Sam T. Liccardo: How Your Representative Voted This Week
Representative Sam Liccardo cast six recorded votes in the House this week, including opposing H R 4795 and H R 1501.
Knox Abbott
September 5, 2026/3 min read
Official congressional portrait of Sam T. Liccardo (public domain)
Saratoga, California, resides within Congressional District 16. The city is represented by Rep. Sam T. Liccardo (Democrat) and Senators Adam B. Schiff and Alex Padilla (Democrats). During this reporting period, the delegation participated in a total of twelve recorded votes, comprising nine key measures and three other items.
Rep. Liccardo voted on six House matters. He cast Nay votes on H R 4795, the Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act, and H R 1501, the Protecting Domestic Mining Act. He also voted Nay on H J RES 1 regarding a constitutional amendment, H R 9436 concerning appropriations regulations, and H RES 1490 addressing socialism.
Conversely, he voted Yea on H RES 1498 relating to allegations against Representative Chuck Edwards.
At a glance
Rep. Sam T. Liccardo (D) — Yes on 5, No on 7 of 12 recorded votes
Key votes
Liccardo: Nay — H R 4795 (Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act): On Passage — Passed 237-169 (House Roll 295, Sep 03)
H R 4795 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: Nay — H R 1501 (Protecting Domestic Mining Act): On Passage — Passed 218-201 (House Roll 294, Sep 02)
H R 1501 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: Nay — H J RES 1 (Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the Un...): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Failed 212-206 (House Roll 293, Sep 02)
H J RES 1 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: Yea — H RES 1498 (In the matter of allegations relating to Representative Chuck Edwards): On Agreeing to the Resolution — Passed 413-2 (House Roll 292, Sep 01)
H RES 1498 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: Nay — H R 9436 (To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations...): On Passage — Passed 219-196 (House Roll 291, Sep 01)
H R 9436 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: Nay — H RES 1490 (Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes): On Agreeing to the Resolution — Passed 220-192 (House Roll 289, Sep 01)
H RES 1490 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: No — H RES 1499 (Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795); providing for consideration...): On Agreeing to the Resolution — Passed 210-208 (House Roll 288, Sep 01)
H RES 1499 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: Yea — S 32 (Local Access to Courts Act): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Passed 378-10 (House Roll 285, Aug 31)
S 32 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Liccardo: Yea — S 307 (Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — Passed 376-8 (House Roll 284, Aug 31)
S 307 vote by party - chart, Jake Team LLC
Other recorded votes
Liccardo: Yea — H R 9436 (To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations...): On Motion to Recommit — Failed 202-212 (House Roll 290, Sep 01)
Liccardo: Nay — H RES 1499 (Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1501, H.R. 9436, and H.R. 4795); providing for consideration...): On Ordering the Previous Question — Passed 212-205 (House Roll 287, Sep 01)
Liccardo: Yea — H R 6500 (AGOA Extension Act): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments — Passed 370-48 (House Roll 286, Sep 01)
*Compiled from the official roll-call records of the U.S. House Clerk and the U.S. Senate. Vote positions are reproduced exactly as recorded.*
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