Betty McCollum
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Betty Louise McCollum is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district, serving since 2001. She is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). McCollum's district centers on St. Paul, Minnesota's capital city. She is the second woman elected to Congress from Minnesota. McCollum has been the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation since 2021, when Representative Collin Peterson lost reelection. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialBetty McCollum holds the office of U.S. Representative for Minnesota-4profile identity· unitedstates/congress-legislators
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Stop Insider Trading Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Nay on Main Street Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on EARLY Act Reauthorization
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- VerifiedVoted Yea on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
- VerifiedPublic statement: Statements for the Record
- VerifiedPublic statement: Letters to the Trump Administration
- VerifiedPublic statement: Litigation against the Trump Administration
- VerifiedPublic statement: Republicans Advance Largest Pentagon Budget in History while Cutting Billions from Domestic Investments
- VerifiedPublic statement: Ranking Member Betty McCollum Statement at the Full Committee Markup of the 2027 Defense Funding Bill
- VerifiedSponsored: Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act of 2026
- VerifiedSponsored: Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Peace Corps Volunteers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025
- VerifiedSponsored: Recognizing the nonprofit sector and the contributions of nonprofit employees, and expressing support for August 17, 2025, to be designated as "National Nonprofit Day".
- VerifiedSponsored: Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
- VerifiedSponsored: Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act
- VerifiedSponsored: MRRRI Act
- VerifiedSponsored: Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
- VerifiedSponsored: CARE Act
Voting Record Feed
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
Stop Insider Trading Act
Stop Insider Trading Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Main Street Act
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
Main Street Act
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA Act
EARLY Act Reauthorization
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-03-20: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2026-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2025-09-19: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2025-09-11: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-08-15: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2025-07-25: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-04-21: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2025-04-21: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2025-01-21: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2024-10-02: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Statements & Newsroom
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Press Releases June 25, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee today advanced their 2027 funding bill during the full committee markup. The bill sets the Pentagon budget at more than $1 trillion – the largest in U.S. history and a $234 billion increase over 2026. The excessive increase in Defense spending comes as Republicans propose nearly $13 billion in cuts to domestic programs that support working people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. T
the cost-of-living crisis. The legislation: Issues : Appropriations & Budget Defense & National Security June 24, 2026 Press Release WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Ranking Member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the full committee’s markup of its fiscal year 2027 bill: Thank you very much, Chairman Cole. Issues : Appropriations & Budget Defense & National Security Minnesota Congressional Delegation Contributes Images of Minneso