Rep. Menefee, Christian D.
Democrat · Texas-18 · House of Representatives
Christian Dashaun Menefee is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 18th congressional district since February 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, Menefee previously served as County Attorney for Harris County, Texas, from 2021 to 2026. He was the youngest person and the first African-American to hold the office.
Voting record
- Participation: shows up to vote 92% of the time.
- Bipartisanship: votes with the opposing party's majority 45.5% of the time.
- Bills sponsored: 0; passed into law: 0.
Recent votes by Rep. Menefee, Christian D.
- Voted Yea on Study health career training grant outcomes — Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
- Voted Yea on Tighten financial sanctions on Russia over Ukraine — CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
- Voted Yea on Increase Medicare and Medicaid payments to rural hospitals — Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Voted Nay on Speaker reserves procedural placeholder for House — Secure the Border Act of 2023
- Voted Yea on Exempts active military pay from income tax — National Defense Authorization Act FY2024
- Voted Yea on Procedural placeholder reserved for Speaker — Lower Drug Costs Now Act
- Voted Yea on Raises passenger fees for airport improvements — Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
- Voted Nay on Speaker reserves bill number for future legislation — Parents Bill of Rights Act
- Voted Not Voting on Require Muslim Brotherhood foreign terrorist designation — Clean Energy for America Act
- Voted Yea on Eliminates funding for National Endowment for Humanities — Social Security Fairness Act
- Voted Yea on SBA loan officers must disclose conflicts of interest — Small Business Lending Fraud Prevention Act
- Voted Nay on House schedules votes on farm, child care, and fraud bills — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8646) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7726) to amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 to withhold funds from noncompliant States under such Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7892) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require to the Secretary of Education to use an identity fraud detection system to review each FAFSA to determine whether the FAFSA presents a reasonable suspicion of identity fraud; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8872) to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to low-income families, strengthen program integrity guardrails for State expenditure of funds, require measurement of improper payments, and establish goals for eliminating fraud and improper payments under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, and for other purposes.
- Voted Yea on Extends terrorism insurance program through 2034 — TRIA Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
- Voted Yea on Expands disaster aid for farmers and forest owners — Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025
- Voted Yea on Requires aircraft tracking technology to prevent midair collisions — ALERT Act
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