Darrell Issa

U.S. Representative · CA-48 · Republican

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

1.71· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 74 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

48 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 44 substantive, 3 commemorative. Compare the House

How Issa’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

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

Issa in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 7 missed of 674

Voted on 667 of 674 roll calls; missed 7. Higher than 73% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

97/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 157 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Lower than 68% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

15/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 80% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.47

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

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

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Issa’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

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

H.R. 5682 To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.Places specified California land into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians. AI-readNative Americans · Passed a chamber Jun 3, 2026Substantive418 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1526 NORRA of 2025Prohibits federal district courts from issuing injunctions that apply beyond the parties in a case. AI-readLaw · Passed a chamber Apr 10, 2025Substantive308 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 8483 Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026Transfers federal land to the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band. AI-readNative Americans · Out of committee Oct 29, 2026Substantive814 words Out of committee
H.R. 4283 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building".Names the Escondido, California postal facility after Captain E. Royce Williams. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Jul 22, 2026Ceremonial83 words Out of committee
H.R. 8285 Protecting American Competition Act of 2026Unknown; bill summary not yet available. AI-readForeign Trade and International Finance · Out of committee Apr 22, 2026Substantive557 words Out of committee
H.R. 1071 No Censors on our Shores Act of 2025Restricts immigration-related censorship or speech limitations affecting foreign nationals in the United States. AI-readImmigration · Out of committee Apr 9, 2026Substantive208 words Out of committee
H.R. 7054 To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a notification of certain construction projects using nonstandard designs.Requires State Department notification to Congress of nonstandard embassy construction projects. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jan 21, 2026Substantive342 words Out of committee
H.R. 435 Direct Hire To Fight FiresAuthorizes direct hiring of federal firefighters without standard civil service procedures. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Jan 8, 2026Substantive785 words Out of committee
H.R. 1848 Houthi Human Rights Accountability ActImposes sanctions or accountability measures related to Houthi human rights violations. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Dec 3, 2025Substantive1.1k words Out of committee
H.R. 3770 FIREARM ActProhibits ATF from revoking firearms licenses for self-reported correctable violations. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Out of committee Sep 10, 2025Substantive1.1k words Out of committee
H.R. 1702 JUDGES Act of 2025Modifies federal judicial appointments, compensation, or administration procedures. AI-readLaw · Out of committee Mar 5, 2025Substantive2.7k words Out of committee

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