Nancy Pelosi, Representative for California's 11th Congressional District

Pelosi is the representative for California’s 11^th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2023. Pelosi is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. She is 82 years old.

She was previously the representative for California’s 12^th congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2022; the representative for California’s 8^th congressional district as a Democrat from 1993 to 2012; and the representative for California’s 5^th congressional district as a Democrat from 1987 to 1992.

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 Report Card for Pelosi.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Pelosi 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 Pelosi has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 17, 2023. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Pelosi was the primary sponsor of 9 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 9 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Pelosi recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Pelosi voted Nay

H.R. 22: Protecting America’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve from China Act

Passed 331/97 on Jan 12, 2023.

Pelosi voted Yea

H.R. 7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Passed 329/101 on Jul 14, 2022.

Pelosi voted Yea

S. 139: Rapid DNA Act of 2017

Passed 256/164 on Jan 11, 2018.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017. The bill would extend so-called "section 702" government surveillance under …

Pelosi voted Nay

H.R. 1695: Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017

Passed 378/48 on Apr 26, 2017.

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 …

Pelosi voted Yea

H.R. 1343: Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017

Passed 331/87 on Apr 4, 2017.

In 1988, the SEC adopted Rule 701 under the Securities Act to allow private companies to sell securities to their employees without the need to …

Pelosi voted No

S. 612: A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, …

Passed 360/61 on Dec 8, 2016.

The WIIN (Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation) Act was a 277-page bill dealing with federal water policies, particularly for drought-stricken areas. It’s so complex …

Pelosi voted Nay

H.R. 5312: Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016

Passed 385/7 on Jun 13, 2016.

Pelosi voted Yea

H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015

Passed 338/88 on May 13, 2015.

The USA Freedom Act (H.R. 2048, Pub.L. 114–23) is a U.S. law enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of …

Pelosi voted Aye

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Pelosi voted Nay

H.R. 1564 (113th): Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act

Passed 321/62 on Jul 8, 2013.

