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Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

DEMOCRATIC
California · CA-43 · 18th Term · Age 88
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House Committee on Financial Services
CA-43 · View on map
B+
#35 of 428
95.6%
Attendance
119th Cong.
46
Bills Intro'd
119th Cong.
33%
Corp PACs
Share of PAC $ · tenure to date
$4,971,426
PAC Total
Tenure to date · per FEC filings
0
Stock Trades
All filings
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries
119th Congress (2025–2026) · Last updated September 17, 2026 · 158 entries

Maxine Waters's Grades Across 12 Issue Areas

Palestine / Israel
B
12 items
#35/428
▾

Votes on military aid, weapons transfers, and ceasefire resolutions. And whether representatives have recognized the genocide in Gaza as documented by the ICJ, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Block the Bombs Act to stop the transfer of U.S. weapons used in Gaza (H.R.3565)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing genocide in Gaza, blocking weapons transfers, and imposing sanctions (H.Res.876)
  • ✓ Opposed imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) judges investigating Israeli officials for war crimes (H.R.23)
  • ✓ Cosponsored demanding unimpeded humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza, where famine conditions exist (H.Res.473)
  • × Failed to cosponsor recognizing the Nakba (1948 mass displacement of Palestinians) and affirming refugee rights (H.Res.409)
  • × Did not sign letter opposing Israel's use of food as a weapon and starvation tactics in Gaza (Food Weaponization Letter)
  • × Failed to cosponsor blocking $12B in U.S. weapons transfers to Israel, in violation of U.S. and international law (H.J.Res.68)
  • ✓ Opposed barring colleges from federal student aid over boycotts of Israeli businesses, and requiring equal access to Israel study programs (H.R.4795)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 final passage — bill retains Section 219, a permanent US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative (H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Voted YES on the Massie amendment barring Israel from FY2027 State Department appropriations and eliminating its $3.3 billion Foreign Military Financing (H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595)
  • ✓ Cosponsored restoring U.S. funding for UNRWA, the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (H.R.2411)
  • ✓ Signed letters demanding the release of detained Palestinian students including Khalil, Ozturk, and Mahdawi (Student Letter)
Context
$3.8 billion per yearper year in U.S. military aid to Israel ⓘ
Under 10-year MOU + supplemental
73,821+killed in Gaza ⓘ
20,179+children killed
4,000+child amputees: largest child amputee crisis in modern conflict
174,897+people injured
262 journalists killed · 1,701+ medical workers killed
Figures as of September 17, 2026
Sources: Congressional Research Service · UN OCHA / Gaza Ministry of Health
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

12 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass.

Methodology partially informed by IMEU View scorecard
Immigration
A+
11 items
#29/425
▾

Border and asylum policy, DACA, deportation practices, ICE enforcement, and the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • ✓ Opposed the Laken Riley Act expanding mandatory ICE detention for immigrants (H.R.29)
  • ✓ Opposed $10B in ICE funding expansion in the DHS Appropriations bill (H.R.7147)
  • ✓ Opposed a resolution thanking ICE for enforcement operations (H.Res.488)
  • ✓ Opposed Kayla Hamilton Act — expands detention and enforcement for unaccompanied minors and immigration violations (H.R.4371)
  • ✓ Cosponsored a pathway to citizenship for DREAMers and TPS holders (H.R.1589)
  • ✓ Voted YES on Requires the Department of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status through three months after January 20, 2029. (H.R.1689)
  • ✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing illegal entry as a federal felony (H.R.3486)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires Washington, D.C. to comply with federal immigration enforcement, overriding the city's sanctuary policies (H.R.2056)
  • ✓ Opposed Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act — creates criminal penalties for fleeing federal officers near the border; signed into law (H.R.35)
  • ✓ Opposed Standalone FY26 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act funding ICE detention and CBP enforcement. (H.R.7744)
The District Reality
32.7%
Residents born in another country
National avg: 14.1%
81.8%
Residents who are U.S. citizens
National avg: 93.2%
$8.5B / year in state & local taxes paid by undocumented immigrants in California
2024
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05002) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B05001) · ITEP (Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

11 tracked items: 0 fail, 0 mixed, 11 pass.

11 tracked items See methodology
War & Foreign Policy
A-
17 items
#17/428
▾

Military authorizations, arms sales, sanctions, foreign aid, and US engagement in conflicts abroad (excluding Palestine/Israel, which is scored in its own dedicated category).

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from unauthorized military operations against Iran (H.Con.Res.38)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits export licenses for defense articles to the UAE until the president certifies the UAE is not arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan (H.R.2059)
  • ✓ Cosponsored repeals the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba by dismantling the statutory pillars of 60+ years of economic sanctions (H.R.7521)
  • ✓ Cosponsored urges the U.S. to adopt a no-first-use policy, end sole presidential nuclear launch authority, and halt the nuclear arms race (H.Res.317)
  • ✓ Opposed Department of Defense Appropriations FY2026 — funds $831 billion in military spending (H.R.4016)
  • × Failed to cosponsor War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Cuba (H.J.Res.153)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Venezuela without congressional authorization (H.R.6915)
  • × Failed to cosponsor prohibits first-use nuclear strikes unless Congress expressly authorizes them through a declaration of war (H.R.669)
  • ✓ Opposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, House passage (H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed reaffirms Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism — whereas clauses invoke AUMF trigger language and Article II authority, designed to legally counter the Iran War Powers Resolution (H.Res.1099)
  • ✓ Opposed Rescissions Act — cuts $7.9 billion in foreign aid including USAID, development assistance, and global health programs (H.R.4)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon, with added carve-outs for security cooperation with the Lebanese Armed Forces and diplomatic-facility protection (H.Con.Res.108)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution directing the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in Lebanon (H.Con.Res.84)
  • ✓ Cosponsored prohibits the use of federal funds for military force in or against Cuba (H.R.8103)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers concurrent resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from unauthorized hostilities with Iran. Second Iran War Powers Resolution to receive a House floor vote in the 119th Congress. (H.Con.Res.40)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to remove U.S. forces from military operations in the Western Hemisphere, including Venezuela (H.Con.Res.61)
  • ✓ Voted YES on War Powers resolution to end unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Venezuela (H.Con.Res.64)
Context
$8 trillion+total U.S. spending on post-9/11 wars
940,000+ killed directly · 4.5–4.7M including indirect deaths
Sources: Brown University Costs of War Project
Money & Influence
Defense Contractor PACs
$93,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC ($45,000), HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC) ($28,000), LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($11,000), GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC) ($8,000), RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION PAC (FORMERLY UTC PAC) ($1,000)
Travel Disclosures
$5,623
3 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Center Forward · Keswick, VA · 2024-10-07 Filing $1,075
Council on Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024-09-27 Filing $755
Atlantic Council · Lithuania Poland · 2023-08-27 Filing $3,794

17 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 13 pass · $93,000 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Peace Action View scorecard
Healthcare
B
12 items
#42/428
▾

