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Rep. Jackie Speier

Former Representative for California’s 14th District

pronounced JA-kee // SPĪ-er


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]

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:

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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:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Speier voted Yea

Speier voted Nay

Passed 393/13 on Apr 27, 2018.

H.R. 4 reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration for five years. Title I removes obsolete restrictions on the Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) allowing airports to more …

Speier voted Yea

Passed 229/177 on May 19, 2017.

H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe …

Speier voted No

Passed 360/61 on Dec 8, 2016.

The WIIN (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation) Act was a 277-page bill dealing with federal water policies, particularly for drought-stricken areas. It’s so complex …

Speier voted Nay

Passed 403/12 on May 24, 2016.

The TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to expand the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate and …

Speier voted No

Speier voted Yea

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 …

Speier voted No

Speier voted Aye

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 …

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.

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Primary Sources

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