Jay Obernolte

U.S. Representative · CA-23 · 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

3.08· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 18 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

30 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 28 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (1)

1 overturned federal rules

H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Revokes the EPA's waiver allowing California to set its own emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles and engines. AI-readBecame law Jun 12, 2025 · Environmental ProtectionOverturns a federal rule

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 Obernolte’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 Obernolte.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 15 missed of 674

Voted on 659 of 674 roll calls; missed 15. Lower than 58% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

96/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 191 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 460 votes that split the parties. Lower than 81% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

16/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 86% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.32

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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Obernolte’s bills that became law

All bills

1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Obernolte’s effectiveness score.

1 overturned federal rules

H.J.Res. 89 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".Revokes the EPA's waiver allowing California to set its own emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles and engines. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · Became law Jun 12, 2025Substantive161 words Overturns a federal rule

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