Schiff is the representative for California’s 28th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Schiff is next up for reelection in 2020.
He was previously the representative for California’s 29th congressional district as a Democrat from 2003 to 2012; and the representative for California’s 27th congressional district as a Democrat from 2001 to 2002.
![Photo of Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA28]](/static/legislator-photos/400361-200px.jpeg)
Oversight & Investigations
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Russian Interference in the 2016 Election
In 2018 the House Intelligence Committee concluded there was no Russian interference in the 2016 election. Democrats, now in control of the House Intelligence Committee, believe that the investigation was incomplete. In July 2018 Senate Intelligence Committee concluded that Russia interfered in the 2016 election with the goal of helping Trump. Schiff is chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence which will investigate unanswered questions regarding Russia's interference in the 2016 election.
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Schiff.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Schiff is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Schiff has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Apr 3, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Adam Schiff sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Schiff was the primary sponsor of 12 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 3494: Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
- H.R. 6014 (112th): Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012
- H.R. 1975 (112th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 281 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, as the “First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office ...
- H.R. 3714 (111th): Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009
- H.R. 730 (111th): Nuclear Forensics and Attribution Act
- H.R. 3133 (111th): Foreign Evidence Request Efficiency Act of 2009
- H.R. 347 (111th): To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their dedicated service ...
Does 12 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Schiff sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (19%) International Affairs (16%) Health (16%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (12%) Law (9%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Social Welfare (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Schiff’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6011: Affordable and Homeless Housing Incentives Act of 2020
- H.Res. 576: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower ...
- H.R. 4454: Disclosing Official Spending at Presidential Businesses Act
- H.R. 4239: Affordable Housing Incentives Act of 2019
- H.Res. 545: Supporting infant nutrition through improved breastfeeding practices.
- H.R. 4192: Confronting the Threat of Domestic Terrorism Act
- H.R. 4065: Food for Thought Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2001 to Mar 2020, Schiff missed 153 of 13,110 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
