Ami Bera

U.S. Representative · CA-6 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 8, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.41· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 301 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Bera’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

17 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 15 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the House

How Bera’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Bera.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 10 missed of 674

Voted on 664 of 674 roll calls; missed 10. Higher than 61% of House members.

15%100%

96/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 154 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 464 votes that split the parties. Lower than 76% of House members.

45%100%

13/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 64% of House members.

0%70%

−0.25

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

3 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Bera’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 3429 US-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation ActEstablishes framework for trilateral cooperation between the United States, Japan, and South Korea. AI-readInternational Affairs · Passed a chamber Jun 9, 2026Substantive1.1k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 2488 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California, as the "Grantland Johnson Post Office".Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 3817 Marysville Boulevard in Sacramento, California as the Grantland Johnson Post Office. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Apr 29, 2026Ceremonial73 words Out of committee
H.R. 6428 To require the Secretary of State to submit a report on participation in educational and cultural exchange programs.Requires the Secretary of State to report on educational and cultural exchange program participation. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Mar 26, 2026Substantive702 words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.