Robert Garcia

U.S. Representative · CA-42 · Democrat · Ranking Member, Oversight and Government Reform

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

0.42· expected 0.66

Meets expectations

Rank 295 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 22 minority-party ranking members

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

19 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 19 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Garcia’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 Garcia.

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 40 missed of 674

Voted on 634 of 674 roll calls; missed 40. Lower than 87% of House members.

15%100%

100/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 43 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 465 votes that split the parties. Higher than 86% of House members.

45%100%

8/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −4

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 86% of House members.

0%70%

−0.37

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 Garcia’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 5578 Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2026Expands whistleblower protections for federal contractors and subcontractors. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · Passed a chamber Jul 21, 2026Substantive1.5k words Passed a chamber
H.R. 5231 Safe Airspace for Americans ActEstablishes safety regulations for unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace. AI-readTransportation and Public Works · In committee Sep 10, 2025Substantive1.1k words In committee
H.R. 1164 Fair Disaster Assistance Act of 2025Modifies federal disaster assistance eligibility and distribution requirements. AI-readEmergency Management · In committee Feb 10, 2025Substantive126 words In committee
H.R. 673 ICE Security Reform Act of 2025Separates Homeland Security Investigations from Immigration and Customs Enforcement as an independent DHS entity. AI-readImmigration · In committee Jan 23, 2025Substantive1.8k words In committee

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