning grants. The House adopted it 393–8.
September 28, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6136, a proposal combining conditional status for qualifying childhood arrivals and changes to family and employment immigration with expanded family detention and $23.4 billion in new border funding, including $16.625 billion for a wall system. The bill failed 121–301.
June 27, 2018Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 2, a proposed constitutional amendment generally requiring a balanced federal budget and three-fifths congressional votes for deficit spending or a higher debt limit, with specified war exceptions. The proposal failed 233–184, short of two-thirds.
April 12, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3218, a proposal expanding publicly financed veterans’ education benefits, removing time limits for qualifying beneficiaries, restoring benefits after school closures and creating additional STEM scholarships. The House approved it 405–0.
July 24, 2017Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the S. 1177 conference report, the Every Student Succeeds Act. The proposal reauthorized grants targeting schools with low-income children, with Title I funding ceilings rising from $15.012 billion in FY 2017 to $16.182 billion in FY 2020, subject to appropriations. It retained state academic standards, annual reading/math assessments in grades 3-8 and disability accommodations. The House approved the report 359-64.
December 2, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1323, a proposal that appropriated Pet Lover license-plate funds for free or low-cost pet sterilization grants. The motion passed 35–0.
August 29, 2014Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for SB 840, a proposal for state-administered single-payer coverage for all California residents, with publicly pooled funding and limits on patient cost sharing, contingent on sufficient revenues. The Assembly passed it 44–32.
August 29, 2008Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov
Voted against senior-taxi and Dial-a-Taxi contracts implementing program cuts he had opposed on May 24. The underlying changes capped the city subsidy at $13 per ride and standard monthly tickets at 16; the contracts passed 4–3.
June 14, 2005Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Moved approval of community-services restructuring that accepted automation savings, eliminated one senior recreation supervisor position, downgraded two proposed management posts, and deferred replacing five full-time library assistants with part-time staff. The motion was approved.
May 24, 2005Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Voted to proceed with a city-run animal-control program using one animal-control officer and up to $200,000 in start-up costs, without offsets from public safety. The motion passed 4–3. This continued his earlier support for the two-officer version.
March 25, 2003Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov

Public Safety and Crime Control · 7 support

Voted to pass H.R. 2978, the GUARD Act, which would let police spend federal grants investigating elder financial fraud and crypto 'pig butchering' scams. It passed the House 414-7.
September 15, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 4003, the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act, funding police training to calm tense situations and respond to mental health crises. The House passed it 264-162, and it became law.
December 14, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3372, the One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act, funding community organizations that help people leaving prison find housing and jobs. The House passed it 259-167.
December 1, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5768, which funded state, local and tribal investigators and prosecutors to solve more murders and other violent crimes. The House passed it 250-178.
September 22, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4118, the Break the Cycle of Violence Act, funding community violence intervention and job training in neighborhoods with high gun violence. The House passed it 220-207.
September 22, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6538, the Active Shooter Alert Act, creating a national alert network to warn the public during an active shooter emergency. The House passed it 260-169.
July 13, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 350, the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, creating domestic terrorism teams at the FBI, Justice Department and Homeland Security with regular threat reporting. The House passed it 222-203.
May 18, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 15 support · 2 oppose

Joined the congressional brief defending independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board members against removal without cause, arguing that their independence protected oversight of intrusive surveillance programs.
September 15, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: brennancenter.org
Reported his office’s prior advocacy on Ksenia Karelina’s wrongful-detention case after her release from Russia, and credited the President, Secretary of State and State Department staff for securing her freedom.
April 10, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: lieu.house.gov
Reported his team’s prior advocacy with the State Department for Eyvin Hernandez after his release from Venezuelan detention, and credited the administration and other advocates.
December 21, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3617, the MORE proposal removing federal cannabis crimes, providing expungement and sentence reviews, ending specified cannabis-based immigration and public-benefit restrictions, and creating tax-funded community assistance and small-business loans for disadvantaged owners. The House passed it 220–204.
April 1, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1280, which restricted chokeholds and no-knock warrants, made it easier to sue officers for misconduct, and set national police standards. The House passed it 220-212.
March 3, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 1838, a proposal that required annual assessments of Hong Kong autonomy and sanctions against people responsible for arbitrary detention, torture or other serious human-rights abuses. The House passed it 417-1.
November 20, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Presided over part of a House Judiciary subcommittee bail-reform hearing and advocated alternatives to money bail, prompt pretrial hearings, counsel before liberty decisions, and nonfinancial release conditions no more restrictive than necessary.
November 14, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for the final House concurrence on S. 756, the First Step proposal expanding earned good-time credits and prisoner rehabilitation, permitting retroactive crack-sentencing reductions, and limiting restraints on pregnant prisoners. The House approved it 358–36.
December 20, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3004, a proposal increasing prison penalties for unlawful reentry after removal and barring defendants from challenging the validity of a prior removal order in the reentry prosecution. The House approved it 257–167.
June 29, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 699, the Email Privacy Act, a proposal that required warrants for government access to stored communication contents while retaining specified legal-process exceptions. The House passed it 419-0.
April 27, 2016Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Delivered hearing remarks advocating stronger warrant requirements, narrower exceptions, collection and retention safeguards, and notice and transparency rules for law-enforcement cell-site simulators, and legally binding protections across agencies.
October 21, 2015Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 980, a proposal that expanded access to post-conviction DNA testing and strengthened evidence-preservation notice, without automatic release. The motion passed 32–3.
August 29, 2014Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 828, a proposal that prohibited state assistance to federal electronic-data collection when the state knew the collection was illegal or unconstitutional. The motion passed 37–0.
August 28, 2014Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 569, a proposal that required video recording of juvenile murder interrogations, with specified exceptions, evidence retention and remedies for noncompliance. The motion passed 37–0.
September 12, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 57, a proposal that required 180 days of county jail and parole revocation for specified sex offenders knowingly disabling their GPS monitor, with authorized and medical exceptions. The motion passed 39–0.
September 11, 2013Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 558, a proposal that required advance notice and a materiality explanation for third-party subpoenas of journalists’ records, with investigation and imminent-danger exceptions. The motion passed 37–0.
September 4, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 661, a proposal that criminalized funeral-targeted picketing within 300 feet during the hour before and after services, except on private property. The motion passed 34–2.
August 30, 2012Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Social Programs and Welfare · 48 support

Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Los Angeles Sepulveda Hotel to Homes, supporting converting a hotel into 120 supportive-housing units with accessibility upgrades.
May 7, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $250,000 for Redondo Beach affordable-housing acquisition-to-lease, supporting housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
May 7, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 227, the Clergy Act, giving clergy a two-year window to undo their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes. It passed the House 350-5.
April 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6472, which makes public colleges taking federal student aid charge in-state tuition to students from U.S. territories. It passed the House 351-72.
March 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 3123, which sets out how Veterans Affairs pays a pension that was owed but unpaid when a veteran died. It passed the House 405-1.
February 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.
July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Also on this bill
- May 22, 2025 · Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
Joined the congressional brief opposing dismantling the Department of Education and cuts to its staff and funding. It sought restoration of student grants, civil-rights investigations, and student-data privacy enforcement, including programs for students with disabilities and low-income districts.
April 23, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $469,100 for Cloverfield interim-housing renovations, supporting shelter, housing placement and workforce-development services for people experiencing homelessness.
March 13, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Santa Monica Pico affordable-housing rehabilitation, supporting low-income housing, asbestos/lead removal, disability accessibility and electrification.
March 13, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for ICAN disability workforce-training centre, supporting economic mobility for adults with developmental disabilities, many from low-to-moderate-income households.
March 13, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Published a joint request to exclude veterans’ service-connected disability benefits from HUD-VASH housing eligibility income. HUD adopted that exclusion in August 2024 and raised the required initial eligibility threshold, while the request left rent calculations separate.
January 24, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 88 to cancel the Education Department's SAVE plan, the student loan plan that lowered payments based on income. The House passed it 210-189.
December 7, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 45, a resolution to cancel the Education Department rule pausing student loan payments and forgiving up to $20,000 per borrower. The House passed it 218-203 and sent it to the Senate. It was vetoed on June 7, 2023, and the House override attempt failed.
May 24, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $898,053 for St. Joseph Center’s job-training and career-development programs for low-income, homeless and previously incarcerated people.
January 25, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,500,000 for a round-the-clock behavioral-health and temporary-housing center initially serving people experiencing homelessness.
January 25, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Hermosa Beach’s mobile mental-health crisis-response pilot using professional case managers for calls involving unhoused residents.
January 25, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $2,000,000 for the Los Angeles Training Center’s paid residential fire-prevention and firefighting training, housing and job-placement program for young adults with justice-system or foster-care experience.
January 25, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for expanding college and career support and scholarships for foster youth and first-generation college students.
January 25, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Torrance’s 40-unit temporary tiny-home housing program with case management and permanent-housing navigation.
January 25, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $3,000,000 for converting PATH’s Marina del Rey interim shelter to permanent supportive housing with accessibility improvements, case management and employment assistance.
January 23, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5129, which renewed through 2032 federal grants for local antipoverty services and raised the income eligibility threshold. The House passed it 246-169.
May 13, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3617, the MORE proposal removing federal cannabis crimes, providing expungement and sentence reviews, ending specified cannabis-based immigration and public-benefit restrictions, and creating tax-funded community assistance and small-business loans for disadvantaged owners. The House passed it 220–204.
April 1, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,500,000 for CIRCLE mental-health crisis response, supporting clinicians and community outreach for nonviolent 911 calls.
March 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for SoCalROC Workforce ReEntry programme, supporting training, exam/enrollment fees, supplies and transport for unemployed and displaced workers.
March 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $2,000,000 for Santa Monica parking-lot housing conversion, supporting permanent supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.
March 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for allcove Youth Wellness Center, supporting mental-health services regardless of ability to pay, including marginalized youth.
March 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Torrance encampment infrastructure, supporting hazardous-waste removal, fencing, outreach and housing navigation at four sites.
March 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of about $600,000 for UCLA mobile health programme, supporting medical equipment and care for unhoused, uninsured and undocumented patients.
March 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $749,650 for West Los Angeles VA Arnold Avenue rehabilitation, supporting accessible pedestrian infrastructure serving buildings planned for veterans experiencing homelessness.
March 15, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2119, which renewed and expanded federal funding for emergency shelters and support services for domestic violence victims through 2026. The House passed it 228-200.
October 26, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to send H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, to the President: $1.9 trillion in COVID-19 relief with $1,400 payments. The House passed it 220-211.
March 10, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 9051, a proposal increasing the second round of recovery-rebate payments from $600 to $2,000 per person and expanding eligibility for dependents. These proposed changes concerned the December 2020 payment round, before the separate March 2021 relief law. The House approved it 275–134.
December 28, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 925, the revised HEROES proposal adding emergency appropriations for coronavirus response, nutrition, unemployment and other individual assistance. This was a separate proposed 2020 relief package, not the March 2021 American Rescue Plan. The House approved it 214–207.
October 1, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1425, a proposal increasing ACA premium assistance and Medicaid support, restricting short-term plans and coverage-waiver guidance, and requiring negotiation of selected expensive drug prices. The House approved it 234–179.
June 29, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to override the veto of H.J.Res. 76, a resolution repealing the 2019 student-loan borrower-defense rule, which required individual discharge applications rather than allowing group applications. The override failed 238–173, short of two-thirds.
June 26, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6201, the Families First proposal funding food assistance, Medicaid and unemployment support and requiring covered employers to provide emergency paid leave and health plans to cover COVID-19 testing without cost sharing. The House approved it 363–40.
March 14, 2020Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.Res. 1099, which approved the House’s final amendment to H.R. 6, the SUPPORT proposal expanding Medicaid substance-use services and including a $50 million appropriation for provider-capacity planning grants. The House adopted it 393–8.
September 28, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3218, a proposal expanding publicly financed veterans’ education benefits, removing time limits for qualifying beneficiaries, restoring benefits after school closures and creating additional STEM scholarships. The House approved it 405–0.
July 24, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act, a proposal that capped federal Medicaid payments and allowed states to seek waivers from federal benefit and premium protections. The House passed it 217-213.
May 4, 2017Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 1252, a proposal coordinating federal global food-security efforts and authorizing locally purchased food, cash and vouchers for emergency assistance to vulnerable populations. The House approved it 369–53.
July 6, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3700, a proposal revising low-income rental assistance, increasing project-based voucher flexibility for vulnerable households and extending housing vouchers for young people leaving foster care. It also imposed income and asset limits. The House approved it 427–0.
February 2, 2016Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Testified for H.R. 3484, proposing enhanced-use leases of up to 75 years at the West Los Angeles VA campus to develop permanent supportive housing for homeless veterans through public-private partnerships.
December 8, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: veterans.house.gov
Voted for the S. 1177 conference report, the Every Student Succeeds Act. The proposal reauthorized grants targeting schools with low-income children, with Title I funding ceilings rising from $15.012 billion in FY 2017 to $16.182 billion in FY 2020, subject to appropriations. It retained state academic standards, annual reading/math assessments in grades 3-8 and disability accommodations. The House approved the report 359-64.
December 2, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Pressed GSA and Army officials at a childcare-subsidy hearing for an action plan with performance indicators and benchmarks to resolve payment backlogs affecting military families facing unpaid subsidy invoices, obtaining their on-record commitments to provide the plan to the committee within a week.
September 10, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2, a proposal replacing Medicare’s physician-payment formula, continuing CHIP and low-income Medicare assistance, and extending public health funding. It also increased some beneficiary premiums and imposed provider-payment offsets. The House approved it 392–37.
March 26, 2015Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 118, a proposal that reorganized workforce planning around industry sectors, career pathways and barriers facing underserved workers, coordinating existing funds. The motion passed 35–3.
August 30, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1402, a proposal that continued and revised community-college workforce training, including career pathways for welfare recipients and low-wage workers and programme evaluation. The motion passed 33–0.
August 27, 2012Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted against senior-taxi and Dial-a-Taxi contracts implementing program cuts he had opposed on May 24. The underlying changes capped the city subsidy at $13 per ride and standard monthly tickets at 16; the contracts passed 4–3.
June 14, 2005Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov

Gun Control · 12 support

Voted against passing H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, barring payment card networks from using a merchant code that singles out gun retailers. It passed the House 221-201.
July 14, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, barring Veterans Affairs from reporting certain veterans to the federal gun background check system. It passed the House 216-201.
May 21, 2026Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 2243, the LEOSA Reform Act, letting qualified working and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones and national parks. The House passed it 229-193, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
May 14, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 354, the LEOSA Reform Act, letting qualified current and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones and national parks. The House passed it 221-185, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
May 16, 2024Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional Rahimi brief defending federal restrictions on firearm possession by people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders.
August 21, 2023Supports Gun Control
Source: blumenthal.senate.gov
Voted against passing H.J.Res. 44, a resolution to cancel the federal rule treating pistols with stabilizing braces as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. The House passed it 219-210, but the Senate rejected it on June 22, 2023, so the rule stayed in force.
June 13, 2023Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1808, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, criminalizing the sale, making or import of semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity magazines. The House passed it 217-213.
July 29, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for final House passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which widened background checks for buyers under 21 and closed the dating-partner gun loophole. The House agreed 234-193 and it became Public Law 117-159.
June 24, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2377, a bill letting federal courts temporarily take guns from someone found dangerous and funding state red flag laws. The House passed it 224-202.
June 9, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, raising the buying age for many semiautomatic rifles to 21 and banning new large-capacity magazines. The House passed it 223-204.
June 8, 2022Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1446, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, a bill giving dealers at least ten business days, up from three, for a background check. The House passed it 219-210.
March 11, 2021Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, a bill requiring a background check on nearly every private gun sale, including at gun shows. The House passed it 227-203.
March 11, 2021Supports Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov

Women's Reproductive Rights · 14 support

Joined the congressional brief asking the Supreme Court to stay Louisiana’s mifepristone litigation restrictions, defending FDA’s removal of mandatory in-person dispensing and access to medication by mail.
May 4, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: democrats.senate.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6945, a bill letting states spend federal welfare block grant money on pregnancy centers that promote carrying to term. It passed the House 215-209.
January 21, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring newborn care for a baby born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 217-204, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional Moyle brief arguing that federal emergency-treatment law required stabilizing abortion care despite Idaho’s conflicting felony ban.
March 28, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: supremecourt.gov
Joined the congressional brief defending FDA’s science-based mifepristone decisions and opposing court restrictions that reduced access to medication abortion.
January 30, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: cantwell.senate.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 26, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, requiring medical care for a child born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 220-210, but the Senate never took it up.
January 11, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act, writing into federal law the right to obtain contraception and providers' right to supply it. The House passed it 228-195.
July 21, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8297, which barred states from interfering with travel across state lines for abortion care or with anyone who helps. The House passed it 223-205.
July 15, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8296, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, creating a federal right to abortion care after Roe v. Wade was overturned. The House passed it 219-210.
July 15, 2022Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3755, the Women's Health Protection Act, creating a federal right to abortion care and barring state restrictions such as waiting periods. The House passed it 218-211.
September 24, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional Dobbs brief opposing Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban and defending Roe and Casey’s protections before fetal viability.
September 20, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted for H.R. 239, a bill to bar the veterans agency from charging veterans copays for contraceptives that private insurance must cover free. The House passed it 245-181.
June 24, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional ACOG brief opposing FDA’s mandatory in-person mifepristone dispensing during the COVID-19 emergency. The brief sought protection for both medication-abortion and miscarriage care, arguing that unnecessary visits increased infection risks.
February 12, 2021Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: assets.aclu.org
Voted against H.R. 36, a proposal that banned most abortions at 20 weeks after fertilization, with specified life-saving, rape and minor-incest exceptions. The House passed it 237-189.
October 3, 2017Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov

Election Integrity · 1 support

Voted for H.R. 8873, the Presidential Election Reform Act, requiring electors be chosen under state law set before election day and narrowing grounds for objections. The House passed it 229-203.
September 21, 2022Supports Election Integrity
Source: clerk.house.gov

Limit Foreign Influence · 1 support

Joined a lawsuit seeking congressional consent for President Trump’s receipt of foreign financial benefits under the Foreign Emoluments Clause. In February 2020, the appeals court ordered dismissal because individual members of Congress lacked standing and vacated the other district-court ruling.
June 14, 2017Supports Limit Foreign Influence
Source: lieu.house.gov

National Defense · 7 support

Voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, placed into S. 1071, setting defense policy and Defense Department spending. The House passed it 312-112, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-60 on December 18, 2025.
December 10, 2025Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for final House passage of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, which sets military policy and spending and raises junior enlisted pay. The House agreed 281-140 and it became Public Law 118-159.
December 11, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a letter urging delivery of longer-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine to strengthen its battlefield capability against Russia. The State Department confirmed in April that such missiles had arrived that month after a presidential directive and a March aid package.
January 16, 2024Supports National Defense
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for the final House-Senate deal on H.R. 2670, the 2024 defense policy law, setting Defense Department policy and approving its programs and military construction. The House agreed 310-118 and it became law December 22, 2023 (Public Law 118-31).
December 14, 2023Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Reported his earlier letters advocating F-16 aircraft support for Ukraine after the United States agreed to support allied pilot training in May 2023. The report did not establish that aircraft had been delivered.
June 14, 2023Supports National Defense
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 329-101.
July 14, 2022Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4350, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, which set defense policy and approved Defense Department programs and military construction. The House passed it 316-113.
September 23, 2021Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov

Personal Income Tax Reduction · 3 support · 1 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 9500, the Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act. It would let scam victims deduct the stolen money on their federal taxes again and waive the 10% penalty on related early retirement withdrawals. It passed the House 408-17.
September 15, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21.
July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Also on this bill
- May 22, 2025 · Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
Voted for H.R. 9051, a proposal increasing the second round of recovery-rebate payments from $600 to $2,000 per person and expanding eligibility for dependents. These proposed changes concerned the December 2020 payment round, before the separate March 2021 relief law. The House approved it 275–134.
December 28, 2020Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 209, a proposal that restored a 38-percent exclusion for qualifying small-business stock gains from specified 2008–2012 transactions, with holding-period and gain limits and retroactive interest/penalty relief. The motion passed 36–2.
September 12, 2013Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction
Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Foreign Trade · 4 support · 4 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 2071, the Save Our Shrimpers Act, which blocks U.S. money to international financial institutions for financing foreign shrimp farms. It passed the House 391-18.
May 12, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to terminate the national emergency the President declared on February 1, 2025 in Executive Order 14193, the order used to impose tariffs. It passed the House 219-211.
February 11, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 6504, the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act, which keeps duty-free treatment for clothing imported from Haiti through 2028. It passed the House 345-45.
January 12, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2683, the Remote Access Security Act, which extends U.S. export controls to cover foreign access to controlled technology over a network. It passed the House 369-22.
January 12, 2026Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional Supreme Court brief arguing that IEEPA did not authorize the president’s tariffs and seeking to invalidate those trade restrictions.
October 24, 2025Supports Foreign Trade
Source: foreign.senate.gov
Voted against H.R. 5430, the proposal implementing the United States–Mexico–Canada trade agreement, including labor and environmental monitoring and enforcement provisions. The House approved it 385–41.
December 19, 2019Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the H.R. 22 conference report, the FAST Act. The proposal contained FY 2016-2020 highway authorizations with annual core funding ceilings rising from $39.728 billion to $43.373 billion, a $70 billion appropriation for Treasury transfers to highway/transit accounts, and Export-Import Bank authority through 2019. It also capped Federal Reserve surplus funds for transfer to Treasury and changed large-bank dividends. The House approved the report 359-65.
December 3, 2015Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 702, a proposal repealing federal restrictions on crude-oil exports while preserving specified sanctions powers and increasing Maritime Security Fleet payments. The House approved it 261–159.
October 9, 2015Opposes Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov

Data Privacy · 17 support

Voted to pass H.R. 7757, the KIDS Act, which makes online platforms limit minors' access to sexual material and give parents controls. It passed the House 267-117.
June 29, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against extending until July 2, 2026 the foreign intelligence surveillance authorities in Title VII of FISA, covering surveillance of targets outside the United States. It failed the House 198-218, short of the two-thirds majority needed.
June 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S. 4465, which extends the FISA Title VII foreign surveillance authorities until June 12, 2026. It passed the House 261-111.
April 30, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief defending independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board members against removal without cause, arguing that their independence protected oversight of intrusive surveillance programs.
September 15, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: brennancenter.org
Joined the congressional brief seeking to block IRS sharing of taxpayer information with ICE for immigration enforcement, defending statutory tax-data confidentiality.
April 29, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: chc.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, which makes posting nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, a crime and orders 48-hour takedowns. The House passed it 409-2, and it became law on May 19, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing dismantling the Department of Education and cuts to its staff and funding. It sought restoration of student grants, civil-rights investigations, and student-data privacy enforcement, including programs for students with disabilities and low-income districts.
April 23, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 25, canceling the IRS rule that made crypto trading services without a central operator report users' sale proceeds. The House passed it 292-132, and it became law.
March 11, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, 219-199 in the House. It would bar police and intelligence agencies from buying Americans' personal records from data brokers instead of getting a warrant. The Senate never voted on it, and it died when that Congress ended.
April 17, 2024Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a joint letter opposing mandatory facial recognition for IRS online access because of privacy, bias and accessibility risks. On February 21, the IRS made a non-biometric video-verification alternative available; optional biometric verification remained.
February 7, 2022Supports Data Privacy
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 34, a proposal that repealed the FCC rule requiring broadband providers to obtain consent for using or sharing sensitive customer information. The House passed it 215-205.
March 28, 2017Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 699, the Email Privacy Act, a proposal that required warrants for government access to stored communication contents while retaining specified legal-process exceptions. The House passed it 419-0.
April 27, 2016Supports Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Delivered an opening statement at the Internet of Cars hearing advocating cybersecurity and privacy protections in vehicle design, enforceable privacy principles, and industry accountability and standards balanced with innovation.
November 18, 2015Supports Data Privacy
Source: lieu.house.gov
Delivered hearing remarks advocating stronger warrant requirements, narrower exceptions, collection and retention safeguards, and notice and transparency rules for law-enforcement cell-site simulators, and legally binding protections across agencies.
October 21, 2015Supports Data Privacy
Source: govinfo.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 828, a proposal that prohibited state assistance to federal electronic-data collection when the state knew the collection was illegal or unconstitutional. The motion passed 37–0.
August 28, 2014Supports Data Privacy
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 288, a proposal that protected serious-crime victims and close relatives from workplace retaliation for specified court-hearing absences and protected confidential documentation. The motion passed 37–0.
September 6, 2013Supports Data Privacy
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 558, a proposal that required advance notice and a materiality explanation for third-party subpoenas of journalists’ records, with investigation and imminent-danger exceptions. The motion passed 37–0.
September 4, 2013Supports Data Privacy
Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Civil Rights · 46 support

