Sam Liccardo
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Liccardo introduces bipartisan legislation to pursue binding, verifiable U.S.-China AI safety standards and coordination to prevent catastrophic risks.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressmen Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and Kevin Kiley (I-CA) will introduce legislation to establish U.S.-China coordination on frontier artificial intelligence safety. The propos…”
Over 100 House Democrats demanded Speaker Johnson cancel recess to vote on legislation creating AI safeguards.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 107 House Democrats demanded Speaker Mike Johnson cancel the upcoming recess to vote on legislation creating AI safeguards. Representatives Sam Liccardo (CA-16), George White…”
Liccardo and colleagues urge Speaker Johnson to reconvene the House to advance bipartisan AI safety legislation including transparency mandates and kill-switch requirements.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Silicon Valley Congressman Sam Liccardo (CA-16) shared a letter urging Speaker Mike Johnson to immediately reconvene the House of Representatives and advance meaningful, bipa…”
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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
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.
$97K
From employees and investors, personally
$11K
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | Maria Shim | $4K | ↗ | |
| Jun 14, 2026 | Prabhakar Raghavan | $4K | ↗ | |
| May 6, 2026 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 6, 2026 | Steven Bills | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 6, 2026 | Daniel Ziegler | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 6, 2026 | Daniel Ziegler | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Ned Finkle | NVIDIA | $4K | ↗ |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Anurag Acharya | $4K | ↗ | |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Anurag Acharya | $4K | ↗ | |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Rajkumar Sen | DATABRICKS | $4K | ↗ |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Donald Harrison | $4K | ↗ | |
| Mar 31, 2025 | Krishna Bharat | $4K | ↗ | |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Krishna Bharat | $4K | ↗ | |
| Mar 30, 2025 | David Orr | $4K | ↗ | |
| Mar 30, 2025 | Krishna Bharat | $4K | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.