Gabriel Vasquez
Democratic · NM · U.S. Representative, New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District
U.S. Representative, former Las Cruces city councilor, and former Hispanic Chamber executive director focused on border solutions, health care, and public lands.
Where Gabriel Vasquez stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Reduce Wealth Gap (2 records),
Opposes
Personal Income Tax Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (39 support · 11 oppose), Immigration (4 support · 9 oppose), Data Privacy (2 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, 409-2 under suspension of the rules, a fast-track step needing two-thirds. It makes publishing intimate images shared without consent, including computer-made deepfakes, a federal crime and gives platforms 48 hours to take them down after a valid request. It was signed into law on May 19, 2025 (Public Law 119-12).
April 28, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 39 support · 11 oppose
Voted no on H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, opposing forced removal of gray wolf protections and the ban on court review. The House passed it 211-204. It has not become law.
December 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act. It would repeal the Energy Department's approval role for natural gas imports and exports. A no vote kept that public-interest review in place. 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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against S.J.Res. 80, the last step before it went to the President. It cancelled the 2022 federal plan that closed about 48% of the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil and gas leasing. The House passed it 216-209 anyway, and it became Public Law 119-47 on December 5, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 131, which cancelled the 2024 federal decision on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain. A no vote kept about 1.2 million acres closed to leasing. The House passed it 217-209 anyway, the Senate agreed, and it became Public Law 119-52 on December 11, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 130, which cancelled a Bureau of Land Management plan change. That change had ended new federal coal leasing in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. A no vote kept that coal-leasing ban in place. The House passed it 214-212 anyway, 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 · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 104 to cancel the federal land agency plan for the Miles City field office in eastern Montana, reopening those federal lands to coal leasing. The House passed it 211-208.
September 3, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 31 to the President. The resolution wiped out the EPA rule requiring plants that shift to a lower pollution category to keep controlling long-lasting toxic air pollutants. The House passed it 216-212 and it was signed into law June 20, 2025.
May 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 88, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce Advanced Clean Cars II, its rule requiring rising shares of zero-emission new cars. The House passed it 246-164. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-16.
May 1, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 89, which revoked the Clean Air Act waiver letting California enforce its Omnibus Low NOx limits on smog-forming pollution from heavy-duty on-road and off-road engines. The House passed it 225-196. It was signed on June 12, 2025 as Public Law 119-17.
April 30, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.J.Res. 87, which revoked the Clean Air Act waivers letting California enforce heavy-duty engine warranty rules plus 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 60, which passed the House 219-205 and cancelled the National Park Service rule limiting off-road vehicle use in parts of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. A no vote was a vote to keep those limits. It became law on May 23, 2025 (Public Law 119-13).
April 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass S.J.Res. 11, canceling the new rule that made offshore oil and gas companies list possible shipwrecks and historic sites in their drilling plans. The House passed it 221-202, and it became law.
March 6, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 26, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, 226-188 in the House. It would bar the President from declaring a halt to fracking unless Congress passed a law allowing it. It also said states should keep primary control of fracking rules. The Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 7, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 471, the Fix Our Forests Act, 279-141. It would mark high-risk wildfire zones, called firesheds, on federal land for faster tree-thinning and fuel-clearing work. Many of those projects would skip full environmental review. Agencies would not have to redo endangered-species checks on forest plans when a new species is listed. Courts could rarely halt the projects, and lawsuits would face a 120-day deadline. The Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, which would designate high-risk fireshed areas for faster federal wildfire work. It would exempt many forest projects from environmental review and limit court challenges to them. The House passed it 268-151, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.
September 24, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2925, which would have let mining claim holders occupy federal land for roads and support facilities without finding a valuable mineral deposit. It passed the House 216-195 and then died in the Senate.
May 8, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6192, which would have ended the Energy Department's duty to keep tightening home appliance efficiency rules and allowed petitions to revoke existing standards. It passed the House 212-195 and then died in the Senate.
May 7, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6285, which would reissue cancelled Arctic Refuge oil and gas leases, order another coastal plain lease sale, and bar most court challenges. It passed the House 214-199 and then died in the Senate.
