Mario Diaz-Balart

U.S. Representative · FL-26 · Republican · Chair, Appropriations

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured

0.81· expected 1.41

Meets expectations

Rank 183 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

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

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

How Diaz-Balart’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 Diaz-Balart.

Diaz-Balart in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 26 missed of 674

Voted on 648 of 674 roll calls; missed 26. Lower than 76% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

96/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 194 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 452 votes that split the parties. Lower than 82% 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 87% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured

+0.28

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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Diaz-Balart’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Diaz-Balart’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.Appropriates funds for national security, State Department, and related programs for fiscal year 2027. AI-readEconomics and Public Finance · Passed a chamber Jul 29, 2026Substantive50k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 672 To establish new ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.Requires Postal Service to establish unique ZIP Codes for 14 named communities. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Jul 22, 2025Substantive65 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 4397 Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025Designates the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Dec 3, 2025Substantive1.4k words Out of committee
H.R. 4779 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026Appropriates funds for national security, State Department, and related programs in fiscal year 2026. AI-readInternational Affairs · Out of committee Jul 25, 2025Substantive43k words Out of committee

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