Maxine Waters

U.S. Representative · CA-43 · Democrat · Ranking Member, Financial Services

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.32· expected 0.66

Above expectations

Rank 110 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 22 minority-party ranking members

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

38 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 2 significant (got a roll call vote), 36 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Waters’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 Waters.

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 30 missed of 674

Voted on 644 of 674 roll calls; missed 30. Lower than 79% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 68 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 453 votes that split the parties. Higher than 76% of House members.

45%100%

9/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −3

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 74% of House members.

0%70%

−0.66

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

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

H.R. 4544 American Access to Banking ActRequires federal regulators to streamline the application process for forming new depository institutions. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Passed a chamber May 21, 2026Substantive1.1k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 1764 Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association ActAligns Securities and Exchange Commission regulations regarding World Bank's International Development Association. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Passed a chamber Jul 22, 2025Substantive435 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 3422 Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation ActExpands SEC Office of Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation duties. AI-readCommerce · Passed a chamber Jun 24, 2025Substantive161 words Passed a chamber
H.R. 10325 To increase the mandatory contribution amount of Federal Home Loan Banks to the Affordable Housing Program, and for other purposes.Increases mandatory contributions by Federal Home Loan Banks to affordable housing programs. AI-readFinance and Financial Sector · Out of committee Sep 16, 2026Substantive88 words Out of committee

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