Maxine Waters

Sep 19, 2025House vote #281 · 2025H.R. 5371

Nay

Pass H.R. 5371 for temporary fiscal year 2026 funding

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 5371 would have temporarily funded federal agencies for fiscal year 2026, generally at fiscal year 2025 levels, through November 21, 2025, or until the relevant appropriations were enacted. It also included added security funding and extensions of expiring programs and authorities. The House passed the bill. The background describes the version introduced on September 16, 2025, not necessarily the exact text passed.

Context: The background summarizes the bill as introduced in the House on September 16, 2025; it may not describe the exact text passed.

Sep 19, 2025House vote #280 · 2025H.R. 5371

Yea

Return H.R. 5371 for temporary fiscal year 2026 funding

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 5371 would have temporarily funded federal agencies for fiscal year 2026, generally at fiscal year 2025 levels, and extended various expiring programs and authorities. The House rejected a motion to recommit the bill, which would have sent it back for further consideration; the record does not specify additional instructions for that motion. This vote did not decide whether the bill itself passed. The background describes the version introduced on September 16, 2025, not necessarily the exact text involved in the motion.

Context: The background summarizes the bill as introduced in the House on September 16, 2025; it may not describe the exact text involved in the motion.

Sep 18, 2025House vote #279 · 2025H.R. 1047

Nay

Pass the GRID Power Act on electricity project interconnection

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The GRID Power Act would require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revise and periodically review rules for processing requests to connect power-generating projects to the electric grid. It would prioritize certain dispatchable power projects, including some fossil-fuel projects, and require the commission to review proposed queue-priority changes within 60 days. The House passed the bill; this vote was on passage, not merely on a step to bring it up for consideration.

Context: The background summary describes the bill as introduced on February 6, 2025; it may not reflect the exact text passed by the House.

Sep 18, 2025House vote #278 · 2025H.R. 3015

Nay

Pass a bill reestablishing the National Coal Council

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The bill gives statutory authority to the National Coal Council and directs the Department of Energy to reestablish it under its November 19, 2021, charter. It also removes the requirement to renew the council’s charter every two years. The House passed the bill; this vote was on passage, not merely on whether to consider it.

Context: The background is dated April 24, 2025, and describes the introduced bill; the supplied records do not establish whether the text changed before the September 18 passage vote.

Sep 18, 2025House vote #277 · 2025H.R. 3062

Nay

Set federal permits for cross-border energy infrastructure

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The bill would create a process for federal permits covering energy infrastructure that crosses the U.S. border with Canada or Mexico, including oil and gas pipelines and electric transmission facilities. It assigns certificate decisions to FERC or the Department of Energy and sets deadlines; it also requires congressional approval before the President revokes certain existing permits. The House passed the bill on this vote.

Context: The background describes the introduced version; it does not establish whether the text passed was identical.

Sep 17, 2025House vote #276 · 2025H.Res. 713

Yea

Setting aside the motion to censure Ilhan Omar

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The resolution would censure Representative Ilhan Omar and remove her from the House Committees on Education and Workforce and the Budget. The House agreed to a motion to table, which set the pending motion aside; this vote did not itself adopt the censure resolution.

Context: Official House roll call held on September 17, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sep 17, 2025House vote #275 · 2025H.R. 5143

Nay

Passing the bill requiring most D.C. police pursuits

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The bill repeals existing limits on when District of Columbia law enforcement may pursue fleeing vehicles and generally requires officers to pursue suspects unless specified safety or practical exceptions apply. It also requires a Justice Department report on costs and benefits of technology to alert the public to nearby pursuits. The House passed the bill; this vote was not a separate vote on the report or any later enactment.

Context: The background summarizes the introduced version; the supplied record does not establish whether that text remained unchanged at passage.

Sep 17, 2025House vote #274 · 2025H.R. 5125

Nay

House passes bill to change D.C. judicial nominations process

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The bill would end the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission’s role in recommending judges for the D.C. Superior Court and Court of Appeals and in appointing the courts’ chief judges. Instead, it would require the President to appoint the chief judges. The House passed the bill; passage in the House does not itself make it law.

Context: The bill summary describes the version introduced in the House on September 4, 2025, which may not be the exact text passed.

Sep 17, 2025House vote #273 · 2025H.Res. 722

No

Set House rules for considering funding and Charlie Kirk resolutions

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set terms for considering H.R. 5371, the fiscal 2026 continuing appropriations and extensions bill, and a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk. The House agreed to those terms for consideration. This vote did not itself pass either underlying measure.

Context: Official House roll call held on September 17, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Sep 17, 2025House vote #272 · 2025H.Res. 722

Nay

House sets debate rules for funding bill and Kirk tribute

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The resolution sets the terms for House consideration of H.R. 5371, a continuing appropriations and extensions bill for fiscal year 2026, and a resolution honoring Charlie Kirk. The House voted to order the previous question, which brings debate on the rule toward a vote and limits further amendment of the rule. This did not pass the funding bill or the tribute resolution.

Context: The supplied record gives no further detail about the rule’s specific terms or the funding bill’s provisions.

Sep 16, 2025House vote #271 · 2025H.R. 5140

Nay

House passed bill lowering age for adult trials in D.C. to 14

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The bill lowers to 14 the minimum age at which a minor may be tried as an adult in the District of Columbia for certain criminal offenses. The House passed the bill; this vote approved the bill in that chamber, not a final enactment of the proposal.

Context: The background describes the version introduced in the House; the precise text passed may differ.

Sep 16, 2025House vote #270 · 2025H.R. 4922

Nay

House passed DC CRIMES Act on D.C. criminal sentencing rules

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The DC CRIMES Act would limit the District of Columbia government’s authority to change criminal sentences, lower the maximum age for youth-offender status from 24 to 18, and repeal a provision allowing some youth offenders to receive less than the mandatory minimum sentence. It would also require monthly publication of certain youth-offender crime data. The House passed the bill; this vote did not itself make it law.

Context: The background describes the version introduced in the House; the precise text passed may differ.

Sep 16, 2025House vote #269 · 2025H.R. 2721

Yea

Pass the amended veterans’ headstone and burial-marker pilot bill

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The bill concerns a two-year Department of Veterans Affairs pilot to provide, on request, headstones or burial markers for eligible veterans who died before November 1, 1990, and update the agency’s eligibility information. The House passed the bill under a procedure that allowed only limited debate. This vote approved the bill as amended; it does not establish that the bill became law.

Context: The available background describes the version introduced on April 8, 2025, not necessarily the amended text passed by the House.

Sep 16, 2025House vote #268 · 2025H.Res. 707

No

Approve House consideration terms for seven bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution sets the terms for House consideration of seven bills: H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062. The House agreed to the resolution, approving those consideration terms; this was not a vote to pass the bills themselves.

Context: The supplied records do not identify the bills’ subjects, so their policy content cannot be specified.

Sep 16, 2025House vote #267 · 2025H.Res. 707

Nay

Limit debate on House consideration terms for seven bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution sets the terms for House consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062. The House ordered the previous question, limiting debate and moving the resolution toward a decision; this did not pass the resolution or the listed bills. The vote passed.

Context: The supplied records do not identify the bills’ subjects, so their policy content cannot be specified.

Sep 15, 2025House vote #266 · 2025H.R. 3400

Yea

Pass the amended bill for traveling doctors to serve veterans in U.S. territories

AI-assisted summary

The TRAVEL Act concerns assigning Veterans Health Administration physicians to provide care at VA facilities in U.S. territories and possessions, coordinating with non-VA providers when needed, and providing relocation or retention bonuses. The House passed the bill as amended under a procedure that allowed only limited debate. Passage by the House is not the same as enactment into law.

Context: The available background describes the version introduced on May 14, 2025, not necessarily the amended text passed by the House.

Sep 15, 2025House vote #265 · 2025H.J.Res. 117

Not Voting

Set aside motion to bring national-emergency proposal out of committee

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The proposal concerns a national emergency declared by the President on July 30, 2025. The vote was on whether to set aside a motion to discharge a committee—that is, to bring the proposal out of committee for House consideration. The motion to table passed, setting the discharge motion aside; this did not decide the underlying proposal.

Context: The supplied records do not describe the emergency or the proposal’s specific terms.

Sep 11, 2025House vote #264 · 2025H.R. 3486

Nay

Passing the bill increasing penalties for illegal reentry

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The bill increases criminal penalties for certain non-U.S. nationals who illegally enter or reenter the United States, including mandatory minimum prison terms and higher maximum terms in specified circumstances. The House passed the bill; passage does not by itself establish that it became law.

Context: The vote title is “Stop Illegal Entry Act,” while the dated background describes the introduced “Stop Illegal Reentry Act.” The supplied records do not resolve whether the introduced text was the version considered at passage.

Sep 11, 2025House vote #263 · 2025H.R. 3944

Yea

Instruct conferees on military construction and veterans appropriations

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The House voted on a motion to instruct its conferees during work on the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill. The related Senate-passed bill funded military construction and family housing, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and other listed agencies and activities. The motion failed; this vote did not itself pass or reject the appropriations bill.

Context: The supplied record does not state what specific instruction the motion proposed. The background describes a Senate-passed bill version, not necessarily the exact text under consideration in this House vote.

Sep 10, 2025House vote #262 · 2025H.R. 3838

No

Pass the 2026 defense authorization and procurement bill

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The bill sets fiscal year 2026 policies and authorities for Defense Department programs, military construction, and certain national security programs, and changes defense acquisition rules to speed delivery of capabilities to the armed forces. It also addresses military procurement, research, personnel levels, health care, compensation, and other defense matters. The House passed the bill; House passage alone does not make it law.

Context: The available background summarizes the version reported to the House on August 19, 2025; the record does not establish that this summary reflects every change in the text passed.

Maxine Waters

How they voted 681

Pass H.R. 5371 for temporary fiscal year 2026 funding

Return H.R. 5371 for temporary fiscal year 2026 funding

Pass the GRID Power Act on electricity project interconnection

Pass a bill reestablishing the National Coal Council

Set federal permits for cross-border energy infrastructure

Setting aside the motion to censure Ilhan Omar

Passing the bill requiring most D.C. police pursuits

House passes bill to change D.C. judicial nominations process

Set House rules for considering funding and Charlie Kirk resolutions

House sets debate rules for funding bill and Kirk tribute

House passed bill lowering age for adult trials in D.C. to 14

House passed DC CRIMES Act on D.C. criminal sentencing rules

Pass the amended veterans’ headstone and burial-marker pilot bill

Approve House consideration terms for seven bills

Limit debate on House consideration terms for seven bills

Pass the amended bill for traveling doctors to serve veterans in U.S. territories

Set aside motion to bring national-emergency proposal out of committee

Passing the bill increasing penalties for illegal reentry

Instruct conferees on military construction and veterans appropriations

Pass the 2026 defense authorization and procurement bill