May 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 3195, which would cancel the 20-year mining ban near Minnesota's Boundary Waters, reissue cancelled mineral leases, and block court review of them. It passed the House 212-203 and then died in the Senate.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act. It sought to strip the gray wolf of Endangered Species Act protection and block court review. A no vote kept those protections. The House passed it 209-205, but it died without Senate action.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 615, the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act. A no vote left federal agencies free to limit lead ammunition and fishing tackle on federal land and water. The House passed it 214-201, but it died when the Senate did not act.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 3397, the WEST Act, which sought to strip the Bureau of Land Management's public lands conservation rule of any force. A no vote kept that rule in place. The House passed the bill 212-202, but it died when the Senate did not act.
April 30, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 6009, which would order the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw its proposed rule tightening federal oil and gas leasing and raising cleanup bonds. The House passed it 216-200, and the Senate never took it up, so it never became law.
March 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 1121, the Protecting American Energy Production Act, which would 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, 2024Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 7176, which would have stripped the Energy Department of its review of natural gas exports and imports and deemed that trade in the public interest. The House passed it 224-200, but it died without Senate action.
February 15, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 4468, which would stop the EPA from carrying out its 2027-and-later vehicle emissions rule and limit tailpipe rules that reduce the choice of new vehicles. It passed the House 221-197, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
December 6, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 1435, which would stop any state from getting Clean Air Act permission for rules that limit sales of gas-powered vehicles. It would also cancel such permissions granted since January 2022. The House passed it 222-190, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 14, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to send S.J.Res. 9 to the President, which would have canceled the rule listing the lesser prairie-chicken as threatened and endangered. The House passed it 221-206. The President vetoed it on September 26, 2023, and the Senate override failed.
July 27, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1640, the Save Our Gas Stoves Act, which the House passed 249-181. The bill would stop the Energy Department from setting efficiency standards for kitchen ranges and ovens that steer buyers away from gas models. The Senate never acted, so it never became law.
June 14, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 1615, the Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act, 248-180 in the House. It would bar the Consumer Product Safety Commission from spending federal money to ban gas stoves or to set rules sharply raising their price. The Senate never voted, so the bill died.
June 13, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 1, which would expand oil, gas and mineral leasing on federal land, speed up permits and environmental reviews, and repeal the methane fee. It passed the House 225-204 and then died in the Senate.
March 30, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 27, which sought to cancel the federal rule defining which streams and wetlands the Clean Water Act protects. It passed the House 227-198, but the President vetoed it and the override failed.
March 9, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 21, the Strategic Production Response Act, which would tie future oil-reserve releases to a plan for more federal oil and gas leasing. It passed the House 221-205 and died in the Senate.
January 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 2 support
Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which sets deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sends stalled talks to mediation and arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, which stops certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time under federal wage law. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 4 support
Voted to pass H.R. 5408, the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which sets deadlines for bargaining a first union contract and sends stalled talks to mediation and arbitration. It passed the House 230-193.
June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2262, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, which stops certain voluntary training outside normal hours from counting as paid work time under federal wage law. It failed the House 209-215.
January 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted for H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act, which would cancel the March 2025 executive order that removed union bargaining rights from most federal workers. Union contracts in effect before the order would stay in force for their full terms. The House passed it 231-195, and the Senate has not voted on it.
December 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 11, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 98, which the House passed 206-177. The measure sought to cancel a National Labor Relations Board rule that made it easier to hold two companies responsible as joint employers. That covers pairs like a franchise chain and its local owner. The Senate agreed 50-48, the president vetoed it, and the override failed 214-191. The resolution never took effect.
January 12, 2024Supports Labor Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, under a fast-track process needing two-thirds support. It ordered the Justice Department to publish its unclassified records on the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, including flight logs and names of officials in them. The House passed it 427-1. The Senate passed it the next day, and it became Public Law 119-38 on November 19, 2025.
November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
Voted against S.J.Res. 18, which canceled the rule capping overdraft fees at very large banks at $5 unless the bank justified more or treated the overdraft as a loan. The House vote was 217-211, and it became law on May 9, 2025 as Public Law 119-10.
