Khanna is the representative for California’s 17th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Khanna is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA17]](/static/legislator-photos/412684-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Khanna.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Khanna 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Khanna has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Sep 20, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ro Khanna sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Member, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- House Committee on the Budget
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Member, Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy
- Member, Subcommittee on Government Operations
Enacted Legislation
Khanna was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
Does 2 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
Khanna sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (26%) Taxation (13%) Armed Forces and National Security (13%) Government Operations and Politics (13%) Finance and Financial Sector (9%) Health (9%) Environmental Protection (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%)
Recent Bills
Some of Khanna’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4359: To provide that a Federal law enforcement officer may not use deadly force ...
- H.R. 4315: No PAC Act
- H.R. 4183: Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act
- H.R. 4153: Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act
- H.R. 3844: Farmer Fairness Act
- H.R. 3676: Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019
- H.R. 2591: PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Sep 2019, Khanna missed 13 of 1,750 roll call votes, which is 0.7%. This is better than the median of 2.0% 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
- Office of Ro Khanna for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
