Laura Friedman

U.S. Representative · CA-30 · 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

How it’s measured

0.25· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 357 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

Introduced 12
Action in committee 6
Action beyond committee 1
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

12 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 11 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Friedman’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 Friedman.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 4 missed of 674

Voted on 670 of 674 roll calls; missed 4. Higher than 82% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 75 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Higher than 73% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 77% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.36

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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Friedman’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

H.R. 4662 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the "Paul Ignatius Post Office".Designates the postal facility at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California as the Paul Ignatius Post Office. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Out of committee Sep 14, 2026Ceremonial74 words Out of committee
H.R. 7062 Build HUBS ActBill title suggests transportation infrastructure initiative; summary unavailable. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Jan 15, 2026Substantive3.8k words In committee
H.R. 6298 Safe and Affordable Transit ActAddresses transit safety and affordability requirements. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Nov 26, 2025Substantive280 words In committee
H.R. 5085 To exempt Federal actions related to the construction of infill housing from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes.Exempts federal infill housing construction projects from National Environmental Policy Act requirements. AI-readEmergency Management · In committee Sep 3, 2025Substantive548 words In committee
H.R. 2428 Wildfire Homeowner Relief ActProvides federal relief or assistance to homeowners affected by wildfires. AI-readEmergency Management · In committee Mar 27, 2025Substantive578 words In committee
H.R. 2254 Don’t Penalize Victims ActAllows federal disaster assistance recipients to receive funds from non-federal sources for the same purpose. AI-readEmergency Management · In committee Mar 21, 2025Substantive42 words In committee

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