Aguilar is the representative for California’s 31st congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Aguilar is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
He is also House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair, a party leadership role. Party leaders focus more on setting their party’s legislative priorties than on introducing legislation.
![Photo of Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA31]](/static/legislator-photos/412615-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Aguilar.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Aguilar 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 Aguilar has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to May 7, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Pete Aguilar sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Aguilar was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1067 (116th): Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act
- H.R. 2979 (115th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 390 West 5th Street in San Bernardino, California, as the “Jack H. Brown Post Office ...
- H.R. 5746 (115th): OPPORTUNITY Act of 2018
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
Aguilar sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Emergency Management (37%) Education (26%) Labor and Employment (16%) Armed Forces and National Security (11%) Government Operations and Politics (11%)
Recent Bills
Some of Aguilar’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.Res. 339: Electing the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 310: Electing a certain Member to a certain standing committee of the House of ...
- H.R. 1540: REPORT Act
- H.R. 1539: PROTECT Act
- H.R. 1541: PREVENT Act of 2021
- H.R. 1088: Shielding our Military from Extremists Act
- H.R. 8974 (116th): FHA Fairness Act
View All » | View Cosponsors »
As House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair, Aguilar may be focused on his responsibilities other than introducing legislation, such as setting the chamber’s agenda, uniting his party, and brokering deals.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Apr 2021, Aguilar missed 70 of 3,622 roll call votes, which is 1.9%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% 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 and major life events.
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
