Rep. David Valadao’s 2015 Report Card
Representative
from California's 21st District
Republican
Served Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2019
These year-end statistics cover Valadao’s record during the 2015 legislative year (Jan 6, 2015-Dec 31, 2015) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 9, 2016.
A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Valadao’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.
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Introduced the 3rd fewest bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 1 other)Valadao introduced 4 bills and resolutions in 2015. View Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (11th percentile); Competitive House Seats (11th percentile); House Sophomores (3rd percentile); House Republicans (10th percentile); All Representatives (8th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 8th least often compared to California DelegationOf the 166 bills that Valadao cosponsored, 14% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (13th percentile); Competitive House Seats (27th percentile); House Sophomores (33rd percentile); House Republicans (73rd percentile); All Representatives (42nd percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Was 14th most present in votes compared to House Sophomores (tied with 6 others)Valadao missed 0.7% of votes (5 of 704 votes) in 2015. View Valadao’s Profile » Compare to all California Delegation (19th percentile); Competitive House Seats (22nd percentile); House Sophomores (18th percentile); All Representatives (21st percentile). The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics. |
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Laws EnactedValadao introduced 0 bills that became law in 2015. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all California Delegation (0th percentile); Competitive House Seats (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). A bill or joint resolution is considered enacted if it or an exactly identical bill to it is enacted as law. We only consider bills that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Valadao introduced 1 bill in 2015 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 2898: Western Water and American Food … Compare to all California Delegation (57th percentile); Competitive House Seats (56th percentile); House Sophomores (49th percentile); House Republicans (31st percentile); All Representatives (46th percentile). |
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Powerful Cosponsors0 of Valadao’s bills and resolutions in 2015 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward. Compare to all California Delegation (0th percentile); Competitive House Seats (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 2749: Dams Accountability, Maintenance, and Safety … Compare to all California Delegation (30th percentile); Competitive House Seats (35th percentile); House Sophomores (26th percentile); House Republicans (28th percentile); All Representatives (29th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsValadao held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Valadao’s Profile » Compare to all California Delegation (34th percentile); Competitive House Seats (53rd percentile); House Sophomores (64th percentile); House Republicans (38th percentile); All Representatives (38th percentile). |
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Bills CosponsoredValadao cosponsored 166 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (36th percentile); Competitive House Seats (53rd percentile); House Sophomores (30th percentile); House Republicans (64th percentile); All Representatives (47th percentile). |
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CosponsorsValadao’s bills and resolutions had 112 cosponsors in 2015. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (43rd percentile); Competitive House Seats (49th percentile); House Sophomores (38th percentile); House Republicans (45th percentile); All Representatives (45th percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Valadao supported any of 28 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Valadao 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Compare to all California Delegation (0th percentile); Competitive House Seats (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
Additional Notes
Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.
Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).
Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.
Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of 2015) was the 114th Congress (freshmen) or 113th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
