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Representative for Virginia District 8

Born

June 20, 1950

Age 75

Phone

(202) 225-4376

Office

1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Virginia District 8

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, his district is located in Northern Virginia and includes Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington, and parts of eastern Fairfax County.

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Voting Record — 553

Yes41%

No56%

Present1%

Not Voting3%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

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Congressional District 8

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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratVirginia District 8

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Donald S.'s ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 47 sponsored · 174 cosponsored

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Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 10(source)

Trump and Musk are illegally shutting down federal agencies, mass firing federal workers, and freezing congressionally mandated funding. It's causing massive job losses and economic chaos for my constituents far worse any shutdown. The Republican CR would perpetuate this status quo. I will vote no.

Aaron Fritschner

@fritschner.bsky.social

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Release: @beyer.house.gov To Oppose Republican (De)Funding Bill beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Beyer To Oppose Republican Defunding Bill

Beyer said:

“Donald Trump and Elon Musk just spent seven weeks recklessly and illegally shutting down federal agencies, mass firing federal workers, and freezing congressionally mandated funding. The status quo for my district today is massive job losses with impending economic chaos for the entire region. The damage to my constituents is already far worse than that caused by the longest government shutdown in American history – which was also inflicted on them by Donald Trump.

“On Saturday, when I organized an event with local governments to offer support to federal workers and contractors with financial and career counseling, mental health resources, and food assistance, over a thousand people came. The need, desperation, and pain in that room were palpable.

“Speaker Johnson now proposes that Congress enact partisan legislation to perpetuate this disastrous status quo. Johnson calls the Republican bill ‘clean,’ despite changes to cut veterans’ medical care and medical research; but the entire premise of the legislation is that it would appropriate funds with the expectation that Trump and Musk will immediately cancel huge swathes of that funding and continue their illegal destruction of the federal government. Anyone who refers to that arrangement as ‘clean’ should have their head examined, it is a fundamentally dishonest approach to legislating. Allowing Elon and company to continue looting the federal government is as dirty as it gets.

“This is not a funding bill, it is a defunding bill, and I will vote against it.”

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 11(source)

Republicans just snuck a provision surrendering power to revoke Trump's tariffs into a procedural vote. All Dems opposed. Every Republican who voted for this will own the economic consequences of expanding Trump's tariff powers. Statement with @repdelbene.bsky.social: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Beyer And DelBene Blast Republicans’ Hidden Tariff Provision
Washington, March 11, 2025

U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA), who serve on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, today issued a joint statement on a House vote on a provision hidden in a Republican rule that would effectively surrender congressional power over raising taxes and tariffs on the American people to Trump. The vote comes on a day when Trump announced huge new tariffs on one of America’s closest allies, amid widening economic damage from his chaotic trade policy.

Beyer and DelBene said:

“Every House Republican who votes for this measure is voting to give Trump expanded powers to raise taxes on American households through tariffs with full knowledge of how he is using those powers, and every Republican will own the economic consequences of that vote. It speaks volumes that Republicans are sneaking this provision into a procedural measure hidden from the American people.

“Today Trump is further endangering the U.S. economy and hiking prices on the American people by increasing his destructive and pointless tariffs on Canada. There can be no doubt about how he will use the power Republicans are about to give him, and about the disastrous economic effects we have already seen from Trump’s tariffs. While he babbles about making Canada the 51st state, your groceries and housing are getting more expensive and your retirement accounts are getting crushed- and House Republicans are supporting him every step of the way.

“The Constitution delegates authority setting tariffs, which are taxes, to Congress, and Congress retains the power to stop Trump from wrecking our economy. Yet House Republicans are choosing to surrender the power of their own votes to a reckless president, putting politics over the country and their constituents. We will continue urging our colleagues to come to their senses and save our economy from Trump’s tariff chaos.”

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 11(source)

Trump and Rubio's detention and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil are among the worst assaults on free speech and the First Amendment since the McCarthy era. Whatever you think of Khalil's views, his speech is protected. Stripping that protection will have terrible, far reaching consequences.

