Juan Vargas

U.S. Representative · CA-52 · Democrat

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

0.31· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 335 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

10 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 9 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Vargas’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 Vargas.

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%

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 106 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 467 votes that split the parties. Higher than 54% of House members.

45%100%

10/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 67% of House members.

0%70%

−0.40

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.

LiberalConservative

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

H.R. 975 Credit Union Board Modernization ActUnknown; bill text not yet available. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Passed a chamber Feb 11, 2025Substantive264 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 4357 Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection ActAddresses water quality restoration and protection along the U.S. border. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · In committee Jul 11, 2025Substantive8.2k words In committee
H.R. 3472 Housing Stability for Dreamers ActExpands housing access or stability for undocumented immigrants brought as children. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · In committee Jun 6, 2025Substantive734 words In committee

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