Angela D. Alsobrooks

U.S. Senator · MarylandDemocrat

783votes cast

809on the record

Current term: January 2025

Next election: November 2030

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Criminal justice Economy and labor Education Environment and energy Fiscal policy Government accountability and transparency Healthcare Immigration National security and foreign policy

Criminal justice9 actions

Alsobrooks voted against legislation that would have imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court to shield U.S. and allied personnel from investigation. She also voted against a measure that would have expanded mandatory detention requirements for immigrants pending case resolution.

Economy and labor56 actions

Alsobrooks's voting record on economy and labor matters reflects support for direct structural interventions in wages and housing while declining to confirm several executive appointees across economic agencies. She voted to advance federal minimum wage increases and legislation expanding housing supply, viewing these as mechanisms to improve worker compensation and reduce housing costs. On trade policy, Alsobrooks consistently voted to remove tariffs on Canadian and Brazilian imports, positions that reduce trade barriers and their associated economic effects. However, she rejected confirmation of nominees to leadership positions at the Small Business Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and various trade-focused roles, despite descriptions indicating these positions would shape economic and labor policy. Her voting pattern suggests a preference for legislative action on wages and housing development over confirmation of officials to regulatory and administrative posts.

Education12 actions

Alsobrooks voted to preserve federal school meal funding on multiple occasions and supported eliminating a scholarship program that provided educational funding options across school types. She voted against confirming Education Department nominees she viewed as lacking traditional education policy experience, opposed restrictions on transgender students' athletic participation, and rejected a requirement for colleges to provide information about pregnancy support services to students.

Environment and energy85 actions

Alsobrooks consistently supported legislation expanding renewable energy incentives, voting yes on bills preserving and extending tax credits for clean energy projects, including residential solar panel and heat pump installations. She voted yes on measures restricting regulatory flexibility for fossil fuel operations, including a bill blocking EPA deadline extensions for methane emissions reductions from oil and natural gas production, and another terminating a federal emergency declaration that had enabled expedited energy development. Alsobrooks voted no on multiple personnel confirmations to positions within environmental and energy agencies, including nominees for senior EPA and Department of Energy leadership roles, as well as key positions overseeing nuclear security and environmental protection. Her voting record also included opposition to legislation that would have eliminated energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment.

Fiscal policy191 actions

Alsobrooks' fiscal policy voting record reflects consistent prioritization of maintaining federal spending on social programs and healthcare while declining to support reductions in government expenditures. She voted to authorize defense and military construction spending while rejecting a proposal to redirect military funds toward veteran healthcare, indicating support for existing defense budget levels rather than reallocation among defense priorities. On taxation, Alsobrooks voted to extend health insurance tax credits and increase taxes on high earners for healthcare subsidies, while opposing reductions in individual income tax deductions and progressive tax increases. She repeatedly voted to restore federal spending that had been cut from international programs, agricultural aid, global health initiatives, and domestic agencies, demonstrating opposition to spending reductions across multiple policy areas. Alsobrooks supported protecting Medicaid funding levels and mechanisms to reduce prescription drug costs without increasing the deficit. She declined to support budget process measures including multi-year fiscal targets, continuing resolutions that reduce congressional spending control, and regulatory cost reduction frameworks that would constrain federal expenditures.

Government accountability and transparency14 actions

Alsobrooks voted against a measure establishing identity verification mechanisms in electoral processes. She also voted against confirmation of a director for the federal office overseeing science and technology policy.

Healthcare40 actions

Alsobrooks's healthcare voting record reflects consistent support for preserving and expanding existing coverage programs and prescription drug affordability measures, while opposing several high-level departmental appointments. She voted in favor of protecting Medicaid funding, expanding Medicare benefits to include dental and vision services, reducing prescription drug costs, and maintaining global health initiatives. Conversely, she voted against health savings account legislation, restrictions on Medicaid coverage for undocumented immigrants, and reductions in federal Medicaid funding tied to state coverage decisions. On personnel matters, Alsobrooks voted against confirming or appointing multiple individuals to leadership positions within health-related agencies, including the departments overseeing Medicare and Medicaid administration, pharmaceutical and food safety regulation, and medical research. She supported procedural measures strengthening beneficiary access to social safety net services, including telephone access to Social Security and prevention of benefit office closures.

Immigration4 actions

Alsobrooks's immigration voting record reflects divergent approaches across different policy domains. She voted to preserve work permit extensions for immigrants already authorized to work, while simultaneously supporting increased federal border security funding and legislation that restricted state-level legal challenges to federal immigration enforcement. Alsobrooks also supported elimination of federal funding for an immigrant services organization.

National security and foreign policy83 actions

Alsobrooks's voting record on national security and foreign policy reflects divergent approaches to military leadership and arms sales oversight. She voted against confirming multiple senior defense officials across the Pentagon and military services, including positions overseeing weapons acquisition, defense personnel management, naval operations, and intelligence activities. Conversely, Alsobrooks supported several military leadership confirmations, international assistance funding to counter Chinese influence, and measures strengthening congressional oversight of defense decisions, including requirements for legislative approval of emergency military production powers. She voted to block military equipment sales to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, and backed legislation conditioning security assistance on human rights accountability. Alsobrooks also supported firearm-related veteran suicide data collection and domestic procurement prioritization for presidential aircraft.

Activity ledger — most recent first

May 14, 2026

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