Pelosi voted No

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack …

Missed Votes

From Jun 1987 to Mar 2023, Pelosi missed 1,035 of 16,907 roll call votes, which is 6.1%. This is much worse than the median of 1.5% 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.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1987 Apr-Jun	65	1	1.5%	25^th
1987 Jul-Sep	95	6	6.3%	67^th
1987 Oct-Dec	167	11	6.6%	75^th
1988 Feb-Mar	49	0	0.0%	0^th
1988 Apr-Jun	161	4	2.5%	75^th
1988 Jul-Sep	152	2	1.3%	25^th
1988 Oct-Oct	89	14	15.7%	83^rd
1989 Jan-Mar	14	0	0.0%	0^th
1989 Apr-Jun	105	5	4.8%	64^th
1989 Jul-Sep	128	6	4.7%	71^st
1989 Oct-Nov	121	5	4.1%	50^th
1990 Jan-Mar	60	0	0.0%	0^th
1990 Apr-Jun	150	2	1.3%	29^th
1990 Jul-Sep	183	6	3.3%	57^th
1990 Oct-Oct	143	14	9.8%	93^rd
1991 Jan-Mar	62	2	3.2%	50^th
1991 Apr-Jun	139	11	7.9%	89^th
1991 Jul-Sep	81	2	2.5%	44^th
1991 Oct-Nov	162	15	9.3%	83^rd
1992 Jan-Mar	66	1	1.5%	39^th
1992 Apr-Jun	185	13	7.0%	83^rd
1992 Jul-Sep	196	14	7.1%	83^rd
1992 Oct-Oct	41	4	9.8%	78^th
1993 Jan-Mar	127	5	3.9%	72^nd
1993 Apr-Jun	190	25	13.2%	90^th
1993 Jul-Sep	164	8	4.9%	83^rd
1993 Oct-Nov	134	5	3.7%	70^th
1994 Jan-Mar	95	14	14.7%	97^th
1994 Apr-Jun	219	12	5.5%	81^st
1994 Jul-Sep	142	4	2.8%	45^th
1994 Oct-Nov	51	3	5.9%	81^st
1995 Jan-Mar	279	14	5.0%	85^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	17	9.0%	88^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	6	2.6%	56^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	11	5.9%	79^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	6	5.5%	68^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	10	5.5%	85^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	4	2.5%	39^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	5	7.0%	81^st
1997 Apr-Jun	174	12	6.9%	93^rd
1997 Jul-Sep	232	15	6.5%	93^rd
1997 Oct-Nov	163	10	6.1%	86^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	10	11.2%	86^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	6	3.2%	71^st
1998 Jul-Sep	199	9	4.5%	73^rd
1998 Oct-Dec	74	8	10.8%	93^rd
1999 Jan-Mar	77	6	7.8%	90^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	11	6.0%	82^nd
1999 Jul-Sep	204	11	5.4%	92^nd
1999 Oct-Nov	146	5	3.4%	67^th
2000 Jan-Mar	95	6	6.3%	63^rd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	10	3.6%	65^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	6	4.6%	73^rd
2000 Oct-Dec	101	8	7.9%	55^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	3	4.0%	74^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	4	3.0%	63^rd
2001 Jul-Sep	149	4	2.7%	65^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	8	5.2%	75^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	2	2.5%	53^rd
2002 Apr-Jun	203	4	2.0%	46^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	10	7.1%	81^st
2002 Oct-Nov	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	1	0.4%	18^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	12	6.2%	87^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	7	4.6%	59^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	7	6.7%	72^nd
2004 Apr-Jun	221	8	3.6%	68^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	11	6.8%	82^nd
2004 Oct-Dec	58	6	10.3%	82^nd
2005 Jan-Mar	90	3	3.3%	45^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	17	6.2%	75^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	7	4.8%	84^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	9	5.5%	82^nd
2006 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	63^rd
2006 Apr-Jun	276	8	2.9%	63^rd
2006 Jul-Sep	159	5	3.1%	65^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	61^st
2007 Jan-Mar	59	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Apr-Jun	20	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jul-Sep	20	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Oct-Dec	20	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jan-Mar	14	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Apr-Jun	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Jul-Sep	16	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Oct-Dec	3	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	21	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Apr-Jun	14	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jul-Sep	6	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Oct-Dec	8	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Apr-Jun	17	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jul-Sep	17	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Nov-Dec	14	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	6	2.8%	77^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	18	6.4%	93^rd
2011 Jul-Sep	247	34	13.8%	97^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	25	12.0%	93^rd
2012 Jan-Mar	151	7	4.6%	82^nd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	12	4.0%	73^rd
2012 Jul-Sep	152	4	2.6%	61^st
2012 Nov-Dec	51	5	9.8%	84^th
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	9	10.1%	90^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	10	4.7%	79^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	23	11.5%	95^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	11	8.0%	88^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	6	4.1%	71^st
2014 Apr-Jun	219	31	14.2%	97^th
2014 Jul-Sep	147	24	16.3%	97^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th
2015 Jan-Mar	144	7	4.9%	78^th
2015 Apr-Jun	244	19	7.8%	90^th
2015 Jul-Sep	139	9	6.5%	85^th
2015 Oct-Dec	177	10	5.6%	89^th
2016 Jan-Mar	137	8	5.8%	66^th
2016 Apr-Jun	204	21	10.3%	91^st
2016 Jul-Sep	232	43	18.5%	98^th
2016 Nov-Dec	48	3	6.2%	86^th
2017 Jan-Mar	208	28	13.5%	97^th
2017 Apr-Jun	136	27	19.9%	98^th
2017 Jul-Sep	199	17	8.5%	91^st
2017 Oct-Dec	167	19	11.4%	95^th
2018 Jan-Mar	129	6	4.7%	75^th
2018 Apr-Jun	184	16	8.7%	89^th
2018 Jul-Sep	102	11	10.8%	96^th
2018 Nov-Dec	85	4	4.7%	76^th
2019 Jan-Mar	16	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Apr-Jun	13	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Jul-Sep	7	0	0.0%	0^th
2019 Oct-Dec	10	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Apr-Jun	16	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Jul-Sep	7	0	0.0%	0^th
2020 Oct-Dec	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jan-Mar	21	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Apr-Jun	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Jul-Sep	12	0	0.0%	0^th
2021 Oct-Dec	17	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Jan-Mar	22	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Apr-Jun	22	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Jul-Sep	21	0	0.0%	0^th
2022 Nov-Dec	10	0	0.0%	0^th
2023 Jan-Mar	143	2	1.4%	74^th

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
United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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