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U.S. Representative — California's 22nd District

David Valadao

Republican · California

Republican U.S. Representative for California's 22nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9976 — SWAT Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
  • H.R.9376 — TOURS Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
  • H.R.9010 — Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. (Introduced, May 22, 2026)
    Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for the legislative branch, including the House of Representatives and joint items such as the Joint Economic Committee, the Joint Committee on Taxation, the Office of the Attending Physician, and the Office of…
  • H.R.9006 — Locating Our Unclaimed Veterans Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
  • H.R.8913 — Tulare Youth Recreation and Women’s History Enhancement Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.8806 — Supporting Newborn Parents Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 13, 2026)
  • H.R.7951 — Long-Term Good Neighbor Authority Act (Introduced, Mar 16, 2026)
  • H.R.7234 — Human Trafficking Awareness Training Recognition Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jan 22, 2026)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.Con.Res.89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.Con.Res.113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted No on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.9838 — National Security Interstate Pipeline Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.5269 — RESULTS Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.7602 — State of Men’s Health Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
  • H.R.3277 — Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.1502 — North Platte Canteen Congressional Gold Medal Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.6849 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2121 Meridian Park Boulevard in Concord, California, as the "Carl Jefferson Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
  • H.R.6126 — United States Foreign Service Commemorative Coin Act (Introduced, May 11, 2026)
  • H.R.4700 — PRIME Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)

Voting analysis

David Valadao chairs the appropriations subcommittee that funds Congress itself — the panel whose annual bill pays for the Capitol Police, the Library, the architect's office and the salaries of the people voting on it. That bill appears among his displayed filings, because the chair of a spending subcommittee is the member who formally introduces its product.

89
Bills sponsored
1859
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 48 currently sit at Introduced.

A valley portfolio

Farm and food subjects tie with defence at the top of his classified filings, which for a Central Valley seat with a heavy military footprint reads as two constituencies weighted equally. The named bills lean local: a youth recreation and women's history project in Tulare, a measure on newborn parents, a tourism bill, and one on tactical policing.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. David Valadao's cluster into: Agriculture and Food (8), Armed Forces and National Security (8), Public Lands and Natural Resources (5), Health (4), Crime and Law Enforcement (3), Water Resources Development (3).

Where he broke ranks

Six amendment votes, a rotorcraft measure, and one completed bill — a fuel retailing act he opposed while the conference carried it. Every amendment he departed on failed. For a member who spends his committee time assembling spending text, voting against changes to that text is the ordinary shape of the work rather than a rebellion.

3.7%
Votes against the Republican majority
215
Roll calls where a party majority formed
101 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first
All 8 roll calls where David Valadao voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 276		Jul 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 245		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 242		Jul 15, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7567
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 151		Apr 30, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
S.2503
ROTOR Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 72		Feb 24, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.7148
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 44		Jan 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)
H.R.7148
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 43		Jan 22, 2026FailedNo (party: Yea)

Below the California Republicans

Among the eight Republicans California sends to the House, his figure lands under the shared average.

Among the 8 Republicans in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. David Valadao is below that average at 3.7%.

Tenure and attendance

He first arrived early in the last decade, and his term count comes to one fewer than continuous service since then would produce — the arithmetic signature of a seat lost and won back. Either way the total puts him in the veteran band. A small fraction of roll calls go by without him.

First elected in 2013, now serving across 6 terms. David Valadao falls in the veteran cohort.

2.3%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
5
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, David Valadao has 89 bills sponsored, 1859 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Agriculture
  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • Joint Committee of Congress on the Library
  • House Committee on Agriculture: Forestry and Horticulture
  • House Committee on Agriculture: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Defense
  • House Committee on Appropriations: Legislative Branch (Chair)

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