Affordable care access, Medicare expansion, drug pricing, insurance regulation, and public health funding.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed a budget resolution enabling $880B in Medicaid cuts (H.Con.Res.14)
  • ✓ Voted YES on extending Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits, keeping insurance affordable for millions (H.R.1834)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Medicare for All — a single government-run health plan covering all Americans (H.R.3069)
  • ✓ Cosponsored restoring healthcare services eliminated by DOGE cuts and executive actions (H.R.4796)
  • ✓ Cosponsored repeals OBBBA Medicaid cuts and permanently extends enhanced ACA premium tax credits — the core Democratic healthcare counter-bill (H.R.4849)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Medicare Advantage reform package — curbs prior authorization abuse and increases insurer accountability for denied claims (H.R.6109)
  • × Failed to cosponsor opposes the WISPR model that restricts Medicare Advantage beneficiary access to healthcare providers (H.Res.704)
  • × Failed to cosponsor allows states to create their own single-payer universal healthcare systems using federal waivers (H.R.4406)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protects Social Security and Medicare from privatization and benefit cuts (H.R.1950)
  • ✓ Cosponsored setting minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios in hospitals (H.R.3415)
  • ✓ Cosponsored expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing services for seniors (H.R.2045)
  • ✓ Opposed Medicaid work requirements projected to strip coverage from 10.9 million people (H.R.1)
The District Reality
78.3 years
Average life expectancy
People here live 0.5 years less than the national average
10.2%
People without health insurance
21% more than national avg (8.4%)
4%
Children without health insurance
22% less than national avg (5.14%)
208.2
Heart disease deaths per 100K
4% more than national avg (201.05)
24.4%
In doctor shortage areas
212% more than national avg (7.81%)
Sources: Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health / HRSA
Money & Influence
Pharma & Insurance PACs
$547,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM ($70,000), THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($70,000), AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) ($57,500), STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) ($50,500), INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) ($49,500)
Healthcare Providers
$14,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($8,500), AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($2,500), AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) ($2,000), AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($1,000)

12 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $561,000 from related PACs.

12 tracked items See methodology
Housing & Affordability
C+
6 items
#33/428
▾

Rent costs, public housing, homelessness, housing discrimination, and the right to stable shelter.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor Housing Is a Human Right Act — addresses root causes of homelessness and transitions toward guaranteed housing for all (H.R.4457)
  • ✓ Introduced $5B in McKinney-Vento grants to build 410K homes and end homelessness (H.R.4872) Lead sponsor
  • ✓ Voted YES on the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R.6644)
  • × Failed to cosponsor expanding Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build more affordable rental housing (H.R.2725)
  • × Failed to cosponsor reauthorizes and increases HOME program funding for affordable housing construction and rehabilitation (H.R.2031)
  • × Failed to cosponsor comprehensive housing: homebuyer credits, LIHTC expansion, and renter credits (H.R.6390)
The District Reality
31.1%
Renters paying more than half their income on rent
29% more than national avg (24.1%)
16.9%
People living in poverty
35% more than national avg (12.5%)
21.5%
Children living in poverty
38% more than national avg (15.58%)
0.447
Income inequality
7% less than national avg (0.4832)
41.4%
People who own their home
37% less than national avg (65.2%)
21%
Households on SNAP
74% more than national avg (12.1%)
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25070) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B17001) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B19083) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B25003) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B22003)
Money & Influence
Real Estate PACs
$579,989
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($114,990), NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC) ($79,999), MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) ($65,500), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE ($60,000), AMERICAN LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION TITLE INDUSTRY PAC (TIPAC) ($57,500)
Corporate Financing Connections
$4,000
1 employer · FEC Schedule A
Century 21 Excellence $4,000
Travel Disclosures
$2,000
1 trip · House Travel Disclosures
Conference of State Bank Supervisors · San Francisco, CA · 2020-02-15 Filing $2,000

6 tracked items: 4 fail, 0 mixed, 2 pass · $579,989 from related PACs · 1 corporate financing connection.

6 tracked items See methodology
Labor
A-
10 items
#56/428
▾

Workers' rights, union protections, minimum wage, workplace safety, and corporate accountability to employees.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored raising the federal minimum wage to a living wage (H.R.2743)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act strengthening equal pay protections (H.R.17)
  • ✓ Voted YES on protecting federal workers' collective bargaining rights from Trump's executive order (H.R.2550)
  • ✓ Cosponsored removes tax deductions for companies that spend money on union-busting consultants and anti-union campaigns (H.R.2692)
  • × Failed to cosponsor a nationwide right to unionize, preventing anti-union state laws (H.R.5159)
  • × Failed to cosponsor extends minimum wage, overtime, and workplace safety protections to domestic workers like nannies and home care aides (H.R.3971)
  • ✓ Cosponsored establishes a national paid sick days standard so workers don't lose pay when they're ill (H.R.7531)
  • ✓ Cosponsored national paid family and medical leave for all workers (H.R.5390)
  • ✓ Cosponsored protects public sector workers from retaliation and ensures fair treatment for government employees (H.R.3139)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the PRO Act strengthening the right to unionize and bargain collectively (H.R.20)
The District Reality
14.4%
Working-age adults without health insurance
23% more than national avg (11.7%)
8.4%
Unemployed
62% more than national avg (5.2%)
Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B27010 working-age) · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B23025)
Money & Influence
Labor & Unions
$923,500
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) ($76,000), MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS ($75,000), D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS) ($75,000), AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E ($74,000), AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION ($59,750)
Travel Disclosures
$2,337
2 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Center Forward · Middleburg, VA · 2025-03-28 Filing $1,262
Center Forward · Keswick, VA · 2024-10-07 Filing $1,075

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $923,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by AFL-CIO View scorecard
Reproductive Rights
A-
10 items
#100/428
▾

Abortion access, contraception coverage, maternal healthcare, and reproductive autonomy legislation.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Women's Health Protection Act codifying the right to abortion nationwide (H.R.12)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Right to Contraception Act protecting access to birth control (H.R.999)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ensures access to birth control by requiring insurance coverage and preventing pharmacies from refusing to fill prescriptions (H.R.4084)
  • ✓ Opposed restrictions on abortion coverage in ACA insurance plans (H.R.6703)
  • ✓ Opposed the Born-Alive Act — an anti-abortion messaging bill (H.R.21)
  • × Failed to cosponsor protecting IVF and assisted reproductive technology from state bans (H.R.2049)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires schools to distribute anti-abortion materials rather than comprehensive reproductive health information to pregnant students (H.R.6359)
  • ✓ Opposed directs federal funds to anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers that do not provide comprehensive reproductive healthcare (H.R.6945)
  • ✓ Cosponsored repealing the Hyde Amendment to allow federal Medicaid funding for abortion care (H.R.4611)
  • ✓ Opposed Planned Parenthood defunding in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R.1)
State Context
23.8
Maternal deaths per 100K births
8.5
Teen births per 1K
37% less than national avg (13.49)
4.31
Infant deaths per 1K births
26% less than national avg (5.85)
Sources: CDC NVSS / Kaiser Family Foundation · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · CDC WONDER
Money & Influence
Reproductive Rights (pro-choice)
$6,500
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC PAC, DBA PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERAL PAC ($6,500)

10 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 8 pass · $6,500 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by Planned Parenthood Action View scorecard
LGBTQ+ Rights
A-
18 items
#85/428
▾

