Correa is the representative for California’s 46th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Correa is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA46]](/data/photos/412688-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Correa 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Correa has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 22, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Correa was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4946 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1075 North Tustin Street in Orange, California, as the “Specialist Trevor A. Win’E Post Office”.
- H.R. 4335: Servicemember Family Burial Act
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Correa sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (46%) Government Operations and Politics (23%) Immigration (15%) Education (15%)
Recent Bills
Some of Correa’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 656: To require the Attorney General to make grants to nonprofit organizations to offer ...
- H.R. 493: To direct the Attorney General, in enforcing the provisions of the Controlled Substances ...
- H.R. 7134: For the relief of Gualterio Lazaro Santos Santos.
- H.R. 6984 (115th): To add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.
- H.R. 6588: Student Loan Bankruptcy Act of 2018
- H.Res. 827: Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as “National Donate Life Month”.
- H.R. 5486: Veteran Employment and Child Care Access Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Correa’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61.
H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 3326: World Bank Accountability Act of 2017
Jan 17, 2018. Passed 237/184.
If the World Bank doesn’t live up to some of its promises for supporting human rights, fighting terrorism, and promoting democracy, should the U.S. government withhold hundreds of millions dollars of funding? #### Context The World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) lends billions of dollars ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
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| Yea |
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 ... |
| Nay |
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 ... |
| No |
H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ...
Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188.
Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Jan 2019, Correa missed 6 of 1,255 roll call votes, which is 0.5%. This is better than the median of 2.0% 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:
- @unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- House Democratic Caucus for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