April 9, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 4 support · 9 oppose
Voted to pass H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, 226-197 in the House. It would raise prison penalties for entering the country illegally and for returning after removal. People who entered illegally and are later convicted of a serious crime would face at least five years, up to life. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 11, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act. It would bar refugees, people granted asylum, visa holders, and DACA recipients from federal small-business loans. The House passed it 217-190, but the Senate has not taken it up and it has not become law.
June 6, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, 264-155 in the House. It would make fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle within 100 miles of the border a federal crime, punishable by up to two years. Minimum terms of 5 or 10 years would apply only if the chase caused serious injury or death. Immigrants convicted could be deported and denied asylum. The Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 13, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 30, the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, 274-145. It would bar non-citizens from entering the United States, and allow deporting them, for sex offenses or domestic violence. The same would apply to stalking, child abuse, child neglect, or breaking a protection order. A conviction or an admission of having done the acts would count. The Senate has not passed it, so it is not law.
January 16, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, which the House passed 264-159. The bill would have made federal officers detain immigrants in the country unlawfully who are charged with burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. It would also have let state attorneys general sue the federal government over immigration enforcement. H.R. 29 itself never became law. The Senate passed its own broader version, S. 5, adding assault on an officer and crimes causing death or serious injury. The House passed S. 5 on January 22, 2025, and it became law a week later.
January 7, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 7909, which would make immigrants barred from entry or deportable for stalking, child abuse, sex offenses, domestic violence, or violating a protection order. It passed the House 266-158, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 18, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 7343, which would require federal officials to detain immigrants who lack legal status and are charged with or arrested for assaulting a law enforcement officer. The House passed it 265-148, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 6976, the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act, 274-150 in the House. It would make a drunk or drugged driving offense, even a misdemeanor, grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 1, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 6678, the Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act, 272-155 in the House. It would make Social Security fraud, fake-ID fraud, or COVID relief fraud grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
January 31, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 5585, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, 271-154. It would create a federal crime for driving away from Border Patrol on purpose within 100 miles of the border. The basic penalty would be up to two years in prison. A required minimum of five years would apply if someone was badly hurt, and ten years if someone died. Non-citizens convicted would be deportable, barred from entry, and unable to get asylum. The bill died when that Congress ended.
January 30, 2024Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 5283, which would block federal money from housing certain immigrants on federal land and cancel New York City's lease of Floyd Bennett Field. It passed the House 224-203, but the Senate never acted and the bill died in the 118th Congress.
November 30, 2023Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act. It would make assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder grounds to deport a noncitizen. The House passed it 255-175, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
May 17, 2023Opposes Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act. It would restart border wall building, narrow asylum eligibility, limit parole (temporary permission to enter), and require employers to check workers' legal status. The House passed it 219-213; the Senate never took it up and the bill died.
May 11, 2023Supports Immigration
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 11 support
Voted to pass H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act. It would require jailing people before trial for violent and dangerous crimes in Washington, DC. It would also bar release before trial without money bail for other public-safety crimes. The House passed it 237-179, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
November 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act, 226-197 in the House. It would raise prison penalties for entering the country illegally and for returning after removal. People who entered illegally and are later convicted of a serious crime would face at least five years, up to life. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass S. 331, the HALT Fentanyl Act. It permanently placed fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I, the strictest federal drug category, with the same trafficking penalties as fentanyl. The House passed it 321-104, and it became law July 16, 2025 (Public Law 119-26).
June 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 35, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, 264-155 in the House. It would make fleeing Border Patrol by vehicle within 100 miles of the border a federal crime, punishable by up to two years. Minimum terms of 5 or 10 years would apply only if the chase caused serious injury or death. Immigrants convicted could be deported and denied asylum. The Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, 312-108 in the House. It permanently places fentanyl-like drugs as a group in Schedule I, the strictest drug class, and applies fentanyl's trafficking penalties. This House bill stalled in the Senate, but the same text became law in July 2025 through S. 331.
