Rep. McCollum, Betty
Democrat · Minnesota-4 · House of Representatives
Betty Louise McCollum is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district, serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). McCollum's district centers on St. Paul, Minnesota's capital city. She is the second woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. McCollum has been the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation since 2021, when Representative Collin Peterson lost reelection.
Voting record
- Participation: shows up to vote 99% of the time.
- Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 15.0% of the time.
- Alignment with the district's political lean: 79.3%.
- Bills sponsored: 170; passed into law: 2.
Recent votes by Rep. McCollum, Betty
- Voted Nay on Suspends federal diesel fuel tax through 2026 — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
- Voted Nay on House backs zero traffic deaths by 2050 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8774) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8771) making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8752) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
- Voted Yea on Requires court order for mail surveillance — Supporting America’s Children and Families Act
- Voted Not Voting on Removes judges' power to appoint U.S. attorneys — D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act
- Voted Yea on Remote health monitoring for pregnant Medicaid patients — Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
- Voted Yea on Grants to help foreign-trained health workers — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
- Voted Yea on Removes Tony Gonzalez from two House committees — Removing Representative Tony Gonzalez of Texas from certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- Voted Yea on Senate honors Lunar New Year cultural significance — Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in 2026.
- Voted Yea on Adds hot rotisserie chicken to SNAP benefits — Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024
- Voted Yea on Ends visa-free entry for Chinese nationals — Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act
- Voted Yea on Ends federal diversity and inclusion programs — Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2023
- Voted Yea on Bans seclusion and limits restraint in schools — Never Again Education Reauthorization Act of 2023
- Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Voted Yea on Tightens banking sanctions on Russia — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
- Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
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