The Associated Press

@apnews.com

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BREAKING: Judge orders the Trump administration not to deport a Palestinian activist pending legal fight over his detention.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 10(source)

Johnson calls this "clean." Anyone who thinks fake appropriations that Trump will immediately cancel are "clean" should have their head examined, it's fundamentally dishonest. Allowing Elon and company to keep looting the federal government is as dirty as it gets. Everyone should oppose this. 4/4

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 10(source)

Mike Johnson wants Congress to enact legislation to continue this disastrous status quo, appropriating funds with the expectation that Trump and Musk will immediately cancel huge swathes of that funding and continue their illegal destruction of the federal government. 3/

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 10(source)

On Saturday, when I organized an event with local governments to offer support to federal workers and contractors with financial and career counseling, mental health resources, and food assistance, over a thousand people came. The need, desperation, and pain in that room were palpable. 2/

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 10(source)

Aaron Fritschner

@fritschner.bsky.social

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Release: @beyer.house.gov To Oppose Republican (De)Funding Bill beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Alyia Gaskins@alyia4alx.bsky.socialMar 8(source)

Proud to stand with our dedicated @alexandriavagov.bsky.social city employees at today's Federal Employee Resource Fair alongside Rep Don Beyer and other local jurisdictions. We're here to help with jobs, housing, food, and more. Visit AlexandriaVA.gov/Fed... to learn how we can support you.

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Susan Cunningham (Arlington, VA)@susanforarlington.bsky.socialMar 8(source)

Federal employee/contractor? Federal Workers Resource Fair Sat March 8 12-5 PM @ Wakefield HS. http://bit.ly/41xQCbw Free shuttle from Ballston Metro (@ South Elevator - N Fairfax Dr. &N Stuart St).

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 8(source)

Free shuttle service for people coming by public transit: bsky.app/profile/arli...

Arlington County Government

@arlingtonva.us

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Federal Workers & Contractors explore unemployment assistance, mental health support, housing info, food aid & federal workers rights info from 12-5pm. Parking limited. A FREE shuttle will be running throughout the event between Ballston Metro & Wakefield HS. Event & shuttle details buff.ly/ZFs33AY

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Arlington County Government@arlingtonva.usMar 8(source)

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 8(source)

Happening today:

Congressman Don Beyer

@beyer.house.gov

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I am organizing a resource fair to support federal workers and contractors on March 8th from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Wakefield High School with information on federal workers’ rights, unemployment assistance, mental health support, housing information, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8c...

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Kimberly Clausing@kclausing.bsky.socialMar 7(source)

This bill *should* receive bipartisan backing as a tool to both reclaim Congress's power of the purse and to avoid the reckless collateral damage that comes from tariffs.

Congressman Don Beyer

@beyer.house.gov

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Trump is drunk on power and unleashing economic chaos. Congress must take back its constitutional power over trade policy to prevent economic disaster and protect our alliances. Introducing the Congressional Trade Authority Act with @repdelbene.bsky.social to do that: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 7(source)

Beyer And DelBene Introduce Legislation Stop Trump Tariff Chaos, Restore Trade Authority To Congress

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 7(source)

ICE detained a US citizen in Northern Virginia with guns drawn. He offered to show ID and told the officers he was an American citizen, but they handcuffed him. He's a Trump voter, but says he is reconsidering his support after he was targeted for being Hispanic www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/n...

‘Just following Hispanic people': Citizen detained by ICE questions vote for Trump

A naturalized Hispanic man says he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who were looking for another person on a deportation order, and now the man is questioning his vote for Pr...

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Julie Votes Blue@juliededit.bsky.socialMar 6(source)

While some Members of Congress refuse to hold town halls and hide from their constituents, mine invites his to lunch! Thanks, @beyer.house.gov, for being one of the good guys!

