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LaMonica McIver

D

U.S. Representative · New Jersey

Last updated

May 11, 2026

Next election

November 2026

Votes cast

446

On record

Bills sponsored

0

Including co-sponsored

Ledger entries

446

All actions

Policy pillars — derived from activity record

Electoral integrity

6 actions

McIver opposes electoral integrity measures that impose citizenship verification requirements and eligibility restrictions, favoring instead transparency mechanisms and ballot tracking systems that enhance election oversight without creating additional voter registration barriers.

Criminal justice

25 actions

McIver demonstrates a mixed criminal justice approach, supporting law enforcement funding and officer protections while opposing measures that expand police powers, juvenile prosecution, or restrict sentencing reform alternatives.

Fiscal policy

39 actions

McIver opposes fiscal policy measures that would reduce federal spending or limit the government's budgetary authority, consistently voting against bills that would allow spending cancellations, constrain appropriations, or establish restrictive long-term budget targets.

Healthcare

17 actions

McIver demonstrates strong support for expanding healthcare access and services, particularly for vulnerable populations including rural communities, veterans, and those with specialized health needs like autism and occupational disease exposure.

Education

14 actions

McIver supports education initiatives that expand curriculum content, strengthen career pathways, increase funding for underserved areas, and improve college affordability, while occasionally backing measures with mixed educational impacts.

Economy and labor

24 actions

McIver consistently champions worker organizing rights and small business growth through expanded access to capital, regulatory relief, and targeted economic support.

Environment and energy

100 actions

McIver supports targeted environmental conservation efforts focused on protecting ecosystems and wildlife from specific threats while opposing broad deregulation that would facilitate fossil fuel extraction and mining on public lands.

Immigration

18 actions

McIver demonstrates a pro-immigration ideology by consistently opposing punitive deportation measures and enforcement expansions while supporting protections and legal pathways for immigrant populations, particularly temporary protected status for vulnerable groups.

National security and foreign policy

55 actions

McIver supports targeted national security measures focused on human rights promotion, financial transparency, and maritime defense while opposing broad military spending increases, hardline approaches to foreign influence, and expansive domestic security enforcement mechanisms.

Civil rights and liberties

22 actions

McIver demonstrates strong support for civil rights protections across marginalized communities, particularly championing Native American sovereignty and self-determination, religious freedom, and consumer privacy rights while consistently backing measures that safeguard vulnerable populations from violence and discrimination.

Social policy

16 actions

McIver demonstrates a pro-social policy orientation through consistent support for expanding government benefits and protections for vulnerable populations, including veterans, children in institutional care, and low-income families, while opposing measures that redirect public welfare resources away from direct social support programs.

Technology and data

18 actions

McIver supports technology advancement and data security initiatives that expand government oversight, infrastructure investment, and regulatory frameworks to protect consumers and national systems, while opposing cryptocurrency and central bank digital currency proposals that limit federal oversight.

Civil liberties and government power

2 actions

McIver opposes constraints on judicial authority to protect civil liberties and favors maintaining robust checks against government power.

Government accountability and transparency

72 actions

McIver demonstrates selective support for government accountability measures, consistently backing transparency initiatives that involve external reporting requirements and public disclosure of technical information while opposing congressional oversight mechanisms that challenge executive authority.

Infrastructure and public investment

14 actions

McIver demonstrates strong support for robust federal investment in public infrastructure across diverse sectors including water systems, transportation, energy resilience, space exploration, and historic preservation, while opposing transfers of public assets that diminish the federal government's infrastructure portfolio.

Activity ledger — most recent first

Jan 12, 2026

McIver spoke for 1 minute to congratulate Malcolm X Shabazz High School's boys basketball team and Arts High School's girls basketball team for winning the Newark Board of Education's Annual Holiday Basketball Tournament.

On the record

Dec 17, 2025

McIver introduced a bill to rename Newark Penn Station as the Donald M. Payne, Jr. Transit Center at Newark Penn Station.

On the record

Sep 16, 2025

McIver rose during a Special Order hour to discuss the Trump administration's rollback of Labor Department protections for workers, stating that workers in America are less safe and more likely to be underpaid than a year ago.

On the record

Sep 8, 2025

McIver spoke for 60 minutes on the House floor regarding government funding deadlines, expressing opposition to cuts to SNAP benefits, school lunch programs, Medicaid, and other services, and stating that Democrats would not support what she characterized as a partisan bill that harms constituents.

