James Gallagher
Republican · CA · U.S. Representative for California's 1st Congressional District
James Gallagher represents California's 1st Congressional District. He previously served in the California State Assembly, including as minority leader, and on the Sutter County Board of Supervisors.
Where James Gallagher stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Anti-Corruption (2 records), Government Efficiency (6 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Data Privacy (2 support · 1 oppose), Corporate Accountability (1 support · 1 oppose)
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Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
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 · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
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 · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 2 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to pass H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from buying individual stocks while in office.
July 22, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: gallagher.house.gov · researched August 23, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 6 support
Voted to pass 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 Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
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 · researched September 5, 2026
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 · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 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 · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — National Defense
National Defense · 2 support
Voted to pass 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, 2026Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 21, 2026
Offered an amendment to the 2027 defense budget bill ordering a study of how federal power could override state fuel rules that weaken U.S. oil-refining capacity needed for defense. The House rejected it 212-216 (House Bill 8800, Part A Amendment 8).
July 21, 2026Supports National Defense
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 21, 2026
Track record — Foreign Trade
Foreign Trade · 1 support
Voted to pass H.R. 4795, a bill to bar colleges that take federal student aid from boycotting Israel. It passed the House 237-169.
September 3, 2026Supports Foreign Trade
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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 Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
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 · researched September 5, 2026
Voted to extend 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, 2026Opposes Data Privacy
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
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 · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Won provisions for Sutter County in the water resources bill as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved it, including $3.35 million to replace about three miles of failing sewer main in Robbins and work on culverts in South Sutter County.
August 23, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: gallagher.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted for 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 · researched September 5, 2026
Voted for a resolution condemning socialism in all its forms. The House passed it 220-192 (House Resolution 1490).
September 1, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched September 5, 2026
Voted yes to agree to H. Con. Res. 113, establishing congressional budget levels for fiscal year 2027.
July 22, 2026
Source: clerk.house.gov · researched August 21, 2026
Voted to pass 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 · researched September 5, 2026
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 · researched September 5, 2026
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 · researched September 5, 2026
Race James Gallagher is in:
- United States Representative, Congressional District 1 · November 3, 2026 · Congressional District 1 (119th Congress), California · incumbent
Profile last researched September 12, 2026.