U.S. Representative — New Mexico's 1st District
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat · New Mexico
Democrat U.S. Representative for New Mexico'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.9973 — Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 (II) (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.9935 — Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9820 — CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9300 — Postsecondary Student Success Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- H.R.9002 — SURS Extension Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- H.R.6989 — Public Health Nursing Act (Introduced, Jan 8, 2026)
- H.R.6896 — Federal Facilities Protection and Oversight Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 18, 2025)
- H.R.6700 — TALENTS Act (Introduced, Dec 12, 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.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9874 — Get Foreign Money Out of United States Elections Act (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.4395 — Stephanie Tubbs Jones Uterine Fibroid Research and Education Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9831 — Medicaid Dental Benefit Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
- H.R.9817 — To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.7466 — SAFE CATTLE Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.4682 — End Solitary Confinement Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
Two entries on Melanie Stansbury's filing list are the same bill, and the data distinguishes them with a roman numeral appended to the title. That is not a common way for a measure to appear twice — usually the two versions carry different years, or different bill numbers with the same name. Here the numeral is inside the title itself, which suggests a deliberate second version rather than a reintroduction across Congresses.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.
Both concern parity for indigenous students. Native American affairs sit second among her classified subjects, behind public lands, which for a New Mexico seat is a description of the map. The other filings cover tribal public health preparedness, protection of the retirement programme, and postsecondary student success.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Melanie Stansbury's cluster into: Public Lands and Natural Resources (9), Native Americans (6), Government Operations and Politics (5), Education (4), Health (4), Water Resources Development (3).
The subcommittee with a slogan for a name
She leads the minority on an oversight panel whose title is a promise about government efficiency rather than a description of a jurisdiction. Subcommittee names are set by the majority, so the minority's senior member inherits whatever framing was chosen — a small structural detail that shapes how the work is described before any of it is done.
Three departures
A war powers resolution she supported that failed, and two she refused that passed anyway: a surveillance extension and the consolidated appropriations act.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
| H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 On Passage · roll call 45 | Jan 22, 2026 | Passed | Nay (party: Yea) |
Below the New Mexico Democrats
New Mexico's three House Democrats keep a higher shared rate than hers.
Among the 3 Democrats in the New Mexico delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.9%. Melanie Stansbury is below that average at 1.4%.
Tenure and attendance
Three terms opening this decade, and she is rarely away.
First elected in 2021, now serving across 3 terms. Melanie Stansbury falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Melanie Stansbury has 55 bills sponsored, 1592 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- House Committee on Natural Resources: Federal Lands
- House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Delivering on Government Efficiency (Ranking Member)
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