Only Congress can declare war, and yet we have not authorized this war, let alone received a proper intelligence briefing. Both the House and Senate must immediately return to D.C. to vote on war powers resolutions. The President cannot and should not take further unilateral action in Iran.
Congress Member Profile|U.S. Representative|Democrat|California District 51
Sara Jacobs
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Voting Record — 497
Yes40%
No59%
Present1%
Not Voting0%
Party align98%
Cross-party0%
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Sara Jacobs
U.S. RepresentativeDemocratCalifornia District 51
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Sara's ATmosphere Activity
20 recent posts · 24 sponsored · 134 cosponsored
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That’s why I take matters of war and peace so seriously – and it’s part of why I came to Congress in the first place: to ensure someone here is thinking about these consequences when the President tries to illegally take our country to war.
Trump promised to start no new wars, and then he turned around and started a regime change war in Iran. For my generation and my community in San Diego, war isn’t abstract or an out of sight, out of mind issue – it’s real and we pay the human cost of it.
The truth is that we had verifiable agreements to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon – and they were working. But President Trump withdrew from that deal, only to criticize the new reality that he created and bomb Iran anyway.
Many of my colleagues are already trying to falsely justify these strikes as reasonable to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. This is a familiar hark back to the rhetoric before the Iraq War: exaggerating threats to justify armed intervention.
He’s putting our service members and our country at immediate risk for retaliation, wasting billions of taxpayer dollars, and setting us up for another endless war – all for regime change, that in the end will likely backfire.
Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran will go down as one of the biggest foreign policy blunders in American history. He’s failed to learn from history that the United States has an abysmal track record of success for military adventures in the Middle East.
It was so fun to celebrate the New Year at the San Diego Tết Festival with the Vietnamese-American Youth Alliance. Chúc mừng năm mới!
The SAVE America Act would block MILLIONS of Americans from voting.
Most driver’s licenses (including REAL IDs in all but 6 states) won’t be enough because they don’t actually indicate citizenship. Many don’t have a passport/birth certificate at the ready.
I’m hosting a Telephone Town Hall on Monday, March 2nd at 7pm PT.
You can watch live and submit questions here: sarajacobs.house.gov/live
Hope you’ll join me!
Even after the Supreme Court struck down his tariffs, Trump is back at it again.
He’s so hell-bent on using tariffs to bully other countries (and pay for his tax cuts for the 1%) that he’s willing to make you literally pay for it.
Republicans gave ICE an extra $75 billion – and they’re using that money to hire trigger-happy agents who don’t have nearly enough training.
But more training isn’t the answer. ICE is out of control and needs full-scale overhaul.
The Pentagon’s move to bring Grok into its classified systems, while pressuring Anthropic to drop key safeguards, is deeply alarming. Undermining AI safety and civil liberties protections could cause large-scale harm. We can’t let this happen.
I didn’t go, but I did listen. Donald Trump lied during his State of the Union speech more times than I could count.
I mean, at one point, he literally said “the roaring economy is roaring like never before.” Look around, Don.
Border Patrol left a nearly blind refugee for dead, miles from his home. They’re responsible for Shah Alam’s death and they should be held responsible.
Last year, Trump withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization. But now, he wants to spend $2 billion just to recreate the systems and services the WHO already provides for a fraction of that cost.
Trump should just admit he made a mistake.
ICE is killing people – at times through deadly force, but also by denying vital medication in detention centers, scaring patients away from hospitals, arresting family members who serve as caregivers, and causing immeasurable harm to mental health.
I’m excited to join @findoutpodcast.bsky.social's State of the Union livestream on February 24 at 7pm ET.
While Trump gaslights us, tune in here where I’ll help set the record straight and tell you about the ~actual~ state of the union: wearefindout.com/sotu
This White House cover-up needs to end. It’s not that complicated: we need to release all the files and hold everyone – whether they’re a president or a prince – accountable.
I visited Clairemont High and met with Jeffrey Thomas, who leads the College, Career Technical Education (CCTE) Pathway Program at SDUSD and is an active member of AFSA Local 134. It was so great to see how impactful his work with CCTE programs is for students in our district!
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Voting History497 total votesExpandCollapse
Voting History
497 total votes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-10 | H.R. 3838 (119th) | Approve amendment | YES | YES | ✓ | Agreed to |
| 2025-09-09 | H. Res. 682 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-09 | H. Res. 682 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-08 | H.R. 3425 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-08 | H.R. 3424 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.R. 4553 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 105 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 106 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-04 | H.J. Res. 104 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 539 (119th) | Kill the motion | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-03 | H. Res. 672 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 747 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-09-02 | H.R. 4216 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 4275 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-23 | H.R. 3357 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 1917 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-22 | H.R. 3937 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-21 | H.R. 3351 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | YES | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-21 | H.R. 3095 (119th) | Fast-track passage | YES | NO | ✕↔ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Send back to committee | YES | YES | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H.R. 4016 (119th) | Approve amendment | NO | NO | ✓ | Failed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-18 | H. Res. 590 (119th) | End debate now | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 1919 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | S. 1582 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H.R. 3633 (119th) | Final passage | NO | NO | ✓ | Passed |
| 2025-07-17 | H. Res. 580 (119th) | Approve resolution | NO | NO | ✓ | 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.