Anti-discrimination protections, trans rights, marriage equality, and legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ communities.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed a ban on Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care (H.R.498)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the Equality Act — comprehensive LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination protections (H.R.15)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens hate crime protections specifically for LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.3708)
  • ✓ Cosponsored banning conversion therapy as consumer fraud (H.R.3243)
  • ✓ Opposed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors (H.R.3492)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Resolution affirming a Transgender Bill of Rights — legal recognition, healthcare access, and anti-discrimination protections (H.Res.1058)
  • ✓ Opposed Requires public elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, to obtain parental consent before changing a minor student's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, or changing the student's sex-based accommodations (locker rooms, bathrooms). (H.R.2616)
  • ✓ Opposed a ban on transgender athletes competing in women's sports (H.R.28)
  • ✓ Cosponsored prohibits discrimination in foster care and adoption based on sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R.6181)
  • ✓ Cosponsored appoints a special envoy for LGBTQ+ human rights to combat persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals worldwide (H.R.6056)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning gender-affirming healthcare for military families in the Exceptional Family Member Program (H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA amendment banning TRICARE from covering gender-affirming healthcare for service members (H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838)
  • ✓ Cosponsored protecting access to gender-affirming healthcare (H.R.2487)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act — requires schools to adopt anti-bullying policies that specifically protect LGBTQ+ students (H.R.1810)
  • ✓ Cosponsored Do No Harm Act — prevents the Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to discriminate against LGBTQ+ individuals (H.R.1954)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment prohibiting TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming medical care (H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment restricting transgender students from women's/girls' sports teams at DoD-run (DoDEA) schools (H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800)
  • ✓ Opposed NDAA FY2027 amendment to codify Executive Order 14183, banning transgender individuals from military service (H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800)
Context
4xmore likely: LGBTQ+ youth attempt suicide at 4 times the rate of their peers
National statistic
0
Anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed into law in California (2025)
Sources: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) · ACLU — Legislative Attacks on LGBTQ Rights
Money & Influence
LGBTQ Rights
$35,062
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
EQUALITY PAC ($20,000), HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PAC ($10,062), EQUALITY PROJECT PAC ($5,000)

18 tracked items: 2 fail, 0 mixed, 16 pass · $35,062 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by HRC View scorecard
Justice & Civil Liberties
B
12 items
#71/428
▾

Policing accountability, mass incarceration, surveillance, due process, and civil liberties protections.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor ends qualified immunity for police officers, allowing victims of misconduct to sue for civil rights violations (H.R.3602)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act — ending qualified immunity and police accountability (H.R.5361)
  • × Failed to cosponsor ending solitary confinement in federal prisons (H.R.4682)
  • × Failed to cosponsor FAIR Act — reforms civil asset forfeiture so police can't seize property from people who haven't been convicted of a crime (H.R.5350)
  • × Failed to cosponsor descheduling marijuana at the federal level (MORE Act) (H.R.5068)
  • × Failed to cosponsor automatic sealing of criminal records (Clean Slate Act) (H.R.3114)
  • ✓ Opposed treats organizations that post bail for defendants — including charitable bail funds — as insurance businesses under federal law, subjecting them to federal insurance-fraud prosecution and state insurance-commission regulation (H.R.6260)
  • ✓ Opposed Three-year reauthorization of Section 702 of FISA without a warrant requirement for queries of Americans' communications (S.1318)
  • ✓ Opposed permanent fentanyl scheduling imposing mandatory minimum sentences (S.331)
  • ✓ Opposed No Rogue Rulings Act — prohibits federal district courts from issuing nationwide injunctive relief beyond named parties, with a narrow exception for multi-state cases via three-judge panels. (H.R.1526)
  • ✓ Opposed CLEAN DC Act — repeals D.C. police transparency requirements, use-of-force limits, and civilian oversight protections (H.R.5107)
  • ✓ Opposed imposes mandatory pretrial detention and cash bail requirements in Washington, D.C. — overriding local criminal justice reforms (H.R.5214)
The District Reality
831.4
Incarcerated per 100K
5% less than national avg (872.3)
16.5
Opioid deaths per 100K
35% less than national avg (25.3)
0.4
Killed by police per 100K
National avg: 1.9 per 100K · (2021-2026) · Mapping Police Violence
District racial composition
Black 21.8% Hispanic 58.7% White 6.9% Asian 8.9% Other 3.8%
23.1
Segregation index
32% more than national avg (17.55)
Sources: Vera Institute of Justice — Incarceration Trends (2019) · Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD), NYU Langone Health · Mapping Police Violence · U.S. Census ACS 2023 (B03002)
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

12 tracked items: 5 fail, 0 mixed, 7 pass.

Methodology partially informed by ACLU View scorecard
Climate
A-
33 items
#158/426
▾

Climate legislation, fossil fuel subsidies, environmental regulation, and the transition to clean energy.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the methane emissions charge on oil and gas producers by voting against repeal (H.J.Res.35)
  • – Did not vote on streamlines natural gas pipeline permitting and reduces environmental review requirements (H.R.3668)
  • ✓ Opposed GRID Power Act — undermines electric grid modernization toward renewable energy sources (H.R.1047)
  • ✓ Opposed the SPEED Act weakening environmental review for energy projects (H.R.4776)
  • ✓ Opposed delays EPA power plant emission rules under the guise of grid reliability (H.R.3632)
  • × Voted YES on the Fix Our Forests Act reducing NEPA environmental review requirements (H.R.471)
  • × Failed to cosponsor End Polluter Welfare Act — eliminates approximately $190 billion in fossil fuel subsidies, tax loopholes, and federal giveaways over 10 years, including provisions for enhanced oil recovery, fossil fuel R&D, and below-market royalty rates on federal lands (H.R.4714)
  • × Failed to cosponsor House Concurrent Resolution declaring a health and safety emergency disproportionately affecting the fundamental rights of children due to executive-branch directives that unleash fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions while suppressing climate change science (H.Con.Res.44)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act — imposes a $1 trillion total assessment ($100 billion per year over 10 years) on the largest fossil-fuel companies, allocated by each company's share of covered historical greenhouse-gas emissions, with proceeds funding climate adaptation and damage mitigation (H.R.1135)
  • ✓ Opposed Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude air-quality monitoring data influenced by wildfires from compliance determinations, allowing states to discount real exposure when measured against federal standards (H.R.6387)
  • ✓ Opposed Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act — amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act to repeal federal building energy efficiency performance standards (Section 305(a)(3)(D)(i)), removing fossil-fuel-reduction targets for new and majorly-renovated federal buildings (H.R.4690)
  • ✓ Opposed Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act — amends the Clean Air Act to exclude foreign-origin emissions from nonattainment-area determinations, softening EPA enforcement against communities with high cross-border pollution (H.R.6409)
  • ✓ Opposed reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED Tape) Act — amends Section 309 of the Clean Air Act to strike EPA's authority to review and comment on (a) federal construction projects, (b) major federal agency actions affecting the environment, and (c) proposed federal regulations (H.R.6398)
  • ✓ Opposed Homeowner Energy Freedom Act — repeals three IRA building-energy provisions: §50122 home electrification and efficiency rebates (heat pumps, electric stoves, weatherization for low- and moderate-income households), §50123 contractor training grants, and §50131 state energy-code adoption assistance, while rescinding unobligated balances (H.R.4758)
  • ✓ Opposed Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act — bars DOE from prescribing new or amended energy conservation standards unless "technologically feasible and economically justified" (H.R.4626)
  • ✓ Opposed saving Homeowners from Overregulation With Exceptional Rinsing Act — amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead, rolling back DOE water-efficiency standards (H.R.4593)
  • ✓ Opposed PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act amendment package weakening NPDES permitting, fast-tracking pipeline reviews, and limiting judicial review. (H.R.3898)
  • ✓ Opposed fast-tracking of LNG export terminal approvals bypassing environmental review (H.R.1949)
  • ✓ Opposed FY26 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act cutting Department of Energy clean energy programs and including policy riders against renewable energy deployment. (H.R.4553)
  • ✓ Opposed Budget resolution enabling rollback of clean energy tax credits and environmental regulations (H.Con.Res.14)
  • ✓ Opposed amends the Congressional Review Act to allow a single joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations submitted during the final year of a President's term. (H.R.77)
  • ✓ Signed Bicameral letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin opposing the March 12, 2025 announcement of 31 environmental rule rollbacks (EPA Assault Letter)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (H.J.Res.131)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns BLM limits on coal leasing on federal lands in Wyoming (H.J.Res.130)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (S.J.Res.80)
  • ✓ Opposed the One Big Beautiful Bill repealing IRA clean energy credits and expanding drilling (H.R.1)
  • ✓ Opposed rolling back California's clean car emission standards (H.J.Res.88)
  • ✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver requiring manufacturers to sell increasing percentages of zero-emission trucks (H.J.Res.87)
  • ✓ Opposed blocks California's waiver setting stricter nitrogen oxide emission limits for heavy-duty trucks (H.J.Res.89)
  • ✓ Opposed rescinds U.S. international climate funding commitments, withdrawing from global climate cooperation (H.Res.590)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns EPA rule allowing major hazardous air pollutant sources to reclassify as area sources, reducing the scope of Clean Air Act protections (S.J.Res.31)
  • ✓ Opposed Joint resolution of disapproval repealing BOEM's rule requiring oil and gas operators to report potential harms to marine archaeological sites before drilling approval. (S.J.Res.11)
  • ✓ Opposed overturns Department of Energy efficiency standards for water heaters, blocking energy savings and emissions reductions (H.J.Res.20)
The District Reality
75.3 / 100
Natural disaster risk score ⓘ
39% more than national avg (54.3) — lower is better
9.2%
Adults with asthma
5% less than national avg (9.7%)
3
Water safety violations
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index · CDC PLACES · EPA SDWIS
Money & Influence
Environment & Climate
$1,018
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND ($1,018)

