Rep. Raul Ruiz

Sponsorship 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)

Committee Membership

Raul Ruiz sits on the following committees:

• House Committee on Natural Resources
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
  • Member, Subcommittee on Health

Bills Sponsored

Some of Ruiz’s most recently sponsored bills include...

• H.R. 1008: Increasing American Jobs Through More Exports Act
• H.R. 1005: Renewable Energy Jobs Act
• H.R. 1006: Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
• H.R. 1007: Get Reinvesting in Opportunities for Workers (GROW) American Jobs Act
• H.R. 1009: Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015
• H.R. 732: Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act
• H.R. 387: Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act

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Voting Record

From Jan 2013 to Feb 2015, Ruiz missed 54 of 1,310 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. 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.

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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
• THOMAS, for sponsored bills