Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s 2015 Report Card

Ranked most politically left compared to All Representatives

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 2015 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Grijalva’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (0^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (0^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (0^th percentile); House Democrats (0^th percentile); Safe House Seats (0^th percentile); All Representatives (0^th percentile).

Held the most committee positions compared to Arizona Delegation

Grijalva held a leadership position on 1 committee and 0 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. For comparison to other Members of Congress, we assigned a score giving five points for each full committee leadership position and one point for each subcommittee leadership position. View Grijalva’s Profile »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (89^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (71^st percentile); House Democrats (89^th percentile); Safe House Seats (87^th percentile); All Representatives (88^th percentile).

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 2^nd lowest % of bills compared to Arizona Delegation

Grijalva tends to gather cosponsors only on one side of the aisle. 18% of Grijalva’s 28 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2015.

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (17^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (31^st percentile); Serving 10+ Years (23^rd percentile); House Democrats (27^th percentile); Safe House Seats (20^th percentile); All Representatives (18^th percentile).

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

Cosponsored the 3^rd most bills compared to All Representatives

Grijalva cosponsored 599 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 Arizona Delegation (89^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (98^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (98^th percentile); House Democrats (98^th percentile); Safe House Seats (99^th percentile); All Representatives (99^th percentile).

Was 3^rd most absent in votes compared to House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs

Grijalva missed 7.8% of votes (55 of 704 votes) in 2015. View Grijalva’s Profile »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (89^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (94^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (90^th percentile); Safe House Seats (92^nd percentile); All Representatives (93^rd 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.

Got their bills out of committee the 3^rd least often compared to Arizona Delegation (tied with 3 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Grijalva introduced 1 bill in 2015 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.R. 1541: Preservation Research at Institutions Serving …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (22^nd percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (25^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (45^th percentile); House Democrats (66^th percentile); Safe House Seats (45^th percentile); All Representatives (46^th percentile).

Got influential cosponsors the 5^th most often compared to House Democrats (tied with 1 other)

8 of Grijalva’s bills and resolutions in 2015 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. 214: Supporting efforts to ensure that …; H.R. 963: Hardrock Mining Reform and Reclamation …; H.R. 1814: To permanently reauthorize the Land …; H.R. 2167: Public Lands Service Corps Act …; H.R. 2811: Save Oak Flat Act; H.R. 3543: Justice is Not For Sale …; H.R. 3556: National Park Service Centennial Act; H.R. 3967: Stop Social Security Garnishment for …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (78^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (83^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (93^rd percentile); House Democrats (97^th percentile); Safe House Seats (95^th percentile); All Representatives (96^th percentile).

Supported government transparency the 5^th most often compared to House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (tied with 2 others)

GovTrack looked at whether Grijalva supported any of 28 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Grijalva 3 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.

Grijalva cosponsored H.R. 430: DISCLOSE 2015 Act; H.R. 20: Government By the People Act …; H.R. 2173: Redistricting Reform Act of 2015

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (67^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (87^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (79^th percentile); House Democrats (66^th percentile); Safe House Seats (81^st percentile); All Representatives (82^nd percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 8^th least often compared to House Democrats

Of the 599 bills that Grijalva cosponsored, 16% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (44^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (53^rd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (37^th percentile); House Democrats (4^th percentile); Safe House Seats (46^th percentile); All Representatives (45^th percentile).

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

Ranked the 8^th top leader compared to House Democrats

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 2015 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Grijalva’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (44^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (72^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (80^th percentile); House Democrats (96^th percentile); Safe House Seats (84^th percentile); All Representatives (85^th percentile).

Got bicameral support on the 7^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 6 others)

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 7 of Grijalva’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. 214: Supporting efforts to ensure that …; H.R. 1814: To permanently reauthorize the Land …; H.R. 2105: Success in the Middle Act …; H.R. 2442: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act …; H.R. 2811: Save Oak Flat Act; H.R. 3043: Tribal Tax Incentive for Renewable …; H.R. 3543: Justice is Not For Sale …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (89^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (96^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (96^th percentile); House Democrats (97^th percentile); Safe House Seats (97^th percentile); All Representatives (97^th percentile).

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

Introduced the 15^th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 3 others)

Grijalva introduced 28 bills and resolutions in 2015. View Bills »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (78^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (94^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (92^nd percentile); House Democrats (95^th percentile); Safe House Seats (95^th percentile); All Representatives (96^th percentile).

Got the 19^th most cosponsors on their bills compared to All Representatives

Grijalva’s bills and resolutions had 620 cosponsors in 2015. 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 Arizona Delegation (78^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (92^nd percentile); Serving 10+ Years (95^th percentile); House Democrats (95^th percentile); Safe House Seats (95^th percentile); All Representatives (96^th percentile).

Laws Enacted

Grijalva introduced 1 bill that became law in 2015. 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. 1075: To designate the United States …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (67^th percentile); House Cmte. Chairs/RkMembs (70^th percentile); Serving 10+ Years (78^th percentile); House Democrats (85^th percentile); Safe House Seats (82^nd percentile); All Representatives (82^nd percentile).

A bill or joint resolution is considered enacted if it or an exactly identical bill to it is enacted as law. We only consider bills that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively.