U.S. Representative · California, District 43

Maxine Waters

Educator

Democratic California On the 2026 ballot Official website

Bills introduced

530

During their time in Congress

Bills cosponsored

4,830

Signed on as a supporter

Status

Serving now

As of our last update

Track record

Straight from the public record · How we compute these

Votes with their party

96%

8,337 of 8,674 Yea/Nay votes matched the Democratic majority position This is high party loyalty. Most members in Congress fall between 75-95%.

Roll-call votes missed

653 of 9,354 votes

Bills enacted into law

0.6%

3 of 530 bills they introduced

Won in 2024

75.1%

of the vote, 50.2 points ahead of Steve Williams (Republican). Clerk's official results

Based on 9,354 recorded votes and 530 sponsored bills in our data. Most bills never become law. A low enactment rate is normal across Congress.

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How they voted recently 20 most recent

Date and question	Vote	Question	Position	Result
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-S-2403` Passed	H #314	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-S-2403`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9497` Passed	H #313	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9497`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9340` Passed	H #312	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9340`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Passage · `119-HJRES-213` Passed	H #311	On Passage · `119-HJRES-213`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Passage · `119-HR-10326` Passed	H #310	On Passage · `119-HR-10326`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Passage · `119-HR-9576` Passed	H #309	On Passage · `119-HR-9576`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 16, 2026 On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · `119-HR-5334` Passed	H #308	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · `119-HR-5334`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HCONRES-93` Passed	H #307	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HCONRES-93`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Passage · `119-HJRES-210` Passed	H #306	On Passage · `119-HJRES-210`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9500` Passed	H #305	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-9500`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-HR-2140` Passed	H #304	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · `119-HR-2140`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4646` Passed	H #303	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4646`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-8278` Passed	H #302	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-8278`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-2978` Passed	H #301	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-2978`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1530` Passed	H #300	On Agreeing to the Resolution · `119-HRES-1530`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Ordering the Previous Question · `119-HRES-1530` Passed	H #299	On Ordering the Previous Question · `119-HRES-1530`	Nay	Passed	Details →
Sep 15, 2026 On Motion to Table · `119-HRES-1486` Passed	H #298	On Motion to Table · `119-HRES-1486`	Present	Passed	Details →
Sep 14, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-3276` Passed	H #297	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-3276`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 14, 2026 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4219` Passed	H #296	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · `119-HR-4219`	Yea	Passed	Details →
Sep 3, 2026 On Passage · `119-HR-4795` Passed	H #295	On Passage · `119-HR-4795`	Nay	Passed	Details →

Bills they introduced 25 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced	Policy
`119-HR-4069`	Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2025	Oct 9, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HR-10640`	Urban Health Transformation Act of 2026	Oct 1, 2026	Health
`119-HR-10325`	To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing …	Sep 8, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HR-6830`	Fair Competition for Small Business Act of 2025	Aug 20, 2026	Commerce
`119-HR-8777`	GUIDANCE Act of 2026	May 13, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HJRES-179`	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	May 7, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HJRES-170`	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…	Apr 30, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HR-1966`	Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025	Apr 28, 2026	Health
`119-HR-8030`	DPA Transparency Act of 2026	Mar 20, 2026	Government Operations and Politics
`119-HR-6771`	Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025	Mar 18, 2026	Housing and Community Development
`119-HR-6774`	FHA Small-Dollar Mortgages Act	Mar 18, 2026	Housing and Community Development
`119-HR-5077`	Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025	Mar 18, 2026	Housing and Community Development
`119-HR-7886`	Failed Bank Executives Accountability and Consequences Act	Mar 9, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HR-7887`	Incentivizing Safe and Sound Banking Act	Mar 9, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HR-7888`	Closing the Enhanced Prudential Standards Loophole Act	Mar 9, 2026	Finance and Financial Sector
`119-HRES-1106`	Honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.	Mar 5, 2026	Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
`119-HRES-1109`	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.	Mar 5, 2026	Health
`119-HR-7565`	Food for Palestinian Children and Families in Gaza Act of 2026	Feb 12, 2026	International Affairs
`119-HR-7384`	Preventing Mass Casualties from Release of Hydrofluoric Acid at Refineries Act of 2026	Feb 4, 2026	Environmental Protection
`119-HRES-1039`	Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day".	Feb 4, 2026	Health
`119-HRES-968`	Recognizing the 90th anniversary of the National Council of Negro Women and honoring its historic l…	Dec 18, 2025	Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
`119-HR-6829`	International Financial Access Improvements Act	Dec 17, 2025	International Affairs
`119-HR-6773`	Databases of Publicly Owned Land Act	Dec 17, 2025	Housing and Community Development
`119-HR-6241`	Urban and Rural Diabetes Initiative Act	Nov 20, 2025	Health
`119-HR-5790`	Head Start Shutdown Protection Act of 2025	Oct 17, 2025	Education