Voted against passing H.R. 2616, the PROTECT Kids Act, requiring parental consent before federally funded elementary and middle schools change a student's gender on forms. It passed the House 217-198.
May 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Los Angeles Sepulveda Hotel to Homes, supporting converting a hotel into 120 supportive-housing units with accessibility upgrades.
May 7, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $250,000 for UCLA electric buses, supporting clean, accessible public transit and Olympic transport readiness.
May 7, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing the president’s birthright-citizenship order and defending citizenship guaranteed by immigration law for people born in the United States.
February 19, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted against passing S. 1383 as rewritten by the House into the SAVE America Act, requiring citizenship proof to register and photo ID to vote. It passed the House 218-213.
February 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 498, the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act, opposing a ban on federal Medicaid payment for gender transition care for minors. The House passed it 215-201. It is not law.
December 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 3492, the Protect Children's Innocence Act, opposing federal criminal penalties for providing gender-transition care to minors. The House passed it 216-211. The bill sits in a Senate committee and has not become law.
December 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing categorical bans on transgender students joining school sports teams consistent with their gender identity, arguing that the bans violated sex-discrimination protections.
November 17, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: hirono.senate.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing dismantling the Department of Education and cuts to its staff and funding. It sought restoration of student grants, civil-rights investigations, and student-data privacy enforcement, including programs for students with disabilities and low-income districts.
April 23, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: assistantdemocraticleader.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 28, a bill to bar federally funded schools from letting anyone male at birth play on girls' or women's teams. The House passed it 218-206, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional Skrmetti brief opposing Tennessee’s restrictions on gender-affirming treatment for minors as discriminatory.
September 3, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted no on H.J. Res. 165, a resolution to wipe out the 2024 Title IX rule that extended sex discrimination protections to gender identity and sexual orientation. The House passed it 210-205, but the Senate never voted, so Congress did not repeal the rule.
July 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Santa Monica Pico affordable-housing rehabilitation, supporting low-income housing, asbestos/lead removal, disability accessibility and electrification.
March 13, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $959,752 for Culver City stormwater diversion, supporting water-quality, flood protection and accessible pedestrian improvements.
March 13, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for ICAN disability workforce-training centre, supporting economic mobility for adults with developmental disabilities, many from low-to-moderate-income households.
March 13, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 734, which would have barred schools getting federal money from letting anyone male at birth join a women's or girls' team. The bill treated that as sex discrimination under Title IX. It passed the House 219-203 and died in the Senate.
April 20, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Friendship Foundation’s expansion of inclusive school clubs pairing students with disabilities with student volunteers.
January 25, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Led a bipartisan signed letter supporting removal of Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women in response to violence against women and protesters. The UN Economic and Social Council removed Iran that day by 29–8, with 16 abstentions.
December 14, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for sending H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, to the President: it made states recognize valid same-sex and interracial marriages. The House passed it 258-169, and it became law.
December 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 4524, which made contract terms barring sharing facts or criticism unenforceable in sexual assault and sexual harassment cases. The House passed it 315-109, and it became law.
November 16, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4176, the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act, which required federal government surveys to offer voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity. The House passed it 220-201.
June 23, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2116, the CROWN Act, barring discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles associated with race in jobs, housing and education. The House passed it 235-189.
March 18, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Fairfax Cool Neighborhoods, supporting cool pavement, street trees, sidewalks and accessible ramps.
March 15, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $749,650 for West Los Angeles VA Arnold Avenue rehabilitation, supporting accessible pedestrian infrastructure serving buildings planned for veterans experiencing homelessness.
March 15, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3485, which imposed entry bans on foreigners responsible for human rights abuses against people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. The House passed it 227-206.
February 9, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Signed a joint letter opposing mandatory facial recognition for IRS online access because of privacy, bias and accessibility risks. On February 21, the IRS made a non-biometric video-verification alternative available; optional biometric verification remained.
February 7, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4445, which let people alleging sexual assault or harassment take their claim to court despite a contract requiring private arbitration. The House passed it 335-97, and it became law.
February 7, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, a bill to expand early and mail voting and restore the Voting Rights Act. The House sent it to the Senate 220-203. The Senate never passed it.
January 13, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 3110, the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, extending break time and a private space to pump breast milk to salaried workers. The House passed it 276-149.
October 22, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, restoring federal approval of voting changes in places with a record of discrimination. The House passed it 219-212.
August 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1443, a bill to make lenders report credit application data for LGBTQ-owned businesses so fair lending laws can be enforced. The House passed it 252-176.
June 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2062, a bill letting workers win an age discrimination claim by showing age was a motivating factor, not the sole cause. The House passed it 247-178.
June 23, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1065, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which required employers to make reasonable work changes for workers affected by pregnancy or childbirth. The House passed it 315-101.
May 14, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 51, a proposal to admit most of the District of Columbia as a state with two Senators and one House Representative while retaining a smaller federal capital district. The House passed it 216–208.
April 22, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, narrowing employers' defenses for paying men and women differently and protecting workers who discuss pay. The House passed it 217-210.
April 15, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1620, a bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act through 2026 and add housing protections and gun restrictions for convicted abusers. The House passed it 244-172.
March 17, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.J.Res. 17, which removed the deadline for states to approve the Equal Rights Amendment, which would bar discrimination based on sex. The House passed it 222-204.
March 17, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5, which added sexual orientation and gender identity to the categories protected from discrimination in jobs, housing, credit, education and public accommodations. The House passed it 224-206.
February 25, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8015, a proposal appropriating $25 billion for the Postal Service and reversing specified pandemic-period service reductions, with prompt processing and postmark requirements for election mail. The House approved it 257–150.
August 22, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 582, a proposal raising the federal minimum wage to $15 in annual steps and ending separate lower minimum wages for tipped workers and workers with disabilities. The House approved it 231–199.
July 18, 2019Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 620, a proposal requiring notice and an opportunity to remedy architectural access barriers before disabled people could bring specified ADA civil lawsuits. The House approved it 225–192.
February 15, 2018Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the S. 1177 conference report, the Every Student Succeeds Act. The proposal reauthorized grants targeting schools with low-income children, with Title I funding ceilings rising from $15.012 billion in FY 2017 to $16.182 billion in FY 2020, subject to appropriations. It retained state academic standards, annual reading/math assessments in grades 3-8 and disability accommodations. The House approved the report 359-64.
December 2, 2015Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional Obergefell brief dated March 6, 2015, urging reversal of state same-sex marriage bans under equal protection. The date is the signed brief date; the court receipt day was not established.
March 6, 2015Supports Civil Rights
Source: assets.aclu.org
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1172, a proposal that prohibited licensed providers from sexual-orientation change efforts with minors and subjected violations to licensing discipline. The motion passed 23–13.
August 30, 2012Supports Civil Rights
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 757, a proposal that required equal group-health coverage for same-sex spouses and domestic partners, including specified out-of-state policies delivered to Californians. The motion passed 24–13.
September 2, 2011Supports Civil Rights
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for SB 48, a proposal adding the contributions of LGBT Americans and people with disabilities to public-school social-studies instruction and expanding protections against discriminatory instructional content. The Senate passed it 23–14.
April 14, 2011Supports Civil Rights
Source: leginfo.ca.gov

