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Jay P. Obernolte

Jay P. Obernolte

U.S. Representative
California 23rd District
Republican
F
58%
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119th Congress

U.S. Congress: House
Score: 58

China-funded Schools

This bill stops the U.S. government from giving money to any public grade school or high school that gets support from the Chinese government.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1069 Roll Call 313 Passed 247 to 164 on 12/4/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Alaska Petroleum Reserve Rule

Overturns a 2022 Bureau of Land Management rule for the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
S. J. Res. 80 Roll Call 296 Passed 216 to 209 on 11/18/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8 Article IV Section 3

Presidential Appointment Powers

Abolishes the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, allows the U.S. president to nominate D.C. judges without its involvement, and transfers authority to appoint chief judges from the commission to the president.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 5125 Roll Call 274 Passed 218 to 211 on 9/17/2025 See U.S. Const. Article II Section 2

Taxpayer-funded Sex Changes

Prohibits the Department of Defense from covering or providing "gender-related medical treatment" under TRICARE.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 3838 Roll Call 246 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Free Speech

Prohibits the Defense Department from, in its military recruitment advertising, entering into contracts with "fact-checking" entities.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 3838 Roll Call 258 See U.S. Const. First Amendment

Defund Renewable-energy Office

Strikes all funding for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No Annual benefit per household: +$14.00
H.R. 4553 Roll Call 236 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Ukraine Assistance

Eliminates foreign aid to Ukraine from the bill.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
H.R. 4016 Roll Call 209 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Foreign Aid Programs

Eliminates $118 million for foreign-aid programs.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No Annual benefit per household: +$0.88
H.R. 4016 Roll Call 204 Rejected 63 to 365 on 7/18/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Central Bank Digital Currency

Prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
H.R. 1919 Roll Call 201 Passed 219 to 210 on 7/17/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8 Article I Section 10

GENIUS Act

Imposes new federal regulations on cryptocurrency stablecoins.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$0.02
S. 1582 Roll Call 200 Passed 308 to 122 on 7/17/2025 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Washington, D.C., “Sanctuary City” Law

Prohibits the District of Columbia from limiting its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 2056 Roll Call 171 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Fiscal 2025 Rescissions

Rescinds $9.4 billion in funding previously appropriated by Congress for fiscal 2025.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Annual benefit per household: +$71.00
H.R. 4 Roll Call 168 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Quad Countries

Directs the U.S. secretary of state to deepen America's entanglement in the "Quad," including by creating a Quad Inter-Parliamentary Working Group.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1263 Roll Call 132

Event-ticket Pricing

Imposes federal regulations on ticket sellers.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$0.03
H.R. 1402 Roll Call 107 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Emissions Research

Representative Brian Babin (R-Texas) made a motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 1534, the "Innovative Mitigation Partnerships for Asphalt and Concrete Technologies (IMPACT) Act," which would authorize the Department of Energy to fund research and development partnerships focused on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions from asphalt and concrete production.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 1534 Roll Call 74

EPA Emissions Rule

Overturns an EPA rule that imposed annual fees on oil and gas facilities that emit methane above certain thresholds.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes Annual benefit per household: +$0.05
H. J. Res. 35 Roll Call 52 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Fracking

Would prohibit the president from declaring a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) unless authorized by an act of Congress.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 26 Roll Call 35

Conservation Programs

Reauthorizes a federal conservation program (the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003) through fiscal 2030.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Annual cost per household: -$0.45
H.R. 26 Roll Call 29 See U.S. Const. Article I Section 8

Medical Care for Abortion Survivors

The U.S. Constitution does not grant a right to abortion. Abortion is not healthcare, it is the ending of innocent human life, and the Declaration of Independence affirms the right to life as a fundamental, God-given, and inherent right.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 21 Roll Call 27

Protecting Women’s Sports

The federal government should not use taxpayer money to facilitate biological males competing against real women and girls.
Read More Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 28 Roll Call 12
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