Bills they signed on to support 25 most recent

ID	Title	Introduced
`119-HR-10875`	To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50…	Oct 22, 2026
`119-HR-10907`	To prohibit interference in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.	Oct 22, 2026
`119-HR-10794`	Improving Access to WIC Act	Oct 9, 2026
`119-HR-10642`	Stop the Settlements Act	Oct 1, 2026
`119-HR-5271`	Pakistan Freedom and Accountability Act	Oct 1, 2026
`119-HR-10582`	Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act	Sep 24, 2026
`119-HR-10476`	Glaucoma Vision Act of 2026	Sep 16, 2026
`119-HRES-1546`	Expressing support for the recognition of Nigerian Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage, cul…	Sep 16, 2026
`119-HR-10401`	No ICE Deaths in the Dark Act of 2026	Sep 15, 2026
`119-HR-10273`	Fairness for Farm Workers Act	Sep 4, 2026
`119-HRES-1511`	Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memor…	Sep 3, 2026
`119-HR-6751`	Sunset for the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force Act	Sep 3, 2026
`119-HR-8730`	Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026	Sep 2, 2026
`119-HR-9442`	Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act	Aug 27, 2026
`119-HR-9216`	Double the Wage for Overtime Act of 2026	Aug 27, 2026
`119-HR-10131`	National Archives Protection Act	Aug 20, 2026
`119-HR-10114`	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue i…	Aug 17, 2026
`119-HR-8541`	Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act	Aug 3, 2026
`119-HR-3513`	Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2025	Jul 30, 2026
`119-HR-9929`	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Di…	Jul 23, 2026
`119-HR-4696`	Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929	Jul 22, 2026
`119-HR-9415`	Safeguarding American Families and Expanding Social Security Act of 2026	Jul 16, 2026
`119-HR-6849`	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2121 Meridian Park Bouleva…	Jul 9, 2026
`119-HR-9544`	Save MEDICARE Act of 2026	Jun 30, 2026
`119-HR-9494`	Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2026	Jun 25, 2026

Committee assignments

1 current assignment · source: clerk.house.gov & senate.gov

Financial Services Committee

Campaign money

2025 to 2026 cycle, reported through September 30, 2026

$1,038,007

Raised

$822,923

Spent

$331,540

Cash on hand

Itemized gifts from individuals: $364,878. From PACs and other political committees: $512,000. Debts owed by the campaign: $142,103.

What Maxine Waters's campaign committee reported to the Federal Election Commission for the current two-year cycle (FEC candidate H4CA23011). Campaigns report quarterly, so these totals trail by up to three months. Small gifts under $200 are not itemized, so individual giving is larger than the itemized figure. See the full filings at the FEC.

Lobbyist political contributions

311 contributions totaling $747,686 that registered lobbyists disclosed in this member's honor. Source: federal LD-203 filings.

Top filers

AFLAC INCORPORATED $27,500 · 9 contributions
CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION. INC. DBA AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS $26,500 · 10 contributions
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC. $24,286 · 5 contributions
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE $22,500 · 4 contributions
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS $22,000 · 6 contributions
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES $20,000 · 8 contributions
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA $18,000 · 5 contributions
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP $17,500 · 21 contributions

Recent contributions

Date	Filer	Payee	Honoree	Amount
Jun 30, 2026	INVESCO GROUP SERVICES, INC. To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters (D)	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep. Maxine Waters (D)	$1,500.00
Jun 24, 2026	NIKE, INC To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep. Maxine Waters	$1,500.00
Jun 23, 2026	PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC. To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Waters, Maxine	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Waters, Maxine	$1,500.00
Jun 23, 2026	MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. To REP. MAXINE WATERS FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters	REP. MAXINE WATERS FOR CONGRESS	Rep. Maxine Waters	$500.00
Jun 19, 2026	WALMART INC. To PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters	PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE	Rep. Maxine Waters	$2,500.00
Jun 18, 2026	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Representative Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Representative Maxine Waters	$2,500.00
Jun 4, 2026	VISA INC. To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep Maxine Waters	$5,000.00
Jun 3, 2026	MELLON FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION #1 To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep. Maxine Waters	$2,500.00
Jun 2, 2026	AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES To MAXINE FOR CONGRESS · Honoree: Maxine Waters	MAXINE FOR CONGRESS	Maxine Waters	$2,500.00
Jun 1, 2026	SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION CTW-CLC To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: MAXINE WATERS	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	MAXINE WATERS	$2,500.00
May 29, 2026	INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep. Maxine Waters	$1,000.00
May 29, 2026	MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep Maxine Waters	$2,500.00
May 28, 2026	OPTIVER SERVICES US LLC To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep. Maxine Waters	$3,500.00
May 26, 2026	NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Maxine Waters	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Maxine Waters	$2,500.00
May 21, 2026	FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. To CITIZENS FOR WATERS · Honoree: Rep. Maxine Waters (D)	CITIZENS FOR WATERS	Rep. Maxine Waters (D)	$1,000.00

Contributions that registered lobbyists and their firms disclosed as made in this member's honor (to a campaign, a PAC, or an event), under section 203 of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. A disclosed, reported contribution is legal activity, not an allegation of wrongdoing.

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Time in Congress

House of Representatives · California · District 43
2013–present · Congresses 113–119
House of Representatives · California · District 35
1993–2013 · Congresses 103–112
House of Representatives · California · District 29
1991–1993 · Congress 102

Washington, DC office

2221 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

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"Waters, Maxine (Democratic–California): Voting Record." Open America, 2026, https://openamerica.io/legislator/W000187/.

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