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Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
U.S. Representative, Virginia
1226 Longworth House Office Building
Summary
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, Beyer served as United States ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 2009 to 2013.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Jr. votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Jr. stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 274 →HR 10120
HR 10120 · Introduced Aug 20, 2026
Aug 20, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
HR 10014
HR 10014 · Introduced Aug 3, 2026 · Economics and Public Finance
Aug 3, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
HR 9977
HR 9977 · Introduced Jul 30, 2026
Jul 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
HR 9835
HR 9835 · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Government Operations and Politics
Jul 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Jr.'s 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 445were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.3%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.7%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
2.3%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Jr. sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Jr. has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
62
Sponsored this Congress
274 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
2,543
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
274
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Jr.'s individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33