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Representative for Virginia District 8

Born

June 20, 1950

Age 75

Phone

(202) 225-4376

Office

1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington 20515

Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|Virginia District 8

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, his district is located in Northern Virginia and includes Alexandria, Falls Church, Arlington, and parts of eastern Fairfax County.

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Voting Record — 537

Yes40%

No57%

Present1%

Not Voting3%

Party align98%

Cross-party0%

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Congressional District 8

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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.

U.S. RepresentativeDemocratVirginia District 8

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Donald S.'s ATmosphere Activity

20 recent posts · 46 sponsored · 171 cosponsored

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Recent ATmosphere posts, sponsorships, and cosponsorships.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 7(source)

I completed the Appalachian Trail, and I want to ensure that future generations can also hike this beloved fixture of the American outdoors. Our legislation would help strengthen the trail and its partnerships so that it remains the crown jewel of hiking!

Senator Tim Kaine

@kaine.senate.gov

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As an avid hiker, I’ve seen how the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and other partners work to protect our national trails. That’s why I introduced a bill to strengthen these public-private efforts and preserve these lands for future generations.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

Today, I joined @markwarner.bsky.social to hear from air traffic controllers, pilots, the families of those lost in the January 29th crash, and others in aviation to discuss how we can best keep travelers safe. Every time we board a plane, we must trust in the system built to protect us.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

The billionaires raking in a massive windfall from Trump’s tax cuts are thrilled, but for everyone else this economy is getting scary. Republicans could stop this at any time by working with Democrats to stop Trump’s destructive tariffs, but they refuse. beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

So Much For The “Golden Age” – Economic Data Confirms Trump Policies Betray American Working Families

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

Trump promised the higher costs from his tariffs would lead to a manufacturing boom, but with his tariffs in place we are actually *losing* manufacturing jobs at an alarming pace in 2025. This was the whole point of Trump's tariffs, and it's backfiring.

Joe Weisenthal

@weisenthal.bsky.social

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The U.S. has lost 78k manufacturing jobs this year

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

Over the past four months, the U.S. has averaged just 27,000 jobs added per month. That's a sharp slowdown from the 186,000 jobs per month the economy added in 2024.

Congressman Don Beyer

@beyer.house.gov

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With all data in, BLS now reports the U.S. economy *lost* 13,000 jobs in the month of June as Trump’s tariffs took effect. U.S. job growth since Trump announced tariffs has been extremely weak— May: 19K June: -13K July: 79K August: 22K The monthly average in 2024 was 186,000.

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Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

With all data in for June, the final revised jobs figure shows that the economy actually **lost** 13,000 jobs that month as President Trump’s tariffs took effect.

Ben Casselman

@bencasselman.bsky.social

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OK, time for a #jobsday chart thread. Starting as always with the big picture: Job growth has basically stalled out. Revised data showed that employment actually FELL in June, the first net loss since December 2020. The economy has added ~30,000 jobs/month in recent months. #NumbersDay

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Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

This jobs report was full of woeful news for the U.S. economy. Unemployment rose to 4.3 percent, the highest it has been since the pandemic, and the economy only added a scant 22,000 jobs.

Steve Rattner

@steverattner.bsky.social

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The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%, it's highest level since 2021.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

So much for Trump’s so-called “Golden Age,” the August jobs report confirms Trump’s policies are betraying American working families. Inflation is heating up, prices and unemployment are both rising, and job growth is weakening sharply. All thanks to Trump’s tariffs.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 5(source)

Justin Wolfers

@justinwolfers.bsky.social

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The job market continues to slow, and it's pretty dramatic. Keeping our head above water (for now). August jobs growth was only +22k. July revised up +6k to +79k. June was revised down by -27k to -13k. Average jobs growth over the three months = +29k. Unemployment rose a tick to 4.3%

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 3(source)

I signed the Rep. Massie & @rokhanna.bsky.social discharge petition to force a binding vote - unlike Speaker Johnson's nonbinding resolutions - to require release of the Epstein files. It's up to 205 signatures; it needs 218 to take effect. See who signed here: clerk.house.gov/DischargePet...

Discharge Petition No. 9, Bill Number: H.Res. 581, 119th Congress

SPONSOR: Thomas Massie DESCRIPTION: Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I, Thomas Massie, move to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution entitled, a resolution providi...

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govSep 3(source)

Under the GOP tax law, billionaires got the big tax cuts. In fact, thanks to Republicans, many working families will actually see their taxes go up: nbcnews.com/politics/con... And Trump's tariffs are a huge tax hike on working Americans. The "Tax On Working Families" plan.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 28(source)

RFK Jr. is a danger to millions of American children, mothers, and families. If he does not remove this kook before he fully unleashes his crackpot conspiracy theories on America’s vaccination efforts, Trump will be responsible for the preventable deaths that result. beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA), who serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which has jurisdiction over health care, issued the following statement today after Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attacks on vaccine science and public health prompted the attempted firing of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director Susan Monarez and the departures of other key CDC leaders:

“President Trump must fire Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he further endangers millions of American children, mothers, and families. If Trump does not remove Kennedy before this kook fully unleashes his crackpot conspiracy theories on America’s vaccination efforts, Trump will bear the responsibility for the unnecessary and preventable illnesses and deaths that result.

