Rouda was the representative for California’s 48th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2019 to 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA48, 2019-2020]](/static/legislator-photos/412759-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Rouda.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Rouda is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 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 Rouda sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Rouda was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 7081: Protecting Our Servicemembers’ Care Act of 2020
- H.R. 3889: ONDCP Technical Corrections Act of 2019
- H.R. 2739: Transit Infrastructure Vehicle Security Act
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
Rouda sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (21%) Transportation and Public Works (21%) Taxation (16%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Sports and Recreation (11%) International Affairs (11%) Environmental Protection (11%)
Recent Bills
Some of Rouda’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8589: Aviation Industry Assistance for Cleaner and Quieter Skies Act
- H.R. 8572: Securing America’s Nuclear Waste Act
- H.R. 8347: Shell Company Abuse Act
- H.R. 7595: Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act
- H.R. 7431: Helping Small Businesses Reopen Safely Act of 2020
- H.R. 7081: Protecting Our Servicemembers’ Care Act of 2020
- H.R. 6996: Fiscal Responsibility and Long-Term Economic Security Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Dec 2020, Rouda missed 20 of 954 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2020. 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
- Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
