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Rep. Jimmy Panetta’s 2020 Report Card

Representative from California's 20th District
Democrat
Served Jan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023

These statistics cover Panetta’s record during the 116th Congress (Jan 3, 2019-Jan 3, 2021) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 30, 2021.

A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Panetta’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.

Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.

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Ranked the top leader compared to House Sophomores

Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Panetta’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (88th percentile); House Sophomores (98th percentile); House Democrats (91st percentile); All Representatives (95th percentile).

 

Was most present in votes compared to House Sophomores

Panetta missed 0.1% of votes (1 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Panetta’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (6th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); All Representatives (3rd percentile).

The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.
 

Got influential cosponsors the 2nd most often compared to House Sophomores

13 of Panetta’s bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.

Those bills were: H.Res. 803: Recognizing the longstanding partnership between …; H.R. 676: NATO Support Act; H.R. 1019: Full Military Honors Act of …; H.R. 2811: Better Military Housing Act of …; H.R. 3185: Defense Language Improvement Act; H.R. 4051: Climate Action Rebate Act of …; H.R. 4319: Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection …; H.R. 5303: California Central Coast Conservation Act; H.R. 5920: MONARCH Act of 2020; H.R. 6089: U.S.-Africa Strategic Security Act; H.R. 6957: National Guard COVID–19 Earned Benefits …; H.R. 7843: REPLANT Act; H.R. 7978: Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety …

Compare to all California Delegation (82nd percentile); House Sophomores (96th percentile); House Democrats (89th percentile); All Representatives (93rd percentile).

 

Got the 2nd most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Sophomores

Panetta’s bills and resolutions had 1,212 cosponsors in the 116th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (86th percentile); House Sophomores (96th percentile); House Democrats (90th percentile); All Representatives (94th percentile).

 

Introduced the 3rd most bills compared to House Sophomores

Panetta introduced 53 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (90th percentile); House Sophomores (95th percentile); House Democrats (90th percentile); All Representatives (94th percentile).

 

Wrote the 6th most laws compared to House Sophomores (tied with 1 other)

Panetta introduced 3 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills »

Those bills were: H.R. 3749: Legal Services for Homeless Veterans …; H.R. 7712: Special Operations and International Security …; H.R. 7713: NOPP Revitalization Act

Compare to all California Delegation (73rd percentile); House Sophomores (87th percentile); House Democrats (76th percentile); All Representatives (84th percentile).

The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.
 

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 7th most bills compared to All Representatives

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 35 of Panetta’s 53 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Panetta caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all California Delegation (96th percentile); House Sophomores (98th percentile); House Democrats (98th percentile); All Representatives (98th percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.
 

Got their bills out of committee the 9th most often compared to House Sophomores (tied with 5 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Panetta introduced 5 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 676: NATO Support Act; H.R. 3749: Legal Services for Homeless Veterans …; H.R. 5821: HOSPICE Act; H.R. 7712: Special Operations and International Security …; H.R. 7713: NOPP Revitalization Act

Compare to all California Delegation (55th percentile); House Sophomores (75th percentile); House Democrats (53rd percentile); All Representatives (71st percentile).

 

Joined bipartisan bills the 12th most often compared to California Delegation

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 672 bills that Panetta cosponsored, 12% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (76th percentile); House Sophomores (26th percentile); House Democrats (72nd percentile); All Representatives (39th percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.
 

Ranked 14th most politically left compared to House Sophomores

Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Panetta’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (63rd percentile); House Sophomores (24th percentile); House Democrats (67th percentile); All Representatives (36th percentile).

 

Got bicameral support on the 43rd most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 16 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 9 of Panetta’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: H.R. 1019: Full Military Honors Act of …; H.R. 1622: KITTEN Act of 2019; H.R. 1869: Restoring Investment in Improvements Act; H.R. 2811: Better Military Housing Act of …; H.R. 4051: Climate Action Rebate Act of …; H.R. 5920: MONARCH Act of 2020; H.R. 6688: SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief …; H.R. 7843: REPLANT Act; H.R. 7978: Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety …

Compare to all California Delegation (80th percentile); House Sophomores (85th percentile); House Democrats (78th percentile); All Representatives (86th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.
 

Cosponsored the 58th most bills compared to All Representatives

Panetta cosponsored 672 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (71st percentile); House Sophomores (85th percentile); House Democrats (76th percentile); All Representatives (87th percentile).

 

Committee Positions

Panetta held a leadership position on 0 committees and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Panetta’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (0th percentile); House Sophomores (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile).

Additional Notes

Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.

Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).

Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.

Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of the 116th Congress) was the 116th Congress (freshmen) or 115th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.