Melanie Stansbury — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for NM's 1st Congressional District · Democrat

Melanie Stansbury is a Democrat U.S. Representative for NM's 1st Congressional District. This page tracks Melanie Stansbury's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2021.

Melanie Stansbury's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 94.11% — cast 479 of 509 roll-call votes (missed 30).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 98.27% of the time (1.73% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 1538 bills, 30 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Melanie Stansbury Votes On

• Taxation
• Immigration
• Health Insurance
• Defense Spending
• Climate Change
• Infrastructure

How Melanie Stansbury Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Ukraine Support Act” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) — Failed
• Yea on “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Nay on “No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” (2026-06-03) — Passed

When Melanie Stansbury Broke With the Democrat Party

Melanie Stansbury has voted against the Democrat majority on about 1.7% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Yea on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
• Voted Nay on “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026” (2026-01-22) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026” (2026-01-14) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Abducted Ukrainian Children Recovery and Accountability Act” (2025-12-10) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “Pandemic Unemployment Fraud Enforcement Act” (2025-03-11) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.

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