Lieu is the representative for California’s 33rd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Lieu’s current term ends on Jan 3, 2021.
![Photo of Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA33]](/static/legislator-photos/412616-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2019 Report Card for Lieu.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Lieu 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 Lieu has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Nov 2, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Ted Lieu sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Lieu was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 7881: Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020
- H.R. 4966 (114th): Preventing Superbugs and Protecting Patients Act
- H.R. 3484 (114th): Los Angeles Homeless Veterans Leasing Act of 2016
- H.R. 3116 (114th): Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act
Does 4 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
Lieu sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (25%) Armed Forces and National Security (16%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) Commerce (11%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (5%) Health (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Lieu’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8694: To authorize the establishment and maintenance of a website and provide adequate financial ...
- H.R. 8674: To establish a Housing Stabilization Fund to provide emergency housing assistance to extremely ...
- H.R. 8609: To limit the extent to which certain Federal law enforcement agencies may be ...
- H.R. 8458: Protections and Transparency in the Workplace Act
- H.Con.Res. 118: Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment ...
- H.R. 7880: Reopen Small Businesses Safely Act
- H.R. 7881: Empowering Olympic, Paralympic, and Amateur Athletes Act of 2020
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Oct 2020, Lieu missed 280 of 3,454 roll call votes, which is 8.1%. This is much worse than the median of 2.3% 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