33 tracked items: 4 fail, 1 mixed, 28 pass · $1,018 from related PACs.

Methodology partially informed by LCV View scorecard
Democracy & Voting Rights
A
10 items
#16/426
▾

Voting access, election integrity, gerrymandering, and the defense of democratic institutions.

Scored Actions
  • ✓ Opposed the SAVE Act requiring citizenship proof to vote — a voter suppression measure (H.R.22)
  • ✓ Cosponsored D.C. statehood giving 700,000 residents full voting representation in Congress (H.R.51)
  • ✓ Cosponsored independent redistricting commissions to end partisan gerrymandering (H.R.5449)
  • × Failed to cosponsor strengthens protections against voter intimidation at polling places and during the registration process (H.R.4894)
  • ✓ Opposed D.C. local election autonomy by voting against federal override of noncitizen voting rules (H.R.884)
  • ✓ Opposed Non-binding resolution denouncing socialism in all forms — a political messaging vote (H.Con.Res.58)
  • ✓ Opposed Resolution honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, after his assassination (H.Res.719)
  • ✓ Voted YES on censures Representative Ilhan Omar and strips her committee assignments over public statements (H.Res.713)
  • ✓ Opposed censuring Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump's Medicaid cuts on the House floor (H.Res.189)
  • ✓ Cosponsored the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act restoring federal preclearance (H.R.14)
State Context
49,000
Denied voting rights (felony convictions) in California
38.2%
Voter turnout
35% less than national avg (59%)
Sources: Sentencing Project — Locked Out 2024 · MIT Election Data + Science Lab
Money & Influence
No tracked funding for this issue area.

10 tracked items: 1 fail, 0 mixed, 9 pass.

10 tracked items See methodology
Money in Politics
D
7 items
#96/428
▾

Campaign finance, lobbying disclosure, corporate political influence, and the integrity of the legislative process.

Scored Actions
  • × Failed to cosponsor banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks while in office (H.R.1908)
  • × Failed to cosponsor requiring disclosure of dark money donors in elections (H.R.2498)
  • × Failed to cosponsor Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United by clarifying that constitutional rights apply to people, not corporations (H.J.Res.54)
  • × Failed to cosponsor abolishing Super PACs that allow unlimited political spending (H.R.2352)
  • × Failed to cosponsor closes the revolving door between Congress and lobbying by extending cooling-off periods and restricting lobbying by former officials (H.R.3554)
  • × Failed to cosponsor eliminating corporate PACs from making campaign contributions (H.R.4799)
  • ✓ Opposed CFPB consumer protections for digital payment apps by voting against repeal (S.J.Res.28)
Context
$219K
Outside spending (dark money)
$31K supporting · $187K opposing · tenure to date
Sources: FEC Schedule E Independent Expenditures
Money & Influence
Wall Street PACs
$400,000
Direct PAC contributions · tenure to date
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICBA PAC) ($50,500), BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) ($40,000), AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION PAC ($28,000), PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA - PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL PAC) ($28,000), AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) ($25,000)
Corporate Financing Connections
$32,700
2 employers · FEC Schedule A
Apollo Global Management $25,200
Blackrock $7,500
Travel Disclosures
$4,409
3 trips · House Travel Disclosures
Center Forward · New York, NY · 2025-04-22 Filing $1,574
Center Forward · New York, NY · 2025-04-22 Filing $1,574
Center Forward · Middleburg, VA · 2025-03-28 Filing $1,262

7 tracked items: 6 fail, 0 mixed, 1 pass · $400,000 from related PACs · 2 corporate financing connections.

7 tracked items See methodology

Where Maxine Stands

#35 of 428 House members
B+
Maxine's Grade
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Maxine Waters's Activity in Congress

Every action we track: 260 events across votes, cosponsorships, letters, floor speeches, sponsored travel, and stock disclosures.

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  1. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Student Aid Ban for Israel Boycotts

    H.R.4795 Congress.gov
  2. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to United Kingdom — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network (GlobalWIN)

    United Kingdom Travel disclosure
  3. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on NDAA FY2027: Section 219 US-Israel Defense Merger

    H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  4. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on NDAA FY2027 (House passage)

    H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  5. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

    H.Amdt.255 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  6. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY27 NDAA: DoDEA Trans Athletics Ban (Mace)

    H.Amdt.256 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  7. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Codify Transgender Military Service Ban (Boebert)

    H.Amdt.254 to H.R.8800 Congress.gov
  8. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Massie Amendment — Bar Israel Funding / Cut $3.3B FMF

    H.Amdt.235 to H.R.8595 Congress.gov
  9. Speech

    Rep. Maxine Waters The House passed H.R. 1181, the Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act, which prohibits payment card networks from requiring merchant category codes that distinguish firearms retailers from other retailers. The bill passed 221-201 with primarily Republican support and Democratic opposition.

