Carlos Gimenez

Carlos Gimenez

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Florida District 28

U.S. House Florida District 28

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices

City manager City of Miami

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Miami-Dade County Commission

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Mayor of Miami-Dade County

Successor: Daniella Levine Cava

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U.S. House Florida District 26

Successor: Mario Diaz-Balart

Predecessor: Debbie Mucarsel-Powell

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Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Barry University, 1999

Personal

Profession

Firefighter

Contact

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Carlos Gimenez (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida's 28th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2023. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gimenez (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 28th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

Carlos Gimenez was born in Cuba. Gimenez graduated from Christopher Columbus High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in public administration from Barry University in 1999. Gimenez's career experience includes working as a firefighter with the City of Miami Fire Department and the manager of the City of Miami.Gimenez served as mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, from 2011 to 2020. Though the county's mayoral election is nonpartisan, Gimenez identified as a Republican during his terms as mayor.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Gimenez was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Homeland Security
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
• Transportation and Maritime Security, Chairman
• House Committee on Armed Services
• Readiness
• Tactical Air and Land Forces

2023-2024

Gimenez was assigned to the following committees:

• United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
• Committee on Homeland Security
• Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation
• Transportation and Maritime Security, Chairman
• House Committee on Armed Services
• Readiness
• Tactical Air and Land Forces

2021-2022

Gimenez was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Homeland Security
• Transportation and Maritime Security, Ranking Member
• Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
• Energy
• Environment
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
• Highways and Transit
• Aviation

Elections

2026

See also: Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Florida District 28

Incumbent Carlos Gimenez, Phil Ehr, and Herrera Macuran are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 28 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Carlos Gimenez (R)
		Phil Ehr (D)
	Submit photo	Herrera Macuran (R)

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2024

See also: Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2024

Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Democratic primary)

Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 20 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 28

Incumbent Carlos Gimenez defeated Phil Ehr in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 28 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Gimenez (R)	64.6	210,057
		Phil Ehr (D)	35.4	115,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 325,337
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elan Vyskocil (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Phil Ehr advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 28.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jim Henry (D)
• Marcos Reyes (D)
• Jacqueline Boulin Romain (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Carlos Gimenez advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 28.

Endorsements

Gimenez received the following endorsements.

• Former President Donald Trump (R)

2022

See also: Florida's 28th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 28

Incumbent Carlos Gimenez defeated Robert Asencio and Jeremiah Schaffer in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 28 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Gimenez (R)	63.7	134,457
		Robert Asencio (D)	36.3	76,665
		Jeremiah Schaffer (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	28

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 211,150
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 28

Robert Asencio defeated Juan Paredes in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 28 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robert Asencio	69.2	18,504
		Juan Paredes	30.8	8,217

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,721
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 28

Incumbent Carlos Gimenez defeated Carlos Garin and K.W. Miller in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 28 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Gimenez	73.4	28,762
		Carlos Garin	15.4	6,048
		K.W. Miller	11.2	4,395

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,205
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2020

See also: Florida's 26th Congressional District election, 2020

Florida's 26th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)

Florida's 26th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Florida District 26

Carlos Gimenez defeated incumbent Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 26 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Gimenez (R)	51.7	177,223
		Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)	48.3	165,407

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 342,630
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Debbie Mucarsel-Powell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 26.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 26

Carlos Gimenez defeated Omar Blanco in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 26 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carlos Gimenez	59.9	29,480
		Omar Blanco	40.1	19,721

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,201
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Irina Vilarino (R)

2016

See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2016)

Miami-Dade County Mayor, General Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carlos Gimenez Incumbent	55.83%	475,547
Raquel Regalado	44.17%	376,249
Total Votes		851,796
Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed November 8, 2016

Miami-Dade County Mayor, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carlos Gimenez Incumbent	47.61%	121,891
Raquel Regalado	32.01%	81,952
Frederick Bryant	8.87%	22,710
Alfred Santamaria	8.70%	22,277
Farid Khavari	1.16%	2,967
B.J. Chiszar	1.04%	2,669
Miguel Eizmendiz	0.60%	1,546
Total Votes		256,012
Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed September 8, 2016

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign website

Gimenez's campaign website stated the following:

