Escobar is the representative for Texas’s 16th congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Escobar is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX16]](/static/legislator-photos/412825-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Escobar.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Escobar 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 Escobar has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jun 16, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Committee Membership
Veronica Escobar sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Escobar was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Escobar sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (38%) Immigration (23%) International Affairs (23%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (15%)
Recent Bills
Some of Escobar’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 3658: To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino ...
- H.R. 3557: To increase transparency, accountability, and community engagement within the Department of Homeland Security, ...
- H.R. 3238: Colonia Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021
- H.R. 3245: To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to significant actions that exacerbate ...
- H.R. 2920: American Families United Act
- H.R. 2752: Castner Range National Monument Act
- H.R. 2208: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Jun 2021, Escobar missed 13 of 1,126 roll call votes, which is 1.2%. 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 Veronica Escobar for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
