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Josh Gottheimer

DemocratNew JerseyCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source

How they voted 681

Their recorded votes in Congress, including what was decided and how they voted.

Yea/Aye supports the question being voted on. Nay/No opposes it. Colors describe the recorded choice, not a political rating.

Partial vote history. See collection coverage

House vote #239 · 2026H.R. 1181
Yea

House rejects return of payment-card codes bill to committee

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns payment-card networks’ use of merchant codes that distinguish firearms retailers from general-merchandise or sporting-goods stores. The House rejected a motion to recommit, which would have sent the proposal back to committee; this vote did not decide whether the bill itself passed.

Context: The supplied policy summary describes the bill as introduced on February 11, 2025; the record does not establish whether the text at this vote was identical or had been amended.

Sources & original record
Official title
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Official question
On Motion to Recommit
Chamber result
Failed
Measure title
Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-02-11. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #238 · 2026H.R. 139
Yea

House passes bill making daylight saving time permanent

AI-assisted summary

The bill would make daylight saving time the new permanent standard time, while allowing states to choose standard time for areas exempt from daylight saving time. The House passed the bill; passage in the House is not, by itself, enactment into law.

Context: The supplied summary describes the bill as introduced on January 3, 2025; the record does not establish whether the text passed was identical or had been amended.

House vote #237 · 2026H.Res. 1423
No

House approves consideration rules for four named bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the terms for House consideration of bills on permanent daylight saving time; 2027 national security and State Department appropriations; veterans’ benefits and VA administration; and payment-card merchant codes for firearms retailers. The House approved the resolution, allowing the specified bills to be considered under its rules. This vote did not pass those bills or approve their policies.

Context: The resolution summary is dated July 13, 2026, and describes the bills covered; it does not provide the resolution’s detailed terms.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 139) Sunshine Protection Act; (H.R. 8595) National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; (H.R. 9237) Take Care of America’s Veterans Act; and (H.R. 1181) Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 139) Sunshine Protection Act; (H.R. 8595) National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; (H.R. 9237) Take Care of America’s Veterans Act; and (H.R. 1181) Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-07-13. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #236 · 2026H.Res. 1423
Nay

Set debate limits for bills on daylight saving, funding, veterans and firearms retail

AI-assisted summary

This vote concerned a rule for considering four bills: making daylight saving time permanent; providing fiscal year 2027 national security and State Department appropriations; improving veterans’ benefits and VA administration; and restricting payment-card rules that distinguish firearms retailers. The vote ordered the previous question, limiting further debate on the rule and moving toward a decision on it. The rule’s adoption sets the terms for House consideration; it does not pass any of the four bills.

Context: The background summarizes the resolution as reported July 13, 2026; it describes the bills’ subjects, not their final text or any later House action.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 139) Sunshine Protection Act; (H.R. 8595) National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; (H.R. 9237) Take Care of America’s Veterans Act; and (H.R. 1181) Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Official question
On Ordering the Previous Question
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 139) Sunshine Protection Act; (H.R. 8595) National Security, Department of State, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; (H.R. 9237) Take Care of America’s Veterans Act; and (H.R. 1181) Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-07-13. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #235 · 2026H.R. 8897
Yea

House passes pilot program for airport screening with children

AI-assisted summary

The bill directs TSA to test alternative security screening lanes and approaches for passengers traveling with children age 12 or younger. The pilot must operate at a minimum of five airports, prioritizing airports with many such travelers. The House passed the amended bill; that does not by itself make it law.

Context: The supplied summary describes the bill as introduced on May 19, 2026; the record does not establish how the amended text differed from that version.

Sources & original record
Official title
Improving Travel for American Families Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Improving Travel for American Families Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2026-05-19. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #234 · 2026H.R. 3106
Yea

Pass a DHS exercise bill on terrorism during extreme cold

AI-assisted summary

The bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to conduct an exercise on responding to a terrorist attack during extreme cold, including cascading effects on critical infrastructure, and to report findings to Congress. The House passed the bill. The available description summarizes the version introduced in April 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text passed.

