Byron Donalds
Republican · Representative for Florida's 19th district
28 sponsored · 266 cosponsored
In the House since 2021
Age 48
Contact their office: (202) 225-2536 · 1710 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 · Official website
In the 119th Congress (2025–2026)
- Sponsored 28 bills.The typical House member sponsored 25. Bills they wrote, not ones they signed on to.
- 4 bills they backed became law.They cosponsored them.
- 23 passed the House and wait on the Senate.The Senate has to pass the same text before it can become law.
- Missed 68 of 676 recorded votes (10.1%).The typical House member missed 1.9%. The record doesn’t say why.
- Works most on immigration and government operations and politics.40 and 39 of the 294 bills they wrote or backed.
What they got done
Most bills never get a vote. These are the ones they wrote or backed that got somewhere.
Became law (4)
This bill updates and extends tax rules related to personal casualty losses from major disasters. It also makes certain wildfire relief payments exempt from gross income.
Became law · 119-HR-5366
- Yes: Does this improve help for people hit by a disaster?The bill provides specific tax relief and income exclusions for individuals affected by major disasters and wildfires. +7
This bill establishes a medal to honor law enforcement officers and first responders who were killed in the line of duty.
Became law · 119-HR-3497
This Act authorizes the award of 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The medals recognize the team's victory over the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Became law · 119-HR-452
And 1 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Passed one chamber, waiting on the other (23)
Halfway: the other chamber has to pass the same text before it can go to the President.
This bill aims to amend title 41 of the United States Code. The primary purpose is to change how the multiple award schedule program operates.
Passed the House 421–1 · 119-HR-1118
- Yes: Does this make it easier to run a small business?The shift to a best value standard may allow small businesses with higher quality offerings to compete more effectively against those offering only the lowest cost. +3
This bill seeks to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act. It focuses on changing how the Secretary of the Interior approves state wildlife conservation and restoration programs.
Passed the House 400–0 · 119-HR-1676
- Yes: Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?Streamlining state wildlife action plans enhances the management of public natural resources. +5
This bill aims to change how youth offender status is handled in the District of Columbia. It limits this status to individuals who are 18 years of age or younger.
Passed the House 240–179 · 119-HR-4922
- Yes: Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?The bill mandates the Attorney General to create a publicly accessible website with updated and archived juvenile crime statistics. +5
- No: Does this leave more decisions to the states?The bill amends the DC Home Rule Act to restrict the legislative authority of the District of Columbia Council over criminal sentences. -7
And 20 more on their Sponsored and Cosponsored pages.
Resolutions of theirs that were adopted (1)
A resolution is a chamber speaking for itself — a position, a rule or a tribute. Adopting it puts it into effect, but it is not a law.
Still waiting, of the 28 bills they wrote: 1 cleared committee and waits for a first vote, 22 are in committee. Committee is where most bills end, whoever writes them — silence there, not a vote, is the usual way a bill dies.
What their bills would do
Every bill is scored against plain yes-or-no questions. These count their bills — the ones they wrote and the ones they cosponsored — by how each question was answered: yes, or the opposite. Open one to see those bills, where each stands, and why it was scored that way. Scores are made by AI ().
Who their bills would affect
What else they would change
How they voted lately
Their latest votes that decided something, and what each measure would do.
This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The main purpose is to provide a clear definition of adequate consideration for certain closely held stock.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would retired people be better off under this?Improving the clarity of stock valuation for ESOPs supports more stable retirement transitions. +4
119-S-2403 · roll call 314
This Act provides for improvements to rivers and harbors in the United States and the conservation and development of water and related resources.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Would Native Americans be better off under this?Directly authorizes land transfers to Tribal entities and prioritizes technical assistance for Tribal communities. +8
- No: Does this reduce what the federal government spends?The bill explicitly increases spending limits and funding authorizations for dozens of regional water resource programs. -5
119-HR-9497 · roll call 313
This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to create a new Federal standard regarding the costs of upgrades for large-load customers.
A fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass — Passed
- Yes: Does this keep data centers from raising household electric and water bills?The bill requires large-load customers to cover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades and provide financial assurances, preventing those costs from being passed to households. +7
- No: Would business owners be better off under this?Large-scale non-residential energy consumers face increased costs and financial assurance requirements. -5
119-HR-9340 · roll call 312
On the President’s vetoes
The President can refuse to sign a bill both chambers passed. It becomes law anyway only if two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate vote to pass it again. A vote against the veto (a Yea) was a vote to make the bill law over the President’s objection; a vote for it (a Nay) was a vote to let the veto stand.
Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 248–177; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act — vetoed Dec 29, 2025
For the vetovoted Nay, to let the veto stand.
The override fell short in the House, 236–188; it needed two-thirds · Jan 8, 2026
How busy they have been
How many bills they have put their name to over time — volume, not results: most bills never get a vote.