Mark Takano

U.S. Representative · CA-39 · Democrat · Ranking Member, Veterans' Affairs

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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
0.47· expected 0.66

Meets expectations

Rank 270 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 22 minority-party ranking members

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

  1. Introduced 24
  2. Action in committee 8
  3. Action beyond committee 1
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

24 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 23 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Takano’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 Takano.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 5 missed of 674

Voted on 669 of 674 roll calls; missed 5. Higher than 78% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 1 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 470 votes that split the parties. Higher than 98% 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 84% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.46

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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Takano’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

How we count words
  • H.R. 5723 FRAUD in VA Disability Exams ActIncreases oversight and fraud detection measures in Veterans Affairs disability examination processes. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Out of committee Nov 5, 2026Substantive873 words Out of committee
  • H.R. 9446 VA Health Care Capacity Assessment ActRequires the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess health care capacity. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Jun 30, 2026Substantive578 words In committee
  • H.R. 4114 EVEST ActMakes changes to military or defense personnel or operations. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee May 20, 2026Substantive708 words In committee
  • H.R. 1957 End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025Requires the VA to provide case management to eligible homeless veterans in the HUD-VASH program. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Feb 24, 2026Substantive1.2k words In committee
  • H.R. 5787 BALL ActProhibits federal funds for White House construction or renovation during government shutdowns except for health and safety. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · In committee Dec 1, 2025Substantive80 words In committee
  • H.R. 3261 VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025Changes employment practices and fairness rules for Department of Veterans Affairs employees. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee May 29, 2025Substantive105 words In committee
  • H.R. 2963 FAIR Veterans Act of 2025Modifies veterans benefits eligibility or administration policies. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee May 12, 2025Substantive179 words In committee
  • H.R. 2278 Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2025Improves delivery of survivor benefits to military families. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · In committee Apr 4, 2025Substantive1.7k words In committee

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