Donald Beyer
Data as of: votes Sep 11, 2026 · statements Sep 9, 2026 · contributions Sep 9, 2026 (incomplete) · super PAC spending Sep 11, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Beyer urges Fairfax County to reject a data center substation permit, arguing such infrastructure should be kept out of residential areas despite recognizing its economic importance.
“U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) today urged the Fairfax County Planning Commission to deny the permit application filed for Edsall Data Center Substation 2232 at the Plaza 500 site at 6299 Edsall…”
Beyer's bipartisan bill would mandate a human decision-maker in the loop before any AI-enabled weapon uses lethal force.
“Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), Congressman Tom Barrett (R-MI), and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced the Human Authority over Autonomous Weapons Act to ensure that no autonomous or artificial…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
passage · H.R. 3838 · Passed 231-196
Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs
Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.
$37K
From employees and investors, personally
$1K
From company PACs
13
Itemized receipts
By employer
Company PACs in blue; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | Nicholas Joseph | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Nicholas Joseph | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 16, 2026 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 16, 2026 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Todor Markov | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 12, 2026 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | ↗ |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Astri Van Dyke | $1K | ↗ | |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Nicola Cuoco | $1K | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Sep 9, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.