# Sydney Kamlager-Dove

Democrat Representative · CA-37 [Official site ↗](https://kamlager-dove.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/K000400.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20K000400&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20K000400%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

1 press release on AI $15K 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

### What they said

toward oversight Aug 19, 2026

Demands accountability and stricter scrutiny of loosened export controls that allow advanced AI chips to flow to the UAE amid diversion risks to China and Trump family conflicts of interest.

“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on South and Central Asia, and Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY-05), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs C…”

[Source ↗](https://kamlager-dove.house.gov/media/press-releases/kamlager-dove-meeks-demand-answers-lutnick-trumps-financial-interests)

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

YEA 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.

$2K

From employees and investors, personally

$13K

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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Feb 18, 2026 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $5K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857795443) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870209144) |
| Aug 25, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601219794110438) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $2K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202504159755420331) |
| Dec 30, 2025 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC) | PAC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202601309795147461) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $1K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763068411) |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Christopher Randle | FACEBOOK | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875638470) |
| Apr 27, 2025 | Alex-Handrah Aime | FACEBOOK | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763068380) |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Brandon Webb | AMAZON | $500 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159763068381) |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Courtney Collins | MICROSOFT | $250 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870209077) |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Ron Frierson | AMAZON | $250 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857795380) |

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.