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 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. He is 65 years old.
![Photo of Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA46]](/static/legislator-photos/412688-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2022 Report Card for Correa.
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 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 3, 2019 to Mar 27, 2023. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Luis Correa sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Homeland Security
- Border Security and Enforcement subcommittee Ranking Member
Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence subcommittees - House Committee on the Judiciary
Enacted Legislation
Correa was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 8801 (117th): DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022
- H.R. 7531 (117th): For the relief of Michael Ragas Rey.
- H.R. 2915 (117th): HOPR Act
- H.R. 6018 (116th): To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collect overpayments of specially adapted housing assistance.
- H.R. 1641 (116th): Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act
- 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 (115th): Servicemember Family Burial Act
Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
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:
Government Operations and Politics (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (20%) Health (12%) Immigration (12%) Crime and Law Enforcement (10%) Education (10%) Arts, Culture, Religion (8%) Private Legislation (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Correa recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 1003: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023
- H.Res. 1431 (117th): Expressing profound sorrow over the death of Alexander Michael Odeh.
- H.R. 8801 (117th): DHS Joint Task Force Reauthorization Act of 2022
- H.Res. 1291 (117th): Recognizing the significance of “Chicano Heritage Month” in August as an important …
- H.R. 8139 (117th): For the relief of Ivana Alexandra Sifuentes Arbirio and Luisa Mariana Sifuentes …
- H.Res. 1054 (117th): Recognizing the accomplishments and the contributions of Vietnamese Americans.
- H.R. 7531 (117th): For the relief of Michael Ragas Rey.
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Mar 2023, Correa missed 24 of 3,328 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 1.6% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.
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