U.S. Representative — California's 37th District
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democrat · California
Democrat U.S. Representative for California's 37th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Legislative Record
Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)
- H.R.9960 — Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 27, 2026)
- H.R.9805 — Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9786 — Judicial Integrity Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.9282 — Encouraging Public Service in Our National Parks and Public Land Act (Introduced, Jun 11, 2026)
- H.R.8976 — Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act (Introduced, May 21, 2026)
- H.R.8690 — Pregnant Women in Custody Act (Introduced, May 7, 2026)
- H.R.8547 — 'Directly Impacted Child Rehab and Safety Act (Introduced, Apr 28, 2026)
- H.R.8549 — Second Look Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 28, 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.9986 — Read for Reentry Act of 2026 (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.9944 — TPS Review Act (Introduced, Jul 23, 2026)
- H.R.9817 — To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jul 21, 2026)
- H.R.9784 — Justice is BLIND Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.R.9778 — Judicial FOIA Expansion Act (Introduced, Jul 20, 2026)
- H.J.Res.111 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Barred Owl Management Strategy". (Introduced, Jul 23, 2025)
Voting analysis
Three of Sydney Kamlager-Dove's five filings concern people the state is holding. One would end solitary confinement. One sets terms for pregnant women in custody. One addresses judicial integrity. Custody is where the criminal system's abstractions become a room with a door, and a legislative record weighted this heavily toward conditions inside rather than sentences handed down is a particular choice.
Of the 50 most recent of those, 43 currently sit at Introduced.
Crime and law enforcement lead her classified subjects by a considerable margin. The other two filings extend higher education access to homeless and foster youth, and set out a safe welcome for children.
Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Sydney Kamlager-Dove's cluster into: Crime and Law Enforcement (15), International Affairs (10), Education (3), Families (3), Health (3), Foreign Trade and International Finance (2).
The gavel that leaves no trace
She is ranking member on South and Central Asia at Foreign Affairs, and international affairs sit second among her subjects — yet not one of the five named bills touches the region or the committee. The aggregate carries the assignment; the recent list carries the district.
A record that is not hers alone
Her five departures are, vote for vote, identical to those of a Colorado Democrat whose page is also on this site: the same refusals on daylight saving, retail crime and the spending package, the same crossings on war powers and fuel retailing. Different states, different committees, different lengths of service, and not one point of divergence in where they parted from the caucus.
Coincidence explains it more plausibly than coordination. With five departures out of hundreds of votes, and with the same handful of measures splitting the caucus each time, two members landing on the same five is less remarkable than it first appears — which is itself worth knowing when reading any of these tables.
| Roll call | Date | Outcome | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R.139 Sunshine Protection Act On Passage · roll call 238 | Jul 14, 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) |
| 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.2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 157 | May 12, 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 California Democrats
Her rate falls under the California Democratic group's average.
Among the 42 Democrats in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 3.7%. Sydney Kamlager-Dove is below that average at 2.3%.
Tenure and attendance
Two terms, and a small share of roll calls go by without her.
First elected in 2023, now serving across 2 terms. Sydney Kamlager-Dove falls in the mid cohort.
By the numbers
In the 119th Congress, Sydney Kamlager-Dove has 67 bills sponsored, 853 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs
- House Committee on the Judiciary
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia (Ranking Member)
- House Committee on Foreign Affairs: Western Hemisphere
- House Committee on the Judiciary: Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet
- House Committee on the Judiciary: The Constitution and Limited Government
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