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 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA17]](/static/legislator-photos/412684-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
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 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 3, 2017 to Jan 13, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Khanna was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 4672 (116th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 21701 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, California, as the “Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew ...
- H.R. 9014 (116th): United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020
- H.R. 5901: Information Technology Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act
- H.R. 4183: Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act
- H.R. 8191: CHARGE Act
- H.R. 5759 (115th): 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act
- H.R. 3949 (115th): VALOR Act
Does 7 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%) Government Operations and Politics (21%) Armed Forces and National Security (14%) Health (12%) Taxation (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (5%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Khanna’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 9014 (116th): United States Semiquincentennial Commission Amendments Act of 2020
- H.R. 8730: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 8693: 21st Century Jobs Act
- H.R. 8669: Corporate Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2020
- H.R. 8424: Supreme Court Term Limits and Regular Appointments Act of 2020
- H.R. 8191: CHARGE Act
- H.R. 7836: Masks for All Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Jan 2021, Khanna missed 13 of 2,181 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. 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
