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 9, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.70· 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

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

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%

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%

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%

+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.

LiberalConservative

2 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

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