![Photo of Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA31]](/data/photos/412615-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2016 Report Card for Aguilar.
Sponsorship Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Aguilar has sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into his position in the House of Representatives.
Each dot in the chart below is a member of the House of Representatives. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Aguilar is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
Committee Membership
Pete Aguilar sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Appropriations
- Member, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
- Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Aguilar sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Taxation (50%) Education (50%)
Recent Bills
Some of Aguilar’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 2979: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 390 ...
- H.R. 2258: ADVANCE Act
- H.R. 625: REPORT Act
- H.R. 6168 (114th): Academic Success Centers and Education Networks for Dreamers (ASCEND) Act
- H.R. 6078 (114th): VA Accountability for Location of Records Act
- H.R. 5622 (114th): GPA Act
- H.R. 5508 (114th): JOBS Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Aguilar’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Yea |
H.R. 308: Keep the Promise Act of 2015
Nov 16, 2015. Failed 263/146.
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| No |
H.R. 3038: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Jul 15, 2015. Passed 312/119.
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| No |
H.R. 2146: Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act
Jun 18, 2015. Passed 218/208.
This vote made H.R. 2146 the vehicle for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal currently being negotiated. H.R. 2146 was originally introduced as a bill to address issues with retirement funds of federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. ... |
| Aye |
H.R. 2596: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Jun 16, 2015. Passed 247/178.
The Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (IAA), H.R. 2596, was passed by the House on June 16. The IAA would authorize funding for intelligence-related agencies such as the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was passed ... |
| Yea |
H.R. 2048: Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act of 2015
May 13, 2015. Passed 338/88.
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 the Patriot Act, which had expired the day before. The act imposes some new limits on the bulk collection of ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jun 2017, Aguilar missed 52 of 1,647 roll call votes, which is 3.2%. This is worse than the median of 2.2% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- Congress-Legislators, a community project collecting election information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills