Vargas is the representative for California’s 51st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Vargas is next up for reelection in 2020 and serves until Jan 3, 2021.
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![Photo of Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA51]](/static/legislator-photos/412522-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Vargas.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Vargas is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives 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 Vargas has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Oct 23, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Juan Vargas sits on the following committees:
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Vargas sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Environmental Protection (18%) Immigration (18%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (15%) Health (12%) Housing and Community Development (12%) Finance and Financial Sector (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Government Operations and Politics (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Vargas’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7991: Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020
- H.R. 6858: COVID-19 Emergency Medical Supplies Enhancement Act of 2020
- H.R. 6794: Promoting Access to Credit for Homebuyers Act of 2020
- H.R. 6373: To increase the amount available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 to ...
- H.R. 4548: Asthma Care and Prevention in Rural Communities Act of 2019
- H.R. 4329: ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019
- H.R. 3895: North American Development Bank’s Pollution Solution Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Oct 2020, Vargas missed 107 of 4,658 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is on par with the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
