Emilia Sykes

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

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Voted against a Republican stopgap funding bill because it did not extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that lower health premiums.

September 19, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted no on the final Republican budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1), which passed 218-214. She said it cuts health coverage for 17 million people.

July 3, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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

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Co-sponsored the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act and signed a discharge petition to force a House vote on it. The bill aims to block budget cuts to Medicaid and food aid.

May 7, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Passed her Mental Health Improvement Act (H.R. 4097) through the House as part of a larger bill. It extends a program that trains more mental health workers.

December 12, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Got her amendment into H.R. 4877, which passed the House. It requires coordinated research to plug abandoned oil and gas wells.

May 1, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted for the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which helps workers reach a first union contract. She also signed the petition that helped bring it to the floor.

June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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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

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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

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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

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Signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the Restore Trust in Government Act. It bans stock trading by the president, vice president, and members of Congress.

January 28, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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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

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Voted for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which directs release of government records on Jeffrey Epstein. She co-sponsored it and signed the discharge petition.

November 18, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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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

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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

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Voted for H.R. 1689 to give Haitians Temporary Protected Status through January 2029. She also signed the petition that helped bring it to the floor.

April 16, 2026Supports Immigration

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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

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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

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Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Voted to pass 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, 2024Opposes Immigration

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Voted to pass 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, 2024Opposes Immigration

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Voted to pass H.R. 7511, the Laken Riley Act, requiring federal detention of people in the country illegally who are charged with theft or burglary. The House passed it 251-170, but the Senate never voted and the bill died.

March 7, 2024Opposes Immigration

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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

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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

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Voted to pass 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, 2024Opposes Immigration

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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

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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

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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

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Voted against H.R. 2, the House Republicans' border and immigration bill. She said it worsens an already dire situation at the border.

May 11, 2023Supports Immigration

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Voted yes on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 8035). The House passed it 311-112.

April 20, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Passed her Mental Health Improvement Act (H.R. 4097) through the House as part of a larger bill. It extends a program that trains more mental health workers.

December 12, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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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

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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

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Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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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

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Voted to pass 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, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass 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 Public Safety and Crime Control

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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

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Voted to pass 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, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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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

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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

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Voted no on the final Republican budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1), which passed 218-214. She said it cuts health coverage for 17 million people.

July 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Co-sponsored the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act and signed a discharge petition to force a House vote on it. The bill aims to block budget cuts to Medicaid and food aid.

May 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted yes on the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). The House passed it 327-75.

November 12, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Wrote a bill to extend veterans programs, including nursing home care and help for homeless veterans. It became law in a September 2024 funding bill.

September 26, 2024Supports 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, 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

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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

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Voted to pass 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, 2024Opposes Gun Control

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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

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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

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Signed a discharge petition to force a House vote on the Women's Health Protection Act. The bill protects access to abortion care nationwide.

June 23, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted no on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26). The House passed it 220-210.

January 11, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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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, 2024Opposes Limit Foreign Influence

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Voted for H.R. 7521, which requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the app. She said it protects Americans' privacy and security. It passed 352-65-1.

March 13, 2024Supports Limit Foreign Influence

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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

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Voted to pass 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, 2025Supports National Defense

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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

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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

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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

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Voted for H.J. Res. 72 to end the emergency President Trump used to put tariffs on Canadian goods. The resolution passed the House.

February 11, 2026Supports Foreign Trade

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Voted against S. 1318, a three-year renewal of Section 702 surveillance powers. She said it lacked strong independent oversight.

April 29, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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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

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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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Introduced Ohio House Bill 672 as a state lawmaker to ban secretly placing tracking devices on another person's property. Governor Mike DeWine signed it into law in December 2024.

December 19, 2024Supports Data Privacy

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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

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Voted for H.R. 7521, which requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the app. She said it protects Americans' privacy and security. It passed 352-65-1.

March 13, 2024Supports Data Privacy

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Won committee approval of her amendment to a privacy research bill (H.R. 4755). It supports research to stop people from being tracked electronically without consent.

