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Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Maryland District 3
Sarah Elfreth
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Voting Record — 518
Yes42%
No57%
Present0%
Not Voting0%
Party align98%
Cross-party1%
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Sarah Elfreth
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratMaryland District 3
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20 recent posts · 16 sponsored · 96 cosponsored
Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.
House Democrats will continue to push for a thorough, impartial investigation into the deaths of Good and Pretti and keep demanding full accountability of ICE to put an end to the weaponization of ICE against our neighbors.
Yet, rather than reining in the agency, the Trump Administration has attempted to cover up and impede the independent investigation process.
NEW: A report by @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social has revealed that the Trump Administration’s endorsement of extreme policies and violent tactics for ICE agents led to the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti – despite Committee analysis finding that Good and Pretti posed no threat to officers.
Whether you have an issue with Social Security, Veterans Affairs, immigration, or any other federal agency, please don’t hesitate to reach out to my team. You can also check out the link below for more information on casework assistance from our team. Learn more here ➡️
Last year our team closed 1,087 constituent cases and returned $873,292 directly to constituents! Pat from Annapolis was having a difficult time with Social Security - and our team was able to step in and ensure she received the benefits her family has earned.
✔️House Democrats have proposed real, common sense solutions to reform ICE – including requiring warrants for ICE to enter private property, ensuring agents wear body cameras, stopping racial profiling, unmasking agents, prohibiting ICE from entering schools, churches, and more.
✔️Howard County Council signed into law legislation to prohibit privately owned buildings from operating as detention centers within our communities. Howard County is leading the nation in standing up for our neighbors. I was proud to testify in support of this legislation & join the bill signing.
My Democratic colleagues and I are united in the fight for full accountability and transparency from DHS and ICE. Here’s a quick update on actions we’ve taken over the last week:
✔️I voted NO once again on additional funding for ICE.
More special visitors to the Capitol this week: the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, including St. John’s here in #MD03. Together, we discussed innovative solutions around financial aid, as well as new projects at St. John’s.
Taxpayer dollars should support making life and life-saving care more affordable, not supporting slush funds for an unchecked agency.
President Trump not only gave a $75 billion blank check to ICE in the Big Ugly Law, he did so at the expense of Americans’ health care. This week, House Republicans rejected @amo.house.gov amendment, which I co-sponsored, to redirect these funds from ICE to restore Americans’ health care.
While I'm relieved the video has been removed, our constituents elected us to be the adults in the room and not stoop to racist attacks. It’s unimaginable that I even have to express that very basic standard. Let us not accept hate and racism having any place in our politics.
President Trump's recent post about former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama is deeply racist, unbelievably shameful, and beneath the standards we should all hold our elected officials to.
A special thank you to Ms. Sanderson from #MD03’s own Bella Grove Elementary School for organizing this tour, and congratulations again to all the amazing Maryland Teachers of the Year!
We talked about how we’re staying optimistic through these difficult times and the important work they do to inspire the next generation of leaders.
🍎 We had some special guests visit the Capitol this week! I was thrilled to welcome Maryland’s 24 Teachers of the Year to Washington, including Ms. Sanderson, Ms. Glascock, and Ms. Pretzello, who were named Teachers of the Year for Anne Arundel, Howard, and Carroll Counties!
Now in 2026, Congress must work to restore meaningful worker protections and checks on the Executive to not only protect our federal workers, but the critical services they provide to the American people.
We outlawed the spoils system in 1883 because Congress recognized that a professional, merit-based civil service actually serves the American people best.
317,000 federal workers already lost their jobs during the first year of the Trump Administration because of DOGE's sledgehammer and other reckless cuts. Our civil servants are not political pawns.
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Voting History518 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
518 total votes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Final passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Retaining Divisions B and C | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-08 | H.R. 6938 (119th) | Retaining Division A | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 780 (119th) | Motion to Discharge | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 977 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-07 | H. Res. 977 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2026-01-06 | — | Call of the House | PRESENT | — | — | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 498 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 498 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 845 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 845 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 1366 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 1366 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | H.R. 4776 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-12-18 | 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 | NO | 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 | NO | 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 | NO | 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 |
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.