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U.S. Representative — California's 5th District

Tom McClintock

Republican · California

Republican U.S. Representative for California's 5th congressional district. Member of the 119th Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Legislative Record

Recently sponsored bills (50 on record)

  • H.R.8454 — To provide for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. (Reported, Apr 22, 2026)
    This bill exchanges administrative jurisdiction over specified parcels of federal land between Yosemite National Park and Stanislaus National Forest in California. By way of background, cattle are grazing on the land currently managed by the National Park Service. However, grazing on federal lands…
  • H.R.8380 — To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of annual appropriation bills, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Apr 20, 2026)
  • H.R.7640 — Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026 (Introduced, Feb 23, 2026)
    Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act of 2026 This bill addresses issues related to state and local government cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, including by prohibiting limitations on cooperation, revising detainer authority, and restricting funding for certain jurisdictions…
  • H.R.5437 — Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act (Reported, Sep 17, 2025)
  • H.R.4041 — To exempt certain forest management activities in Yosemite National Park from requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. (Introduced, Jun 17, 2025)
  • H.R.3940 — Open America's Waters Act (Introduced, Jun 12, 2025)
  • H.J.Res.99 — Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that new States may be admitted to the United States upon a concurrence of two thirds of each house of Congress. (Introduced, Jun 6, 2025)
  • H.R.2566 — End Taxpayer Subsidies for Electric Vehicles Act (Introduced, Apr 1, 2025)

Recent floor votes (100 on record)

  • Voted Yea on H.R.8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act (Passed, Jul 23, 2026)
  • Voted Nay 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 Yea 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 Yea on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.7008 — Stop Insider Trading Act (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Yea on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Passed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Nay on H.R.8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)
  • Voted Aye on H.R.8800 — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Failed, Jul 22, 2026)

Recently cosponsored bills (12 on record)

  • H.R.6164 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28201 Franklin Parkway in Santa Clarita, California, as the "Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer Post Office Building". (Introduced, Jul 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8990 — Protect Domestic Oil and Gas Small Business Act of 2026 (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8034 — Protecting America’s Small Oil and Gas Producers and Rural Jobs Act (Introduced, Jul 14, 2026)
  • H.R.8324 — Great American Healthcare Plan (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)
  • H.R.8443 — End H–1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 (Introduced, Apr 22, 2026)
  • H.R.3350 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 340 East 1st Street in Tustin, California, as the "Ursula Ellen Kennedy Post Office Building". (Introduced, Apr 15, 2026)
  • H.R.6840 — ARMENIA Security Partnership Act (Introduced, Mar 27, 2026)
  • H.R.8077 — 287(g) Cooperation Act of 2026 (Introduced, Mar 26, 2026)

Voting analysis

Tom McClintock chairs the judiciary subcommittee on immigration enforcement, and immigration ties with public lands as the leading subject in what he files. His defection record, though, is about neither. It is about money.

8.9%
Votes against the Republican majority
213
Roll calls where a party majority formed
34 of 218
Rank among House Republicans, most defections first

Refusing the spending

He voted against a terrorism risk insurance reauthorisation, a children's online safety bill, a housing bill, an agriculture and food administration appropriations measure, a concurrence resolution and a fuel retailing bill — every one of them passed by his own conference. The pattern is a member declining to fund or to expand, more or less regardless of the subject in front of him.

The amendment votes fit the same reading: he backed changes his party would not take, and those failed too.

The 10 most recent of 19 roll calls where Tom McClintock voted against the House Republican majority.
Roll callDateOutcomeTheir vote
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 257		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8800
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 256		Jul 21, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.8595
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 241		Jul 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.7128
TRIA Program Reauthorization Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll call 229		Jun 29, 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.R.6644
Housing for the 21st Century Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · roll call 224		Jun 23, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8646
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
On Passage · roll call 205		Jun 4, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.Res.1299
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree · roll call 176		May 20, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)
H.R.8469
On Agreeing to the Amendment
roll call 174		May 15, 2026FailedAye (party: Nay)
H.R.1346
Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
On Passage · roll call 164		May 13, 2026PassedNay (party: Yea)

Above the California Republicans

California's Republican House members are a modest group set against the state's Democratic bloc, and McClintock's rate runs above their internal average.

Among the 8 Republicans in the California delegation, the average rate of voting against the party majority is 4.1%. Tom McClintock is above that average at 8.9%.

What he legislates on

One filing goes directly to the machinery he objects to: an amendment to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act establishing new procedures for considering annual appropriations bills. A member who votes against spending packages and then files a bill to change how they are considered is being consistent. The rest cover a federal land transfer in California, sanctuary policies, liability for stone slab products, and a recreation pass for police and firefighters.

Sponsored bills carry the Congressional Research Service's own subject classification. Tom McClintock's cluster into: Immigration (10), Public Lands and Natural Resources (10), Economics and Public Finance (8), Environmental Protection (5), Government Operations and Politics (3), Agriculture and Food (2).

154
Bills sponsored
1895
Bills cosponsored

Of the 50 most recent of those, 39 currently sit at Introduced.

Tenure and attendance

He reached the House at the end of the two-thousands and is now well into the veteran band. His absences are modest.

First elected in 2009, now serving across 9 terms. Tom McClintock falls in the veteran cohort.

3.2%
Roll calls recorded as not voting
220
Roll calls eligible to vote on
7
Recorded as not voting

By the numbers

In the 119th Congress, Tom McClintock has 154 bills sponsored, 1895 cosponsored, 100 recent floor votes recorded.

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on the Budget
  • House Committee on the Judiciary
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Federal Lands
  • House Committee on Natural Resources: Water, Wildlife and Fisheries
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement (Chair)
  • House Committee on the Judiciary: The Constitution and Limited Government

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