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Gabe Vasquez

U.S. Representative · NM-2 · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.71· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 198 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 37
  2. Action in committee 15
  3. Action beyond committee 1
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

37 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 36 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Vasquez’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 Vasquez.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 5 missed of 674

Voted on 669 of 674 roll calls; missed 5. Higher than 78% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
89/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 199 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Lower than 96% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
19/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +7

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 94% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.32

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.

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Vasquez’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

How we count words
  • H.R. 4290 Downwinder Commemoration Act of 2025Commemorates and honors individuals exposed to nuclear weapons testing radiation. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Apr 21, 2026Substantive217 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 7080 Waste Heat to Wattage Act of 2026Establishes program to convert waste heat into electricity for agricultural and rural uses. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee May 20, 2026Substantive128 words In committee
  • H.R. 7383 Feed Our Veterans ActProvides food assistance to veterans through federal nutrition programs. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Mar 20, 2026Substantive75 words In committee
  • H.R. 1965 Veteran Education Assistance Adjustment ActUnable to summarize; bill text and summary not yet available. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Feb 24, 2026Substantive183 words In committee
  • H.R. 6605 Secure Our Skies Drone Safety Act of 2025Establishes safety standards and regulations for drone operations. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Feb 2, 2026Substantive324 words In committee
  • H.R. 4472 Stop COYOTES ActEstablishes penalties for human smuggling operations. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · In committee Jul 17, 2025Substantive796 words In committee
  • H.R. 4003 Economic Opportunity for Border Communities ActRequires the Department of Commerce to develop a national strategy for supporting economic opportunity in border communities. AI-readCommerce · In committee Jun 13, 2025Substantive296 words In committee
  • H.R. 3473 Humane Accountability ActEstablishes accountability measures for immigration enforcement agencies. AI-readImmigration · In committee May 16, 2025Substantive1.1k words In committee
  • H.R. 3085 Expanding Regional Airports ActEstablishes a grant program for general aviation and nonprimary commercial airports to improve passenger and flight capacity. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Apr 29, 2025Substantive302 words In committee
  • H.R. 2396 Honor Farmer Contracts ActRequires USDA to unfreeze funding for prior contracts and prohibits closing farm offices without Congressional notice. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Apr 18, 2025Substantive175 words In committee
  • H.R. 2235 Habitat Connectivity on Working Lands Act of 2025Promotes wildlife habitat connectivity across agricultural and working lands. AI-readAgriculture and Food · In committee Apr 18, 2025Substantive1k words In committee
  • H.R. 2238 Ranching Without Red Tape Act of 2025Bill title references reducing ranching regulations but no summary available to determine specific policy changes. AI-readPublic Lands and Natural Resources · In committee Apr 18, 2025Substantive653 words In committee
  • H.R. 2236 Healthy Foods for Native Seniors ActEstablishes demonstration project allowing tribes to purchase commodities under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. AI-readNative Americans · In committee Apr 18, 2025Substantive699 words In committee
  • H.R. 2020 New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access ActImproves health care access for rural veterans in New Mexico. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Apr 1, 2025Substantive77 words In committee
  • H.R. 1964 Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic ActDesignates the VA community-based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Mar 27, 2025Substantive97 words In committee

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