    PROTECTING PRIVACY IN PURCHASES ACT Congressional Record
  10. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025

    H.R.3243 Congress.gov
  11. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.108 Congress.gov
  12. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Lebanon War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.84 Congress.gov
  13. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent Mandate

    H.R.2616 Congress.gov
  14. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act — Subjects Charitable Bail Funds to Insurance Regulation

    H.R.6260 Congress.gov
  15. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization (3-Year Extension)

    S.1318 Congress.gov
  16. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Prohibit Military Force Against Cuba (Funding)

    H.R.8103 Congress.gov
  17. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FIRE Act

    H.R.6387 Congress.gov
  18. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act

    H.R.4690 Congress.gov
  19. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act

    H.R.6181 Congress.gov
  20. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Haiti TPS Designation Act

    H.R.1689 Congress.gov
  21. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.40 Congress.gov
  22. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

    H.R.6056 Congress.gov
  23. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FENCES Act

    H.R.6409 Congress.gov
  24. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on RED Tape Act

    H.R.6398 Congress.gov
  25. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act, 2026 (Standalone)

    H.R.7744 Congress.gov
  26. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Iran War Powers Resolution — Remove Forces

    H.Con.Res.38 Congress.gov
  27. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Reaffirming Iran as Largest State Sponsor of Terrorism

    H.Res.1099 Congress.gov
  28. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Homeowner Energy Freedom Act

    H.R.4758 Congress.gov
  29. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act

    H.R.4626 Congress.gov
  30. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored United States-Cuba Trade Act of 2026

    H.R.7521 Congress.gov
  31. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

    H.R.7531 Congress.gov
  32. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Housing for the 21st Century Act

    H.R.6644 Congress.gov
  33. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on DHS Appropriations Act (ICE Funding)

    H.R.7147 Congress.gov
  34. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

    H.R.6359 Congress.gov
  35. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

    H.R.6945 Congress.gov
  36. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on SHOWER Act

    H.R.4593 Congress.gov
  37. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on ACA Premium Tax Credit Extension

    H.R.1834 Congress.gov
  38. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Do No Harm in Medicaid Act

    H.R.498 Congress.gov
  39. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on SPEED Act (Permitting Reform)

    H.R.4776 Congress.gov
  40. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Western Hemisphere War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.61 Congress.gov
  41. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Venezuela War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.64 Congress.gov
  42. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Lower Health Care Premiums Act — Abortion Insurance CSR Restriction

    H.R.6703 Congress.gov
  43. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Protect Childrens Innocence Act

    H.R.3492 Congress.gov
  44. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Kayla Hamilton Act

    H.R.4371 Congress.gov
  45. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Power Plant Reliability Act

    H.R.3632 Congress.gov
  46. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NOT VOTING on Pipeline Reviews Act

    H.R.3668 Congress.gov
  47. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Protect Americas Workforce Act

    H.R.2550 Congress.gov
  48. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on PERMIT Act — Clean Water Act Permitting Rollback

    H.R.3898 Congress.gov
  49. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism

    H.Con.Res.58 Clerk of the House
  50. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CLEAN DC Act

    H.R.5107 Congress.gov
  51. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on DC Cash Bail Reform Act

    H.R.5214 Congress.gov
  52. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Unlocking Domestic LNG Potential Act

    H.R.1949 Congress.gov
  53. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: Arctic Refuge Oil/Gas Protections

    H.J.Res.131 Congress.gov
  54. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: Wyoming Coal BLM Rule

    H.J.Res.130 Congress.gov
  55. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling

    S.J.Res.80 Congress.gov
  56. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety Act

    H.R.3415 Congress.gov
  57. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Honoring the Life and Legacy of Charlie Kirk

    H.Res.719 Clerk of the House
  58. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on GRID Power Act

    H.R.1047 Congress.gov
  59. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Redistricting Reform Act of 2025

    H.R.5449 Congress.gov
  60. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Censuring Representative Ilhan Omar

    H.Res.713 Congress.gov
  61. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored FAMILY Act of 2025

    H.R.5390 Congress.gov
  62. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

    H.R.5361 Congress.gov
  63. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Weapons Embargo (bombs, JDAMs, tank shells)

    H.R.3565 Congress.gov
  64. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Stop Illegal Entry Act

    H.R.3486 Congress.gov
  65. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act of 2025

    H.R.4849 Congress.gov
  66. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

    H.Amdt.85 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
  67. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY26 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban (Mace)

    H.Amdt.86 to H.R.3838 Congress.gov
  68. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2026

    H.R.4553 Congress.gov
  69. Speech

    Rep. Maxine Waters Waters (D) defends Federal Reserve Board member Lisa Cook against politically motivated attacks, supporting central bank independence.

    IN DEFENSE OF LISA COOK Congressional Record
  70. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Introduced Ending Homelessness Act of 2025

    H.R.4872 Congress.gov
  71. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Restoring Essential Healthcare Act

    H.R.4796 Congress.gov
  72. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Public Service Worker Protection Act

    H.R.3139 Congress.gov
  73. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored EACH Act of 2025

    H.R.4611 Congress.gov
  74. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2026

    H.R.4016 Congress.gov
  75. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on International Climate Funding Rescission

    H.Res.590 Congress.gov
  76. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Womens Health Protection Act of 2025

    H.R.12 Congress.gov
  77. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on D.C. Federal Immigration Compliance Act

    H.R.2056 Congress.gov
  78. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Rescissions Act — Foreign Aid Cuts

    H.R.4 Congress.gov
  79. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on HALT Fentanyl Act

    S.331 Congress.gov
  80. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Prohibit Noncitizen Voting in D.C. Elections

    H.R.884 Congress.gov
  81. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Humanitarian Aid to Gaza

    H.Res.473 Congress.gov
  82. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Resolution Thanking ICE

    H.Res.488 Congress.gov
  83. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Back from the Brink — Halt Nuclear Arms Race

    H.Res.317 Congress.gov
  84. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill Act — Medicaid Work Requirements

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  85. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill — PP Defunding Provision

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  86. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on One Big Beautiful Bill (IRA Repeal, Drilling Expansion)

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  87. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: EPA HAP Source Reclassification

    S.J.Res.31 Congress.gov
  88. Speech

    Rep. Maxine Waters Rep. Waters leads extended session on protecting Americans from harmful crypto practices, opposing deregulation of cryptocurrency markets.

    PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM HARMFUL CRYPTO PRACTICES Congressional Record
  89. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Cars II Waiver Disapproval

    H.J.Res.88 Congress.gov
  90. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: CA Clean Trucks Waiver Disapproval

    H.J.Res.87 Congress.gov
  91. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: CA Low-NOx Waiver Disapproval

    H.J.Res.89 Congress.gov
  92. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Medicare for All Act

    H.R.3069 Congress.gov
  93. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Equality Act

    H.R.15 Congress.gov
  94. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Center Forward

    New York, NY Travel disclosure
  95. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Center Forward

    New York, NY Travel disclosure
  96. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Palo Alto, CA — sponsored by Stanford University

    Palo Alto, CA Travel disclosure
  97. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on SAVE Act (119th)

    H.R.22 Congress.gov
  98. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on No Rogue Rulings Act — Limit Nationwide Injunctions

    H.R.1526 Congress.gov
  99. Letter

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Signed Letter: Bicameral Letter Opposing EPA's Wholesale Assault on Environmental Protections (Apr 2025)

    EPA Assault Letter democrats-energycommerce.house.gov
  100. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: CFPB Digital Payment Apps Rule

