Walters was the representative for California’s 45th congressional district and was a Republican. She served from 2015 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA45, 2015-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412618-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Walters.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Walters is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 Walters sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Walters was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4397 (115th): California Wildfire Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017
- H.R. 2546 (115th): FCC CIO Parity Act
- H.R. 5578 (114th): Survivors’ Bill of Rights Act of 2016
Does 3 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
Walters sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (36%) Science, Technology, Communications (27%) Taxation (18%) Crime and Law Enforcement (18%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Walters recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6273 (115th): To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by …
- H.R. 5797 (115th): Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its …
- H.R. 4795 (115th): Communications Facilities Deployment on Federal Property Act of 2018
- H.R. 4397 (115th): California Wildfire Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2017
- H.R. 4219 (115th): Workflex in the 21st Century Act
- H.R. 3405 (115th): MORE Act
- H.R. 2546 (115th): FCC CIO Parity Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Dec 2018, Walters missed 143 of 2,535 roll call votes, which is 5.6%. This is much worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
