Luz M. Rivas

Mar 25, 2026House vote #99 · 2026H.Res. 1131

No

Adopt rules for four homeland security, D.C., and maritime measures

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the House rules for considering four matters: a fiscal 2026 Homeland Security appropriations bill, a bill to beautify the District of Columbia, a bill concerning which vessels may use U.S. waters or ports, and a resolution expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security. The House agreed to the procedural resolution. That decision set up consideration of those measures; it did not pass them.

Context: The background describes the version reported on March 24, 2026; the vote concerned the resolution’s rules, not the final text or passage of the underlying measures.

Mar 25, 2026House vote #98 · 2026H.Res. 1131

Nay

Limit debate on rules for four homeland security, D.C., and maritime measures

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set the House rules for considering four matters: a fiscal 2026 Homeland Security appropriations bill, a bill to beautify the District of Columbia, a bill concerning which vessels may use U.S. waters or ports, and a resolution expressing support for the Department of Homeland Security. The House agreed to the previous question, cutting off further debate on the rules resolution and allowing a vote on its adoption. This did not pass the underlying measures.

Context: The background describes the version reported on March 24, 2026; this vote concerned debate on the procedural resolution, not the final text or passage of the underlying measures.

Mar 24, 2026House vote #97 · 2026H.R. 6422

Yea

Pass amended water quality programs reauthorization bill

AI-assisted summary

The American Water Stewardship Act reauthorizes several EPA water quality and restoration programs through fiscal year 2031, including programs for the Great Lakes, Long Island Sound, and the National Estuary Program, and makes related changes. The House passed the bill as amended. The description of its provisions is based on the introduced version dated December 4, 2025; the passed amended text may differ.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the House passed the bill as amended, so the final text may differ.

Mar 19, 2026House vote #96 · 2026H.R. 4638

Nay

Pass the bill on harming law-enforcement animals and immigration

AI-assisted summary

The bill would make a non-U.S. national inadmissible to the United States and deportable if convicted of, or admitting to, an offense related to harming animals used in law enforcement. The House passed the bill. This summary describes the version introduced on July 23, 2025; the records provided do not establish whether the text changed before passage.

Context: The background summarizes the July 23, 2025 introduced version, not necessarily the exact text passed.

Mar 18, 2026House vote #95 · 2026H.J.Res. 139

Nay

Reject a balanced-budget constitutional amendment

AI-assisted summary

The proposed amendment would cap annual federal spending at the average receipts of the prior three years, adjusted for population and inflation, excluding debt payments and borrowed receipts. Congress could exceed the cap with a two-thirds roll-call vote in each chamber, or during a declared war. It would also require two-thirds roll-call approval in each chamber for new or increased taxes. The House rejected the joint resolution, so it did not advance for ratification.

Context: Official House roll call held on March 18, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Mar 18, 2026House vote #94 · 2026H.R. 1958

Nay

Pass the bill on deportation for public-benefits fraud

AI-assisted summary

The bill would make certain public-benefits fraud grounds to bar a non-U.S. national from admission or to deport that person, and would make the person ineligible for immigration-enforcement relief, including relief for people at risk of torture. Covered conduct includes fraud involving SNAP, Social Security, federally funded programs, and producing fraudulent identification documents. The House passed the bill. This summary describes the version reported on January 27, 2026; the records provided do not establish whether the text changed before passage.

Context: The background summarizes the January 27, 2026 reported version, not necessarily the exact text passed.

Mar 18, 2026House vote #93 · 2026H.R. 556

No

Pass the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

AI-assisted summary

The bill would generally bar the Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Forest Service from restricting lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water, with specified exceptions. The House passed the bill. The supplied summary describes the version introduced in January 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text passed.

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

Mar 18, 2026House vote #92 · 2026H.R. 556

Yea

Send the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act back to committee

AI-assisted summary

The bill would generally bar three federal agencies from restricting lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water, with specified exceptions. The House rejected a motion to recommit the bill, which would have sent it back to committee. This procedural vote did not itself pass or defeat the bill; the House voted separately on passage.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version, not necessarily the exact version considered at this vote.

Mar 17, 2026House vote #91 · 2026H.Res. 1115

No

House adopted a rule for considering three named bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set terms for House consideration of bills on lead ammunition and tackle on certain federal lands and waters, immigration consequences for fraud, and immigration consequences for harming law-enforcement animals. The House agreed to the resolution, setting up how those bills would be considered; it did not pass the bills themselves.

Context: Official House roll call held on March 17, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Mar 17, 2026House vote #90 · 2026H.Res. 1115

Nay

End debate on rules for considering hunting and immigration bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set rules for considering three bills: one concerning lead ammunition and fishing tackle on certain federal lands and waters, one addressing immigration consequences for government or public-benefits fraud, and one addressing harm to law-enforcement animals. The House voted to order the previous question, which limits further debate and amendments on the procedural resolution and moves the House toward a vote on it. This vote did not pass any of the three underlying bills.

Context: The summary describes the resolution reported on March 16, 2026; this vote concerned the procedural resolution, not passage of the three bills.

