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Lucille Roybal-Allard

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1993–2023ID R000486
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LegislationHEADLINE
98%with Dems
of 11,098 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
98%with Dems
of 11,098 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
2005 → 2007
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓19931999200520112017
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
99%with Democrats
of 572 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +3 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.7% · 2,857 votes
Economics and Public Finance97.4% · 2,441 votes
Armed Forces and National Security96.7% · 761 votes
Government Operations and Politics99.1% · 533 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.9% · 363 votes
Finance and Financial Sector99.1% · 322 votes
Health99.7% · 299 votes
Taxation99% · 288 votes
Energy99.6% · 283 votes
Environmental Protection99.6% · 270 votes
International Affairs96.2% · 265 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement99.6% · 260 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 231 votes
Education98.9% · 184 votes
Transportation and Public Works97.8% · 181 votes
Emergency Management95.4% · 175 votes
Law100% · 140 votes
Agriculture and Food92.2% · 129 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.9% · 129 votes
Housing and Community Development98.3% · 117 votes
Commerce98.9% · 88 votes
Immigration100% · 83 votes
Water Resources Development98.7% · 75 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance98.3% · 60 votes
Native Americans100% · 46 votes
Social Welfare97.8% · 46 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 43 votes
Animals100% · 23 votes
Commemorations100% · 21 votes
Families100% · 17 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

15 Congresses
103rd · 1993117th · 2021
Democrat · House · CA103rd–117th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Lucille Roybal-Allard

Representative from California
HOUSED1993–202315 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
98.5%with Democrats
of 11,098 votes · 1.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested98%of 11,098 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts2005→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 572 votes99%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress99.7% · 2,857
Economics and Public Finance97.4% · 2,441
Armed Forces and National Security96.7% · 761
Government Operations and Politics99.1% · 533
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.9% · 363
Finance and Financial Sector99.1% · 322
Health99.7% · 299
Taxation99% · 288
Energy99.6% · 283
Environmental Protection99.6% · 270
International Affairs96.2% · 265
Crime and Law Enforcement99.6% · 260
Labor and Employment100% · 231
Education98.9% · 184
Transportation and Public Works97.8% · 181
Emergency Management95.4% · 175
Law100% · 140
Agriculture and Food92.2% · 129
Science, Technology, Communications96.9% · 129
Housing and Community Development98.3% · 117
Commerce98.9% · 88
Immigration100% · 83
Water Resources Development98.7% · 75
Foreign Trade and International Finance98.3% · 60
Native Americans100% · 46
Social Welfare97.8% · 46
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 43
Animals100% · 23
Commemorations100% · 21
Families100% · 17
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

103rd · 1993117th · 2021
Democrat103rd–117th

Party switchers

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