John Garamendi
Democrat · U.S. Representative for California's 8th district
15 sponsored · 448 cosponsored
Age 81 · In office since 2009
Contact their office: (202) 225-1880 · 2428 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
Of the bills they cosponsored: 1 became law, 19 passed one chamber and wait on the other, 1 was a resolution that is finished, 2 cleared committee and wait for a first vote, 399 are in committee, 22 have only been introduced, and 4 were stopped.
The paragraph under each bill and the scores beside it were written by an AI model from the bill's text; the rest is the record.
Became law 1 bill
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Waiting for a floor vote in the other chamber 4 bills
Passed one chamber and is on the other chamber's calendar.
- Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
- AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office".
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the "Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building".
In the other chamber's committee 11 bills
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
- Major Richard Star Act
- To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".
- ALERT Act
- Save Our Sequoias Act
- Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- Federal Maritime Commission Reauthorization Act of 2025
- ESTUARIES Act
- World War II Women's Memorial Location Act
- Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
- Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act of 2025
Passed one chamber, waiting for the other to take it up 4 bills
Passed one chamber, and the other has not yet sent it to a committee or put it on its calendar.
Adopted 1 bill
The chamber formally agreed to it, and for a resolution that is the finish line: what it says is now officially the chamber's position, rule or tribute.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote 2 bills
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
- To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge National Scenic Trail, and for other purposes.
- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration, and for other purposes.
In committee 399 bills
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
- Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2026
- Honoring the contributions of Indian Americans and supporting the designation of July as "Indian American Heritage Month".
- Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act
- CARE for Blood Cancer Act of 2026
- Stop the Settlements Act
- BASIC Act of 2026
- Transforming Education for the Future Act
- Disapproving the proposed civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia submitted to the Congress on September 14, 2026.
- Right to IVF Act of 2026
- Federal Naming Standards Act
Introduced, nothing more yet 22 bills
Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.
- Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.185) to advance responsible policies.
- Great American Outdoors Act 250
- Nitrous Oxide Safety Act of 2026
- MTS CYBER Act of 2026
- Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act
- ASAP Act
- RESTRAIN Act
- State Actions For Employing Transportation Risk Assessments and Crossing Knowledge Strategies Act
- Child Care for Every Community Act
- Baltic Security Assessment Act of 2025
Failed 4 bills
Came to a vote and did not get the votes it needed.
- Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
- To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress.
- Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with presidentially designated terrorist organizations in the Western Hemisphere.