Napolitano is the representative for California’s 32nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2013. Napolitano is next up for reelection in 2020.
She was previously the representative for California’s 38th congressional district as a Democrat from 2003 to 2012; and the representative for California’s 34th congressional district as a Democrat from 1999 to 2002.
![Photo of Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA32]](/static/legislator-photos/400290-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 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 liberal–conservative 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 6, 2015 to May 21, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Grace Napolitano sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Chair, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
- Member, Subcommittee on Aviation
- Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
- Member, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
Enacted Legislation
Napolitano was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 3114 (114th): To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation ...
- H.R. 1284 (108th): To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to increase the Federal share of the costs of the San Gabriel Basin demonstration project.
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
Napolitano sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Environmental Protection (38%) Transportation and Public Works (25%) Health (25%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%)
Recent Bills
Some of Napolitano’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 337: Expressing support for the designation of May 2019 as “Mental Health Awareness Month”.
- H.R. 1638: Building Success for Youth ChalleNGe Act
- H.R. 1162: Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act
- H.R. 1139: Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act
- H.R. 1109: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019
- H.R. 6016: Bus Operator and Pedestrian Protection Act
- H.Res. 883: Expressing support for the designation of May 2018 as “Mental Health Month”.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1999 to May 2019, Napolitano missed 714 of 13,749 roll call votes, which is 5.2%. This is much worse than the median of 2.1% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
