U.S. Representative — California's 26th District
Julia Brownley
Democrat · California
Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 26th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.8496 — Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 27, 2026)
- H.J.Res.144 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services". (Introduced, Jan 27, 2026)
- H.R.6780 — Producing Real Opportunities for Technology and Entrepreneurs Investing in Nutrition Act (Introduced, Dec 17, 2025)
- H.R.6684 — Zero Food Waste Act (Introduced, Dec 12, 2025)
Zero Food Waste Act This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to study and reduce food waste. States, local governments, territorial governments, tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations may apply for the grants. - H.R.6376 — Supporting Military Families Exposed to Toxic Substances Act (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
- H.R.6377 — This act may be cited as the “Gold Star Siblings Educational Benefits Act (Introduced, Dec 3, 2025)
- H.R.6129 — Bidirectional Electric Vehicle Charging Act of 2025 (Introduced, Nov 19, 2025)
- H.R.5996 — Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act (Introduced, Nov 10, 2025)
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.8785 — Medium Transit Intensive Cities Authorization Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9995 — To prohibit forced arbitration in work disputes, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9929 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.8887 — Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.4664 — Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
- H.R.4717 — First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
Julia Brownley is ranking member of the veterans' affairs health subcommittee, and armed forces and national security account for more of her classified filings than the next four subjects put together.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Julia Brownley's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (20), Agriculture and Food (7), Energy (5), Government Operations and Politics (4), Taxation (4), Education (2).
A single departure
She left the Democratic position once, voting to pass a bill on American property abroad that most of her caucus opposed. Against more than two hundred comparable votes, that is as close to complete alignment as the measure records without reaching zero.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.7084 Defending American Property Abroad Act On Passage · roll call 105 | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
The filings
Equity for surviving spouses of veterans, a soil measure, protection of marine mammals from climate change, a disapproval resolution aimed at a veterans affairs rule on reproductive health services, and a nutrition technology bill. The veterans work and the environmental work sit side by side without much overlap.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 50 currently sit at Introduced.
Delegation, tenure and attendance
She is one of forty-odd California Democrats in the House and sits under their internal average. Her service began in the first half of the last decade. She misses a moderate share of votes, a figure that reports attendance alone.
Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Julia Brownley is below that average at 0.5%.
First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Julia Brownley falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Julia Brownley has 307 bills sponsored, 4071 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Aviation
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Highways and Transit
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Water Resources and Environment
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Health (Ranking Member)
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