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Congressman Bill Foster@repbillfoster.bsky.socialMar 6(source)

NEWS: @beyer.house.gov and I sent a letter demanding answers from the Trump Admin on the indiscriminate firing of 168 NSF employees. This loss of expertise and institutional knowledge at NSF will cause the US to miss out on scientific breakthroughs and pave the way for China to fill in the gap.

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Nicole Tersigni@nicsigni.bsky.socialMar 5(source)

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Reposted byCongressman Don Beyer

Acyn@acyn.bsky.socialMar 5(source)

Rodriguez: They're slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA for what? So billionaires can make more money while veterans sit on waitlists. Our president was asleep while Moscow was at the wheel. Veterans don't trust him. He’s not one of us.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govMar 5(source)

We have a bill to stop this, we just need more people to support it: delbene.house.gov/news/documen...

DelBene, Beyer Introduce Legislation to Block President from Imposing Unchecked Tariffs

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Sponsored Bills(47)

H.R. 8919 (119th)
To nullify the decision and order of the Endangered Species Committee with respect to certai…
H.R. 8783 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distribut…
H.R. 8567 (119th)
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an educatio…
H.R. 8438 (119th)
To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for othe…
H.R. 8294 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a surtax on high income individuals.

Cosponsored Bills(174)

H. Res. 1318 (119th)
Expressing support for the designation of the month of May 2026 as "Progressive Supranuclear…
Joined: 2026-05-21
H.R. 8893 (119th)
To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish task forces to fa…
Joined: 2026-05-19
H.R. 8910 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on specified settlement fund paym…
Joined: 2026-05-19
H. Res. 1294 (119th)
Supporting the designation of May 15, 2026, as "Endangered Species Day".
Joined: 2026-05-15
H.R. 8819 (119th)
To require Federal agencies to use the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework dev…
Joined: 2026-05-14

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Voting History

553 total votes

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Recent roll calls with party-majority context so it is easier to scan how this member tends to vote.

Date	Bill	Question	Position	Party Maj	Align?	Result
2025-12-18	H.R. 4776 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-12-18	H.R. 4776 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-12-17	H.R. 3492 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-17	H.R. 3492 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-17	H.R. 6703 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-17	H.R. 6703 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-17	H.R. 3616 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-17	H. Con. Res. 64 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-17	H. Con. Res. 61 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-17	H. Res. 953 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-17	H. Res. 953 (119th)	End debate now	NOT_VOTING	NO	—	Passed
2025-12-16	H.R. 3632 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-16	H.R. 3632 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-16	H.R. 4371 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-16	H.R. 4371 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-16	H. Res. 951 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-16	H. Res. 951 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-16	H.R. 3187 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-15	S. 284 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-12	H.R. 3668 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-12	H.R. 3668 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-11	H.R. 2550 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-11	H. Res. 432 (119th)	Approve resolution	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3898 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3898 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3383 (119th)	Final passage	YES	NO	✕↔	Passed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3383 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3383 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3383 (119th)	Approve amendment	NO	NO	✓	Failed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3638 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-11	H.R. 3628 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-11	H. Res. 939 (119th)	Kill the motion	PRESENT	NO	—	Passed
2025-12-10	H. Res. 432 (119th)	Motion to Discharge	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-10	S. 1071 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-10	S. 1071 (119th)	Motion to Commit	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-12-10	H. Res. 936 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-10	H. Res. 936 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-10	H.R. 1676 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-09	S. 356 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-04	H.R. 1049 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-04	H.R. 1069 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-03	H.R. 1005 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-03	H.R. 4305 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-03	H.R. 2965 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-02	H. Res. 916 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-02	H. Res. 916 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-12-02	H.R. 4423 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-12-01	H.R. 5348 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-11-21	H. Con. Res. 58 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-11-20	H.R. 1949 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed

Alignment stats consider only votes where a clear yes/no majority existed for the legislator's party. Cross-party marks divergence where the vote matched the opposite party majority. ↔ indicates cross-party divergence.

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