California
AG

Adam Gray

D

U.S. Representative · California

Last updated

May 11, 2026

Next election

November 2026

Votes cast

360

On record

Bills sponsored

0

Including co-sponsored

Ledger entries

360

All actions

Policy pillars — derived from activity record

Electoral integrity

4 actions

Gray opposes citizenship verification requirements for voter registration, reflecting skepticism toward restrictive voting eligibility measures framed as electoral integrity safeguards.

Criminal justice

21 actions

Gray demonstrates a pro-law enforcement criminal justice ideology, consistently supporting measures that strengthen police authority, officer protections, and operational flexibility while opposing restrictions on police tactics and efforts to limit prosecutorial discretion in juvenile cases.

Fiscal policy

36 actions

Gray consistently opposes fiscal frameworks that constrain government spending, reject tax relief measures, and limit federal budget authority, reflecting a preference for expansive fiscal policy and government investment over deficit reduction or revenue constraints.

Healthcare

13 actions

Gray demonstrates support for healthcare expansion through federal investment in rural health infrastructure, substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, and veteran health monitoring initiatives, while opposing measures that combine healthcare provisions with unrelated policy objectives or restrict access.

Education

10 actions

Gray demonstrates consistent support for education funding expansion and workforce development initiatives, prioritizing increased access to vocational training, rural school resources, and affordable higher education across underserved populations.

Economy and labor

23 actions

Gray demonstrates consistent support for policies that expand small business access to capital, reduce regulatory barriers, and strengthen labor protections for workers and federal employees, reflecting a pro-growth economic agenda centered on worker organization rights and Main Street business support.

Environment and energy

74 actions

Gray demonstrates mixed environmental convictions, supporting certain conservation initiatives like invasive species control and forest restoration while consistently voting to weaken pollution enforcement standards, air quality protections, and wildlife safeguards.

Immigration

15 actions

Gray demonstrates mixed immigration positions, supporting humanitarian protections for specific vulnerable groups like Haitian nationals while generally opposing stricter enforcement measures around deportations, criminal penalties, and detention despite voting to affirm border security declarations.

National security and foreign policy

44 actions

Gray supports targeted national security measures that assert U.S. sovereignty and strengthen specific defense capabilities, particularly regarding financial transparency on China and coastal security, while opposing broader military spending increases and expansive surveillance authorities.

Civil rights and liberties

18 actions

Gray demonstrates a pro-civil rights voting pattern focused on protecting marginalized communities from discrimination and violence, advancing religious freedom protections, expanding consumer privacy rights, and supporting Indigenous sovereignty, while opposing measures that would restrict transgender students' autonomy or expand firearm access.

Social policy

12 actions

Gray demonstrates support for expansive federal social safety net policies, backing increased government benefits for vulnerable populations including veterans, affordable housing assistance, and worker protections, while opposing measures that redirect welfare funding to non-governmental entities or impose restrictions on federal social support programs.

Technology and data

17 actions

Gray supports technology innovation and infrastructure development while favoring regulatory frameworks that enable digital financial systems and cybersecurity improvements, but opposes restrictions on federal technological capabilities and overreaching government controls on technology access.

Civil liberties and government power

2 actions

Gray's votes on this pillar do not have sufficient interpreted data to generate a summary.

Government accountability and transparency

57 actions

Gray demonstrates strong support for government accountability through mechanisms that directly constrain executive and presidential power, particularly impeachment and congressional oversight of federal agencies, while opposing legislative tools that expand Congress's ability to review regulatory decisions and whistleblower protections.

Infrastructure and public investment

10 actions

Gray demonstrates strong support for public infrastructure investment and resource preservation, consistently backing federal funding for water systems, utilities resilience, and historic site protection while favoring community-based infrastructure development.

Activity ledger — most recent first

Mar 27, 2026

Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. — This bill addresses procedural disposition of a Senate amendment to a consolidated appropriations bill, which has minimal direct impact on government accountability and transparency requirements.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Mar 26, 2026

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act — This bill allocates federal spending to the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, representing a direct government expenditure that affects the overall budget.

Fiscal policyFederal and state taxation↗ Source
Voted yes

Mar 4, 2025

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". — This bill enables Congress to exercise its constitutional oversight power by allowing votes to disapprove specific federal agency rules, reinforcing legislative checks on executive branch regulatory authority.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Feb 24, 2025

SPUR Act — This bill advances small business economic opportunity by requiring federal agencies to track and report on contracts awarded to underrepresented small business owners, including veterans and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Economy and laborMinimum wage↗ Source
Voted yes

Feb 12, 2025

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Feb 12, 2025

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Feb 11, 2025

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 77) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval for "midnight rules", and for other purposes. — This bill would make it easier for Congress to quickly review and reject last-minute regulations issued by outgoing administrations, increasing legislative oversight of executive agency actions.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 22, 2025

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. — This bill would streamline environmental reviews to speed up forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal and forest thinning on public and tribal lands.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 21, 2025

MAPWaters Act of 2025 — This bill advances environmental stewardship by improving public access to information about federal waterways, which can help people better utilize and care for these natural resources.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 21, 2025

Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act — This bill directs federal resources toward constructing a public monument on the National Mall, representing a public investment in commemorative infrastructure.

Infrastructure and public investmentTransportation and roads↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 16, 2025

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act — This bill would make it easier to deny entry to and deport immigrants convicted of or admitting to certain violent crimes, particularly those involving women and children.

ImmigrationBorder policy↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 15, 2025

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States. — This bill would create a special tax rule for certain Taiwan residents earning U.S. income, potentially reducing federal tax revenue from this specific group.

Fiscal policyFederal and state taxation↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 15, 2025

POWER Act of 2025 — This bill enables federal funding for utilities to combine power restoration with hazard mitigation improvements, increasing public investment in infrastructure resilience.

Infrastructure and public investmentTransportation and roads↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 14, 2025

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Civil rights and libertiesVoting rights↗ Source
Voted no

Jan 14, 2025

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Civil rights and libertiesVoting rights↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 14, 2025

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring federal agencies to publicly disclose detailed information about disaster assistance spending on a regular basis.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 13, 2025

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act — This bill requires FEMA to study ways to reduce paperwork burdens on disaster applicants while reporting its findings to Congress, which increases oversight and transparency in federal disaster assistance processes.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 13, 2025

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring a publicly-funded company to disclose executive compensation details to Congress and the public.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 9, 2025

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act — This bill would protect Americans from prosecution by the International Criminal Court and use sanctions to deter foreign cooperation with ICC investigations, asserting U.S. sovereignty in national security matters.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Jan 7, 2025

Laken Riley Act — This bill would require immigration authorities to detain immigrants arrested for certain theft-related crimes and allow states to sue the federal government over immigration enforcement decisions.

ImmigrationBorder policy↗ Source
Voted yes

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