U.S. Representative — Washington's 2nd District
Rick Larsen
Democrat · Washington
Democrat U.S. Representative for Washington's 2nd congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9986 — Read for Reentry Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 30, 2026)
- H.R.9435 — EXCLAVE Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jun 24, 2026)
- H.R.8818 — End Fentanyl Trafficking with Local Task Forces Act of 2026 (Introduced, May 14, 2026)
- H.R.8447 — Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)
- H.R.6530 — AI Training for National Security Act (Introduced, Dec 9, 2025)
- H.R.6451 — VA Transit Act (Introduced, Dec 4, 2025)
- H.R.6348 — Transportation Assistance for Olympic and World Cup Cities Act of 2025 (Introduced, Dec 2, 2025)
- H.R.6148 — Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025 (Introduced, Nov 19, 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.3368 — Born in the USA Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.9941 — Right to IVF Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9922 — AI Transparency in Elections Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.2717 — Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.2485 — Arts Education for All Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.3243 — Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 (Introduced, Jul 18, 2026)
- H.R.8870 — BUILD America 250 Act (Reported, May 19, 2026)
Voting analysis
Rick Larsen voted for the consolidated appropriations act while his caucus voted against it. That is worth stating first because the same bill turns up as a refusal on a great many Democratic pages on this site, and he is on the other side of it. He is also the senior Democrat on the full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which is the committee with the most to lose when a spending package fails.
The other six
Three amendment votes. A daylight saving measure he declined. Cashless bail reporting and a fuel retailing act he supported when the caucus did not. Nothing here suggests a wing so much as a member who votes bill by bill.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.8800 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 258 | Jul 21, 2026 | Agreed to | No (party: Yea) |
| 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.5625 Cashless Bail Reporting Act On Passage · roll call 171 | May 14, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.1346 Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act On Motion to Recommit · roll call 163 | May 13, 2026 | Failed | Yea (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7567 On Agreeing to the Amendment roll call 144 | Apr 30, 2026 | Failed | Aye (party: Nay) |
| H.R.7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · roll call 53 | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | Yea (party: Nay) |
What the gavel does not explain
Transportation dominates his classified subjects by a wide margin, exactly as the committee would predict. None of the five bills displayed below is a transportation bill. They cover prison literacy programmes, fentanyl task forces, influenza preparedness, an enclave measure, and training for national security work in artificial intelligence.
That gap between the aggregate and the named list is a reminder of how this page is built. The classified subjects count everything he has filed across his service; the list beneath shows a recent slice. The transportation work behind that committee post sits in the first number, not necessarily in the second.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Rick Larsen's cluster into: Transportation and Public Works (15), Armed Forces and National Security (9), Health (5), International Affairs (4), Crime and Law Enforcement (3), Environmental Protection (3).
Of the 50 most recent of those, 49 currently sit at Introduced.
Below the Washington Democrats
Washington's House Democrats keep a higher combined departure rate than Larsen does on his own.
Among the 8 Democrats in the Washington delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 5.9%. Rick Larsen is below that average at 3.3%.
Tenure and attendance
Thirteen terms, running back to the start of this century, put him among the longest-serving members covered here. A modest fraction of votes go by without him.
First elected in 2001, now serving across 13 terms. Rick Larsen falls in the veteran cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Rick Larsen has 180 bills sponsored, 3664 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Ranking Member)
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