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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 2503 — ROTOR Act | Yea | Feb 24, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6329 — Information Quality Assurance Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 24, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 2189 — Law-Enforcement Innovate to De-Escalate Act | Nay | Feb 12, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 261 — Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 72 — Relating to a national emergency by the President on February 1, 2025. | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3617 — Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act | Yea | Feb 11, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes… | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1057 — Providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1383) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for other purposes… | Nay | Feb 11, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and… | Nay | Feb 10, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1042 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2189) to modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and… | Nay | Feb 10, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 1531 — PROTECT Taiwan Act | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 6644 — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | Yea | Feb 9, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HJRES 142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision… | Nay | Feb 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act | Nay | Feb 4, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4090 — Critical Mineral Dominance Act | Not voting | Feb 4, 2026 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Nay | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 1032 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 7148) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year… | Nay | Feb 3, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3123 — Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act | Yea | Feb 2, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 980 — Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025 | Yea | Feb 2, 2026 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HCONRES 68 — To direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from Venezuela that have not been authorized by Congress. | Yea | Jan 22, 2026 | Failed | 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