Byron Donalds
Republican Party · Governor of Florida
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Voting records on this profile cover Byron Donalds's service in the U.S. House during the 118th and 119th Congresses (2023 through 2026), the office he holds while running for Governor. Several issues on this page are governed mainly by Florida law, where members of Congress do not vote.
Insurance coverage
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Medicaid waiver
Voted yes on H.R. 1 (2025), the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This was a catch-all budget reconciliation bill covering taxes, spending, and many areas beyond health care; this entry describes only its Medicaid provisions. Those include: a community engagement requirement of 80 hours a month of work, service, or school for adults ages 19 to 64 in the Medicaid expansion group, generally starting by January 2027, with exemptions for people who are medically frail, blind or disabled, or have an intellectual or developmental disability that significantly limits daily activities, and for caregivers of a child 13 or under or of a person with a disability; eligibility checks every 6 months for that same group; new limits on state provider taxes and state directed payments; cost sharing for some expansion adults starting October 2028; and a new option, starting July 1, 2028, for states to offer home and community-based services waivers to people who do not need an institutional level of care. U.S. House passage, May 22, 2025: passed 215-214; also voted yes to concur in the Senate amendment, July 3, 2025 (218-214). Became Public Law 119-21.
Source: Official voting record · View official roll call
Last checked 2026-09-23
Early intervention
Voted yes on H.R. 7213, the Autism CARES Act of 2024, which reauthorized federal autism programs through September 30, 2029, including National Institutes of Health autism research, CDC developmental disabilities surveillance, and the federal autism education, early detection, and intervention program. U.S. House passage, September 18, 2024: passed 402-13; also voted yes to concur in the Senate amendment, December 16, 2024 (374-15). Became Public Law 118-180.
Source: Official voting record · View official roll call
Last checked 2026-09-23
School services
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Provider licensure
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Employment
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Guardianship
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First responders
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Autism, in their own words
Statements where the candidate directly addresses autism, quoted in their own words. We do not rate or interpret them.
On World Autism Day in 2021, 2023, and 2024, his official congressional account posted autism awareness messages expressing support for people with autism and, in 2021, pointing to Florida autism resources. The 2024 post noted more than 300,000 Floridians living with autism.
"Today we raise awareness about Autism and express our continued support for those living with this condition."
Source: Public statement · View source
Last checked 2026-09-23On September 22, 2025, his official congressional account thanked the President for taking autism research seriously and connected it to the Make America Healthy Again effort.
"Thank you @POTUS for taking autism research seriously."
Source: Public statement · View source
Last checked 2026-09-23