Analysis
Our unique analysis of the bills Ruiz 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). Ruiz is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)
2015 Statistics
Read our 2015 Report Card for Ruiz for more statistics.
Committee Membership
Raul Ruiz sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Natural Resources
- Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans
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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
- Member, Subcommittee on Health
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Ruiz sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (24%) Health (21%) Native Americans (15%) Government Operations and Politics (12%) Labor and Employment (9%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (6%) International Affairs (6%)
Recent Bills
Some of Ruiz’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6280: To amend title V of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary ...
- H.R. 5884: Campaign Spending Integrity Act
- H.R. 5885: Right to Petition Congress Act
- H.R. 5772: BENES Act of 2016
- H.R. 5700: NEST Act
- H.R. 5701: Grandparent-Grandchild Medical Leave Act
- H.R. 5678: Stop Iran From Smuggling Weapons to Terrorists Act
View All » (including bills from previous years)
Voting Record
From Jan 2013 to Sep 2016, Ruiz missed 94 of 2,481 roll call votes, which is 3.8%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. ProPublica has tracked 30 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GPO.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills