Speier was the representative for California’s 14th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2013 to 2022.
She was previously the representative for California’s 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 2008 to 2012.
![Photo of Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA14, 2013-2022]](/static/legislator-photos/412259-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Speier.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Speier is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2022 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 Speier sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Dec 27, 2022. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Speier was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 610 (117th): San Francisco Bay Restoration Act
- H.R. 1773 (116th): Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- H.R. 6125 (116th): Supporting Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Act of 2020
- H.R. 2191 (114th): Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 6982 (110th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 South Ellsworth Avenue in San Mateo, California, as the “Leo J. Ryan Post Office …
Does 5 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
Speier sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (20%) Transportation and Public Works (19%) International Affairs (16%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) Health (11%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Labor and Employment (5%) Commerce (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Speier recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 9600 (117th): To designate the Range of Light National Monument in the State of …
- H.R. 9444 (117th): Courtney Wild Crime Victims’ Rights Reform Act of 2022
- H.R. 9321 (117th): Independent Drug Value Assessment Act
- H.R. 9296 (117th): Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2022
- H.Res. 1443 (117th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to condemn the atrocities, …
- H.Res. 1444 (117th): Condemning the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s inhumane treatment of Salma al-Shehab and …
- H.R. 9122 (117th): FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Apr 2008 to Dec 2022, Speier missed 939 of 9,464 roll call votes, which is 9.9%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2022. 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.
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