Context: The background describes the introduced version, not necessarily the exact text passed.

Sources & original record
Official title
Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-04-30. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #233 · 2026H.Res. 1399
Yea

Require preservation and release of sexual harassment settlement records

AI-assisted summary

The resolution directs the House Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment. The House agreed to the resolution, approving that direction; this vote was not a vote on any underlying policy or individual case.

Context: Official House roll call held on June 30, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records relating to monetary settlements involving acts of sexual harassment
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #232 · 2026H.Con.Res. 108
Nay

Direct removal of U.S. forces from hostilities in Lebanon

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would direct the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon within seven days of its adoption. It says this would not prevent security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces or protection of diplomatic facilities. The House did not agree to the resolution, so the proposed direction was not adopted.

Context: The background describes the version introduced June 3, 2026.

Sources & original record
Official title
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Failed
Measure title
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2026-06-03. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #231 · 2026H.Res. 1398
No

House rejected rules for considering defense and other measures

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set out how the House would consider three bills: one on fiscal year 2027 defense programs, one funding national security and the State Department, and one reauthorizing disability-insurance demonstrations. It also covered a resolution commemorating the Working Families Tax Cuts. The House rejected the resolution, so those consideration rules were not adopted; this vote did not pass or defeat the underlying measures.

Context: Official House roll call held on June 30, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Failed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-06-30. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #230 · 2026H.Res. 1398
Nay

End debate on the rule for considering defense, State, disability, and tax measures

AI-assisted summary

The rule concerned House consideration of fiscal year 2027 defense programs, national security and State Department appropriations, renewal of a Social Security disability insurance demonstration authority, and a resolution marking the one-year anniversary of the Working Families Tax Cuts. The House ordered the previous question, ending further debate on the rule and moving it toward a vote; this did not approve the bills or the rule itself.

Context: The background describes the version reported to the House on June 30, 2026.

Sources & original record
Official title
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
Official question
On Ordering the Previous Question
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Providing for consideration of the bills H.R. 8800, H.R. 8595, and H.R. 8884; and providing for consideration of the resolution H. Res. 1383
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-06-30. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #229 · 2026H.R. 7128
Yea

House passed amended terrorism insurance program extension

AI-assisted summary

The bill reauthorizes the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through 2034, which covers part of private insurers’ losses from terrorism-related property and casualty claims. The House passed the bill under a procedure for quickly considering measures, with amendments; this vote decided passage, not merely whether to begin consideration. The available summary describes a version reported on March 19, 2026.

Context: The background summarizes the version reported March 19, 2026; the record does not specify how the amended version passed on this vote differed.

Sources & original record
Official title
TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-03-19. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #228 · 2026H.R. 7757
Yea

Pass KIDS Act safeguards for minors on online platforms

AI-assisted summary

The KIDS Act would require covered online platforms to protect minors, including by restricting access to certain sexual material, adding parental controls and limits on social-media features, and requiring disclosures from AI chatbots. It also provides for studies and enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general. The House passed the amended bill under a procedure that allows limited debate; this vote was passage, not merely a decision to take up the bill.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the introduced version, not necessarily the amended text passed by the House.

Sources & original record
Official title
KIDS Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
KIDS Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2026-03-03. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #227 · 2026H.R. 2478
Yea

Pass protections to delay suspicious securities redemptions

AI-assisted summary

The Financial Exploitation Prevention Act would let investment companies or their agents temporarily delay certain securities redemptions when they reasonably suspect financial exploitation of an older person or an adult with specified impairments. It sets out delay periods, notification duties and related requirements, and directs the SEC to make recommendations. The House passed the bill under a procedure allowing limited debate.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the introduced version, not necessarily the exact text passed by the House.

Sources & original record
Official title
Financial Exploitation Prevention Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Financial Exploitation Prevention Act
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2025-03-27. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #226 · 2026H.R. 915
Yea

House passed amended small-business technology loan bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill would let the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program finance business software and cloud services, including tools using artificial intelligence, for functions such as payroll, sales, and accounting. The House passed the bill as amended; this vote decided passage, not merely whether to begin considering it. The available summary describes a version reported on June 3, 2026.