    S.J.Res.28 Congress.gov
  101. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025

    H.R.2743 Congress.gov
  102. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored No Tax Breaks for Union Busting Act

    H.R.2692 Congress.gov
  103. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Transgender Health Care Access Act

    H.R.2487 Congress.gov
  104. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Middleburg, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

    Middleburg, VA Travel disclosure
  105. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Restore UNRWA Funding

    H.R.2411 Congress.gov
  106. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

    H.R.17 Congress.gov
  107. Letter

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Signed Letter: Letters Demanding Release of Detained Palestinian Students (Khalil, Ozturk, Mahdawi)

    Student Letter jayapal.house.gov
  108. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025

    H.R.2045 Congress.gov
  109. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

    H.R.1810 Congress.gov
  110. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Washington, D.C. Admission Act

    H.R.51 Congress.gov
  111. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

    H.R.1954 Congress.gov
  112. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: BOEM Marine Archaeological Resources Rule Disapproval

    S.J.Res.11 Congress.gov
  113. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Censuring Representative Al Green

    H.Res.189 Clerk of the House
  114. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Ponte Vedra, FL — sponsored by Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund

    Ponte Vedra, FL Travel disclosure
  115. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Ponte Vedra, FL — sponsored by Coalition for a Prosperous America Education Fund

    Ponte Vedra, FL Travel disclosure
  116. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

    H.R.20 Congress.gov
  117. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

    H.R.14 Congress.gov
  118. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: Water Heater Efficiency Standards

    H.J.Res.20 Congress.gov
  119. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

    H.R.1589 Congress.gov
  120. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY2025 Budget Resolution (Medicaid Cuts)

    H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
  121. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Budget Resolution FY2025

    H.Con.Res.14 Congress.gov
  122. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on CRA: Methane Emissions Charge Disapproval

    H.J.Res.35 Congress.gov
  123. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act (119th)

    H.R.35 Congress.gov
  124. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Midnight Rules Relief Act — En Bloc CRA Disapproval

    H.R.77 Congress.gov
  125. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

    H.R.999 Congress.gov
  126. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    H.R.21 Congress.gov
  127. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Fix Our Forests Act

    H.R.471 Congress.gov
  128. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

    H.R.28 Congress.gov
  129. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on ICC Sanctions Bill

    H.R.23 Congress.gov
  130. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Laken Riley Act

    H.R.29 Congress.gov
  131. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on NDAA FY2025 (enacted conference report)

    H.R.5009 Congress.gov
  132. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Prove It Act of 2024

    H.R.7198 Congress.gov
  133. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Nonprofit Status Stripping Act

    H.R.9495 Clerk of the House
  134. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act

    H.R.9495 Congress.gov
  135. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act

    H.R.5342 Congress.gov
  136. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Social Security Fairness Act

    H.R.82 Congress.gov
  137. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Recognize Killing of Palestinian-American Child

    H.Con.Res.99 Congress.gov
  138. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Keswick, VA — sponsored by Center Forward

    Keswick, VA Travel disclosure
  139. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Council on Foreign Relations

    New York, NY Travel disclosure
  140. Letter

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Signed Letter: Aysenur Eygi Investigation Letter

    Aysenur Eygi Letter adamsmith.house.gov
  141. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on GUARDRAIL Act (SEC Climate Disclosures)

    H.R.4790 Congress.gov
  142. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Restore UNRWA Funding (118th)

    H.R.9649 Congress.gov
  143. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act

    H.R.7909 Congress.gov
  144. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Fiduciary and Retirement Fund Rules Act

    H.R.5339 Congress.gov
  145. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act

    H.R.4340 Congress.gov
  146. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Do No Harm Act

    H.R.2725 Congress.gov
  147. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored International Human Rights Defense Act

    H.R.1833 Congress.gov
  148. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Safe Schools Improvement Act

    H.R.6031 Congress.gov
  149. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Warsaw — sponsored by Atlantic Council

    Warsaw Travel disclosure
  150. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act

    H.R.926 Congress.gov
  151. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Access to Family Building Act

    H.R.7056 Congress.gov
  152. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Federal Contractor Hiring Standards Act

    H.R.7887 Congress.gov
  153. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on SAVE Act

    H.R.8281 Congress.gov
  154. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on DoD Appropriations FY2025

    H.R.8774 Congress.gov
  155. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Acquire/Use/Transfer/Sell

    H.Amdt.1081 to H.R.8774 Congress.gov
  156. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on FY25 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

    H.Amdt.1075 to H.R.8774 Congress.gov
  157. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Securing Elections From AI Deception Act

    H.R.8858 Congress.gov
  158. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY25 NDAA Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

    H.Amdt.974 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  159. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on DOD Approp Amendment: Ban Abortion Travel Reimbursement

    H.Amdt.989 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  160. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: EFMP Trans Care Ban (Norman)

    H.Amdt.987 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  161. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: TRICARE Trans Care Ban

    H.Amdt.986 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  162. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY25 NDAA: DODEA Book Ban (Steube)

    H.Amdt.980 to H.R.8070 Congress.gov
  163. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Transgender Bill of Rights

    H.Res.269 Congress.gov
  164. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Right to Contraception Act

    H.R.4121 Congress.gov
  165. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2024

    H.R.8525 Congress.gov
  166. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Federal Prison Oversight Act

    H.R.3019 Congress.gov
  167. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Detain and Deport Aliens Who Assault Cops Act

    H.R.7343 Congress.gov
  168. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Equal Representation Act

    H.R.7109 Congress.gov
  169. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Disapproval of NLRB Joint Employer Rule

    H.J.Res.98 Congress.gov
  170. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Antisemitism Awareness Act

    H.R.6090 Clerk of the House
  171. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Condemns Biden Weapons Pause to Israel

    H.R.8034 Clerk of the House
  172. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Standing Against Houthi Aggression Act

    H.R.6046 Congress.gov
  173. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Iran Sanctions Relief Review Act

    H.R.4691 Congress.gov
  174. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Iran Counterterrorism Act

    H.R.6323 Congress.gov
  175. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Rescission of Iran Waivers and Licenses

    H.R.5947 Congress.gov
  176. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Condemns 'From the River to the Sea' Slogan

    H.Res.883 Clerk of the House
  177. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FISA Section 702 Reauthorization

    H.R.7888 Congress.gov
  178. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on FISA Warrant Amendment (Biggs)

    H.Amdt.876 to H.R.7888 Congress.gov
  179. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on A Stronger Workforce for America Act

    H.R.6655 Congress.gov
  180. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on USE IT Act

    H.R.6276 Congress.gov
  181. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Austin, TX — sponsored by Los Angeles Mission

    Austin, TX Travel disclosure
  182. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Laken Riley Act (118th)

    H.R.7511 Congress.gov
  183. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act

    H.R.6976 Congress.gov
  184. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (LIHTC Expansion)

    H.R.7024 Congress.gov
  185. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act

    H.R.6678 Congress.gov
  186. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act

    H.R.5585 Congress.gov
  187. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women Act

    H.R.6918 Congress.gov
  188. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Pregnant Students' Rights Act

    H.R.6914 Congress.gov
  189. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored EACH Act

    H.R.561 Congress.gov
  190. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored FAMILY Act

    H.R.3481 Congress.gov
  191. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Healthy Families Act

