Rep. Luis Correa’s 2019 Report Card

Got the 4^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Sophomores

Correa’s bills and resolutions had 545 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 (69^th percentile); House Sophomores (93^rd percentile); House Democrats (77^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

Ranked the 4^th top leader compared to House Sophomores

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 Correa’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (62^nd percentile); House Sophomores (93^rd percentile); House Democrats (69^th percentile); All Representatives (82^nd percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 4^th most bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 2 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 6 of Correa’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.Res. 234: Recognizing the heritage, culture, and …; H.R. 712: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act …; H.R. 1896: Supporting Children of the National …; H.R. 2083: Homeland Procurement Reform Act; H.R. 3192: Improving Mental Health Access for …; H.R. 5045: Veteran Employment and Child Care …

Compare to all California Delegation (85^th percentile); House Sophomores (89^th percentile); House Democrats (79^th percentile); All Representatives (87^th percentile).

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

Got influential cosponsors the 4^th most often compared to House Sophomores (tied with 3 others)

6 of Correa’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. 234: Recognizing the heritage, culture, and …; H.R. 712: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act …; H.R. 1437: Securing Department of Homeland Security …; H.R. 1641: Let Everyone Get Involved in …; H.R. 2083: Homeland Procurement Reform Act; H.R. 5251: Improving Community Safety Task Force …

Compare to all California Delegation (63^rd percentile); House Sophomores (87^th percentile); House Democrats (72^nd percentile); All Representatives (83^rd percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 10^th most bills compared to House Sophomores (tied with 1 other)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 11 of Correa’s 20 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Correa caucused with in 2019.

Compare to all California Delegation (65^th percentile); House Sophomores (80^th percentile); House Democrats (69^th percentile); All Representatives (78^th percentile).

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

Joined bipartisan bills the 11^th most often compared to California Delegation

In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 275 bills that Correa cosponsored, 12% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (79^th percentile); House Sophomores (27^th percentile); House Democrats (76^th percentile); All Representatives (42^nd percentile).

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

Ranked 59^th most politically right compared to House Democrats

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 Correa’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all California Delegation (73^rd percentile); House Sophomores (31^st percentile); House Democrats (75^th percentile); All Representatives (41^st percentile).

Introduced the 96^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 9 others)

Correa introduced 20 bills and resolutions in 2019. View Bills »

Compare to all California Delegation (54^th percentile); House Sophomores (73^rd percentile); House Democrats (64^th percentile); All Representatives (76^th percentile).

Laws Enacted

Correa introduced 1 bill 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. View Enacted Bills »

Those bills were: H.R. 1641: Let Everyone Get Involved in …

Compare to all California Delegation (54^th percentile); House Sophomores (71^st percentile); House Democrats (57^th percentile); All Representatives (63^rd 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.

Bills Out of Committee

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Correa introduced 3 bills in 2019 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 1437: Securing Department of Homeland Security …; H.R. 1641: Let Everyone Get Involved in …; H.R. 2083: Homeland Procurement Reform Act

Compare to all California Delegation (48^th percentile); House Sophomores (69^th percentile); House Democrats (48^th percentile); All Representatives (66^th percentile).

Committee Positions

Correa 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 Correa’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (27^th percentile); House Sophomores (62^nd percentile); House Democrats (40^th percentile); All Representatives (42^nd percentile).

Bills Cosponsored

Correa cosponsored 275 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 (33^rd percentile); House Sophomores (62^nd percentile); House Democrats (31^st percentile); All Representatives (61^st percentile).

Missed Votes

Correa missed 2.1% of votes (15 of 701 votes) in 2019. View Correa’s Profile »

Compare to all California Delegation (62^nd percentile); House Sophomores (64^th percentile); All Representatives (57^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.