Byron Donalds

Overview

Byron Donalds is a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida whose voting record reflects a consistently conservative approach across most policy areas. With 484 recorded votes, he has built a substantial record that trends well to the right of the House Republican average. His strongest areas of agreement with the Republican majority appear in energy and environment policy, where he supported 82% of measures that came to a vote — including bills to limit EPA regulatory authority and protect energy ratepayers. He also consistently backs budget resolutions, criminal justice measures, housing-related legislation, and infrastructure spending. His support for the fiscal year 2027 budget and continuing appropriations reflects alignment with his party's spending priorities. Donalds' record shows notable opposition in healthcare and labor policy. He voted against healthcare measures roughly 70% of the time, including motions related to Medicaid protections and health insurance premiums. On labor issues, he supported only 20% of bills that reached the floor. His defense voting is more divided, with a near-even split between yea and nay votes, partly driven by his opposition to War Powers Resolution measures regarding U.S. military involvement in Lebanon. On foreign policy, Donalds voted nay more often than yea, opposing several measures that would have constrained executive military authority. His education and taxation votes lean toward support, consistent with his broader conservative positioning.

Key Positions

• •Consistently supports energy deregulation and limits on EPA authority — voted for the Ratepayer Protection Act and to disapprove an EPA rule on California harbor craft emissions standards in September 2026.
• •Opposes most healthcare legislation that reaches the House floor, voting nay on roughly 70% of healthcare measures, including motions related to the Do No Harm in Medicaid Act and the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act.
• •Voted in favor of the fiscal year 2027 congressional budget resolution and continuing appropriations, supporting his party's spending framework.
• •Opposed War Powers Resolution measures that would have directed the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from Lebanon, voting nay on at least two such resolutions in mid-2026.
• •Voted against the Take Care of America's Veterans Act in July 2026, one of several nay votes in the defense category.
• •Strongly opposes labor-related legislation, supporting only 1 out of 5 labor bills that came to a vote.
• •Supports criminal justice measures at a high rate, voting yea on 69% with zero nay votes recorded in that category.
• •Backs housing-related legislation, voting in favor of 75% of housing measures.