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 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
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)
Analysis
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 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 3, 2017 to May 16, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Adam Schiff sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Schiff was the primary sponsor of 13 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 3356: HAVANA Act of 2021
- H.R. 3494 (116th): 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
Does 13 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:
Health (25%) Government Operations and Politics (17%) International Affairs (15%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Armed Forces and National Security (11%) Education (9%) Taxation (6%) Law (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Schiff recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 1095: Responding to widening threats to freedom of the press and expression around the …
- H.R. 7660: RAISE Act of 2022
- H.J.Res. 80: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the …
- H.R. 6934: Food for Thought Act of 2022
- H.R. 6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act
- H.R. 6008: See the Board Act
- H.R. 5828: Pets Belong With Families Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2001 to May 2022, Schiff missed 155 of 13,917 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 2.1% 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
