U.S. Representative — Connecticut's 1st District
John Larson
Democrat · Connecticut
Democrat U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 1st congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9964 — To amend the War Powers Resolution to provide for the limitation on Federal funding in contravention of the requirements of the War Powers Resolution. (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.9519 — Social Security 2100 Act (Introduced, Jun 29, 2026)
- H.R.9354 — Fair Elections Now Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- H.R.9355 — Don't Settle for Corruption Act (Introduced, Jun 18, 2026)
- H.R.8694 — Assault Weapon Financing Accountability Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.7910 — ACTION for National Service Act (Introduced, Mar 12, 2026)
- H.R.7878 — Segal AmeriCorps Educational Award Tax Relief Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 9, 2026)
- H.R.7621 — Stop ICE Election Militarization Act (Introduced, Feb 20, 2026)
Recent floor votes (100 on record)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
- Voted Yea 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 Nay 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 Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
- Voted Yea 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.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.8707 — No Funds for Iran War Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9808 — No Passes for Polluters Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9458 — Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.8730 — Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.4482 — Stop NOAA Closures Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.4739 — SHARE Plan Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
One of John Larson's bills would amend the War Powers Resolution to bar federal funding for military action taken in contravention of it. That is the structural answer to something this site records over and over: war powers resolutions appear as departures on page after page, passing and failing, and none of them changes what a President can do next time. Attaching the money to the requirement is an attempt to give the statute teeth rather than to invoke it again.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 50 currently sit at Introduced.
The pension bill and the commission
He leads the minority on the social security subcommittee at Ways and Means, and his signature filing is a full overhaul of the programme, titled for a year far enough out to make the point about horizons. Social welfare tops his classified subjects accordingly, ahead of taxation and health.
A Florida Republican elsewhere on this site filed a bill establishing a commission on sustaining the same programme. One member proposes a plan; the other proposes a process for arriving at one. Both are honest responses to a problem neither party has solved, and the difference between them is a difference about whether the answer is already known.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. John Larson's cluster into: Social Welfare (13), Taxation (11), Health (10), Government Operations and Politics (5), Labor and Employment (4), Crime and Law Enforcement (2).
The remaining bills concern financing accountability for assault weapons, election funding, and corruption.
Where he broke ranks
An amendment vote. Two refusals that passed anyway, on daylight saving and a children's online safety act. And one crossing, on a war powers resolution that failed — the same subject as his own bill, arriving on the floor in the weaker form.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8595 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 243 | Jul 15, 2026 | Failed | No (party: Yea) |
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7757 KIDS Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228 | Jun 29, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.Con.Res.84 Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon On Agreeing to the Resolution · roll call 201 | Jun 4, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
Below the Connecticut Democrats
He records a lower figure than the state's five House Democrats average together.
Among the 5 Democrats in the Connecticut delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.2%. John Larson is below that average at 1.8%.
Tenure and attendance
Fourteen terms reaching back to the end of the nineteen-nineties, with very few votes missed.
First elected in 1999, now serving across 14 terms. John Larson falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, John Larson has 262 bills sponsored, 4352 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Social Security (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Ways and Means: Trade
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