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 10, 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

1 bill 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

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