Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard’s 2022 Report Card
Representative
from California's 40th District
Democrat
Served Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2023
These statistics cover Roybal-Allard’s record during the 117th Congress (Jan 3, 2021-Jan 3, 2023) and compare her to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Feb 12, 2023.
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 Roybal-Allard’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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Introduced the 10th fewest bills compared to California Delegation (tied with 2 others)Roybal-Allard introduced 17 bills and resolutions in the 117th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (17th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (31st percentile); House Democrats (18th percentile); All Representatives (31st percentile). |
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Got influential cosponsors the 10th least often compared to California Delegation (tied with 4 others)2 of Roybal-Allard’s bills and resolutions in the 117th 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. 935: Recognizing the roles and contributions …; H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act … Compare to all California Delegation (17th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (26th percentile); House Democrats (18th percentile); All Representatives (28th percentile). |
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Ranked 51st most politically left compared to All RepresentativesOur 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 117th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Roybal-Allard’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all California Delegation (21st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (13th percentile); House Democrats (23rd percentile); All Representatives (11th percentile). |
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Was 47th most present in votes compared to Serving 10+ Years (tied with 9 others)Roybal-Allard missed 0.6% of votes (6 of 998 votes) in the 117th Congress. View Roybal-Allard’s Profile » Compare to all California Delegation (28th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (24th percentile); All Representatives (29th 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. |
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Cosponsored the 76th most bills compared to All RepresentativesRoybal-Allard cosponsored 592 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 (68th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (79th percentile); House Democrats (68th percentile); All Representatives (83rd percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 88th least often compared to All RepresentativesOf the 592 bills that Roybal-Allard cosponsored, 5% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (21st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (25th percentile); House Democrats (36th percentile); All Representatives (20th percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Ranked the 103rd top leader compared to All RepresentativesOur 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 117th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Roybal-Allard’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all California Delegation (51st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (63rd percentile); House Democrats (59th percentile); All Representatives (76th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedRoybal-Allard introduced 2 bills that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 117th 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. 4431: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations …; H.R. 7105: STOP Act Compare to all California Delegation (45th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (54th percentile); House Democrats (42nd percentile); All Representatives (61st 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. |
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Bills Out of CommitteeMost bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Roybal-Allard introduced 4 bills in the 117th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 6: American Dream and Promise Act …; H.R. 482: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization …; H.R. 4431: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations …; H.R. 7105: STOP Act Compare to all California Delegation (36th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (51st percentile); House Democrats (36th percentile); All Representatives (58th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.Res. 298: Supporting the goals and ideals …; H.Res. 1027: Supporting the goals and ideals …; H.R. 482: Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization …; H.R. 3352: Midwives for MOMS Act of … Compare to all California Delegation (28th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (43rd percentile); House Democrats (29th percentile); All Representatives (48th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Writing Bipartisan BillsIn this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 10 of Roybal-Allard’s 17 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Roybal-Allard caucused with in the 117th Congress. Compare to all California Delegation (42nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (51st percentile); House Democrats (38th percentile); All Representatives (57th percentile). Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic. |
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Committee PositionsRoybal-Allard held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Roybal-Allard’s Profile » Compare to all California Delegation (34th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (26th percentile); House Democrats (39th percentile); All Representatives (43rd percentile). |
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CosponsorsRoybal-Allard’s bills and resolutions had 404 cosponsors in the 117th 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 (47th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (56th percentile); House Democrats (48th percentile); All Representatives (65th 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 117th Congress) was the 117th Congress (freshmen) or 116th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