Corporate Accountability · 48 support · 1 oppose

Voted to pass H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It would require state regulators to consider making big data centers pay the full cost of grid upgrades built for them. It passed the House 417-3.
September 16, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6955, the Main Street Act, which loosens banking rules on new bank formation, federal supervision, mergers, and capital and leverage requirements. It passed the House 270-155.
July 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2478, the Financial Exploitation Prevention Act, letting investment companies delay cashing out an account of a possibly exploited older investor. It passed the House 414-2.
June 25, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 2988, which requires managers of workplace retirement plans to make investment choices on financial factors alone. It passed the House 213-205.
January 15, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, setting federal rules for payment stablecoins, digital tokens meant to hold a steady value. Only approved banks and licensed issuers may issue them, backed one-for-one by reserves. The House passed it 308-122 and it became Public Law 119-27 on July 18, 2025.
July 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President; the House approved it anyway, 220-207. It cancelled the bank regulator's 2024 rule that had ended fast automatic approvals and short application forms for bank mergers. It was signed into law on June 20, 2025 as Public Law 119-19.
May 20, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief opposing the shutdown of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through staff dismissals, funding cuts and office closures, and defending its enforcement against predatory financial practices.
May 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: democrats.senate.gov
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 18, sending it to the President to repeal the consumer bureau rule limiting overdraft fees at very large banks to $5. The House passed it 217-211, and it became Public Law 119-10 on May 9, 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S.J.Res. 28, 219-211, sending it to the President to repeal the rule that put the largest digital payment apps under federal supervision. It was signed on May 9, 2025 as Public Law 119-11.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 109, a measure to wipe out SEC guidance requiring firms holding customers' crypto to carry those assets on their own books. It passed the House 228-182 and the Senate, but was vetoed. The July 11, 2024 override failed, so the guidance remained.
May 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act, a bill to loosen securities rules for smaller companies and widen access to private offerings. The House passed it 212-205, but the Senate never took it up, so it did not become law.
March 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.J.Res. 98 by 206-177, a resolution cancelling a labor board rule that eased treating franchise chains and owners as joint employers. The Senate agreed, but the president vetoed it on May 3, 2024, and the House override failed.
January 12, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 32 to the President to cancel the consumer bureau rule making lenders report small-business loan data, including loans to minority-owned firms. The House passed it 221-202, but the President vetoed it and the Senate override failed, so the rule stayed.
December 1, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Spoke at the White House launch of the U.S. Cybersecurity Labeling Program for Consumer Technology and backed its voluntary Cyber Trust Mark to help consumers identify connected devices meeting cybersecurity requirements.
July 18, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: lieu.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief defending the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s standing, capped funding structure as constitutional and supporting its consumer-protection oversight.
May 15, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted for H.R. 3843, a bill to raise merger filing fees on the largest deals to fund anti-monopoly enforcement and require disclosure of foreign subsidies. The House passed it 242-184.
September 29, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 7688, a bill to ban selling fuel at grossly unfair prices during a declared energy emergency. The House passed it 217-207.
May 19, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 963, the FAIR Act, which let people reject forced private arbitration in employment, consumer, competition law, and civil rights disputes. The House passed it 222-209.
March 17, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2668, a bill restoring the Federal Trade Commission's power to seek court-ordered refunds from companies engaged in fraud or false advertising. The House passed it 221-205.
July 20, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for sending S.J.Res. 13 to the President to cancel a rule giving employers the evidence behind a discrimination finding before settlement talks. The House passed it 219-210.
June 24, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for sending S.J.Res. 15 to the President to cancel the true lender rule, which let national banks front loans escaping state rate caps. The House passed it 218-208.
June 24, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1187, a bill to make public companies disclose climate risk, political spending, executive pay, and other environmental, social, and governance measures. The House passed it 215-214.
June 16, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2547, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, which restricted debt collection practices and extended student loan protections to private loans. The House passed it 215-207.
May 13, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1425, a proposal increasing ACA premium assistance and Medicaid support, restricting short-term plans and coverage-waiver guidance, and requiring negotiation of selected expensive drug prices. The House approved it 234–179.
June 29, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 2339, a proposal restricting flavored tobacco and most online tobacco sales, funding prevention and cessation programs and eliminating Medicare cost sharing for specified colorectal-cancer screening tests. The House approved it 213–195.
February 28, 2020Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1644, a proposal restoring FCC broadband oversight and rules against blocking, throttling and paid prioritization, with specified small-business transparency exceptions. The House approved it 232–190.
April 10, 2019Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 204, a proposal that opened a separate path to eligible investigational drugs for patients with life-threatening conditions and protected participating manufacturers from liability for acts that complied with the law. The House passed it 250-169.
May 22, 2018Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 1865, a proposal removing specified website liability protections for sex trafficking, creating criminal penalties for facilitating prostitution and allowing victims to seek civil damages. The House approved it 388–25.
February 27, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to S. 534, a proposal requiring specified adults to report suspected child abuse in amateur sports, expanding victims’ civil remedies and giving the independent SafeSport centre prevention and investigation duties. The House approved it 406–3.
January 29, 2018Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 111, a resolution repealing the CFPB rule prohibiting specified financial-service arbitration agreements from blocking consumer class actions and requiring arbitration reporting. The House approved it 231–190.
July 25, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S.J.Res. 34, a proposal that repealed the FCC rule requiring broadband providers to obtain consent for using or sharing sensitive customer information. The House passed it 215-205.
March 28, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 83, a resolution repealing the Labor Department rule clarifying employers’ continuing duty to maintain accurate workplace-injury and illness records. The House approved it 231–191.
March 1, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 37, a resolution repealing federal procurement rules implementing contractor disclosure and compliance requirements for labor laws. The House approved it 236–187.
February 2, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act. The proposal included $6.296 billion in NIH, FDA and state opioid-response accounts subject to later appropriations, including opioid-treatment access; a real-world drug-evidence framework retaining substantial-evidence standards; and restrictions on health-IT companies blocking authorized electronic health-record access. It also contained Prevention and Public Health Fund reductions and a $464 million rescission of unobligated ACA territory funds. The House approved the amendment 392-26.
November 30, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against overriding the veto of H.J.Res. 88, a resolution repealing the Labor Department rule requiring more retirement-investment advisers to act as fiduciaries in clients’ interests. The override failed 239–180, short of two-thirds.
June 22, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the House amendment to H.R. 2576, the Lautenberg chemical-safety package. The proposal specified EPA chemical-risk evaluations without considering costs, including risks to susceptible populations, and controls eliminating unreasonable risk; it also limited additional state restrictions with grandfathering, exceptions and waivers. A separate title included skilled-nursing facilities in rural health telecom-support eligibility without raising the aggregate support cap. The House approved it 403-12.
May 24, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov
Delivered an opening statement at the Internet of Cars hearing advocating cybersecurity and privacy protections in vehicle design, enforceable privacy principles, and industry accountability and standards balanced with innovation.
November 18, 2015Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 600, a proposal that restricted unapproved or improperly sourced prescription-drug purchases and repealed state electronic-pedigree rules superseded by federal law, with federal import exceptions. The motion passed 35–0.
August 29, 2014Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 266, a proposal that tolled the prevailing-wage assessment deadline until public awarding bodies supplied completion records, protecting wage recovery. The motion passed 28–9.
August 28, 2014Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 315, a proposal that expanded unlicensed-contractor enforcement and advertising limits, while extending the deadline to initiate certain disciplinary actions from 30 to 180 days. The motion passed 33–0.
August 22, 2014Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 304, a proposal that required outpatient adverse-event reporting, faster electronic medical-record delivery and medical-board investigation reforms, while preserving transferred staff rights. The motion passed 38–1.
September 11, 2013Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 353, a proposal that required qualified translation of enrollment, benefits, grievance and interpretation notices for specified insurers marketing in non-English languages. The motion passed 25–11.
September 10, 2013Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted to accept Assembly amendments to SB 1234, a conditional retirement-savings framework for private workers without workplace plans. It provided payroll deductions with an opt-out, participant-funded accounts and disclosure and fiduciary safeguards. The Senate agreed 25–13.
August 31, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 956, a proposal establishing licensing and interest-rate limits for buy-here-pay-here car lenders, repossession waiting periods and fee limits. The motion passed 23–14.
August 30, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1058, a proposal that revised claims and review procedures for corporate-fraud victims’ restitution from the existing compensation fund, capped at $50,000 per claimant and judgment, with corporate reimbursement. The motion passed 25–6.
August 30, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1055, a proposal that required a noncash, nonelectronic option for rent and security deposits, with a temporary bounced-check exception. The motion passed 38–0.
August 21, 2012Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 746, a proposal that barred commercial ultraviolet tanning for people under 18 while preserving physician-prescribed phototherapy. The motion passed 24–12.
September 2, 2011Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 757, a proposal that required equal group-health coverage for same-sex spouses and domestic partners, including specified out-of-state policies delivered to Californians. The motion passed 24–13.
September 2, 2011Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Assembly concurrence in AB 32, a proposal requiring greenhouse-gas reporting and enforceable reductions to 1990 levels by 2020, with market-based compliance options. The motion passed 47–32.
August 31, 2006Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov

Public Infrastructure · 39 support

Voted to pass H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. It would authorize Army Corps of Engineers projects for ports, waterways, flood protection and ecosystem restoration nationwide. It passed the House 415-9.
September 16, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,031,000 for Torrance public-safety digital network, supporting five additional dedicated broadband-radio sites.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,145,144 for RPV Abalone Cove stabilization, supporting lining Altamira Canyon to reduce stormwater intrusion and landslide risk.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $2,000,000 for Miraleste Intermediate modernization, supporting failing utility systems and the district’s central school-meal kitchen.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,031,000 for Hermosa Beach Real Time Crime Center, supporting real-time incident communication and emergency-response technology.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,040,000 for Manhattan Beach water-system cybersecurity, supporting SCADA upgrades, fiber, controllers and firewalls protecting water infrastructure.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,092,000 for Beverly Hills reservoir and pump-station replacement, supporting replacing an abandoned reservoir with a forebay and pump station for drinking-water reliability.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $841,000 for Santa Monica dispatch communications, supporting replacing outdated 911 dispatcher consoles.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $750,000 for Rolling Hills Estates storm-drain repair, supporting dry-well infiltration and diversion of stormwater from the harbor.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,145,144 for RPV Klondike Canyon mitigation, supporting stormwater control and removal of subterranean water reducing landslide movement.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,145,144 for El Segundo pump-station upgrade, supporting stormwater pumping and flood-risk reduction.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $1,200,000 for Culver City hydrogen-bus pilot, supporting testing zero-emission buses for routes beyond existing battery-bus range.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2026 federal community-project funding of $250,000 for UCLA electric buses, supporting clean, accessible public transit and Olympic transport readiness.
May 7, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 1020, which lets federal energy regulators extend construction deadlines for hydropower projects licensed before March 2020. It passed the House 394-14.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5201, the Kari's Law Reporting Act, making the FCC report on enforcing the rule that office phones allow direct 911 calls. It passed the House 405-5.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5200, the Emergency Reporting Act, which makes the FCC investigate and report on 911 and other emergency communications outages. It passed the House 386-7.
April 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1681, which sets up an interagency team to speed federal review of requests to run communications lines across federal land. It passed the House 384-9.
April 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined federal and Los Angeles officials to highlight a $139 million LA Metro grant after his joint support letter. The project funded transit, bicycle and electric-vehicle connections in underserved communities and Olympic transport preparations.
July 18, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $322,500 for El Segundo Emergency Operations Center, supporting emergency-operations facilities.
March 25, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Rolling Hills Flying Triangle sewer and landslide mitigation, supporting sewer infrastructure diverting wastewater from unstable ground.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $500,000 for Santa Monica Lincoln corridor safety, supporting crosswalks, pedestrian lighting and bicycle connections.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $959,752 for Culver City stormwater diversion, supporting water-quality, flood protection and accessible pedestrian improvements.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $1,466,279 for Redondo Beach Marina dock replacement, supporting docks, supports, gangways and gates serving commercial and recreational boating.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $200,000 for Downtown Lomita stormwater diversion, supporting infiltration, pollution reduction, native landscaping and bicycle facilities.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $850,000 for Venice Beach restroom replacement, supporting public restroom replacement.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $959,752 for Beverly Hills La Cienega groundwater wells, supporting two new local groundwater wells to strengthen drinking-water supply.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2024 federal community-project funding of $200,000 for Manhattan Beach Peck Avenue storm drains, supporting flood control and water-quality inserts.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,150,000 for a protected coastal pedestrian trail connecting Potrero Canyon to a signalized Pacific Coast Highway crossing and beach access.
January 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $3,452,972 for Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant controls and bypass-channel improvements to prevent and contain sewage spills.
January 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $2,500,000 for the U.S. 101 wildlife crossing reconnecting habitat and protecting mountain lions and motorists.
January 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured Fiscal Year 2023 community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Manhattan Beach’s bike-lane safety improvements and improved access to the coastline.
January 25, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Fairfax Cool Neighborhoods, supporting cool pavement, street trees, sidewalks and accessible ramps.
March 15, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $1,000,000 for Agoura Hills/Calabasas Community Center, supporting roof, HVAC and other facility repairs.
March 15, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Announced previously secured FY 2022 federal community-project funding of $749,650 for West Los Angeles VA Arnold Avenue rehabilitation, supporting accessible pedestrian infrastructure serving buildings planned for veterans experiencing homelessness.
March 15, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted to send H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to the President: roughly $1 trillion for roads, bridges, transit, broadband and water. The House passed it 228-206.
November 5, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8015, a proposal appropriating $25 billion for the Postal Service and reversing specified pandemic-period service reductions, with prompt processing and postmark requirements for election mail. The House approved it 257–150.
August 22, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the final House version of H.R. 1957, a proposal providing up to $1.9 billion annually for deferred maintenance on federal lands and making Land and Water Conservation Fund financing permanent. The House approved it 310–107.
July 22, 2020Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov
Testified before the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis in support of proposed national renewable-energy, energy-efficiency, and emissions standards, and a proposed USDA public-grant programme for renewable power and storage in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
November 14, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for the H.R. 22 conference report, the FAST Act. The proposal contained FY 2016-2020 highway authorizations with annual core funding ceilings rising from $39.728 billion to $43.373 billion, a $70 billion appropriation for Treasury transfers to highway/transit accounts, and Export-Import Bank authority through 2019. It also capped Federal Reserve surplus funds for transfer to Treasury and changed large-bank dividends. The House approved the report 359-65.
December 3, 2015Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: clerk.house.gov

Peaceful Foreign Policy · 3 support

Voted for H.Con.Res. 93, directing the President to pull U.S. forces out of hostilities against Iran unless Congress declares war or authorizes force. Forces needed to stop an imminent attack were exempt. It passed the House 220-204.
September 15, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 256, which repealed the 2002 law allowing military force against Iraq, withdrawing the standing legal basis for military action there. The House passed it 268-161.
June 17, 2021Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S.J.Res. 7, a resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized Yemen hostilities, including in-flight refueling, while excluding operations against Al Qaeda. The House adopted it 247–175.
April 4, 2019Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy
Source: clerk.house.gov

U.S.-Israel Ties · 2 support · 1 oppose

Voted against H.R. 8369, which would have ordered delivery of weapons shipments to Israel that the president had paused. It would have frozen some Pentagon, State Department and White House funds until delivery. The House passed it 224-187.
May 16, 2024Opposes U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 8034, which approved $26 billion in U.S. taxpayer money: military aid for Israel and funds for U.S. forces nearby. About $9 billion of it was humanitarian aid, and none could go to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees. It passed 366-58 and became law in April 2024.
April 20, 2024Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5323, which gave Israel $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer money to restock its Iron Dome rocket-defense system. The House passed it 420-9. The money later became law inside a 2022 spending bill.
September 23, 2021Supports U.S.-Israel Ties
Source: clerk.house.gov

