← Mark DeSaulnier
Mark DeSaulnier on Education
DemocratCA
Education49 votes · 46.4/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
99 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 49 of them counted toward the score above: 36 toward “Expand federal role” and 13 toward “Reduce federal role”.
The other 50 did not count: 49 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.
| Date | What was voted on | Voted | Counted as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-10 | No Aid for Ghost Students ActH.R. 7892 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2026-05-20 | PROTECT Kids ActH.R. 2616 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2026-05-20 | PROTECT Kids ActH.R. 2616 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2026-03-04 | Territorial Student Access to Higher Education ActH.R. 6472 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2026-01-22 | Pregnant Students’ Rights ActH.R. 6359 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2026-01-22 | Pregnant Students’ Rights ActH.R. 6359 · 119th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 2025-12-04 | TRACE ActH.R. 1049 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2025-12-04 | PROTECT Our Kids ActH.R. 1069 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2025-12-03 | CLASS ActH.R. 1005 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2025-05-07 | DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActH.R. 881 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2025-03-27 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 1048 · 119th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2025-03-27 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 1048 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-03-27 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 1048 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-03-27 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 1048 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2025-03-27 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 1048 · 119th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-12-06 | Crucial Communism Teaching ActH.R. 5349 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2024-11-15 | FAFSA Deadline ActH.R. 8932 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2024-09-19 | Accreditation for College Excellence ActH.R. 3724 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2024-09-19 | Accreditation for College Excellence ActH.R. 3724 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2024-09-10 | DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActH.R. 1516 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2024-09-10 | DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActH.R. 1516 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2024-09-10 | DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern ActH.R. 1516 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2024-07-11 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance”H.J.Res. 165 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2024-01-18 | Pregnant Students’ Rights ActH.R. 6914 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2024-01-18 | Pregnant Students’ Rights ActH.R. 6914 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 2023-12-13 | Condemning antisemitism on University campuses and the testimony of University Presidents in the House Committee on Education and the WorkforceH.Res. 927 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-12-07 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) ProgramH.J.Res. 88 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Did not vote | Not a yea/nay |
| 2023-12-06 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 5933 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2023-12-06 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 5933 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2023-12-06 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 5933 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-12-06 | DETERRENT ActH.R. 5933 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-11-02 | Condemning the support of Hamas, Hezbollah, and other terrorist organizations at institutions of higher education, which may lead to the creation of a hostile environment for Jewish students, faculty, and staffH.Res. 798 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Did not vote | Direction not readable |
| 2023-09-26 | Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education ActH.R. 5110 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2023-06-21 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans”H.J.Res. 45 · 118th Congress · Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2023-05-24 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans”H.J.Res. 45 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Reduce federal role |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Yea | Reduce federal role |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-24 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-23 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-23 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-23 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2023-03-23 | Parents Bill of Rights ActH.R. 5 · 118th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2022-09-29 | Mental Health Matters ActH.R. 7780 · 117th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2022-09-29 | Mental Health Matters ActH.R. 7780 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Recommit | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2022-09-21 | Joint Consolidation Loan Separation ActS. 1098 · 117th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2022-09-21 | Joint Consolidation Loan Separation ActS. 1098 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Commit | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2022-07-26 | Mathematical and Statistical Modeling Education ActH.R. 3588 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2022-06-23 | Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students ActH.R. 6493 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2022-06-23 | Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning ActH.R. 5407 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2022-03-08 | Condemning threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities (“HBCUs”) and reaffirming support for HBCUs and their studentsH.Con.Res. 70 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2022-01-18 | Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility ActS. 2959 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2021-11-15 | Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors ActS. 1095 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2021-09-28 | Consider Teachers ActS. 848 · 117th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2020-12-07 | HBCU PARTNERS ActS. 461 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2020-09-15 | Strength in Diversity ActH.R. 2639 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2020-09-15 | Strength in Diversity Act of 2020H.R. 2639 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2020-09-15 | Strength in Diversity Act of 2020H.R. 2639 · 116th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2020-07-22 | FUTURE ActH.R. 2486 · 116th Congress · On Concurring in the Senate Amdt with Amdt Specified in Section 4(b) of H. Res. 891 | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2020-07-22 | FUTURE ActH.R. 2486 · 116th Congress · On Concurring in the Senate Amdt with Amdt Specified in Section 4(a) of H. Res. 891 | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2020-06-26 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability”H.J.Res. 76 · 116th Congress · Passage, Objections of the President Not Withstanding | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2020-01-27 | Never Again Education ActH.R. 943 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2020-01-16 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to “Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability”H.J.Res. 76 · 116th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2019-02-25 | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees ActH.R. 276 · 116th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2018-09-05 | Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling ActH.R. 1635 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2018-09-05 | Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling ActH.R. 1635 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2018-04-16 | To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, KansasS. 167 · 115th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2017-02-07 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issuesH.J.Res. 58 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2017-02-07 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965H.J.Res. 57 · 115th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2016-12-06 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all students should have access to the digital tools necessary to further their education and compete in the 21st century economyH.Res. 939 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2016-04-29 | Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization ActH.R. 4901 · 114th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2016-04-29 | Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization ActH.R. 4901 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-12-02 | To reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achievesS. 1177 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report | Yea | Expand federal role |
| 2015-10-21 | Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization ActH.R. 10 · 114th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2015-10-21 | Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization ActH.R. 10 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Passage | Nay | Expand federal role |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-07-08 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2015-02-26 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-02-26 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-02-26 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-02-26 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Nay | Direction not readable |
| 2015-02-26 | Student Success ActH.R. 5 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment | Yea | Direction not readable |
| 2015-02-25 | STEM Education ActH.R. 1020 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Yea | Expand federal role |
Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand federal role / Reduce federal role axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.