Peters is the representative for California’s 52nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 3, 2013. Peters is next up for reelection in 2020.
![Photo of Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA52]](/static/legislator-photos/412523-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Peters.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Peters 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 Peters has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 16, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Scott Peters sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Peters was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 2727: Sergeant Daniel Somers Network of Support Act
- H.R. 5830: Veteran PEER Act
- H.R. 1378 (113th): To designate the United States Federal Judicial Center located at 333 West Broadway in San Diego, California, as the “John Rhoades Federal Judicial Center” and to designate ...
Does 3 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
Peters sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (30%) Health (18%) Environmental Protection (12%) Science, Technology, Communications (11%) Taxation (9%) Housing and Community Development (7%) Government Operations and Politics (7%) Agriculture and Food (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Peters’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 5357: Innovation Network and Capital Act of 2019
- H.R. 5324: Sergeant Daniel Somers Veterans Network of Support Act of 2019
- H.R. 5247: SUBS Act
- H.R. 4611: Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II
- H.R. 4597: Acting to Cancel Copays and Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars Act of 2019
- H.R. 4307: Build More Housing Near Transit Act
- H.R. 4143: Super Pollutants Act of 2019
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Jan 2020, Peters missed 79 of 4,462 roll call votes, which is 1.8%. This is on par with the median of 2.1% 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