“Kennedy has already shown that he is incapable of running this agency by his appalling callousness towards the workforce he leads following the recent attack on the CDC. As Dr. Houry, the CDC’s chief medical officer suggested, that attack was inspired by the very anti-vaccine quackery Kennedy and others have peddled.”

“Vaccines are safe, and they are essential to saving lives and ensuring that children are healthy and protected. RFK Jr.’s threat to vaccines represents a clear and present danger to the health and wellbeing of ordinary Americans, and any mentally capable president would recognize that and remove him at once.”

In addition to Director Monarez, other departures of top public health leaders from the CDC in the past 24 hours reportedly include Dr. Debra Houry, CDC chief medical officer; Dr. Jen Layden, Director of the Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology; Dr. Daniel Jernigan, Director of the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases; and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, who published a scathing resignation letter accusing Kennedy of using the “CDC as a tool to generate policie…

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 20(source)

These abuses of power cry out for transparency and accountability, and our bill would answer that need. Every one of these officers should be wearing a body camera. beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Norton, Beyer to Introduce Bill to Require Federal Police Officers Use Body and Dashboard Cameras When Congress Returns in September

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 20(source)

It's also true of ICE raids in Northern Virginia carried out by masked agents in unmarked vehicles who give no justification for their actions. The Administration’s use of such draconian tactics is designed to stoke fear and intimidate law-abiding people who did nothing wrong.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 20(source)

Every day Washingtonians are confronted with new outrages from Trump’s D.C. occupation, including arrests using excessive force. Many of these encounters were captured on video taken by bystanders or journalists. What else are we not seeing because it isn't caught on video?

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 19(source)

The crazy thing is Virginia's economy isn’t reeling from a natural disaster or a global financial crisis. This is happening entirely because of bad policy choices made by Republican leaders like Donald Trump, Glenn Youngkin, and Winsome Earle-Sears. beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Virginia Unemployment Rate Rises For Seventh Consecutive Month

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 19(source)

Meanwhile, President Trump’s tariffs are keying a substantial slowdown in the labor market across the country. Virginia families and small businesses are getting hit harder every day by Trump’s tariffs, with higher inflation and rising costs.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 19(source)

It's likely to get worse, as many of those Trump purged from the federal workforce won't show up in data until later this year. And Virginia’s labor force participation rate is falling more rapidly than at any time since early months of the pandemic. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LBSSA51

Labor Force Participation Rate for Virginia

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 19(source)

Virginia's unemployment rate just rose for the *seventh* month in a row. The year-over-year unemployment rise is higher than nearly every other state. Every other time it rose this quickly in the last 50 years we were either in a nationwide recession or one was about to start.

Congressman Don Beyer@beyer.house.govAug 19(source)

Raids by masked ICE agents on the first day of school heighten the climate of fear in our community and further erode trust in law enforcement. I thank Alexandria leaders including our Mayor and City Council for opposing these draconian tactics. I stand with them.

ALXnow

@alxnow.bsky.social

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Community leaders condemn ICE arrests of construction workers in Alexandria's Chirilagua neighborhood www.alxnow.com/2025/08/18/c...

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Sponsored Bills(46)

H.R. 8783 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income charitable distribut…
H.R. 8567 (119th)
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an educatio…
H.R. 8438 (119th)
To provide for the conservation of wildlife corridors and habitat connectivity, and for othe…
H.R. 8294 (119th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a surtax on high income individuals.
H.R. 8094 (119th)
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to establish requirements for making information avai…

Cosponsored Bills(171)

H. Res. 1294 (119th)
Supporting the designation of May 15, 2026, as "Endangered Species Day".
Joined: 2026-05-15
H.R. 8819 (119th)
To require Federal agencies to use the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework dev…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H.R. 8831 (119th)
To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and ba…
Joined: 2026-05-14
H. Res. 1253 (119th)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be commende…
Joined: 2026-05-04
H. Res. 1241 (119th)
Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to furnish certain information to t…
Joined: 2026-04-30

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Voting History

537 total votes

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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
2025-02-10	H.R. 736 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-02-10	H.R. 692 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-02-07	H.R. 26 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-02-07	H.R. 26 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-02-06	H.R. 27 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-02-06	H.R. 27 (119th)	Approve amendment	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-02-05	H. Res. 93 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-02-05	H. Res. 93 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-02-05	H.R. 776 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-02-04	H.R. 43 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-23	H.R. 21 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-23	H.R. 21 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-23	H.R. 471 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-23	H.R. 375 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	S. 5 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H.R. 165 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H. Res. 53 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H. Res. 53 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-22	H.R. 187 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-21	H.R. 186 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-16	H.R. 30 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-16	H.R. 30 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-15	H.R. 33 (119th)	Final passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-15	H.R. 144 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-15	H.R. 164 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 28 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 28 (119th)	Send back to committee	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-14	H.R. 153 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-14	H.R. 152 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-13	H.R. 192 (119th)	Fast-track passage	YES	YES	✓	Passed
2025-01-09	H.R. 23 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-07	H.R. 29 (119th)	Final passage	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	Approve resolution	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	Motion to Commit with Instructions	YES	YES	✓	Failed
2025-01-03	H. Res. 5 (119th)	End debate now	NO	NO	✓	Passed
2025-01-03	—	Election of the Speaker	NOT_VOTING	—	—	Johnson (LA)
2025-01-03	—	Call by States	PRESENT	—	—	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.

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