Aisha Wahab

Authored California Senate Bills 926 and 981, which the governor signed. They address sexual imagery generated by artificial intelligence and set out how platforms must handle reports of non-consensual explicit images.

September 19, 2024Supports AI Regulation

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Wrote Senate Bill 257, the PARENT Act, to make pregnancy a qualifying event for health insurance enrolment and to bar insurers from discriminating against surrogates. It passed the Senate on this date. The governor later vetoed it and the Senate sustained the veto.

June 13, 2025Supports 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 against a bill speeding federal permits for mining projects and blocking a proposed rule that narrows which mines qualify. The House passed it 218-201 (House Bill 1501).

September 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Authored Senate Bill 261 on wage theft judgments, which passed the California Senate. It would name delinquent employers publicly and add triple penalties for long-overdue judgments.

June 12, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Authored Senate Bill 1193, the Alameda County Discretionary Funds Transparency Act, which passed the California Senate 37-0 over opposition from the county board of supervisors.

May 21, 2026Supports 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 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 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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Authored California Senate Bills 926 and 981, which the governor signed. They address sexual imagery generated by artificial intelligence and set out how platforms must handle reports of non-consensual explicit images.

September 19, 2024Supports Data Privacy

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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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Authored Senate Bill 261 on wage theft judgments, which passed the California Senate. It would name delinquent employers publicly and add triple penalties for long-overdue judgments.

June 12, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Authored California Senate Bill 399, signed into law, which bars employers from making workers attend meetings about political or religious matters.

September 27, 2024Supports 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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Led Senate Concurrent Resolution 105, a human rights resolution on Gaza, which the California Senate passed with the support of 35 senators from both parties.

September 12, 2025Supports Peaceful Foreign Policy

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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 passing 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, 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 setting aside H.Res. 1486, a resolution to impeach President Trump over ICE and Border Patrol actions, which would have kept it alive. The House set it aside 232-147.

September 15, 2026

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Voted against a bill cutting off some federal college aid to schools that join commercial boycotts of Israel. The House passed it 237-169 (House Bill 4795).

September 3, 2026

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Was sworn in as the U.S. representative for California's 14th District, after winning the runoff of the special election to fill the seat, becoming the first Afghan American member of Congress.

September 2, 2026

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Voted against a proposed constitutional amendment fixing the size of the Supreme Court at nine justices. It failed 212-206, short of the two-thirds needed (House Joint Resolution 1).

September 2, 2026

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