Mark Takano
U.S. Representative
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CA - District 39
Democratic
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Service: 2013-present
Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif. , December 10, 1960. Graduated from La Sierra High School, Riverside, Calif. , 1979. A. B. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1983. M. F. A. , University of California, Riverside, Calif. , 2010. Teacher. Member of the Riverside Community College district board of trustees, 1990-2012, president, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006. Unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Third Congress in 1992 and One Hundred Fourth Congress in 1994. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present). Chair, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (One Hundred Sixteenth and One Hundred Seventeenth Congresses).
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Voting History
Sponsored Bills
HRES 1162: Supporting the goals and ideals of Glisten's (formerly GLSEN's) 2026 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-LGBTQI+ bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools, and calling communities across the country to action to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,
HR 5723: Fraud Reduction And Uncovering Deception (FRAUD) in VA Disability Exams Act
Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
HR 4114: EVEST Act
Status: Committee Hearings Held
HR 7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and
HR 1957: End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025
Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Cosponsored Bills
HRES 1209: Recognizing the significance of "Community College Month" in April as a celebration of more than 1,000 institutions throughout the United States supporting access to higher education, workforce training, and more, broadly sustaining and advancing the Nation's economic prosperity.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HR 8275: Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of the Office Act
Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period
HRES 1178: Commemorating the 5-year remembrance of the April 15, 2021, mass shooting at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, and denouncing all forms of anti-Asian hate, including the resurgence of xenophobic and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on th
HRES 1148: Expressing support for the recognition of April as "National Language Access Month".
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
HJRES 155: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program".
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Committee Memberships
