Mark Takano

Mark Takano

Legislative Focus

Key areas of legislative activity based on sponsored legislation.
Armed Forces and National Security36%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues13%
Crime and Law Enforcement10%
Immigration8%

Sponsored Legislation

Bills that Mark Takano has sponsored from the most recent three Congresses (119th, 118th, and 117th).
BillTitleIntroducedStatusActions
HR 7238
Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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.

In Committee
HR 7048
Unsubscribe Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 5786
White House NOT FOR SALE Act

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.

In Committee
HR 5787
BALL Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee
HR 5723
Fraud Reduction And Uncovering Deception (FRAUD) in VA Disability Exams Act

Subcommittee Hearings Held

In Committee
HR 5535
Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2025

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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.

In Committee
HR 4114
EVEST Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 4001
Prohibition on Funding to CECOT Act

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Appropriations, 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.

In Committee
HR 3261
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

In Committee
HR 15
Equality Act

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and 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.

In Committee
HR 2963
FAIR Veterans Act of 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

In Committee
HR 2899
PROTECT Students Act of 2025

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

In Committee
HRES 321
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

In Committee
HR 2278
Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

In Committee
HR 1957
End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

In Committee
HR 1439
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2025

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 821
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2025

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

In Committee
HRES 77
Supporting the designation of January 30, 2025, as "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution".

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 10381
Supporting Medical Students and VA Workforce Act

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

In Committee
HR 9855
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

In Committee
HRES 1324
Condemning Uganda's undemocratic human rights regression.

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4403)

Active
HR 8560
End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2024

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

In Committee
HRES 1135
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in K-12 schools.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
HR 7643
Veterans Congressional Work Study Act of 2024

Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, H. Rept. 118-596, Part II.

In Committee
HR 7394
Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2024

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

In Committee
HR 7150
Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 553.

Active
HR 6538
VA Correct Compensation Act of 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 494.

Active
HR 5610
Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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.

In Committee
HR 5516
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services to other law.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

In Committee
HR 5416
EVEST Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 5055
Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HR 4569
Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2023

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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.

In Committee
HR 15
Equality Act

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Financial Services, House Administration, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.

In Committee
HRES 534
Expressing support for the designation of the day of June 19, 2023, to commemorate and celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Specially Adapted Housing Grant Program.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

In Committee
HR 3123
NICS Review Act of 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 3122
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 2809
EHR Program RESET Act of 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

In Committee
HR 2538
Firearm Risk Protection Act of 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 2395
Restoring Overtime Pay Act of 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
HRES 265
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all students, particularly LGBTQI+ young people, in elementary and secondary schools.

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
HR 1659
Department of Veterans Affairs IT Modernization Improvement Act of 2023

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

In Committee
HR 1658
Manage VA Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

In Committee
HR 1332
Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

In Committee
HRES 74
Recognizing the importance of establishing a national "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution".

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 639
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 640
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

In Committee
Amendment 61
House Amendment 61

On agreeing to the Takano amendment (A060) Failed by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
Amendment 63
House Amendment 63

On agreeing to the Takano amendment (A062) Failed by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
Amendment 62
House Amendment 62

On agreeing to the Takano amendment (A061) Failed by recorded vote: 208 - 221 (Roll no. 83). (consideration: CR H463-464)

Not Agreed to (208-221)
HR 366
Korean American VALOR Act

Became Public Law No: 118-20.

Passed
HRES 1527
Condemning former President Donald J. Trump's calls to terminate the Constitution on the basis of false allegations of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential election.

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 9564
Right to Private Conduct Act of 2022

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
Amendment 290
House Amendment 290

On agreeing to the Takano amendment (A046) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
HCONRES 98
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 3373.

Received in the Senate.

Active
HCONRES 97
Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, for the lying in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient for acts performed during World War II.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HCONRES 96
Recognizing the historical significance of the 70th anniversary of the Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HR 7946
Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 7589
Reduce and Eliminate Mental Health Outpatient Veteran Copays Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In Committee
HCONRES 86
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2022 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, non-binary, Two-Spirit, intersex, and questioning (LGBTQ+) bullying, harassment, discrimination, and other forms of victimization faced by individuals in schools.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HR 7227
INFORMS Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

In Committee
Amendment 177
House Amendment 177

On agreeing to the Takano amendments (A002) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 331 - 96 (Roll no. 52).

Agreed to (331-96)
HRES 906
Recognizing the importance of establishing a national "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution".

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HR 6573
Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
Amendment 154
House Amendment 154

On agreeing to the Takano amendments (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.

Agreed to by Voice Vote
HR 6411
STRONG Veterans Act of 2022

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In Committee
HR 5721
VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research Act of 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In Committee
HR 5671
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish seasonal influenza vaccines to certain individuals, and for other purposes.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In Committee
HR 5317
VA Governors Challenge Expansion Act of 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

In Committee
HRES 665
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue" policy.

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

In Committee
HR 4728
Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In Committee
HR 4673
EVEST Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In Committee
HR 3967
Honoring our PACT Act of 2022

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Active
HR 3953
Unsubscribe Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

In Committee
HR 3856
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

In Committee
HR 2823
S.T.O.R.A.G.E. Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

In Committee
HR 2822
Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.

In Committee
HRES 337
Congratulating the Department of Veterans Affairs on 75 years of psychology training and expansion of access to mental health care for veterans by expressing support for the designation of April 19 through April 23, 2021, as "VA Psychology Recognition Week".

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In Committee
HCONRES 29
Supporting the goals and ideals of GLSEN's 2021 Day of Silence in bringing attention to anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) name-calling, bullying, and harassment faced by individuals in schools.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HR 2605
Let It Go Act

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
HR 2536
Prevention of Anti-Immigrant Violence Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

In Committee
HR 2535
Protecting Flores Agreement Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

In Committee
HR 2438
Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

In Committee
HR 1948
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2021

Received in the Senate.

Active
HRES 217
Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress.

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

In Committee
Amendment 27
House Amendment 27

On agreeing to the Takano amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

Active
HR 1596
Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequity for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 10.

Active
HR 1315
Restoring Access Through Identification Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

In Committee
HR 1276
SAVE LIVES Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In Committee
HR 1182
Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

In Committee
HR 1181
Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

In Committee
HR 1183
Honoring the Oath Act of 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

In Committee
HR 1180
Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In Committee
HR 734
Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.

In Committee
HR 234
Korean American VALOR Act

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Active
HR 8500
Attacks on Free Press Transparency Act

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In Committee
HR 8316
Coronavirus E-BD Act of 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In Committee
HR 8247
Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-214.

Passed
Amendment 845
House Amendment 845

On agreeing to the Takano amendment (A014) Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 232 - 184 (Roll no. 150). (consideration: CR H3602-3603)

Agreed to (232-184)
HR 7003
Work for Warriors Act of 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

In Committee
HR 6840
Coronavirus Emergency Non-Congregate Housing Expansion Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

In Committee

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