Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?

Expand benefits and broaden eligibility. Voted for Social Security Fairness Act (2024); sponsored SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act; cosponsored resolution to protect and expand Social Security. (Confidence: Clear record, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?

Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights. Cosponsored the PRO Act in three Congresses and the Healthy Families Act; voted against the 2024 resolution overturning the NLRB joint-employer rule. (Confidence: Some evidence, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?

Keep and strengthen the ACA; add a public option for those who want it. Cosponsored Health Care Affordability Act making ACA premium credits permanent; voted yes on Lower Health Care Costs Act (2025) extending them. (Confidence: Some evidence, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?

Continue current climate investments and emissions standards. Sponsored resolution preserving wind and solar credits (2026); voted yes to keep EPA methane standards (2025); cosponsored Clean Energy for America Act. (Confidence: Clear record, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: What should federal abortion policy be?

Federal protection up to viability (~24 weeks) with later-term exceptions. Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act of 2023 and 2025; voted in 2022 to advance it; sponsored Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act. (Confidence: Clear record, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: What should federal firearms policy be?

Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks. Cosponsored Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 and Background Check Expansion Act; voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022). (Confidence: Clear record, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: What should US immigration policy be?

Pair stronger border security with expanded legal immigration pathways. Sponsored Advanced Border Coordination Act and Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act; voted yes on Laken Riley Act and Border Act of 2024. (Confidence: Some evidence, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?

Increase law enforcement funding with targeted accountability reforms. Sponsored the Invest to Protect Act funding small-department police training and cosponsored the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act; voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act. (Confidence: Some evidence, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: What should drive US foreign policy?

Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers. Sponsored Supporting American Allies Act exempting Israel and Ukraine from tariffs (2025); cosponsored Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act. (Confidence: Some evidence, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

Where does Catherine Cortez Masto stand on: How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?

Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering. Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act and Same Day Registration Act; voted yes on Freedom to Vote Act cloture (2022). (Confidence: Some evidence, inferred from Catherine Cortez Masto's public record.)

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
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How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Clear record
Expand benefits and broaden eligibility
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Voted for Social Security Fairness Act (2024); sponsored SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act; cosponsored resolution to protect and expand Social Security.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 12 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act
Sponsored — Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Alternatives to PAIN Act
Cosponsored — SMART Prices Act
Cosponsored — Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
+7 more
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Some evidence
Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Cosponsored the PRO Act in three Congresses and the Healthy Families Act; voted against the 2024 resolution overturning the NLRB joint-employer rule.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 47 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
+2 more
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Supporting Employees in the Guard and Reserve Act
Sponsored — A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.
Sponsored — A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men as compared to wages paid to Latina women.
Cosponsored — Child Care for Working Families Act
Cosponsored — Fairness for Farm Workers Act
+42 more
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Keep and strengthen the ACA; add a public option for those who want it
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Cosponsored Health Care Affordability Act making ACA premium credits permanent; voted yes on Lower Health Care Costs Act (2025) extending them.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 59 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Sep 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
+2 more
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Act
Sponsored — Constructing the Path to Suicide Prevention Act
Sponsored — Lower Drug Costs for Families Act
Sponsored — Crisis Care Access Act of 2024
Sponsored — Promoting Effective and Empowering Recovery Services in Medicare Act of 2023
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How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Clear record
Continue current climate investments and emissions standards
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Sponsored resolution preserving wind and solar credits (2026); voted yes to keep EPA methane standards (2025); cosponsored Clean Energy for America Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 17 votes · 51 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Sep 2026 — Ratepayer Protection Act
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
+12 more
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Clean Transportation Jobs and Development Act of 2026
Sponsored — Cleaner Transportation Access for All Act
Sponsored — Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act
Sponsored — Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act
Sponsored — Energy Consumer Protection Act of 2026
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal protection up to viability (~24 weeks) with later-term exceptions
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act of 2023 and 2025; voted in 2022 to advance it; sponsored Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 40 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted Yes · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026
Sponsored — Reproductive Health Patient Navigator Act of 2023
Sponsored — Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2023
Sponsored — Women's Health Patient Navigator Act of 2022
Sponsored — Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear record
Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Cosponsored Assault Weapons Ban of 2023 and Background Check Expansion Act; voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (2022).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 8 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted Yes · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Assault Weapons Ban of 2023
Cosponsored — Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2021
Cosponsored — BUMP Act
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What should US immigration policy be?
Some evidence
Pair stronger border security with expanded legal immigration pathways
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Sponsored Advanced Border Coordination Act and Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act; voted yes on Laken Riley Act and Border Act of 2024.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 43 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
+3 more
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Fairness for Immigrant Families Act of 2026
Sponsored — Upholding Protections for Unaccompanied Children Act of 2025
Sponsored — Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
Sponsored — Emerging Innovative Border Technologies Act
Sponsored — Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
Increase law enforcement funding with targeted accountability reforms
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Sponsored the Invest to Protect Act funding small-department police training and cosponsored the Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act; voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 51 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Did not vote · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted Yes · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted Yes · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Preventing Illegal Laboratories and Protecting Public Health Act of 2026
Sponsored — STOP Human Trafficking Act
Sponsored — Combatting Money Laundering in Cyber Crime Act of 2025
Sponsored — Invest to Protect Act of 2025
Sponsored — Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Some evidence
Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
Sponsored Supporting American Allies Act exempting Israel and Ukraine from tariffs (2025); cosponsored Taiwan Relations Reinforcement Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 14 votes · 59 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Sep 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted Yes · Sep 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted Yes · Jul 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Voted No · Jul 2026 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026
Sponsored — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsored — No Nuclear Testing Without Approval Act
Sponsored — China Military Power Transparency Act of 2025
Sponsored — Rare Earth Magnet Security Act of 2025
+54 more
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Some evidence
Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering
Cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act and Same Day Registration Act; voted yes on Freedom to Vote Act cloture (2022).
The record we reviewed on this issue — 12 votes · 44 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Sep 2026 — Stop Insider Trading Act
Voted No · Aug 2026 — A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted No · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
+7 more
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2026
Sponsored — Inaugural Committee Transparency Act of 2025
Sponsored — Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2024
Sponsored — Inaugural Committee Transparency Act of 2024
Sponsored — Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act of 2022
+39 more
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