February 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 7909, which would make immigrants barred from entry or deportable for stalking, child abuse, sex offenses, domestic violence, or violating a protection order. It passed the House 266-158, but the Senate never acted and the bill died.
September 18, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 7343, which would require federal officials to detain immigrants who lack legal status and are charged with or arrested for assaulting a law enforcement officer. The House passed it 265-148, but the Senate never acted and it died.
May 15, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 6976, the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act, 274-150 in the House. It would make a drunk or drugged driving offense, even a misdemeanor, grounds to bar or deport an immigrant. The Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
February 1, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 5585, the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, 271-154. It would create a federal crime for driving away from Border Patrol on purpose within 100 miles of the border. The basic penalty would be up to two years in prison. A required minimum of five years would apply if someone was badly hurt, and ten years if someone died. Non-citizens convicted would be deportable, barred from entry, and unable to get asylum. The bill died when that Congress ended.
January 30, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act. It would have permanently placed fentanyl copycat drugs in the strictest federal drug category, with the same trafficking penalties as fentanyl itself. The House passed it 289-133, but the Senate never passed it and the bill died in that Congress.
May 25, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 2494, the POLICE Act. It would make assaulting a police officer, firefighter, or other first responder grounds to deport a noncitizen. The House passed it 255-175, but the Senate never acted, so it did not become law.
May 17, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 income tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214 anyway, and it became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.
July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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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
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Voted against H.J.Res. 45, which sought to undo the Education Department rule that paused student loan payments and cancelled up to $20,000 of debt per borrower. It passed the House 218-203, then the Senate, but was vetoed on June 7, 2023. The override failed, so it never took effect.
May 24, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
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Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 3 support
Voted against H.R. 2243, the LEOSA Reform Act, which the House passed 229-193. It would let qualified working and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones, national parks, public transit, and lower-security federal buildings open to the public. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
May 14, 2025Supports Gun Control
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Voted against H.R. 354, the LEOSA Reform Act. It would let qualified current and retired police carry concealed guns in school zones, national parks, and on public transit. It would also cover low-security federal buildings open to the public. It passed the House 221-185 and then died without Senate action.
May 16, 2024Supports Gun Control
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Voted against H.J.Res. 44, which the House passed 219-210. The resolution would cancel the federal firearms agency rule treating brace-equipped pistols as short-barreled rifles needing stricter registration. A no vote backed keeping that rule. The Senate later rejected it, so it never became law.
June 13, 2023Supports Gun Control
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Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Voted against H.R. 21, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which the House passed 217-204. The bill would punish health care workers who did not give a baby born alive after an attempted abortion the same care as any newborn. Penalties would be fines or up to five years in prison. It would also require that the baby be taken to a hospital. The Senate has not passed it.
January 23, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Voted against H.R. 26, which would have created federal criminal penalties for practitioners who failed to treat a child born alive after an attempted abortion. The House passed it 220-210, but the Senate never took it up and it did not become law.
January 11, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
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Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 884, which would bar noncitizens from voting in District of Columbia elections. It would also repeal the 2022 DC law that let noncitizen residents vote locally. The House passed it 266-148, but the Senate has not acted, so the DC law still stands.
June 10, 2025Supports Election Integrity
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Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 2 support
Voted to pass the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, whose text the House placed into S. 1071 as a full substitute. It set defense policy and authorized spending for the Defense Department, military construction, and national security programs at the Energy Department and Coast Guard. 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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted for the final House-Senate deal on H.R. 2670, the 2024 defense policy law, which set Defense Department policy and approved 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
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Track record — Personal Income Tax Reduction
Personal Income Tax Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 1, which extended the 2017 income tax cuts, cut Medicaid and food aid, and raised the debt limit. The House agreed 218-214 anyway, and it became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.
July 3, 2025Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction
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Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass S. 146, the TAKE IT DOWN Act, 409-2 under suspension of the rules, a fast-track step needing two-thirds. It makes publishing intimate images shared without consent, including computer-made deepfakes, a federal crime and gives platforms 48 hours to take them down after a valid request. It was signed into law on May 19, 2025 (Public Law 119-12).
