David G. Valadao

U.S. Representative · CA-22 · Republican

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

How it’s measured

2.56· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 37 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

29 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 29 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 national policy

H.R. 2481 Romance Scam Prevention ActRequires financial institutions to implement measures preventing romance scams. AI-readBecame law Oct 20, 2026 · CommerceNational policy

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Valadao’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 Valadao.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 12 missed of 674

Voted on 662 of 674 roll calls; missed 12. Higher than 53% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

94/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 207 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 464 votes that split the parties. Lower than 88% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

18/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +6

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 92% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.26

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

All bills

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

H.R. 2481 Romance Scam Prevention ActRequires financial institutions to implement measures preventing romance scams. AI-readCommerce · Became law Oct 20, 2026Substantive1.7k words National policy
H.R. 3419 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.Reauthorizes telehealth network and resource centers grant programs. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Apr 22, 2026Substantive70 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 3854 Modernizing All Veterans and SurvivorsModernizes benefits and programs for veterans and their survivors. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Passed a chamber Sep 16, 2025Substantive926 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1044 To amend Public Law 99–338 with respect to Kaweah Project permits.Amends permits for the Kaweah Project water facility in California. AI-readWater Resources Development · Passed a chamber Jul 15, 2025Substantive39 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1147 Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025Establishes a Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Passed a chamber May 20, 2025Substantive1.5k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 836 Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act of 2025Requires Forest Service and Interior Department to evaluate aerial firefighting container systems. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · Passed a chamber Feb 6, 2025Substantive186 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 3168 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025Reauthorizes and extends the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program through 2030. AI-readEmergency Management · Out of committee Jul 21, 2026Substantive783 words Out of committee
H.R. 9010 Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Appropriates funds for the Legislative Branch for fiscal year 2027. AI-readCongress · Out of committee May 22, 2026Substantive6.6k words Out of committee
H.R. 4249 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026Appropriates funds for legislative branch operations and activities for fiscal year 2026. AI-readCongress · Out of committee Jun 30, 2025Substantive9k words Out of committee

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