    H.R.3409 Congress.gov
  192. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 (enacted conference report)

    H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  193. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on NDAA FY2024 Final Passage (with anti-abortion provisions)

    H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  194. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Due Process Continuity of Care Act

    H.R.3074 Congress.gov
  195. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023

    H.R.4468 Congress.gov
  196. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on Santos Expulsion Resolution

    H.Res.878 Clerk of the House
  197. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Protecting Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act

    H.R.5283 Congress.gov
  198. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on LHHS Approp Amendment: Defund Title X / Office of Population Affairs

    H.Amdt.788 to H.R.5894 Congress.gov
  199. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Defund HOPWA (Housing for People with AIDS)

    H.Amdt.625 to H.R.4820 Congress.gov
  200. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to New York, NY — sponsored by Global Women's Innovation Network

    New York, NY Travel disclosure
  201. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act

    H.R.4889 Congress.gov
  202. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Ag-FDA Appropriations (Mifepristone Riders)

    H.R.4368 Congress.gov
  203. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on DHS Appropriations (anti-LGBTQ riders)

    H.R.4367 Congress.gov
  204. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Defund Pentagon Unfunded Priorities List

    H.Amdt.373 to H.R.4365 Congress.gov
  205. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY24 DoD Approps Amendment — Prohibit Cluster Munition Transfer

    H.Amdt.370 to H.R.4365 Congress.gov
  206. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Boebert USDA LGBTQ Materials Ban

    H.Amdt.341 to H.R.4368 Congress.gov
  207. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

    H.R.14 Congress.gov
  208. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

    H.R.1435 Congress.gov
  209. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Lithuania Poland — sponsored by Atlantic Council

    Lithuania Poland Travel disclosure
  210. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Affordable Insulin Now Act

    H.R.1488 Congress.gov
  211. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (successor to For the People Act)

    H.R.11 Congress.gov
  212. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act (Campaign Finance Provisions)

    H.R.11 Congress.gov
  213. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to SFO — sponsored by Stanford University

    SFO Travel disclosure
  214. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Schools Not Shelters Act

    H.R.3941 Congress.gov
  215. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024

    H.R.3935 Congress.gov
  216. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Halt Cluster Munition Transfer to Ukraine

    H.Amdt.243 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  217. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Pride Flags at DOD Facilities

    H.Amdt.236 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  218. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban

    H.Amdt.237 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  219. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Expand Section 1033 Police Transfer Program

    H.Amdt.239 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  220. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Reduce Deployed ICBMs

    H.Amdt.231 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  221. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted YES on FY24 NDAA Amendment — Defund B83-1 Nuclear Gravity Bomb

    H.Amdt.230 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  222. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban DOD Abortion Travel Funding

    H.Amdt.222 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  223. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on NDAA Amendment: Ban Transgender Healthcare for Military

    H.Amdt.223 to H.R.2670 Congress.gov
  224. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Introduced Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023

    H.R.4231 Congress.gov
  225. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Introduced Ending Homelessness Act of 2023

    H.R.4232 Congress.gov
  226. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Introduced Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023

    H.R.4233 Congress.gov
  227. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Equality Act

    H.R.15 Congress.gov
  228. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety Act

    H.R.2530 Congress.gov
  229. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on REINS Act of 2023

    H.R.277 Congress.gov
  230. Vote

    MIXED Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NOT VOTING on Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act

    H.R.1615 Congress.gov
  231. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Medicare for All Act of 2023

    H.R.3421 Congress.gov
  232. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2023

    H.R.3305 Congress.gov
  233. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Secure the Border Act

    H.R.2 Congress.gov
  234. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act

    H.R.1163 Congress.gov
  235. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Somalia War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.30 Congress.gov
  236. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023

    H.R.2811 Congress.gov
  237. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023

    H.R.734 Congress.gov
  238. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Disapproval of WOTUS Rule

    H.J.Res.27 Congress.gov
  239. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Stanford, CA — sponsored by Stanford University

    Stanford, CA Travel disclosure
  240. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act

    H.R.12 Congress.gov
  241. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Lower Energy Costs Act

    H.R.1 Congress.gov
  242. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on School Gender-Recognition Consent and Notification Mandate

    H.R.5 Congress.gov
  243. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Disapproval of DOL ESG Rule

    H.J.Res.30 Congress.gov
  244. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Paycheck Fairness Act

    H.R.17 Congress.gov
  245. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Protecting the Right to Organize Act

    H.R.20 Congress.gov
  246. Vote

    FAIL Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Syria Withdrawal War Powers Resolution

    H.Con.Res.21 Congress.gov
  247. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Disapproval of D.C. Noncitizen Voting

    H.J.Res.24 Congress.gov
  248. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

    H.J.Res.26 Congress.gov
  249. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Strategic Production Response Act

    H.R.21 Congress.gov
  250. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored Medicare Dental, Vision and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023

    H.R.33 Congress.gov
  251. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

    H.R.26 Congress.gov
  252. Vote

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Voted NO on Condemning attacks on pro-life facilities

    H.Con.Res.3 Congress.gov
  253. Cosponsor

    PASS Rep. Maxine Waters Cosponsored D.C. Statehood

    H.R.51 Congress.gov
  254. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Atlanta, GA — sponsored by Urban One

    Atlanta, GA Travel disclosure
  255. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by American Gaming Association

    Las Vegas, NV Travel disclosure
  256. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to San Francisco — sponsored by Stanford University

    San Francisco Travel disclosure
  257. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Stanford, CA — sponsored by Stanford University

    Stanford, CA Travel disclosure
  258. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to San Francisco, CA — sponsored by Conference of State Bank Supervisors

    San Francisco, CA Travel disclosure
  259. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Las Vegas, NV — sponsored by Consumer Technology Association

    Las Vegas, NV Travel disclosure
  260. Travel

    Rep. Maxine Waters Sponsored travel to Queenstown, MD — sponsored by Aspen Institute

    Queenstown, MD Travel disclosure

PACs and Donors Funding Maxine Waters's Campaign

Money raised (to the campaign) vs outside money (spent for or against) · per FEC filings.

Where the money comes from

Money raised, by source

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Composition

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Raised by cycle

PAC vs individual money over time

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Largest PAC donors · all-time · click for FEC filing

Individual donor ties

Itemized individual donors · $200+ contributions reported to the FEC

Where donors live
Top employers of donorsThe employer that itemized donors ($200+) report on their own FEC filing, a proxy for which industries a member’s donors come from. This is not the member’s employer, and not PAC or corporate money.

