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James R. Walkinshaw
U.S. Representative, VA-11
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, VA-11 current
Virginia |
Democratic | Sep 10, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Homeland Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Homeland Security — Border Security and Enforcement unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Homeland Security — Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Delivering on Government Efficiency unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — Military and Foreign Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. -0.404, social dim. 0.152. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (340 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HRES 1175 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8035) to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the… | Nay | Apr 17, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1156 — Expressing support for tax policies that support working families. | Nay | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1689 — To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status. | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary… | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6398 — RED Tape Act | Nay | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6398 — RED Tape Act | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6409 — FENCES Act | Nay | Apr 16, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6409 — FENCES Act | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 40 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with… | Yea | Apr 16, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 965 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary… | Yea | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and… | Nay | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1174 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6387) to amend the Clean Air Act to require revisions to regulations governing the review and… | Nay | Apr 15, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7613 — ALERT Act | Yea | Apr 14, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1011 — Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 | Yea | Apr 14, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1142 — Providing for disposition of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7147) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| On Motion to Adjourn | Nay | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7084 — Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026 | Yea | Mar 27, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act | Nay | Mar 26, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 8029 — Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act | Yea | Mar 26, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1128 — Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the Department of Homeland Security. | Nay | Mar 26, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 | Nay | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5103 — Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 | Yea | Mar 25, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1131 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8029) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year… | Nay | Mar 25, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (5 as lead sponsor)
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HCONRES 110
US · Jun 11, 2026
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
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HRES 1366
US · Jun 11, 2026
Commending Taiwan on the 30th anniversary of its first direct presidential election in 1996, and expressing support for Taiwan in the preservation of its…
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HR 9168
US · Jun 4, 2026
Complete America’s Great Trails Act
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HR 9113
US · Jun 2, 2026
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify Congress of any serious injury or death of any individual in the custody of the Department of Homeland…
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HR 8949
US · May 20, 2026
Capitol Police Retirement Reform Act of 2026