![Photo of Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA28]](/data/photos/400361-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Schiff.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Schiff has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Schiff is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Adam Schiff sits on the following committees:
- Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Enacted Legislation
Schiff was the primary sponsor of 12 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- 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. 988 (112th): Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2011
- 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 ...
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 about one third or more 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:
Crime and Law Enforcement (24%) Armed Forces and National Security (20%) International Affairs (16%) Transportation and Public Works (8%) Government Operations and Politics (8%) Health (8%) Law (8%) Animals (8%)
Recent Bills
Some of Schiff’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3024: To require certain standards and enforcement provisions to prevent child abuse and neglect ...
- H.R. 2732: North Korea Travel Control Act
- H.Res. 327: Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.
- H.J.Res. 100: Consolidated Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2017
- H.R. 1584: Orca Responsibility and Care Advancement Act of 2017
- H.R. 695: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
- H.R. 6377 (114th): National Guard Bonus Repayment and Financial Relief Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Schiff’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 115: Thin Blue Line Act
May 18, 2017. Passed 271/143.
Summary H.R. 115 amends the federal criminal code to include the killing or attempted killing of a local or state law enforcement officer or first responder as an aggravating factor in Federal death penalty determinations. The legislation would cover the killing of any law enforcement ... |
| Aye |
H.Res. 720: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4641) to provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for ...
May 11, 2016. Passed 255/163.
|
| No |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2262: SPACE Act of 2015
May 21, 2015. Passed 284/133.
The United States Government updated US commercial space legislation with the passage of the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship (SPACE) Act of 2015 in November 2015. The update to US law explicitly allows US citizens to "engage in the commercial exploration and exploitation of ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 11, 2014. Passed 219/206.
This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December 11, 2014 and by the Senate on December 13, 2014. The bill was originally introduced on January 3, 2013 by ... |
| Aye |
H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 17, 2014. Passed 319/108.
|
| Yea |
H.Res. 467 (112th): Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2112) making appropriations for Agriculture, ...
Nov 17, 2011. Passed 262/156.
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| Yea |
H.Res. 425 (112th): Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2832) to extend the Generalized System ...
Oct 11, 2011. Passed 281/128.
|
| No |
H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2001 to Jun 2017, Schiff missed 146 of 11,419 roll call votes, which is 1.3%. This is better than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 25 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills