LaMalfa is the representative for California’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. LaMalfa is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021 unless re-elected.
![Photo of Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA1]](/static/legislator-photos/412510-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for LaMalfa.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
LaMalfa 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 LaMalfa has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Aug 7, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Doug LaMalfa sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Conservation and Forestry subcommittee Ranking Member
Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research subcommittees - House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Enacted Legislation
LaMalfa was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 317: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
- H.R. 6655 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44160 State Highway 299 East Suite 1 in McArthur, California, as the “Janet Lucille Oilar ...
- H.R. 2212 (114th): To take certain Federal lands located in Lassen County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other purposes.
Does 3 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
LaMalfa sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (37%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Environmental Protection (15%) Native Americans (15%) Taxation (11%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of LaMalfa’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7540: PLANT Act of 2020
- H.R. 7407: Mandatory End to Needle Distribution in Our Neighborhoods Act
- H.R. 7052: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 ...
- H.R. 5744: Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act
- H.R. 2381: Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019
- H.R. 1515: High-Speed Refund Act
- H.R. 1126: Honoring Veterans’ Families Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jul 2020, LaMalfa missed 127 of 4,618 roll call votes, which is 2.8%. This is on par with 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