“	Elected in 2011 with a mandate for change, during a time of economic crisis, declining household incomes and job losses, Gimenez has led dramatic positive change in South Florida by balancing the county’s budget every year without raising taxes and bringing Miami-Dade taxpayers the largest tax cut in county history. The Gimenez tax cut has saved property taxpayers more than $1.9 billion, or more than $1700 per household. To help bring the county budget under control, Gimenez cut his own salary by fifty percent and cut his office budget by over $1 million. He put the county’s checkbook online so all taxpayers could see how their tax dollars were being spent. To make government more efficient and effective, Gimenez reduced the number of county departments from 42 to 26, eliminated 1700 positions and renegotiated contracts with public sector labor unions, saving taxpayers over $400 million. In his first two years in office, Gimenez reduced the wait time on county permit processing by three months. After graduating from Christopher Columbus High School, Gimenez earned a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Barry University and spent twenty-five years as a firefighter with the Miami Fire-Rescue Department, nine as Chief. Having been recognized for his management of the Miami Fire-Rescue Department, Gimenez was appointed Manager of the City of Miami in 2000, where he brought fiscal sustainability and reliability overseeing a $500 million annual budget and 4000 employees. Due to sound fiscal practices, Gimenez reduced the tax rate to its lowest level in 50 years while creating a $140 million reserve and elevating the City’s bond rating from “junk” status to investment grade.	”
—Carlos Gimenez's campaign website (2020)

2016

Gimenez's campaign website included the following themes:

“	Economic growth & job creation Mayor Gimenez is committed to continue enhancing the quality of life for all Miami-Dade residents. Less than a month after taking office, Mayor Gimenez approved the largest tax cut in Miami-Dade County history. This tax cut resulted in saving of approximately $1 billion dollars, or $1,000 per average homeowner. Since 2011, Miami-Dade County has added over 150,000 new jobs in the private sector and has led the state in job creation. Under Mayor Gimenez's leadership, the unemployment rate has dropped from around 12% to about 5.9%. With initiatives like "One Community One Goal" and "Employ Miami-Dade", Mayor Gimenez is working to create a world business hub to promote trade and education in Miami-Dade, with policies and incentives that will generate new jobs and opportunities for private investment. "One Community One Goal" is a community-wide plan aimed at generating new higher-paying jobs in targeted industries like technology. "Employ Miami Dade" focuses on training, providing our residents the necessary skills to enter the workforce, as well as connecting residents from neighborhoods with high unemployment rates with potential employers, and ensuring they are considered first for local jobs. Public Safety Throughout his career, from firefighter to County Mayor, the safety and security of our residents has always been Carlos Gimenez's number one priority. Mayor Gimenez has hired over 130 police officers in the last fiscal year, surpassing the county's goal, while also continuing to replace the county's police-vehicle fleet and modernizing its real-time crime center. Mayor Gimenez championed and implemented a system of 1,000 police body cameras, and helped secure a $1 million federal grant to launch the camera program in Miami-Dade. This system will bring enormous benefits to our community, keeping everyone safe and showcasing our police officers' good work. The police body cameras will be an effective tool to connect the county's police department with our community. Under Mayor Gimenez's leadership, the Miami-Dade Police Department introduced a community program to combat crime across the county reaching out to at-risk youth. The 25 police officers selected for the "Youth and Community Safety Initiative" are responsible for mentoring at-risk youth with the goal of giving them better alternatives and steering them away from crime and violence. The unit will also help their families, by providing family counseling, job placement and substance abuse treatment. Transportation Mayor Gimenez is committed to continue providing our residents and visitors with a clean, safe, reliable, accessible and convenient transportation system. The mayor's commitment to cutting red tape led to the creation of the new Department of Transportation and Public Works. This streamlined department has proven to be an effective way of coordinating county efforts with the Florida Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organization, and others. Mayor Gimenez's plan has increased mobility and will ease congestion. The mayor's proposals also include enhancing county buses and eliminating certain stops so trips are faster. The county is also identifying express bus routes to take residents to and from different parts of the county faster. Mayor Gimenez has also made progress synchronizing traffic lights, by implementing a new system using modern technology. Thanks to Mayor Gimenez's leadership, our residents and visitors are now able to legally use ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Mayor Gimenez's commitment to legalizing these services brought Miami-Dade County transportation into the 21st century. The mayor listened to our community and will continue to integrate new technologies to improve the way we move around Miami-Dade. Focusing on promoting mass transit and making it one of his priorities, Mayor Gimenez proposed and advocated for the SMART plan for transit, which calls for six corridors to travel across Miami-Dade. By constructing a system for the future, the mayor's vision is to leave a better public transportation system for our children and grandchildren.	”
—Carlos Gimenez (2016),

Campaign finance summary

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Carlos Gimenez campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Florida District 28	Candidacy Declared general	$205,890	$156,589
2024*	U.S. House Florida District 28	Won general	$1,127,146	$1,270,924
2022	U.S. House Florida District 28	Won general	$2,143,685	$1,463,050
2020	U.S. House Florida District 26	Won general	$2,245,735	$2,206,564
Grand total			$5,722,456	$5,097,127
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Carlos Gimenez

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Rosie Cordero-Stutz  source  (R)	Miami-Dade County Sheriff (2024)	Primary	Won General
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R)	President of the United States (2024)	Primary	Won General
Harriet Hageman  source  (R)	U.S. House Wyoming At-large District (2022)	Primary	Won General

Personal finance disclosures

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

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Bipartisan rankings based on cross-party bill co-sponsorship

118th Congress (2023-2025)

Rankings and scores for the 118th Congress

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Noteworthy events

Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021

See also: Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021)

Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Gimenez voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania. The House rejected both objections by a vote of 121-303 for Arizona and 138-282 for Pennsylvania.

Tested positive for coronavirus on November 26, 2020

See also: Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

On November 27, 2020, Gimenez announced that he and his wife had tested positive for coronavirus the previous day. On March 13, 2020, Gimenez announced he tested negative for coronavirus. Gimenez announced a self-quarantine the previous day after learning he attended the same reception as a Brazilian government official who had tested positive.

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Key votes

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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (310-118)
Yea	To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.   H.R. 185 (To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to nullify a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order restricting the entry of foreign citizens to the United States unless the individual was vaccinated against the coronavirus or attested they would take public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-201)
Yea	Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023   The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to raise the federal debt limit before a June 5, 2023, deadline. The bill also sought to repeal certain green energy tax credits, increase domestic natural gas and oil production, expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and nullify President Joe Biden's (D) proposed student loan debt cancellation program. This bill was not taken up in the Senate, and the debt limit was instead raised through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-215)
Yea	Denouncing the horrors of socialism.   H.Con.Res. 9 (Denouncing the horrors of socialism.) was a resolution approved by the House of Representatives denouncing socialism and opposing the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (328-86)
Yea	Lower Energy Costs Act   The Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to increase domestic energy production and exports by increasing the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, reducing permitting restrictions for pipelines, refineries, and other energy projects, and increase the production of minerals used in electronics, among other energy production-related policies. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (225-204)
Yea	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".   H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and vetoed by President Joe Biden (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify a Department of Labor rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (219-200)
Yea	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.   H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended the national coronavirus state of emergency, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (229-197)
Yea	Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023   The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (314-117)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)	Speaker of the House election (January 2023) - 15th vote   In January 2023, the House of Representatives held its regular election for Speaker of the House at the start of the 118th Congress. Voting began on January 3, and ended on January 7. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was elected speaker of the House in a 216-212 vote during the 15th round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required. Click here to read more.	Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Nay	Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.   H.Res. 757 (Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (216-210)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)	Speaker of the House election (October 2023) - 4th vote   In October 2023, following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal as Speaker of the House, the House of Representatives held another election for the position. Voting began on October 17 and ended on October 25. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected Speaker of the House in a 220-209 vote in the fourth round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required. Click here to read more.	Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yea	Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.   H.Res. 918 (Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that formally authorized an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden (D). The inquiry focused on allegations that Biden used his influence as vice president from 2009 to 2017 to improperly profit from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (221-212)
Yea	Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.   H.Res. 878 (Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from office following a House Ethics Committee investigation that determined there was substantial evidence that Santos violated the law during his 2020 and 2022 campaigns. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (311-114)
Yea	The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023   The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.	Passed (327-75)
Yea	Secure the Border Act of 2023   The Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2) was passed by the U.S. House on May 11, 2024. This bill would have introduced limits to asylum eligibility and required employers to use electronic verification of employee's legal eligibility to work. This bill required a simple majority vote.	Passed (219-213)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024   The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (H.R. 4366) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 9, 2024, authorizing appropriations for various government departments for the fiscal year 2024. The bill required a majority vote to pass.	Passed (219-211)
Yea	Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024   The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) was a bill passed by the U.S. House on January 31, 2024, that would have modified the U.S. tax code, increasing how much money can be given back in credits and what is exempt. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.	Passed (357-70)
Yea	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025   The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R. 8070) was passed by the U.S. House on June 14, 2024. The bill would have modified defense spending in the fiscal year 2025. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (217-199)
Yea	Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023   The Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) was passed by the U.S. House on May 1, 2024. This bill made it so the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights could have the authority to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism when investigating cases of discrimination. This bill required a simple majority vote to pass.	Passed (320-91)
Yea	FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024   The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.3935) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on May 16, 2024, that reauthorized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding until fiscal year 2028. The bill also made other modifications to address various department-related issues. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (387-26)
Yea	Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act   The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) was passed by the U.S. House on November 21, 2024. The bill would have postponed U.S. tax deadlines for citizens who were wrongfully detained abroad. This bill required a simple majority to pass.	Passed (219-184)
Yea	Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   H.Res.863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas (D) for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.	Passed (214-213)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025   H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (341-82)

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

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Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023
Vote	Bill and description	Status
Nay	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Nay	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Nay	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Nay	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Nay	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Nay	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Yea	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Yea	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Nay	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Nay	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Nay	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Nay	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Nay	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Yea	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Nay	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Nay	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Nay	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)
Nay	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

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