Grace Napolitano, Representative for California's 31st Congressional District

Napolitano is the representative for California’s 31^st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2023. Napolitano is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 86 years old.

She was previously the representative for California’s 32^nd congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2022; the representative for California’s 38^th congressional district as a Democrat from 2003 to 2012; and the representative for California’s 34^th congressional district as a Democrat from 1999 to 2002.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 Report Card for Napolitano.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Napolitano 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 Napolitano has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 27, 2023. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Grace Napolitano sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Water Resources and Environment subcommittee Ranking Member
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, Highways and Transit, Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials subcommittees
House Committee on Natural Resources

Enacted Legislation

Napolitano was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:

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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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Napolitano sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

Health (44%) Transportation and Public Works (24%) Immigration (12%) Water Resources Development (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (8%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Napolitano recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Napolitano voted Yea

H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Passed 329/101 on Jul 14, 2022.

Napolitano voted Yea

H.R. 3978: TRID Improvement Act of 2017

Passed 271/145 on Feb 14, 2018.

H.R. 3978 includes the text of 6 bills, H.R. 3978, the TRID Improvement Act, H.R. 1645, the Fostering Innovation Act of 2017, H.R. 4546, the …

Napolitano voted Nay

H.R. 2706: Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017

Passed 395/2 on Dec 11, 2017.

H.R. 2706 establishes requirements for the termination of bank accounts to prohibit federal banking regulators from formally or informally suggesting, requesting, or ordering a depository …

Napolitano voted Nay

H.R. 1353: Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017

Passed 414/2 on Mar 21, 2017.

H.R. 1353 requires annual updates from the Transportation Security Administration on strategic investment goals relating to technology procurement. In addition, the bill requires congressional notification …

Napolitano voted Yea

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

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 …

Napolitano voted Nay

H.R. 647 (113th): ABLE Act of 2014

Passed 404/17 on Dec 3, 2014.

The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act would ease the financial burden for individuals with disabilities by creating tax-free accounts that can be used …

Napolitano voted No

H.R. 5771 (113th): Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Passed 378/46 on Dec 3, 2014.

Napolitano voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Napolitano voted No

H.R. 2218 (112th): Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act

Passed 365/54 on Sep 13, 2011.

Napolitano voted Not Voting

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

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 …

Napolitano voted Nay

H.Res. 317 (111th): Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and …

Passed 312/108 on Sep 15, 2009.

Napolitano voted Nay

H.R. 1830 (110th): To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008.

Passed 365/59 on Jun 27, 2007.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1999 to Mar 2023, Napolitano missed 727 of 15,639 roll call votes, which is 4.6%. This is much worse than the median of 1.6% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1999 Jan-Mar	77	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	25	13.6%	96^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Jan-Mar	95	5	5.3%	57^th
2000 Apr-Jun	277	2	0.7%	27^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	2	1.5%	47^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	3	3.0%	31^st
2001 Jan-Mar	75	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	2	1.5%	33^rd
2001 Jul-Sep	149	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	5	3.3%	60^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	11	13.9%	93^rd
2002 Apr-Jun	203	9	4.4%	75^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	2	1.4%	42^nd
2002 Oct-Nov	61	1	1.6%	40^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	2	2.1%	56^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	1	0.4%	18^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	1	0.5%	10^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	12	7.9%	76^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	4	3.8%	54^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	2	0.9%	24^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	2	1.2%	21^st
2004 Oct-Dec	58	3	5.2%	65^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	16	17.8%	96^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	3	1.1%	31^st
2005 Jul-Sep	146	1	0.7%	22^nd
2005 Oct-Dec	163	25	15.3%	98^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	18	6.5%	91^st
2006 Jul-Sep	159	1	0.6%	29^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	1	3.7%	56^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	6	2.8%	65^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	18	4.6%	85^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	4	1.3%	33^rd
2007 Oct-Dec	263	1	0.4%	11^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	5	3.4%	49^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	6	1.9%	40^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	4	2.0%	47^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	6	3.4%	71^st
2009 Apr-Jun	303	6	2.0%	48^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	4	1.5%	43^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	1	0.4%	12^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	9	4.6%	68^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	7	3.2%	54^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	1	0.7%	23^rd
2010 Nov-Dec	99	12	12.1%	90^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	1	0.5%	21^st
2011 Apr-Jun	281	19	6.8%	94^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	2	0.8%	32^nd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	32	15.4%	98^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	2	1.3%	48^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	79	26.4%	99^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	8	5.3%	83^rd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	19	21.3%	98^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	2	0.9%	39^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	2	1.5%	42^nd
2014 Jan-Mar	148	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Apr-Jun	219	19	8.7%	89^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	3	2.1%	46^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	22	9.0%	92^nd
2015 Jul-Sep	139	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	1	0.6%	31^st
2016 Jan-Mar	137	28	20.4%	94^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	7	3.4%	65^th
2016 Jul-Sep	232	1	0.4%	22^nd
2016 Nov-Dec	48	3	6.2%	86^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	2	1.0%	39^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	71	52.2%	100^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	98	49.2%	99^th
2017 Oct-Dec	167	25	15.0%	98^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	0	0.0%	0^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	8	4.3%	71^st
2018 Jul-Sep	102	9	8.8%	92^nd
2018 Nov-Dec	85	2	2.4%	61^st
2019 Jan-Mar	136	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Apr-Jun	294	2	0.7%	38^th
2019 Jul-Sep	125	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	146	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Apr-Jun	31	7	22.6%	92^nd
2020 Jul-Sep	80	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Oct-Dec	40	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	97	2	2.1%	65^th
2021 Apr-Jun	107	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jul-Sep	108	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Oct-Dec	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Jan-Mar	102	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Apr-Jun	197	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Jul-Sep	178	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Nov-Dec	72	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Jan-Mar	166	2	1.2%	63^rd

Primary Sources

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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

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Committee Membership

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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