April 28, 2025Supports Data Privacy
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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
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Voted against H.R. 4639, the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, which the House passed 219-199. It would bar police and intelligence agencies from buying Americans' personal records from data brokers instead of getting a warrant. The Senate never acted, and the bill died.
April 17, 2024Opposes Data Privacy
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Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 support
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
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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
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Voted against H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, which the House passed 218-206. The bill would bar federally funded schools from letting anyone male at birth play on a girls' or women's team. It would define sex by biology and genetics at birth under Title IX, the school anti-discrimination law. The Senate has not passed it.
January 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted no on H.J. Res. 165, opposing repeal of the Education Department's 2024 Title IX rule covering gender identity and sexual orientation. The House passed it 210-205. The Senate never acted, and the resolution died at the end of the 118th Congress.
July 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
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
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Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 8 support
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 · researched September 6, 2026
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 · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against S.J.Res. 18, which canceled the rule capping overdraft fees at very large banks at $5 unless the bank justified more or treated the overdraft as a loan. The House vote was 217-211, and it became law on May 9, 2025 as Public Law 119-10.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
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Voted against S.J.Res. 28, which canceled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule placing the biggest digital payment apps under the bureau's watch. The House passed it 219-211, and it became Public Law 119-11 on May 9, 2025.
April 9, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
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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
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Voted against H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act, which would ease securities rules for smaller companies and widen who may invest in private offerings. It passed the House 212-205, then died in the Senate and never became law.
March 8, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against H.J.Res. 98, which the House passed 206-177. The measure sought to cancel a National Labor Relations Board rule that made it easier to hold two companies responsible as joint employers. That covers pairs like a franchise chain and its local owner. The Senate agreed 50-48, the president vetoed it, and the override failed 214-191. The resolution never took effect.
January 12, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Voted against sending S.J.Res. 32 to the President to cancel the consumer bureau rule making lenders report small-business loan data. It passed the House 221-202, but the President vetoed it on December 19, 2023 and the override failed 54-45, so the rule stayed.
December 1, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 6, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Voted against accepting the Senate's version of H.R. 5371, the bill to end the 43-day government shutdown. It funded most agencies through January 30, 2026, and funded agriculture, military construction and veterans affairs, and the legislative branch through September 2026. The House agreed anyway, 222-209, and it became Public Law 119-37 on November 12, 2025.
November 12, 2025
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Track record — Other records
Other records · 31 records
Voted against H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, which would require locked placement for immigrant children aged 12 and older with gang markings or serious criminal records. A no vote opposed that and the ban on non-citizen sponsors. The House passed it 225-201, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 16, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act. A no vote opposed shortening pipeline environmental reviews and taking away the state water quality certificate step. The House passed it 213-184, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 12, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, which would have rewritten Clean Water Act permitting rules across more than twenty sections. A no vote opposed narrowing which waters the law protects and easing permit reviews. The House passed it 221-205, but the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
December 11, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 3062, the Promoting Cross-border Energy Infrastructure Act, which the House passed 224-203. It would swap the presidential permit for border oil, gas and power lines for a faster agency certificate, and stop the President revoking existing permits. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 18, 2025
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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
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Voted against H.R. 4922, the DC CRIMES Act, which the House passed 240-179. The bill would limit District of Columbia youth-offender sentencing to people under 18, down from 24 and younger, and bar sentences below mandatory minimums. The Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
September 16, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 3838, the House defense policy bill for fiscal year 2026, which passed 231-196. It would authorize Defense Department programs, military construction, and Energy Department nuclear security work. The Senate did not pass it; the 2026 defense law was S. 1071, Public Law 119-60, signed December 18, 2025.
September 10, 2025
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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
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Voted against H.R. 875, which would make drunk or drugged driving a reason to bar an immigrant from entering the country or to deport one already here. It passed the House 246-160, yet the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 26, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025, a House vote of 214-212 to cancel about $9.4 billion in unspent foreign aid and public broadcasting money. A no vote opposed those cuts. The Senate removed $400 million for global AIDS programs, and the roughly $9 billion version became law July 24, 2025 (Public Law 119-28).
