Laura Friedman

Overview

Laura Friedman is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California with 452 recorded votes. Her voting record reflects consistent alignment with her party across a broad range of policy areas, with particular emphasis on environmental protection, labor rights, and foreign policy engagement. On fiscal matters, Friedman has opposed most budget and appropriations measures brought to the floor, voting in favor of only 18.2% of budget-related bills. She voted against the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution and against a continuing appropriations measure in July 2026, suggesting disagreement with the spending priorities in those proposals. In contrast, she has supported a majority of defense-related measures, including veterans' legislation and multiple War Powers Resolution efforts regarding U.S. military involvement in Lebanon. Her record on environmental and energy policy shows a 35.3% approval rate, which reflects frequent opposition to bills in this category. Sample votes indicate she opposed a congressional disapproval resolution targeting California's harbor craft emission standards, effectively supporting her home state's environmental regulations. On foreign policy, she has one of her strongest approval rates at 90.9%, and on labor issues she supported 80% of the measures that came to a vote. Friedman's record on immigration and housing shows lower approval rates of 25% and 37.5% respectively, indicating she opposed the majority of proposals in these areas as they were brought to the floor. Her voting on criminal justice, taxation, technology, and education falls in a more mixed range, with approval rates between 30% and 64%.

Key Positions

• •Opposed a congressional resolution that would have disapproved California's harbor craft emission standards enforced by the EPA, voting to protect her home state's environmental regulations.
• •Supported multiple War Powers Resolution measures directing the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in Lebanon, voting Yea on related measures in both June and July 2026.
• •Voted against the fiscal year 2027 budget resolution and a continuing appropriations measure in July 2026, opposing the proposed spending framework.
• •Supported the Take Care of America's Veterans Act in July 2026, reflecting a pattern of voting in favor of veterans-related legislation.
• •Voted in favor of 80% of labor-related measures brought to the floor, indicating consistent support for worker-related legislation.
• •Supported the Ratepayer Protection Act and the Water Resources Development Act, both related to energy and water infrastructure.
• •Voted against the majority of immigration-related bills, supporting only 25% of the eight measures in this category.
• •Supported the Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act in August 2026, one of the criminal justice measures she voted for during her term.