U.S. Representative · CA-08 · DEMOCRAT

John Garamendi

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Current term ends January 3, 2027

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DW-NOMINATE

-0.31

Congress 119 · 500 votes

Accountability

96

Data: 38%

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Bills shown / sponsored
1917
Roll-call votes on record
5
Statements ingested
6
Top donors tracked

Sponsored legislation

“What they’ve put forward”

Row 01  c/o  HCONRES/119/119  ·  ▲ 28 days
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Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps, and commending its volunteers and contributions to global peace, friendship, and development.

Sponsor: John Garamendi, CA-08, D
Policy area: International Affairs
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Row 02  c/o  HR/119/10267  ·  ▲ 46 days
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Cabin Air Safety Act of 2026

Sponsor: John Garamendi, CA-08, D
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
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Row 03  c/o  HR/119/9980  ·  ▲ 81 days
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“Real” · Article I CONSTITUTIONAL · Archived SI output (machine-generated)

American Food for American Schools Act of 2026

Sponsor: John Garamendi, CA-08, D
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Framers’ confidence: 0.75

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The bill is constitutional under the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1) as a permissible condition on federal funds; requiring public disclosure of waivers to the Buy American provision is a reasonable and transparent measure

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Row 04  c/o  HR/119/8653  ·  ▲ 168 days
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ADAPT Assets Act

Sponsor: John Garamendi, CA-08, D
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Framers’ confidence: 0.75

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The bill falls within Congress's enumerated powers to regulate interstate commerce (Art. I §8 cl. 3), spend for the general welfare (Art. I §8 cl. 1), establish post roads (Art. I §8 cl. 7), and use necessary and proper means (Art. I §8 cl.

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Targeted Resilient Transport Demo Grants Act

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Honors Democratic priorities of climate adaptation and infrastructure equity in vulnerable areas; honors Republican priorities of fiscal caps, state matching funds, Buy American rules, and temporary program with strict audits to prevent waste.

Funding: Highway Trust Fund $500 million cap over program life Sunset 5y Oversight: DOT Inspector General with annual… 4 citations
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Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

Sponsor: John Garamendi, CA-08, D
Policy area: International Affairs
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Voting record on record

“How they voted”

Yea

683

36%

Nay

969

51%

Abstain

12

1%

Not voting

253

13%

Constitution Index · Constitutional Voting Record v1

“Votes on graded measures”

Each recorded Yea or Nay on the passage or adoption of a measure, grouped by that measure’s current constitutional grade in the Constitution Index. Procedural and amendment votes are not counted. This is a count of public votes, not an endorsement. The Scoreboard ranks members on these votes. Method →

The counts below cover the current Congress (119th). Earlier Congresses are listed under “Record by Congress”.

350
Counted Yea/Nay votes
344
Graded measures
244
Procedural votes not counted
Grade band Yea Nay Present / not voting Share of all Yea votes Yea rate in band
A-B constitutional or mostly sound 139 166 62 92% 46%
C significant issues 9 18 6 6% 33%
D-F likely unconstitutional or a direct violation 3 15 4 2% 17%

Evidence · 25 of 422 votes shown

Record constitutional-voting-record/1.0 · computed 2026-10-19 16:45 UTC · All votes (JSON)

Record by Congress

The same count for each Congress the member voted in. “With the grade” is the share of Yea/Nay votes on A–B and D–F measures cast Yea on A–B or Nay on D–F (C votes are neutral); it is shown, with the change from the previous Congress, only for records that meet the evidence threshold. The Scoreboard ranks the current Congress only.

Congress Chamber Counted votes Graded measures A–B Yea / Nay D–F Yea / Nay With the grade Change Votes
119th Congress House 350 344 139 / 166 3 / 15 48% — 422 (JSON)

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“What they’ve said”

2026-10-15 · EXTENSIONS

HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: SUPERVISOR CASSANDRA JAMES

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1093] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: SUPERVISOR CASSANDRA JAMES ______ HON. JOHN GARAMENDI of california in the house of…

2026-10-15 · EXTENSIONS

HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: PATRICIA HUNTER

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1091] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: PATRICIA HUNTER ______ HON. JOHN GARAMENDI of california in the house of representa…

2026-10-15 · EXTENSIONS

HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: PAULA BAUER

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1089-E1090] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: PAULA BAUER ______ HON. JOHN GARAMENDI of california in the house of represe…

2026-10-15 · EXTENSIONS

HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: MELISSA EDWARDS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1088] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: MELISSA EDWARDS ______ HON. JOHN GARAMENDI of california in the house of representa…

2026-10-15 · EXTENSIONS

HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: HELEN INTINTOLI

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 161 (Thursday, October 15, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1086-E1087] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING WOMEN OF THE YEAR: HELEN INTINTOLI ______ HON. JOHN GARAMENDI of california in the house of rep…

FEC schedule_a — top contributions

“Committee and organization receipts”

A sample of the largest FEC receipts in this record. Individual contributors are excluded.

ACTBLUE

PAC · 8 receipts

$26,500

D.R.I.V.E. - DEMOCRAT, REPUBLICAN, INDEPENDENT VOTER EDUCATION (TEAMSTERS)

PAC · 2 receipts

$10,000

FAIRBANKS MORSE, LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · 2 receipts

$10,000

AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR PAC

PAC · 2 receipts

$10,000

BALL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

PAC · 2 receipts

$10,000

MATSON, INC. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMITTEE

PAC · 2 receipts

$10,000

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