U.S. Representative — California's 1st District

James Gallagher

Republican · California

Republican U.S. Representative for California's 1st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (1 on record)

H.R.9512 — Doug LaMalfa Sacramento River Basin Water Security and Reliability Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)

Recent floor votes (61 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.9250 — Great American Outdoors Act 250 (Reported, Jul 30, 2026)
H.R.9980 — To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require a school food authority to make publicly available any waiver of the Buy American requirement, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
H.R.3810 — SKIM Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
H.R.9838 — National Security Interstate Pipeline Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
H.R.9827 — Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
H.R.9804 — SAFE Rural Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
H.R.6164 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28201 Franklin Parkway in Santa Clarita, California, as the "Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 16, 2026)
H.R.9701 — Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act. (Introduced, Jul 15, 2026)

Voting analysis

Read the departure figure on this page with more caution than most. James Gallagher arrived partway through the current year, and the comparable roll calls counted against him number in the dozens rather than the couple of hundred that back the rates elsewhere on this site. A percentage drawn from that few votes moves a long way on a single decision.

His five departures would be an unremarkable total for a full-window member. Divided by a short denominator they produce a rate that looks like a rebel's. It is an artefact of when he arrived, not a finding about how he votes, and the number below should be treated as provisional until the window fills out.

8.2%

Votes against the Republican majority

Roll calls where a party majority formed

44 of 218

Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

All 5 roll calls where James Gallagher voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll call	Date	Outcome	Their vote
H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 276	Jul 22, 2026	Failed	No (party: Yea)
H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 263	Jul 21, 2026	Failed	Aye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 260	Jul 21, 2026	Agreed to	No (party: Yea)
H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 258	Jul 21, 2026	Agreed to	Aye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 245	Jul 15, 2026	Failed	No (party: Yea)

One bill, one subject

His filing record is the shortest on this site. A single measure appears, concerning water security and reliability in a river basin, and it carries a personal name. Water resources development is consequently his only classified subject — not the leading one, the only one.

Bills sponsored

Bills cosponsored

Of the 1 most recent of those, 1 currently sit at Introduced.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. James Gallagher's cluster into: Water Resources Development (1).

There is no committee leadership post recorded, and no meaningful pattern to draw from a record this new. This page will say more when there is more to say.

Above the California Republicans

He sits above the eight-member California Republican group's average, subject to the same caveat about the denominator.

Among the 8 Republicans in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. James Gallagher is above that average at 8.2%.

Tenure and attendance

He is in his first term, and his absence share is above the middle of this field.

First elected in 2026, now serving across 1 terms. James Gallagher falls in the freshman cohort.

4.7%

Roll calls recorded as not voting

Roll calls eligible to vote on

Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, James Gallagher has 2 bills sponsored, 26 cosponsored, 61 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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