John Garamendi

Representative for California's 8th district (CA-8)

DemocratTerm ends Jan 3, 2027

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Roll call votes: 681; 590 cast
Missed votes: 13.4%; 91 missed
Voted with party: 98.6%; on 584 votes
Broke with party: 8; times

What do these numbers mean?

Missed votes:: the share of roll call votes held while they were in office where they’re recorded as not voting.
Votes with party:: on votes where they voted yes or no, how often they sided with most of their party. Independents are compared with the party they caucus with. Neither number says whether a vote was right.

Voting record

houseJun 10, 2026H.R. 8464
Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act
Motion to send the bill backFailed209–213
Yes
houseJun 10, 2026H.R. 8312
Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
Final passagePassed240–181
No
houseJun 10, 2026H.R. 7892
No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026
Final passagePassed249–172
No
houseJun 9, 2026H.R. 5408
Faster Labor Contracts Act
Final passagePassed230–193
Yes
houseJun 9, 2026H.Res. 1140
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
Vote on debate rulesPassed221–201
Yes
houseJun 9, 2026S. 2
Secure America Act
Final passagePassed214–212
No
houseJun 9, 2026S. 2
Secure America Act
On Motion to CommitFailed211–215
Yes
houseJun 9, 2026H.Res. 1140
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5408) to accelerate workplace time-to-contract under the National Labor Relations Act.
Vote on debate rulesPassed220–199
Yes
houseJun 9, 2026H.Res. 1345
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Vote on debate rulesPassed213–211
No
houseJun 9, 2026H.Res. 1345
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8312) to establish fraud prevention and program integrity functions and data sharing authorities within the Department of Treasury and a permanent governmentwide Inspector General for Fraud, Accountability, and Recovery, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8464) to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize pausing and segmenting payments, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 1335) condemning actors seeking to defraud the United States Government, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governmentwide fraud and improper payment prevention reforms will meaningfully improve the financial prosperity of the United States, and that Federal program eligibility should be verified before payment; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 2) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Vote on debate rulesPassed214–211
No
houseJun 8, 2026H.R. 8428
Federal Fraud Prevention Workforce Training Act
Fast-track passagePassed393–0
Yes
houseJun 8, 2026H.R. 8466
TRUE Accountability Act
Fast-track passagePassed384–0
Yes
houseJun 4, 2026H.R. 2913
Ukraine Support Act
Final passagePassed226–195
Yes
houseJun 4, 2026H.Res. 518
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed216–204
Yes
houseJun 4, 2026H.R. 8646
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
Final passagePassed213–210
No
houseJun 4, 2026H.R. 8646
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
Motion to send the bill backFailed210–212
Yes
houseJun 4, 2026H.Res. 1336
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Vote on the resolutionPassed213–211
No
houseJun 4, 2026H.Res. 1336
Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
Vote to end debate on the rulePassed212–210
No
houseJun 4, 2026H.Con.Res. 84
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.
Vote on the resolutionFailed92–324
No
houseJun 3, 2026H.Res. 518
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed218–204
Yes
houseJun 3, 2026H.Con.Res. 86
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Vote on the resolutionPassed215–208
Yes
houseJun 3, 2026H.R. 7726
Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
Final passagePassed217–207
No
houseJun 3, 2026H.R. 7726
Stop Child Care Scams Act of 2026
Motion to send the bill backFailed210–213
Yes
houseJun 3, 2026H.R. 2860
Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025
Fast-track passagePassed374–49
Yes
houseJun 3, 2026H.Res. 1333
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
Vote on debate rulesPassed211–207
No