Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source
Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.
McClellan supports expanding clean energy and energy efficiency, reducing pollution, and protecting consumers. She says these efforts can meet growing energy demand while aiming to lower energy costs, protect public health, and ensure communities are not left behind.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
McClellan opposes the SAVE Act, which would require documents to register to vote. She called the requirements burdensome and expensive, noting that eligible identification documents can cost from $12 to more than $1,000.
Context: The source does not identify which documents the bill would require.
McClellan cosponsors the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which she supports as a way to restore protections under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that she says court decisions have weakened.
Context: The source identifies her as a cosponsor but does not describe the bill’s specific provisions.
McClellan supports leaving decisions about whether and when to become a parent to patients and their healthcare providers. In Congress, she chairs a task force on abortion rights and access and cosponsored a federal version of Virginia’s Reproductive Health Protection Act.
Context: The federal bill’s provisions are not specified in the passage.
McClellan opposes a proposed federal law that would cut $880 billion from Medicaid over 10 years. She says she fought to protect coverage for hundreds of thousands of Virginians, rural hospitals, and Virginia’s state budget from added costs.
Context: The $880 billion cut is described as part of a proposed law; the passage does not detail an alternative Medicaid policy.
McClellan supports the Affordable Care Act and has pushed to extend its enhanced premium tax credits, which she says help keep coverage affordable. She opposed a Republican funding bill that did not protect the credits after they expired.
Context: The enhanced credits had expired; the passage does not specify a proposed extension’s duration or terms.
McClellan believes the National Defense Authorization Act should focus on national defense rather than culture-war issues. She has opposed amendments that, in her view, would use the bill to remove Armed Forces DEI programs, restrict reproductive healthcare access for servicemembers, or abandon global allies.
Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 10, 2026.
McClellan opposes amendments to defense legislation that would restrict servicemembers’ access to reproductive healthcare. She says she has fought against such amendments each year.
Context: This position concerns amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act; the passage does not specify which services or restrictions.
McClellan opposes amendments to defense legislation that would strip diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from the Armed Forces. She says she has fought against such amendments each year.
Context: This position concerns amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.