General · 150 records

Was listed in California Federation of Teachers COPE’s dated 2026 general-election endorsement slate for California’s 36 th Congressional District.
September 29, 2026
Source: cft.org
Voted against passing H.R. 10326, the PROOF Act. It would require states to give the Justice Department records it requests to investigate fraud in Medicaid, SNAP, welfare and other federal programs. It passed the House 217-207.
September 16, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against sending H.R. 5334, the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, to the President. It imposed sanctions on Russia, extended Iran sanctions to 2031, and let the President put tariffs up to 100% on buyers of Russian energy. The House agreed 262-159, and it became law on September 18, 2026.
September 16, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 4795, which would cut off federal student aid to colleges that boycott Israel. The House passed it 237-169.
September 3, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 1, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to have nine justices, one chief justice and eight associate justices. It failed the House 212-206, short of the two-thirds majority needed.
September 2, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms. The House passed it 220-192 (House Resolution 1490).
September 1, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined a Los Angeles transportation panel with regional officials to examine World Cup transit lessons and Olympic readiness.
August 26, 2026
Source: lieu.house.gov
Received The Steady State’s endorsement for the 2026 House election in California’s 36 th Congressional District.
August 17, 2026
Source: thesteadystate.org
Received Brady PAC’s endorsement for the 2026 House election in California’s 36 th Congressional District.
July 30, 2026
Source: elections.bradyunited.org
Voted against passing H.R. 8884, a bill to extend through 2031 Social Security projects that help disability insurance recipients return to work. It passed the House 232-188.
July 23, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, setting Defense Department policy, troop levels and equipment purchases. It passed the House 216-212.
July 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 9770, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, which would keep federal agencies funded at current levels through December 4, 2026. It passed the House 220-205.
July 21, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8595, the 2027 State Department and national security appropriations bill, setting the year's funding for the State Department and related programs. It passed the House 217-209.
July 15, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 139, the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. It passed the House 308-117.
July 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7128, which renews through 2034 the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program covering part of insurers' losses from a terrorist attack. It passed the House 373-15.
June 29, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for the final House action on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, agreeing to the Senate's last set of changes. The act reshapes federal housing programs, including oversight of housing counseling grants and help for state and local governments. The House agreed 358-32 and it became Public Law 119-101.
June 23, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act, which requires agencies to pause or condition suspect payment requests before approving them. It passed the House 218-200.
June 10, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8312, a bill to move federal payment-integrity work to the Treasury and create a new inspector general for fraud and recovery. It passed the House 240-181.
June 10, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7892, the No Aid for Ghost Students Act, making the Education Department screen every federal student aid application for identity fraud. It passed the House 249-172.
June 10, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S. 2, the Secure America Act, a bill to provide $70 billion through 2029 for immigration enforcement and border security. It passed the House 214-212.
June 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8646, the 2027 Agriculture and FDA appropriations bill, setting the year's funding for the Agriculture Department and the FDA. It passed the House 213-210.
June 4, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7726, which adds penalties for states that misuse the federal block grant helping low-income working families pay for child care. It passed the House 217-207.
June 3, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6047, a bill to widen several veterans and survivors benefits and add an $833.33 monthly allowance for certain disabled veterans. It passed the House 235-179.
May 21, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1329, the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum Act, which sets the South Monument site on the National Mall as the museum's location. It failed the House 204-216.
May 21, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5625, the Cashless Bail Reporting Act, making the Justice Department list yearly the governments releasing certain defendants without cash bail. It passed the House 308-116.
May 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6260, which treats posting criminal and immigration bail bonds as insurance business under federal insurance-fraud law. It passed the House 243-179.
May 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 2853, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, which widens federal enforcement against organized retail and supply chain theft. It passed the House 348-60.
May 12, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7567, the 2026 farm bill, renewing Agriculture Department crop support, conservation, food aid and rural development programs through 2031. It passed the House 224-200.
April 30, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S. 1318 as rewritten by the House, which renews foreign surveillance powers under FISA until April 2029 with added Section 702 protections. It passed the House 235-191.
April 29, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Introduced the American Leadership in AI Act, a package of bipartisan proposals on AI standards and evaluation, research infrastructure, federal adoption and risk management, workforce support, AI-enabled crime, and education.
April 27, 2026
Source: lieu.house.gov
Was listed in the Santa Monica Democratic Club’s April 24 published endorsement slate for the June 2026 primary election in California’s 36 th Congressional District.
April 24, 2026
Source: santamonicademocrats.com
Voted against passing H.R. 5587, the HEATS Act, exempting geothermal drilling on state and private land from federal permits and environmental review. It passed the House 231-186.
April 23, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6387, the FIRE Act, a bill to change how wildfire smoke and other exceptional events count under the Clean Air Act. It passed the House 220-198.
April 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 7613, the ALERT Act, which tightens aircraft tracking and communication requirements and expands aviation safety oversight. It passed the House 396-10.
April 14, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4638, the BOWOW Act, making harming a law enforcement working animal grounds to bar a non-citizen from entry or deport them. It passed the House 228-190.
March 19, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, making public benefits fraud grounds to bar someone from entry or deport them. It passed the House 231-186.
March 18, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass S. 3971, which renews the federal small business research and technology transfer grant programs through 2031. It passed the House 345-41.
March 17, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7744, a bill funding Homeland Security for the rest of the year and ending the partial shutdown begun February 14, 2026. It passed the House 221-209.
March 5, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for S. 2503, the ROTOR Act, which tightens aircraft tracking and communication requirements and expands aviation safety oversight. It failed the House 264-133, short of the two-thirds majority needed.
February 24, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Received the California Democratic Party’s ratified endorsement for the 2026 primary election in California’s 36 th Congressional District.
February 22, 2026
Source: cadem.org
Voted against passing H.R. 2189, which takes less-than-lethal projectile devices such as certain TASERs out of Gun Control Act regulation. It passed the House 233-185.
February 12, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3617, a bill to direct the Energy Department to secure the supply of minerals it considers essential to U.S. energy security. It passed the House 223-206.
February 11, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 1531, the PROTECT Taiwan Act, seeking China's exclusion from six international financial bodies if the President reports China threatening Taiwan. It passed the House 395-2.
February 9, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 142, which overturns a District of Columbia Council tax act and restores the District's practice of following federal tax law. It passed the House 215-210 and became law.
February 4, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4090, the Critical Mineral Dominance Act, which directs the Interior Department to speed up and expand mineral production on federal land. It passed the House 224-195.
February 4, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing the Senate's version of H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which funds several federal departments and became law. The House agreed 217-214.
February 3, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 980, which drops the rule that Veterans Affairs education and career counselling on college campuses be delivered only by VA staff. It passed the House 402-2.
February 2, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7147, a stopgap funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security. The House passed it 220-207; after Senate changes it became law as Public Law 119-86 on April 30, 2026.
January 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 6359, the Pregnant Students' Rights Act, making colleges that take federal student aid tell students about pregnant students' rights and resources. It passed the House 217-211.
January 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5764, the AI for Main Street Act, which has Small Business Development Centers help small businesses evaluate and use artificial intelligence. It passed the House 395-14.
January 20, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted to pass H.R. 5763, the Main Street Parity Act, lowering the down payment a small business must put up for SBA property loans. It passed the House 383-8.
January 20, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, requiring locked placement for immigrant children 12 and older with gang tattoos or criminal records. The House passed it 225-201, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3668, a bill making federal energy regulators the sole lead agency for gas pipeline reviews and ending states' water quality sign-off. The House passed it 213-184, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, speeding Clean Water Act permits, limiting states' power to block projects and dropping groundwater from protection. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 11, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was appointed co-chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy.
December 9, 2025
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5214, a bill to require pretrial jail for violent crimes in Washington, DC and bar no-cash release for other public-safety crimes. The House passed it 237-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
November 19, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief defending Congress’s authority to protect members of independent multimember agencies, including the FTC, from presidential removal without cause.
November 14, 2025
Source: booker.senate.gov
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 5371, the funding bill ending the 43-day shutdown and funding most agencies into January 2026. The House agreed 222-209, and it became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.
November 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Joined the congressional brief challenging federalized National Guard deployment in Chicago, arguing that statutory limits and judicial review constrained presidential deployment authority.
November 10, 2025
Source: supremecourt.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3062, a bill to replace the presidential permit for cross-border oil, gas, and power lines with a faster agency certificate. The House passed it 224-203, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 18, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5140, which the House passed 225-203. The bill would let District of Columbia prosecutors charge children as young as 14 as adults for certain serious crimes, down from 16. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4922, the DC CRIMES Act, limiting D.C. youth-offender sentencing to people under 18 and barring sentences below mandatory minimums. The House passed it 240-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3838, the House defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026, authorizing Defense Department and nuclear security funding. The House passed it 231-196; this bill never became law, and S. 1071 became the final 2026 defense law.
September 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1919, which would stop the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar, holding individual accounts, or even studying one without Congress's approval. It passed the House 219-210 and is still pending in the Senate.
July 17, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 875, a bill making drunk or drugged driving grounds to bar an immigrant from entry or deport one already here. The House passed it 246-160, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 26, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2056, a bill to bar the District of Columbia from limiting how its agencies share immigration information or honor federal detainers. The House passed it 224-194, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classed fentanyl-like drugs in Schedule I and set fentanyl-level trafficking penalties. A no vote opposed making that classification permanent. The House passed it 321-104, and it became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, canceling about $9.4 billion in approved but unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. The House vote was 214-212; the Senate trimmed it, and the smaller package became law July 24, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 884, a bill to stop noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections by repealing a 2022 DC law. A no vote kept that DC law. It passed the House 266-148 and is still waiting on the Senate.
June 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Became a co-chair of the newly launched Democratic Veterans Caucus.
June 9, 2025
Source: deluzio.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, making the small-business agency move offices out of sanctuary areas within 60 days. The House passed it 211-199.
June 5, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, at the House's first vote on it, 215-214. The package extended the 2017 income tax cuts, reduced Medicaid and food assistance, and raised the debt limit. The House later agreed to the Senate's version 218-214, and it was signed into law.
May 22, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Also on this bill
- July 3, 2025 · Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214, and it was signed into law on July 4, 2025 as Public Law 119-21. (Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction, Supports Social Programs and Welfare)
Received LCV Action Fund’s endorsement for the 2026 House election in California’s 36 th Congressional District.
April 25, 2025
Source: lcv.org
Voted against passing H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, requiring paper proof of U.S. citizenship, such as a passport, to register to vote. The House passed it 220-208, but the Senate has not taken it up.
April 10, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 35, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 264-155, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 13, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 27, which permanently classes fentanyl-like drugs in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, and applies fentanyl's trafficking penalties. The House passed it 312-108. The House bill itself stalled in the Senate, but identical text became law in July 2025.
February 6, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, sending it to the president to require jailing immigrants here illegally who are arrested for theft. The House passed it 263-156, and it became law on January 29, 2025.
