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“A third-generation San Diegan, Congresswoman Jacobs graduated from Torrey Pines High School”source
“earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Master of International Affairs degree in International Security Policy and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University”source
“She served as a Scholar in Residence at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of San Diego”source
Career
“in 2018, she founded San Diego for Every Child”source
“served as the Founding CEO of Project Connect”source
Public service
“Congresswoman Sara Jacobs is in her third term in Congress and proudly serves California’s 51st Congressional District”source
Legislation
HR 10044cosponsor
AI Tax and Work Protection Act
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2026-08-06
HR 9965cosponsor
To direct the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Evaluation Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
2026-07-27
HR 9929cosponsor
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2026-07-23
HR 9817cosponsor
To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes.
Voting Record
265 yea375 nay1 missed2 present
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
Passed (214-208)
yea2026-07-23
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
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Sara JacobsDemocratic· this member
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle$1.6M
Small donors $153KLarge individual $261KPACs $207K
Spent $1.4MCash $269K
2024 cycle$1.7M
Small donors $134KLarge individual $391KPACs $252K
Spent $1.7MCash $77K
2022 cycle$1.7M
Small donors $65K
Committees
House Committee on Armed Services
Intelligence and Special Operations
Military Personnel
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Africa
Western Hemisphere
Activity Timeline
LegislationVotes
HR 10044: AI Tax and Work Protection Act
cosponsor
2026-08-06
legislation
HR 9965: To direct the National Nuclear Security Administration through the Secretary of Energy to establish the Advanced Artificial Intelligence Nuclear Evaluation Program, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-27
legislation
HR 9929: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".
cosponsor
2026-07-23
legislation
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
yea
2026-07-23
vote
Service History
House, Dist. 512025-01-03, 2027-01-03Democrat
House, Dist. 512023-01-03, 2025-01-03Democrat
House, Dist. 532021-01-03, 2023-01-03Democrat
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BillsTracked · 281
Sponsored or cosponsored bills tracked from Congress.gov.
VotesTracked · 643
Roll-call positions parsed from official chamber XML.
CommitteesTracked · 6
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
Campaign financeTracked · 5
Top-line FEC numbers per election cycle.
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“She worked in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations; in the Innovation Unit at UNICEF; in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations at the U.S. Department of State”source
Also stated
“as a foreign policy advisor to Secretary Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign”source
Quoted verbatim from this lawmaker's official House or Senate site. Passages are selected automatically; the wording is the office's own, unedited.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-07-21
HR 9782sponsor
Security Sector Governance Compacts Act
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2026-07-20
HR 9729cosponsor
To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the use of autonomous weapons systems and artificial intelligence-enabled systems by the Armed Forces is subject to appropriate levels of human command responsibility, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2026-07-16
HR 9470sponsor
To ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2026-06-25
HR 9448cosponsor
To ensure the accessibility of reproductive healthcare for Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2026-06-24
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HR 9432cosponsor
To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and an Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (Public Law 119-21) to provide certain benefits to noncitizens, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
2026-06-24
HR 9400cosponsor
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Americans who were active in rescuing and aiding Jews and other refugees during the period of Nazi Germany's genocidal "Final Solution" policy to murder every Jew in Europe, in recognition of their contributions, which resulted in tens of thousands of Jews and others being spared from almost certain death.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2026-06-23
HR 9352cosponsor
To require reports regarding artificial intelligence-related job impacts, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-06-18
HR 9355cosponsor
To amend title 28, United States Code, to reform the process for payment of certain compromise settlements, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-06-18
HR 9259cosponsor
Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2026
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
2026-06-11
HR 9270cosponsor
To address the enforcement of the immigration laws with respect to unaccompanied minors.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
2026-06-11
HR 9287cosponsor
To establish an independent Children's Commission and position of Commissioner, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-06-11
HR 9250cosponsor
To modernize and maintain the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2026-06-10
HJRES 195cosponsor
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2026-06-10
HR 9220sponsor
To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing and to expand protection from retaliation against tenants of such housing, and for other purposes.
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2026-06-09
HR 9125sponsor
To authorize the head of agencies to issue rules related to the uses of algorithmic decision-making systems that are likely to materially contribute to violations of Federal laws that the agency is authorized to enforce, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2026-06-03
HR 9076cosponsor
Postal Data Privacy Act of 2026
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2026-05-29
H R 8800
Agreed to (232-199)
nay
2026-07-22
H R 8800
Failed (175-254)
nay2026-07-22
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Failed (213-216)
yea2026-07-22
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Passed (216-212)
nay2026-07-22
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Stop Insider Trading Act
Failed (211-218)
yea2026-07-22
Stop Insider Trading Act
Passed (232-198)
nay2026-07-22
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
Passed (216-214)
nay2026-07-22
Value Over Cost Act
Passed (421-1)
yea2026-07-21
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
Passed (213-209)
nay2026-07-21
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
Passed (214-211)
nay2026-07-21
H R 8800
Failed (65-361)
nay2026-07-21
Large individual $613K
PACs $205K
Spent $1.7MCash $90K
2020 cycle$7.7M
Small donors $54KLarge individual $653KPACs $66K
Spent $7.6MCash $102K
2018 cycle$2.9M
Small donors $64KLarge individual $651KPACs $14K
Spent $2.9MCash $10K
Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans Act
nay
2026-07-23
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
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H R 8800
nay
2026-07-22
vote
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
yea
2026-07-22
vote
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
nay
2026-07-22
vote
Stop Insider Trading Act
yea
2026-07-22
vote
Stop Insider Trading Act
nay
2026-07-22
vote
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
nay
2026-07-22
vote
HR 9817: To end the shackling of pregnant individuals, and for other purposes.
cosponsor
2026-07-21
legislation
Value Over Cost Act
yea
2026-07-21
vote
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
nay
2026-07-21
vote
Providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 8800, H.R. 8884, H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, and H.R. 9770); and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113)
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
yea
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
H R 8800
nay
2026-07-21
vote
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