Veronica Escobar — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for TX's 16th Congressional District · Democrat

Veronica Escobar is a Democrat U.S. Representative for TX's 16th Congressional District. This page tracks Veronica Escobar's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 2019.

Veronica Escobar's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 90.8% — cast 464 of 511 roll-call votes (missed 47).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 97.6% of the time (2.4% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 1536 bills, 45 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Veronica Escobar Votes On

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

How Veronica Escobar 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 Veronica Escobar Broke With the Democrat Party

Veronica Escobar has voted against the Democrat majority on about 2.4% 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 “Save Our Shrimpers Act” (2026-05-12) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Aye on “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
• Voted Nay on “Increase Retirement Earnings Act” (2026-01-15) while most Democrats voted Yea — Agreed to.
• 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.

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