# Nanette Barragán

Democrat Representative · CA-44 [Official site ↗](https://barragan.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/B001300.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20B001300&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20B001300%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

1 press release on AI $3K from AI-industry employees and PACs

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Said and voted

### Same bill, both records

Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them ([why](https://whovotedwhy.com/about)).

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3)

YEA

[On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3

toward oversight Sep 16, 2026

Barragán says AI data center developers should bear higher electricity costs rather than families, and Congress must further regulate data centers' health, environmental, and labor impacts while allowing America to lead in AI safely.

[Read the release ↗](https://barragan.house.gov/2026/09/16/rep-barragans-statement-on-the-passage-of-the-ratepayer-protection-act/)

### What they said

toward oversight Sep 16, 2026

Barragán says AI data center developers should bear higher electricity costs rather than families, and Congress must further regulate data centers' health, environmental, and labor impacts while allowing America to lead in AI safely.

“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2026 Contact: Jin.Choi@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44) released the following statement: “Profit should never c…”

[Source ↗](https://barragan.house.gov/2026/09/16/rep-barragans-statement-on-the-passage-of-the-ratepayer-protection-act/) [cites HR.9340 by title](https://whovotedwhy.com/bills/a43d67bbafe647d3)

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

### How they voted

YEA Sep 16, 2026

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

YEA Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0)

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

NAY Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e)

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

NOT VOTING Jun 29, 2026

[KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b)

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEA Jan 20, 2026

[AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac)

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

YEA Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999)

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

NAY Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81)

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

YEA Sep 10, 2025

[Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab)

motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219

## 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.

$0

From employees and investors, personally

$3K

From company PACs

### By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

### Largest gifts

| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 22, 2025 | GOOGLE INC. NETPAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762856477) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | GOOGLE INC. NETPAC | PAC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202504149755301335) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.