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Maxine Waters's Stock Trades, Travel, and Disclosures

Stock Trades

0
disclosed trades
Based on STOCK Act filings from the House Clerk. Shows transaction type, amount range, and filing date.
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Travel Disclosures

22
sponsored trips
Based on Clerk of the House travel disclosures. Includes sponsor, destination, and cost.
Sponsor sectors: Money in Politics (3) · War & Foreign Policy (3) · Labor (2)
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Floor Speeches

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speeches
Analyzed floor speeches · 119th Congress
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Community Projects ⓘ

$67,482,024
requested (15 projects) · FY2026
Community project funding requests directed to local projects through the appropriations process.
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Legislative Effectiveness

0/46
enacted
Bills introduced vs enacted · 119th Congress. Compared to chamber average for bill advancement rates.
Introduced
46
Passed Cmte
0
Passed Chamber
0
Enacted
0
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Attendance

95.6%
119th Congress
119th Congress avg & ranking. Session-by-session breakdown shown below for reference.
119th-2 (2026)
96.8%
304/314
119th-1 (2025)
94.5%
342/362
118th-2 (2024)
94.8%
490/517
118th-1 (2023)
96.8%
701/724
119th avg: 96.4% · Rank: #351 of 445
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Their District: California · CA-43

729,891
residents
$75,699 median household income · 16.9% poverty rate · 10.2% uninsured
Racial Composition
Hispanic/Latino 58.7% White (non-Hisp.) 6.9% Black (non-Hisp.) 21.8% Asian (non-Hisp.) 8.9% Other (non-Hisp.) 3.8%
35.5Median Age
$1,762Median Rent
8.4%Unemployment
22.3%Bachelor's+
41.4%Homeownership
32.7%Foreign-born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS 2024)

Financial Disclosure

5
recent filings · 2021–2025
Annual Form A disclosures filed with the House Clerk under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Disclosed net worth 2025 Annual $5.3M max*

* A figure marked max is the most the filing supports: the reported debts can exceed the reported assets.

By filing year select a year
2025 Annual — $5.3M max* · 11 holdings · 4 liabilities · filed Aug 13, 2026
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2024 Annual — $5.2M max* · 14 holdings · 4 liabilities · filed Aug 13, 2025
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2023 Annual — $5.2M max* · 14 holdings · 4 liabilities · filed Aug 6, 2024
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2022 Annual — $5.2M max* · 14 holdings · 4 liabilities · filed Aug 30, 2023
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)
2021 Annual — $5.3M max* · 14 holdings · 4 liabilities · filed Jul 21, 2022
View this filing on the Clerk portal (PDF)

The line inside each bar marks the middle of the reported range.

2025 filing contains
11 assets 4 liabilities 1 position
Form A reports values in statutory bands, for example $100,001–$250,000, and its top band is open-ended. Assets held by a spouse or dependent child appear here because the form requires it. Figures are shown rounded.
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Source: disclosures-clerk.house.gov · 2025 Annual, filed Aug 13, 2026
Disclosure data last pulled from the Clerk on Sep 5, 2026.

Maxine Waters's recent press releases

14 recent press releases from https://waters.house.gov. · Updated 2 days ago

  1. Ranking Member Maxine Waters Applauds Federal Court for Blocking Trump’s Cruel Attack on Los Angeles Homelessness Funding

    Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge David O. Carter temporarily blocked the Trump Administration from suspending…

  2. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Slams Trump Administration Efforts to Weaponize Federal Power to Harm Los Angeles, LAX and Other Sanctuary Cities

    Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning Donald Trump and his Administration’s efforts to weaponize federal resources and government…

  3. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Blasts Trump Administration Efforts to Abuse Americans Personal Data and Control Elections

    Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning Donald Trump and his Administration’s dangerous efforts to use federal agencies and sensitive…

  4. Ranking Member Maxine Waters Statement on the Passing of Former Congressman and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank

    Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after the passing of former Congressman and Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Barney…

  5. Jesse and Me

    A Statement from Congresswoman Maxine WatersThe very Reverend Jesse Jackson, presidential candidate and civil rights leader, was not only my close friend and confidant, he was my longtime political ally and mentor. Rev. Jesse Jacskson was…

  6. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Introduces Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act

    Washington, D.C. – Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services, introduced the Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act (H.R.7565) in the House of Representatives today.

  7. Congresswoman Waters Introduces Resolution to Honor National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, introduced H.Res.1039 in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness…

  8. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Honored with Watts Area Ministers Legacy Award at Annual Dr. King Day Celebration

    LOS ANGELES, CA - Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services, was honored with the Watts Area Ministers Legacy Award during the Annual Watts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration,…

  9. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Blasts Trump Administration’s Unauthorized Military Strike and Seizure of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s former President

    Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caribbean Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Trump…

  10. Waters, Booker Introduce Fair Competition Act to Safeguard Small Businesses and Strengthen Antitrust Laws

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA-43), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee, introduced the Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025, legislation to protect small businesses from…

  11. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Receives Highest Honor From National Council of Negro Women

    Washington, DC – On December 6, 2025, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, received the Uncommon Height Crystal Stair Award at the 90th Annual National Council of Negro Women's gala, in…

  12. Congresswoman Waters Demands Answers on Implementation of Anti-DEIA Executive Orders

    Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, sent letters on December 9, 2025, to six executive branch agencies in response to the Trump administration’s executive orders…

  13. Congresswoman Waters Condemns Trump’s Refusal to Commemorate World AIDS Day

    Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, issued the following statement following President Trump’s refusal…

  14. On World AIDS Day, Congresswoman Waters Honors Rev. Elder Leslie Burke for her 40 Years of Service at the Minority AIDS Project

    Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee and a congressional leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS, issued the following statement in recognition of World AIDS Day,…

Rest of the California delegation

53 other representatives, same scorecard, same 119th Congress.

CA-1 Doug LaMalfa F CA-1 James Gallagher — CA-2 Jared Huffman B+ CA-3 Kevin Kiley F CA-4 Mike Thompson B CA-5 Tom McClintock F CA-6 Ami Bera B CA-7 Doris O. Matsui B+ CA-8 John Garamendi B+ CA-9 Josh Harder C+ CA-10 Mark DeSaulnier B+ CA-11 Nancy Pelosi C+ CA-12 Lateefah Simon A- CA-13 Adam Gray C- CA-14 Eric Swalwell C+ CA-14 Aisha Wahab — CA-15 Kevin Mullin B+ CA-16 Sam T. Liccardo B CA-17 Ro Khanna A- CA-18 Zoe Lofgren B CA-19 Jimmy Panetta B CA-20 Vince Fong F CA-21 Jim Costa C+ CA-22 David G. Valadao F CA-23 Jay Obernolte F CA-24 Salud O. Carbajal B+ CA-25 Raul Ruiz B CA-26 Julia Brownley B+ CA-27 George Whitesides C CA-28 Judy Chu A- CA-29 Luz M. Rivas B CA-30 Laura Friedman B CA-31 Gilbert Ray Cisneros B CA-32 Brad Sherman B CA-33 Pete Aguilar C+ CA-34 Jimmy Gomez B+ CA-35 Norma J. Torres C+ CA-36 Ted Lieu B+ CA-37 Sydney Kamlager-Dove B CA-38 Linda T. Sánchez B+ CA-39 Mark Takano B+ CA-40 Young Kim F CA-41 Ken Calvert F CA-42 Robert Garcia B+ CA-44 Nanette Diaz Barragán B+ CA-45 Derek Tran C+ CA-46 J. Luis Correa C+ CA-47 Dave Min C+ CA-48 Darrell Issa F CA-49 Mike Levin B CA-50 Scott H. Peters B CA-51 Sara Jacobs B+ CA-52 Juan Vargas B

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Grades are computed from tracked House votes, cosponsorships, and congressional letters across the 119th Congress. PAC funding, independent expenditures, employer donations, and donor profiles sourced from FEC bulk data files. Stock trades from Clerk of the House PTR filings. Travel disclosures from the Clerk of the House. Floor speeches from the Congressional Record via GovInfo. Attendance from House roll call records. Legislative effectiveness from Congress.gov bill tracking. Earmarks from the House Appropriations Committee. Demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.
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