Context: The background summarizes the version reported June 3, 2026; the record does not specify how the amended version passed on this vote differed.

Sources & original record
Official title
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Small Business Technological Advancement Act
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-06-03. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #225 · 2026H.R. 7401
Yea

House passed bill requiring SBA loan conflict certifications

AI-assisted summary

The bill requires Small Business Administration employees involved in originating, reviewing, or approving loans to certify that they have no conflict of interest, disclose later-arising conflicts, and understand applicable conflict rules. It also requires the SBA to issue implementing regulations. The House passed the bill; this vote decided passage, not merely whether to begin consideration.

Context: The supplied summary describes the version reported February 20, 2026; it does not identify any differences in the text considered on the vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-02-20. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #224 · 2026H.R. 6644
Yea

Approve the Housing for the 21st Century Act on housing programs

AI-assisted summary

The Housing for the 21st Century Act revises federal housing programs, including financing for affordable housing and grants for planning and community development. The House passed a motion to concur in a Senate amendment to a House amendment, thereby agreeing to that amendment as part of its action on the bill. This vote was not itself a separate enactment of the bill.

Context: The background summarizes a version dated January 15, 2026; it does not establish that this was the exact text approved in the House vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
Housing for the 21st Century Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Housing for the 21st Century Act
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-01-15. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #223 · 2026S. 629
Yea

House passed bill expanding emergency disaster conservation aid

AI-assisted summary

The House passed the Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act. The bill would expand eligibility for emergency conservation and forest-restoration payments after natural disasters, allow some larger advance payments for emergency work, and give recipients more time to use the funds. This was a vote to pass the bill, not merely to begin considering it.

Context: The available policy summary describes the version introduced in the Senate on February 19, 2025; it may not reflect the exact text passed by the House.

Sources & original record
Official title
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act
Legislative background
Introduced in Senate · 2025-02-19. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #222 · 2026H.Res. 1335
Yea

House adopted resolution condemning fraud and urging payment safeguards

AI-assisted summary

The resolution condemns efforts to defraud the federal government and expresses the House’s view that reforms to prevent fraud and improper payments, along with checking eligibility before payments, can support financial prosperity. The House agreed to the resolution. The available background summarizes the version introduced on June 3, 2026; it does not establish the exact text adopted.

Context: The background summarizes the resolution as introduced on June 3, 2026, and may not reflect the exact text adopted.

Sources & original record
Official title
Condemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment
Official question
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Condemning actors seeking to defraud the U.S. Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that government-wide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the U.S., and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2026-06-03. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #221 · 2026H.R. 9238
Yea

House rejected bill extending FISA foreign surveillance authorities

AI-assisted summary

The bill would extend Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which covers foreign-intelligence collection including Section 702 surveillance of certain people outside the United States. The House rejected the motion to suspend its usual rules and pass the bill. The bill therefore did not pass on this vote; the vote was not itself a separate decision approving or rejecting surveillance under Title VII.

Context: The background describes the introduced version, which would extend Title VII authority until July 2, 2026; the supplied records do not establish that this was the exact text considered at the vote.

Sources & original record
Official title
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
Official question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Chamber result
Failed
Measure title
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
Legislative background
Introduced in House · 2026-06-10. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2
House vote #220 · 2026H.R. 8464
Nay

House passed bill allowing targeted pauses of risky federal payments

AI-assisted summary

The Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act would direct agencies to temporarily pause, condition, or narrow payment requests when documented indicators show elevated fraud or improper-payment risk, and would require Treasury to return certain risky vouchers for agency review. The House passed the bill. The available background summarizes the version reported on June 3, 2026; it does not establish the exact text passed.

Context: The background summarizes the reported version dated June 3, 2026, and may not reflect the exact text passed.

Sources & original record
Official title
Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
Official question
On Passage
Chamber result
Passed
Measure title
Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
Legislative background
Reported to House · 2026-06-03. This is separate from the date of the vote.
Congress
119th Congress · Session 2