Khanna is the representative for California’s 17th congressional district (view map) as 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 Feb 14, 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, 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 Government Operations
Enacted Legislation
Khanna was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
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 (33%) Taxation (13%) Armed Forces and National Security (13%) Labor and Employment (13%) Government Operations and Politics (13%) Finance and Financial Sector (13%)
Recent Bills
Some of Khanna’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.J.Res. 37: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic ...
- H.R. 465: Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019
- H.R. 7306 (115th): Democracy Dollars Act
- H.Con.Res. 142: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to ...
- H.R. 7145 (115th): Stop Welfare for Any Large Monopoly Amassing Revenue from Taxpayers Act of ...
- H.R. 7137: Reverend James Lawson, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.R. 7095: Coretta Scott King Full Employment Federal Reserve Act of 2018
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Khanna’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Nay |
H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 26, 2018. Passed 361/61.
H.R. 6157 provides $674.6 billion in total discretionary budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The bill provides $606.5 billion for the Department of Defense base budget, which is an increase of $17.1 billion above FY18 levels, and $68.1 billion ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 6237: Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Jul 12, 2018. Passed 363/54.
H.R. 6237 authorizes appropriations for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. government for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. The bill authorizes funds for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the: Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Central Intelligence Agency; Department of Defense; Defense ... |
| No |
H.R. 1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
Feb 27, 2018. Passed 388/25.
A new bill could become the first law to apply criminal penalties to website owners due to posts of that site’s users — or so Silicon Valley and tech advocates fear. #### Context and what the bill does Ever since a 1996 law, no internet ... |
| Nay |
H.R. 4667: Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, ...
Dec 21, 2017. Passed 251/169.
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| Nay |
H.R. 1039: Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017
May 19, 2017. Passed 229/177.
H.R. 1039 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a probation officer to arrest a person, without warrant, if there is probable cause to believe that person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer while performing their official duties. The bill also would direct the ... |
| No |
H.J.Res. 43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating ...
Feb 16, 2017. Passed 230/188.
Joe Biden never got the opportunity to break a single 50-50 Senate tie in eight years as vice president. Mike Pence has already broken two. One from last month has since become law: a measure allowing states to withhold federal Planned Parenthood funding. (The other ... |
Missed Votes
From Jan 2017 to Feb 2019, Khanna missed 10 of 1,297 roll call votes, which is 0.8%. 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.
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