July 27, 2023Supports Data Privacy

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Voted no on the SAVE America Act (H.R. 7296), which requires proof of citizenship to register to vote. She said it makes voting harder for eligible women and seniors.

February 11, 2026Supports 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 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

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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

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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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Voted against the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (H.R. 734). She called it an attack on children and the LGBTQ+ community.

April 20, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted against S.J. Res. 18, a resolution to roll back a consumer rule that capped bank overdraft fees. She said it lets banks charge families junk fees.

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, 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted for a war powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from fighting in Iran not approved by Congress. The resolution failed.

March 5, 2026Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

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Voted to pass H.R. 23, the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act, sanctioning foreigners who help the International Criminal Court pursue Americans or allied citizens. The House passed it 243-140, but the Senate blocked it on January 28, 2025.

January 9, 2025Opposes Peaceful Foreign Policy

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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

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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

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Took an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in August 2023, paid for by the American Israel Education Foundation, an organization tied to AIPAC, a group that lobbies Congress for U.S. military aid and support for Israel.

August 5, 2023Supports U.S.-Israel Ties

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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

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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

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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

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Voted against the 2027 defense bill (H.R. 8800) because Republicans added the SAVE America Act voting rules to it.

July 22, 2026

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Voted against the Stop Insider Trading Act (H.R. 7008), which was joined with a voter ID bill. She said its stock trading limits had too many loopholes.

July 22, 2026

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Voted yes on the Ukraine Support Act (H.R. 2913). The House passed it 226-195.

June 4, 2026

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Voted no on the Senate changes to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148). The House approved them 217-214.

February 3, 2026

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Voted yes on the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148) when the House first passed it 341-88.

January 22, 2026

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Voted no on the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act (H.R. 498). The House passed it 215-201.

December 18, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted no on accepting the Senate's changes to the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R. 5371). The House approved them 222-209.

November 12, 2025

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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

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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 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

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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 yes on the GENIUS Act (S. 1582). The House passed it 308-122.

July 17, 2025

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Voted no on the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633). The House passed it 294-134.

July 17, 2025

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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

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Voted no on the Rescissions Act (H.R. 4). The House passed it 214-212.

June 12, 2025

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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

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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

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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 no on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22). The House passed it 220-208.

April 10, 2025

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Voted no on the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R. 1968). The House passed it 217-213.

March 11, 2025

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Was elected co-chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Women's Caucus, serving with Republican Monica De La Cruz.

February 13, 2025

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Voted against passing 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, 2025

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Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29). The House passed it 264-159.

January 7, 2025

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Voted to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election in Congress.

January 6, 2025

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Voted against H.R. 7673, the Liberty in Laundry Act, barring clothes washer efficiency rules unless found workable and unlikely to raise buyers' costs. The House passed it 215-200, but the Senate never acted, so the bill died when the 118th Congress ended.

December 10, 2024

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Received MoveOn's endorsement for her 2024 U.S. House race in Ohio's 13th District.

October 9, 2024

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 no on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (H. Res. 863). The House approved it 214-213.

February 13, 2024

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Voted yes on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024). The House passed it 357-70.

January 31, 2024

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Voted for H.Res. 894, a House resolution that condemned antisemitism and stated that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. The House adopted it 311-14, with 92 members voting present.

December 5, 2023

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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

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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

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Voted no on the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670). The House passed it 219-210.

July 14, 2023

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Voted yes on the Fiscal Responsibility Act (H.R. 3746). The House passed it 314-117.

May 31, 2023

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Won committee approval of her amendment to a truck parking bill. It requires federally funded truck stops to post notices about human trafficking.

May 25, 2023

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Voted no on the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1). The House passed it 225-204.

March 30, 2023

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Voted no on the Parents Bill of Rights Act (H.R. 5). The House passed it 213-208.

March 24, 2023

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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

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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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Was elected leader of the Ohio House Democrats (Minority Leader) and gave a speech to the House in that new role in February 2019.

February 7, 2019

Source: ohiohouse.gov