On the record

May 20, 2025

McIver spoke for 1 minute about how Medicaid, illustrated through the case of Dominique from East Orange, New Jersey who has sickle cell disease, would be affected by Republican proposals to gut the program.

On the record

Feb 6, 2025

McIver introduced the SNAP Benefits Fairness Act with Representative Shontel Brown to remove the housing cap on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and make SNAP benefits more accessible to working families.

On the record

Jan 14, 2025

McIver introduced the Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act to ensure high-risk Medicare and Medicaid recipients have access to peripheral artery disease screenings at no additional cost, and objected to H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025.

On the record

Dec 18, 2024

Beagle Brigade Act of 2023 — This bill advances government transparency by requiring the Department of Agriculture to report to Congress on threats to agriculture and natural resources.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 18, 2024

DETECT Fentanyl and Xylazine Act of 2024 — This bill supports national security by authorizing the Department of Homeland Security to develop better technology for detecting dangerous drugs at borders and ports of entry.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 18, 2024

Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act — This bill advances Native American sovereignty and self-determination by transferring land to tribal control, supporting the civil right of indigenous peoples to govern their own territories.

Civil rights and libertiesVoting rights↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 18, 2024

Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act — This bill advances social policy by establishing federal oversight and standards to protect children in residential facilities and improve their health, safety, and treatment outcomes.

Social policyPoverty and safety net↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 17, 2024

Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023 — This bill supports Holocaust education programs by extending federal authorization and funding for educational initiatives through 2030.

EducationK-12 funding and standards↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 17, 2024

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill makes it easier for Congress to overturn multiple regulations at once during presidential transitions, which could reduce executive branch accountability by allowing rapid reversal of rules without individual scrutiny.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Dec 17, 2024

Lumbee Fairness Act — This bill would advance civil rights by granting federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe and ensuring its members have equal access to federal services and benefits available to other federally recognized tribes.

Civil rights and libertiesVoting rights↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 17, 2024

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill makes it easier for Congress to overturn multiple regulations at once during presidential transitions, which could reduce executive branch accountability by allowing rapid reversal of rules without individual scrutiny.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 16, 2024

A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as the "Dianne Feinstein Post Office". — This bill has no meaningful connection to government accountability and transparency, as it only renames a postal facility after a former senator.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 16, 2024

Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act — This bill expands healthcare options for veterans by creating home and community-based care alternatives to nursing home care, allowing veterans to receive services in their preferred settings.

HealthcareACA and insurance markets↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 16, 2024

Federal Judiciary Stabilization Act of 2024 — This bill increases the number of permanent federal judges, which could improve court efficiency and reduce case backlogs, though it does not directly address transparency or accountability mechanisms in government.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 16, 2024

Autism CARES Act of 2024 — This bill would expand federal funding and support for autism research, surveillance, and educational programs through 2029.

HealthcareACA and insurance markets↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 12, 2024

JUDGES Act of 2024 — Passing this bill would advance government accountability by reducing court backlogs and delays that prevent timely judicial review of government actions and decisions.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted no

Dec 11, 2024

Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 — This bill extends and updates federal programs that protect endangered wildlife species and their habitats through conservation funding and partnerships.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted no

Dec 11, 2024

Increasing Baseline Updates Act — This bill would advance government transparency by requiring the Congressional Budget Office to publish more frequent budget projections and disclose the economic data behind their calculations.

Government accountability and transparencyEthics and financial disclosure↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 10, 2024

SHIELD Against CCP Act — This bill strengthens U.S. national security by establishing a coordinated effort within the Department of Homeland Security to identify and counter security threats posed by China across multiple critical areas including terrorism, cyber attacks, and border protection.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 10, 2024

Liberty in Laundry Act — This bill would restrict the federal government's ability to set energy efficiency standards for washing machines, making it harder to reduce energy consumption through appliance regulations.

Environment and energyClimate legislation↗ Source
Voted no

Dec 10, 2024

Improving Federal Building Security Act of 2024 — This bill strengthens security at federal buildings by requiring committees to act on expert security recommendations, which enhances protection of government facilities and personnel.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

Dec 5, 2024

Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2024 — This bill continues federal funding for drug control enforcement and court programs that aim to reduce drug-related crime through law enforcement and treatment-focused judicial approaches.

Criminal justiceSentencing and incarceration↗ Source
Voted yes

Nov 20, 2024

North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2023 — This bill advances U.S. national security interests by funding programs to promote human rights and information access in North Korea, which could undermine the regime's control and support long-term political change.

National security and foreign policyDefense spending↗ Source
Voted yes

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