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U.S. Representative — California's 39th District

Mark Takano

Democrat · California

Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.9881 — Higher Education Accreditation Accountability Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9486 — Health DATA Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 25, 2026)
  • H.R.9446 — VA Health Care Capacity Assessment Act (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
  • H.R.9110 — Promoting Authenticity with Influencer Disclaimers Act (Introduced, Jun 2, 2026)
  • H.R.8868 — Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 15, 2026)
  • H.R.7853 — PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 5, 2026)
  • H.R.7238 — Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act (Introduced, Jan 23, 2026)
  • H.R.7048 — Unsubscribe Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jan 13, 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.9824 — Daycare Not Detentions Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 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.J.Res.63 — Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial as the "Arlington House National Historic Site". (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9832 — To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of dental services under the Medicare program. (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.9835 — Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8907 — IMPACT to Save Moms Act (Introduced, May 19, 2026)
  • H.R.8807 — Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act (Introduced, May 14, 2026)

Voting analysis

Mark Takano is ranking member of the full Veterans' Affairs Committee, and defence and national security account for more of his classified filings than his next four subjects put together. Then he voted against the military construction and veterans affairs appropriations bill. The senior Democrat on veterans policy opposing the veterans spending bill is the single most interesting line in his record.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Mark Takano's cluster into: Armed Forces and National Security (23), Crime and Law Enforcement (6), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (5), Immigration (4), Government Operations and Politics (3), Labor and Employment (3).

3.7%
Votes against the Democrat majority
219
Roll calls where a party majority formed
84 of 212
Rank among House Democrats, most defections first

Seven refusals

The spending bill is one of seven measures he voted down that his caucus supported. The others: daylight saving, a children's online safety act, retail crime enforcement, an extension of surveillance authority, an Iran resolution, and an instruction to the ethics committee that it hold on to certain records and then publish them. Every one of them passed. His only vote in the other direction backed a war powers resolution that did not.

A record composed almost entirely of refusals reads differently from one composed of crossings. He is not reaching across; he is declining to come along.

All 8 roll calls where Mark Takano voted against the House Democrat majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.139
Sunshine Protection Act
On Passage · roll call 238		Jul 14, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.7757
KIDS Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 228		Jun 29, 2026PassedNay (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, 2026FailedYea (party: Nay)
H.R.8469
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes
On Passage · roll call 175		May 15, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.2853
Combating Organized Retail Crime Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157		May 12, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
S.4465
To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll call 155		Apr 30, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1099
Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 84		Mar 5, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1100
Directing the Committee on Ethics to preserve and publicly release records of the Committee’s review of violations or alleged violations of clause 9 (as it pertains to acts of sexual harassment) and clause 18 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
On Motion to Refer · roll call 83		Mar 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

What he files

A health capacity assessment for the veterans department is the one that matches the gavel. The rest range wider: accreditation accountability in higher education, restoration of overtime pay, a health data measure, and disclosure requirements for paid online endorsements.

229
Bills sponsored
3884
Bills cosponsored

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

Below the California Democrats

Set against the Democrats California sends to the House — the largest single-state party group covered on this site — his rate is the lower figure.

Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Mark Takano is below that average at 3.7%.

Tenure and attendance

Seven terms beginning early in the last decade give him veteran standing. He is present for nearly every roll call.

First elected in 2013, now serving across 7 terms. Mark Takano falls in the veteran cohort.

0.5%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
1
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Mark Takano has 229 bills sponsored, 3884 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Education and Workforce
  • House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Ranking Member)
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Higher Education and Workforce Development
  • House Committee on Education and Workforce: Workforce Protections

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