June 12, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 2056, which would bar the District of Columbia from limiting how its agencies share immigration status information or honor federal detainer requests. It passed the House 224-194, yet the Senate has not acted, so it is not law.
June 12, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act, which required the federal small-business agency to move any office located in a sanctuary area out of that area within 60 days. The House passed it 211-199.
June 5, 2025
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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
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Voted against H.R. 22, the SAVE Act, which passed the House 220-208. It would require paper proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, shown in person by mail applicants. A no vote was a vote to keep today's system, where applicants swear to their citizenship. The Senate has not taken the bill up.
April 10, 2025
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Voted against S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, which the House passed 263-156 and sent to the president. The law makes the government jail people in the country illegally who are arrested or charged with theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting. It also covers assaulting a police officer or any crime causing death or serious injury. It lets state attorneys general sue federal officials over release decisions. It took effect as law on January 29, 2025.
January 22, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, which the House passed 243-140. The bill would have frozen assets and banned U.S. entry for foreigners who aid court cases against Americans or allied citizens. It would also have ended all U.S. funding for the International Criminal Court. The Senate blocked it on January 28, 2025, so it never took effect.
January 9, 2025
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Voted against H.R. 7673, the Liberty in Laundry Act, which would bar the Energy Department from setting clothes washer efficiency rules unless it first found them workable and justified. It would also block rules likely to raise net costs for buyers. The House passed it 215-200 anyway, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.
December 10, 2024
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Voted against H.R. 5717, which would have cut such federal money off from places that restrict cooperation with immigration enforcement. The House approved it 219-186. The Senate took no action, so the bill died.
September 20, 2024
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Voted against H.R. 8314, which would have stopped larger tax-exempt groups taking foreign money from giving to political committees for eight years. The 218-181 count fell short of the two-thirds needed, so the bill failed in the House.
September 17, 2024
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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
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Voted against H.R. 7637, the Refrigerator Freedom Act, which would have added new tests the Energy Department must meet before setting refrigerator and freezer efficiency standards. A no vote opposed those limits. The House passed it 212-192, but the Senate never acted and the bill died with the 118th Congress.
July 9, 2024
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Voted against H.R. 8070, the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization bill, which the House passed 217-199. It would have set Defense Department policy, raised junior enlisted pay, and funded military construction. The Senate never passed it. Its provisions moved into H.R. 5009, signed December 23, 2024 as Public Law 118-159.
June 14, 2024
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Voted against H.R. 8282, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, which the House passed 247-155. The bill would punish foreign nationals who help the International Criminal Court investigate or prosecute Americans or allied citizens. A no vote opposed those sanctions. The Senate never acted, so it never became law.
June 4, 2024
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Voted against H.R. 192, which would have banned noncitizen residents from voting in District of Columbia local elections by repealing the DC law that allowed it. It passed the House 262-143 and died without a Senate vote, so the DC law stayed in place.
May 23, 2024
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Voted against H.R. 5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, which would have stopped the Federal Reserve from creating a digital dollar or keeping accounts for individuals. It passed the House 216-192 and died without a Senate vote, so it never became law.
May 23, 2024
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Voted against H.R. 7530, the DC CRIMES Act, which would have cut DC's youth offender age from 24 to 18 and frozen the city's existing criminal sentences. It passed the House 225-181 and then died in the Senate.
May 15, 2024
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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
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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
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Voted against H.R. 3941, the Schools Not Shelters Act, which would have tied school federal funding to not sheltering immigrants who entered without being admitted. A no vote opposed that funding condition. The House passed it 222-201, but the Senate never acted and the bill died with the 118th Congress.
July 19, 2023
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Voted against H.J.Res. 26, which blocked the District of Columbia's rewritten criminal code, a rewrite that lowered maximum sentences for crimes including carjacking and robbery. The House passed it 250-173 anyway. It was signed on March 20, 2023 as Public Law 118-1.
February 9, 2023
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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
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Race Gabriel Vasquez is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 2 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 2 (119th Congress), New Mexico · incumbent
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