Mar 17, 2026House vote #89 · 2026S. 3971

Yea

Congress renewed and changed small-business research award programs

AI-assisted summary

The bill renews the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs through fiscal year 2031 and changes how they operate. It adds agency security reviews of applicants, limits on proposals, training requirements, and extra awards in critical technology areas. The House voted to pass the bill; that decision was passage, not merely a step to begin considering it.

Context: The background describes the bill version dated March 3, 2026; the record does not establish whether the House approved identical text.

Mar 17, 2026House vote #88 · 2026H.R. 4294

Yea

Pass the blue catfish purchase and watermen support bill

AI-assisted summary

The bill directs NOAA to run a pilot program supporting purchases of blue catfish caught in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and to develop public estimates of the fish’s abundance before the program begins. The House passed the bill as amended. This vote approved the bill; it does not establish that every detail of the amendment is reflected in the dated summary.

Context: The supplied background describes the February 23 reported version; the record does not provide the text of the amendments adopted before passage.

Mar 5, 2026House vote #87 · 2026H.R. 7744

Nay

Pass the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for 2026

AI-assisted summary

The bill provides Department of Homeland Security funding for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, including funding for agencies such as Customs and Border Protection, ICE, TSA, the Coast Guard, and FEMA. It also addresses back pay for employees affected by a partial shutdown and certain obligations incurred during it. The House passed the bill. The supplied summary describes the version introduced on March 2, 2026, which may differ from the text passed.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the exact text passed may differ.

Mar 5, 2026House vote #86 · 2026H.R. 7744

Yea

Send the 2026 Homeland Security funding bill back to committee

AI-assisted summary

The bill would fund the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of fiscal year 2026 and address the partial department shutdown, including back pay for affected federal employees. This vote was on a motion to send the bill back to committee, not on whether to pass the funding bill. The motion failed.

Context: The record does not provide instructions attached to the motion, so its requested changes cannot be described.

Mar 5, 2026House vote #85 · 2026H.Con.Res. 38

Yea

House resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Iran fails

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would direct the President to end U.S. military involvement in hostilities against Iran unless Congress declared war or authorized the use of force, while preserving the right to defend against an imminent attack. The House voted against adopting the resolution, so it did not pass.

Context: The background summarizes the version introduced on June 17, 2025; the supplied record does not establish whether the text considered at this vote differed.

Mar 5, 2026House vote #84 · 2026H.Res. 1099

Nay

House affirms Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism

AI-assisted summary

The resolution states that it is U.S. policy that Iran continues to be the largest state sponsor of terrorism. The House agreed to the resolution, adopting that statement.

Context: Official House roll call held on March 5, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Mar 4, 2026House vote #83 · 2026H.Res. 1100

Yea

House refers ethics-records resolution to committee

AI-assisted summary

The resolution would require the House Ethics Committee to preserve records and publicly release available materials concerning investigations of alleged sexual harassment, unwelcome sexual advances, or sexual assault by House members and certain delegates. It also provides for redacting identifying information about victims and witnesses. The House agreed to refer the resolution, sending it to committee rather than adopting its requirements.

Context: Official House roll call held on March 4, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Mar 4, 2026House vote #82 · 2026H.R. 6472

Yea

House passes amended bill on territorial students’ college tuition

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns tuition and fees at public colleges that participate in federal student aid programs. As described in the reported version, eligible U.S. national residents of Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands would pay no more than in-state rates. The House passed the bill as amended; this vote was not a Senate vote or enactment of a law.

Context: The background describes the version reported on February 11, 2026; the supplied record does not provide the amendments or establish the exact text passed.

Mar 4, 2026House vote #81 · 2026S. 723

Yea

Pass the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act

AI-assisted summary

The bill would set processing deadlines and other requirements for the Bureau of Indian Affairs when reviewing mortgage and related documents involving trust lands. It would also improve access to land records and create a Realty Ombudsman position. The House passed the bill; the background describes an earlier Senate-introduced version, so it does not establish the exact text passed here.

Context: The supplied policy summary is for the Senate-introduced version dated February 25, 2025; the record does not establish that this was the exact text passed by the House.

Mar 4, 2026House vote #80 · 2026H.Res. 1095

No

House sets rules for considering 2026 Homeland Security funding bill

AI-assisted summary

The resolution sets the terms for House consideration of H.R. 7744, a bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The House agreed to the resolution, allowing the bill to be considered under those rules; this vote did not pass the funding bill itself.

Context: Official House roll call held on March 4, 2026. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Luz M. Rivas

How they voted 681

Adopt rules for four homeland security, D.C., and maritime measures

Limit debate on rules for four homeland security, D.C., and maritime measures

Pass amended water quality programs reauthorization bill

Pass the bill on harming law-enforcement animals and immigration

Reject a balanced-budget constitutional amendment

Pass the bill on deportation for public-benefits fraud

Pass the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act

Send the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act back to committee

House adopted a rule for considering three named bills

End debate on rules for considering hunting and immigration bills

Congress renewed and changed small-business research award programs

Pass the blue catfish purchase and watermen support bill

Pass the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for 2026

Send the 2026 Homeland Security funding bill back to committee

House resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Iran fails

House affirms Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism

House refers ethics-records resolution to committee

House passes amended bill on territorial students’ college tuition

Pass the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act

House sets rules for considering 2026 Homeland Security funding bill