![Photo of Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA20]](/data/photos/412685-200px.jpeg)
Committee Membership
Jimmy Panetta sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Agriculture
- Member, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research
- Member, Subcommittee on Nutrition
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans
Bills Sponsored
Some of Panetta’s most recently sponsored bills include...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Panetta’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Aye |
H.R. 1873: Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
Jun 21, 2017. Passed 300/118.
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| Nay |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
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 that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 115: Thin Blue Line Act
May 18, 2017. Passed 271/143.
Summary H.R. 115 amends the federal criminal code to include the killing or attempted killing of a local or state law enforcement officer or first responder as an aggravating factor in Federal death penalty determinations. The legislation would cover the killing of any law enforcement ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 1695: Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017
Apr 26, 2017. Passed 378/48.
This bill would change the appointment process for the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, known as the Register of Copyrights. Currently the Register of Copyrights is hired by the Librarian of Congress (who is the head of the Library of Congress). This bill would ... |
| Aye |
S. 84: A bill to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty ...
Jan 13, 2017. Passed 268/151.
Secretary of Defense James Mattis, appointed on President Trump's first day in office, was a four-star Marine general. Mattis’s recent service upends the traditional separation where the Defense Secretary — the official in charge of the Pentagon and most of the American military — is ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Jun 2017, Panetta missed 1 of 319 roll call votes, which is 0.3%. This is better than the median of 2.2% 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:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- House Democratic Caucus for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills