Mark DeSaulnier
U.S. Representative (D) for California, 74 years old.
DESAULNIER, Mark James, a Representative from California; born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., March 31, 1952; graduated from Cranwell Preparatory School, Lenox, Mass., 1970; B.A. College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., 1974; fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2003; deputy probation officer; warehouse worker; hotel service employee; restaurant worker; general manager; small business owner; member of the Concord, Calif., city council, 1991-1994; Mayor of Concord, Calif., 1993; member of the Contra Costa County, Calif., board of supervisors, 1994-2006, chairman, 1994; member of the California state assembly, 2006-2008; unsuccessful candidate for nomination, by special election, to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress in 2009; member of the California state senate, 2008-2014; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2015-present).
Source: U.S. Congress Bioguide / public-record corporate filings.
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Oversight committees · 9
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Recent legislative activity · 38 bills
18 sponsored, 20 cosponsored in the 119th Congress. Color-coded by sector — yellow chips mark bills that overlap a sector this politician has actually traded in.
- Funding Early Childhood is the Right IDEA ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide enhanced student loan relief to educators, and for other purposes.Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Defending the Human Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation ActReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of Presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability and transparency in government, and defending elections against foreign interference, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, House Administration, the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, Ways and Means, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
- To address the health of cancer survivors and unmet needs that survivors face through the entire continuum of care from diagnosis through active treatment and posttreatment, in order to improve survivorship, treatment, transition to recovery and beyond, quality of life and palliative care, and long-term health outcomes, including by developing a minimum standard of care for cancer survivorship, irrespective of the type of cancer, a survivor's background, or forthcoming survivorship needs, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
- Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- Protection and Advocacy for Student Success ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Healthy Meals Help Kids Learn Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- MODERN WIC Act of 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Federal Law Enforcement and Public Protection ActReferred 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.
- Equitable Transit Oriented Development Support ActReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- To prohibit the use of funds to use military force in or against Cuba, and for other purposes.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.
- Kids on the Go Act of 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Lowering Drug Costs for American Families ActReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
- End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change ActReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Faster Labor Contracts ActReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
- Power for the People Act of 2026Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment ActForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.