Rep. Karen Bass’s 2019 Report Card

Was 3^rd most absent in votes compared to California Delegation

Bass missed 6.3% of votes (44 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Bass’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (94^th percentile); All Representatives (89^th 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.

Ranked 25^th most politically left compared to All Representatives

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 2019 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Bass’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (8^th percentile); House Democrats (10^th percentile); All Representatives (5^th percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 35^th least often compared to All Representatives

Of the 373 bills that Bass cosponsored, 6% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (17^th percentile); House Democrats (14^th percentile); All Representatives (8^th percentile).

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

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 31^st most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 8 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 15 of Bass’s 24 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Bass caucused with in 2019.

Compare to all California Delegation (83^rd percentile); House Democrats (87^th percentile); All Representatives (91^st percentile).

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

Got their bills out of committee the 31^st most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 27 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Bass introduced 5 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.Res. 358: Calling on the Government of …; H.Res. 410: Encouraging reunions of divided Korean-American …; H.R. 507: Put Trafficking Victims First Act …; H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act …; H.Con.Res. 57: Authorizing the use of Emancipation …

Compare to all California Delegation (81^st percentile); House Democrats (78^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

Got influential cosponsors the 45^th most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 30 others)

6 of Bass’s bills and resolutions in 2019 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. 358: Calling on the Government of …; H.Res. 410: Encouraging reunions of divided Korean-American …; H.Res. 542: Expressing support for the designation …; H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act …; H.R. 4101: Build Local, Hire Local Act; H.Con.Res. 4: Calling for credible, transparent, and …

Compare to all California Delegation (63^rd percentile); House Democrats (72^nd percentile); All Representatives (83^rd percentile).

Got the 63^rd most cosponsors on their bills compared to All Representatives

Bass’s bills and resolutions had 517 cosponsors in 2019. 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 (65^th percentile); House Democrats (75^th percentile); All Representatives (86^th percentile).

Ranked the 67^th top leader compared to All Representatives

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 2019 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Bass’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (65^th percentile); House Democrats (73^rd percentile); All Representatives (85^th percentile).

Held the 58^th most committee positions compared to All Representatives (tied with 20 others)

Bass held a leadership position on 0 committees and 2 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. For comparison to other Members of Congress, we assigned a score giving five points for each full committee leadership position and one point for each subcommittee leadership position. View Bass’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (79^th percentile); House Democrats (80^th percentile); All Representatives (82^nd percentile).

Introduced the 67^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 5 others)

Bass introduced 24 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (67^th percentile); House Democrats (75^th percentile); All Representatives (84^th percentile).

Cosponsored the 85^th most bills compared to All Representatives

Bass cosponsored 373 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 (56^th percentile); House Democrats (65^th percentile); All Representatives (81^st percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 70^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 34 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 4 of Bass’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. 2702: Family First Transition and Support …; H.R. 3057: Immediate Coverage for Former Foster …; H.R. 3059: Expanded Coverage for Former Foster …; H.R. 4101: Build Local, Hire Local Act

Compare to all California Delegation (63^rd percentile); House Democrats (67^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

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

Laws Enacted

Bass introduced 0 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in 2019. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.

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