John S. Duarte

Former Representative for California’s 13th District, 2023–2025 · Republican

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

0.49· expected 1.38

Below expectations

Rank 281 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 227 majority-party members

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

15 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 15 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Duarte’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Duarte. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s House.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 16 missed of 1,235

Voted on 1,219 of 1,235 roll calls; missed 16. Higher than 68% of House members.

35%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

88/ 100

House R median 95 · Rank 182 of 227

Sided with the Republican majority on 861 votes that split the parties. Lower than 87% of House members.

50%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

25/ 100

Chamber median 16 · +9

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 88% of House members.

0%60%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.34

Republican middle 80%: 0.31 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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Duarte’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

7 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Duarte’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 7816 Clear Communication for Veterans Claims ActArmed Forces and National Security · Passed a chamber Sep 18, 2024Substantive360 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 3365 Supply Chain Improvement ActTransportation and Public Works · Out of committee Nov 26, 2024Substantive233 words Out of committee
H.R. 10034 Border Security and Immigration Reform ActImmigration · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive35k words In committee
H.R. 4991 To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to commence a rule making to establish a U.S. Customs and Border Protection international port of entry at the Port of Stockton and for other purposes.Immigration · In committee Dec 17, 2024Substantive52 words In committee
H.R. 8880 Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Jul 23, 2024Substantive303 words In committee
H.R. 7157 Strengthen Wood Product Supply Chains ActEnvironmental Protection · In committee Feb 14, 2024Substantive768 words In committee
H.R. 7013 Confidence in Clean Water Permits ActEnvironmental Protection · In committee Jan 19, 2024Substantive358 words In committee

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