January 22, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 30, a bill barring entry and allowing deportation of non-citizens for sex offenses, domestic violence, stalking or child abuse. The House passed it 274-145, but the Senate has not passed it.
January 16, 2025
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, speeding federal wildfire work by exempting many forest projects from environmental review. The House passed it 268-151, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.
September 24, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 5717, a bill denying certain federal immigration funds to states and localities that limit information sharing or ignore detention requests. It passed the House 219-186, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 20, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7909, a bill making immigrants deportable or barred from entry for stalking, child abuse, sex offenses or domestic violence. It passed the House 266-158, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 18, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted no on H.R. 8281, the SAVE Act, opposing a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for federal voter registration. The House passed it 221-198. The Senate never voted on it, and the bill died at the end of the 118th Congress.
July 10, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7637, the Refrigerator Freedom Act, barring refrigerator and freezer efficiency standards unless found workable and not costlier for consumers. The House passed it 212-192, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
July 9, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8070, the House's fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill, setting Defense Department policy and raising junior enlisted pay. The House passed it 217-199; its provisions became law through H.R. 5009 in December 2024.
June 14, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioning foreigners who help the International Criminal Court prosecute Americans or allied citizens. The House passed it 247-155, but the Senate never voted, so the bill died.
June 4, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 192, a bill to bar noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections by repealing the 2022 DC law allowing it. The House passed it 262-143, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
May 23, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, a bill to bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital dollar or individual accounts. The House passed it 216-192, but the Senate never took it up, so the bill died.
May 23, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 7530, the DC CRIMES Act, a bill to cut DC's youth offender age from 24 to 18 and freeze existing sentences. The House passed it 225-181, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 6090, which would have told the Education Department to use a set definition of antisemitism in campus discrimination cases. The definition's examples include some statements about Israel. The House passed it 320-91.
May 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 3602 as rewritten on the floor into the End the Border Catastrophe Act. That package would have restarted border wall construction, tightened asylum rules, and added detention capacity. Needing two-thirds under a fast-track process, it failed 215-199 and never became law.
April 20, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, which would have forced federal detention of people in the country illegally charged with theft or burglary. It passed the House 251-170 but died in the Senate.
March 7, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6976, which would have made any drunk or drugged driving offense grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The House passed it 274-150, but it died in the Senate and never became law.
February 1, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6678, which would have made Social Security fraud, fake-ID fraud, or COVID relief fraud grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The House passed it anyway, 272-155, but the Senate never acted and it never became law.
January 31, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 5585, a bill making fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle near the border a crime punishable by prison. The House passed it 271-154, but the bill died when that Congress ended.
January 30, 2024
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6126, which would have sent Israel $14.3 billion in U.S. taxpayer money as military aid. To pay for it, the bill would have taken the same amount from extra funding Congress gave the IRS. The House passed it 226-196.
November 2, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against passing H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, cutting federal funding to public schools and colleges that shelter immigrants who entered without admission. The House passed it 222-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died with the 118th Congress.
July 19, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Co-chaired the re-launched bipartisan Congressional Songwriters Caucus with Representative Ben Cline.
June 22, 2023
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would have permanently put fentanyl-like substances in the strictest drug category and applied fentanyl-level trafficking penalties. It passed the House 289-133 and died without Senate passage, so this bill never became law.
May 25, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 26, which blocked the District of Columbia's rewritten criminal code, which lowered maximum sentences for carjacking and robbery. The House passed it 250-173. It was signed on March 20, 2023 as Public Law 118-1.
February 9, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.J.Res. 24, which would overturn the District of Columbia law letting noncitizen residents vote in local DC elections. The House passed it 260-162 anyway. The Senate never voted, so it died with the 118th Congress and the DC law stands.
February 9, 2023
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was reelected as whip of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus for the 118 thCongress.
December 6, 2022
Source: capac.house.gov
Voted for final House passage of the Patents for Humanity Act of 2022, which speeds patent proceedings for inventors solving humanitarian problems. The House agreed 396-24 and it became Public Law 117-245.
December 6, 2022
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was elected Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus for the 118 th Congress.
November 30, 2022
Source: lieu.house.gov
Helped launch the Congressional California Coastal Caucus and became its co-chair with Representative Julia Brownley.
August 20, 2021
Source: lieu.house.gov
Was named a co-chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism.
March 1, 2021
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 6172, a proposal extending FISA business-record authorities to December 2023 while adding collection restrictions, court-disclosure requirements and penalties for deliberate government misconduct. He had also opposed the initial USA FREEDOM proposal in May 2015. The House approved it 278–136.
March 11, 2020
Source: clerk.house.gov
Was elected a co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee for the 116 th Congress.
November 29, 2018
Source: lieu.house.gov
Launched and co-chaired the California Aerospace Caucus with Representative Ken Calvert.
September 12, 2018
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 4760 as amended on the House floor, a proposal narrowing family and diversity immigration while expanding skilled employment visas and offering conditional status to specified current DACA work-permit holders. It also expanded family-detention discretion. The bill failed 193–231.
June 21, 2018
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against S. 2155, a proposal raising the asset thresholds for enhanced bank supervision and stress tests and easing some lending and Volcker Rule requirements. It also added free consumer credit-freeze and other borrower protections. The House approved it 258–159.
May 22, 2018
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 38, a proposal allowing qualified handgun carriers to carry concealed weapons across state lines. The same package also strengthened submission of disqualifying records to the federal background-check system. The House approved it 231–198.
December 6, 2017
Source: clerk.house.gov
Voted against H.R. 10, a proposal exempting qualifying banks from regulatory safeguards, repealing the Volcker Rule and removing the CFPB’s supervisory authority. The package also increased specified securities-law penalties. The House approved it 233–186.
June 8, 2017
Source: clerk.house.gov
Helped form and co-chaired the Congressional Caucus on Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies.
May 3, 2017
Source: lieu.house.gov
Was appointed an Assistant Whip for House Democrats in the 115 th Congress.
January 10, 2017
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 5015, a proposal requiring identification of combat-injured veterans whose exempt severance pay was improperly taxed, notice and refund instructions, and additional time to file refund claims. The House approved it 392–0.
December 5, 2016
Source: clerk.house.gov
The FEC approved a final audit finding that his 2014 congressional committee understated receipts by $87,748 and spending by $92,802. Amended reports materially corrected the errors. The finding concerned committee accounting, without a personal misconduct finding.
September 9, 2016
Source: fec.gov
Questioned FBI Director James Comey at a House Oversight hearing about political interference in the Clinton-email investigation, the committee’s access to the underlying evidence, and classification markings.
July 7, 2016
Source: lieu.house.gov
Participated in an Air Force promotion ceremony recognizing his advancement from lieutenant colonel to colonel in the Air Force Reserve.
June 15, 2016
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for H.R. 158, a proposal requiring electronic passports and restricting visa-waiver travel for specified Iraqi and Syrian nationals and travelers to designated countries, with official-service exceptions and discretionary waivers. The House approved it 407–19.
December 8, 2015
Source: clerk.house.gov
Convened the inaugural Elected Officials Council on Veterans meeting, bringing Los Angeles-area officials and VA housing specialists together to coordinate services for veterans.
November 23, 2015
Source: lieu.house.gov
Was named a co-chair of the Cloud Computing Caucus Advisory Group, a nonprofit industry coalition.
October 12, 2015
Source: meritalk.com
Voted against H.R. 3461, a bill expressing congressional approval of the Iran nuclear agreement. The bill failed in the House, 162-269, with one member voting present.
September 11, 2015
Source: clerk.house.gov
Helped launch the bipartisan Post-9/11 Veterans Caucus as a founding participant.
March 19, 2015
Source: lieu.house.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1388, a proposal that increased penalties for soliciting minors for prostitution and increased the additional fine for pimping minors. The motion passed 32–0.
August 21, 2014
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1272, a proposal for an advisory ballot question seeking a constitutional amendment on campaign-finance restrictions and Citizens United. The motion passed 24–11.
July 3, 2014
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
The FPPC issued a warning about his Senate committee’s prohibited noncash lobbyist contribution. It said he apparently was unaware. The case closed without administrative prosecution.
February 10, 2014
Source: fppc.ca.gov
Voted for Senate consent-calendar passage of SB 650, a proposal that protected security interests for collectively bargained film residual payments against nonexclusive licensees. The motion passed 33–0.
January 23, 2014
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 333, a proposal that made people convicted of false emergency reporting liable for public agencies’ reasonable response costs. The motion passed 37–0.
August 22, 2013
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Appointed chair of the California Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, replacing Curren Price.
June 5, 2013
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate consent-calendar passage of SB 122, a proposal that strengthened vessel-abandonment fines and abatement authority and continued the voluntary vessel-surrender programme. The motion passed 38–0.
May 29, 2013
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate consent-calendar passage of SB 50, a proposal that required clear payphone price disclosure, free price inquiries and emergency calls, and a chance to terminate before charges. The motion passed 32–0.
May 6, 2013
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1500, a proposal that allowed pretrial animal forfeiture only after notice and a beyond-reasonable-doubt showing that the owner could not legally retain the animal even after acquittal. The motion passed 35–0.
August 30, 2012
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1221, a proposal that restricted the use of dogs to pursue bears and bobcats, with depredation, research, official-duty and livestock-protection exceptions. The motion passed 22–13.
August 27, 2012
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate concurrence in Assembly amendments to SB 1210, a proposal that extended restitution-fine and collection rules to postrelease and mandatory supervision and permitted county collection and juvenile-court referrals. The motion passed 37–0.
August 23, 2012
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate consent-calendar passage of SB 698, a proposal that created performance certification and incentives for workforce boards using a portion of existing federal discretionary funds. The motion passed 39–0.
June 2, 2011
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate passage of SB 702, a proposal requiring mandatory microchipping of shelter dogs and cats before release or adoption, with a 30-day proof alternative when on-site service was unavailable. The motion passed 32–6.
May 31, 2011
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate passage of SB 917, a proposal that restricted commercial roadside animal sales with specified exceptions and revised animal-cruelty sentencing alternatives. The motion passed 27–10.
May 27, 2011
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Voted for Senate passage of SB 759, a proposal invalidating homeowner-association bans on artificial turf while allowing non-prohibitive design standards. The motion passed 32–8.
April 25, 2011
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Authorized as chair of the California Senate Select Committee on Air Quality.
March 23, 2011
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Appointed chair of the California Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee.
February 23, 2011
Source: leginfo.ca.gov
Appointed chair of the California Assembly Select Committee on Consumer Financial Protection.
March 18, 2010
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov
Appointed chair of the California Assembly Rules Committee, replacing Hector De La Torre.
March 13, 2008
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov
Voted for AB 1150, a proposal prohibiting insurer compensation, quotas or performance goals tied to rescinding, cancelling or limiting patients’ health coverage or resulting savings. The Assembly consent calendar passed it 76–0.
January 29, 2008
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov
Appointed chair of the California Assembly Banking and Finance Committee, effective immediately.
September 11, 2006
Source: clerk.assembly.ca.gov
Voted for final adoption of a $30,000 limit on outstanding personal loans by candidates to their Torrance election campaigns. Ordinance 3668 passed 4–2, with one abstention.
July 26, 2005
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Moved approval of a one-time policy exception allowing unused council travel funds to support third-grade class-size reduction in the Torrance Unified School District. The motion was approved.
May 24, 2005
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Seconded and voted for a motion to extend the moratorium on construction permits for projects with three or more units. Despite a 5–2 majority, the extension failed. The council subsequently approved a narrower moratorium on zone changes and general-plan amendments.
October 5, 2004
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Seconded approval of a $101,820 construction contract and $5,091 contingency for a pedestrian signal on Carson Street near Jefferson Middle School. The motion was approved.
August 10, 2004
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Selected as chair of the Torrance City Council Public Safety Committee.
April 16, 2002
Source: publicdocs.torranceca.gov
Served as counsel to the Rampart Independent Review Panel, which delivered a police-operations report to the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners. His service is attested in the report dated November 16, 2000.
November 16, 2000
Source: policeissues.org

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