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Ted Lieu

U.S. Representative · CA-36 · Democrat

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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
0.56· expected 0.51

Meets expectations

Rank 242 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

  1. Introduced 40
  2. Action in committee 3
  3. Action beyond committee 1
  4. Passed chamber 1
  5. Became law 0

40 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 40 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Lieu’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 Lieu.

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

Attendance

How it’s measured
98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 15 missed of 674

Voted on 659 of 674 roll calls; missed 15. Lower than 58% of House members.

15%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 127 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 458 votes that split the parties. Lower than 58% of House members.

45%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
12/ 100

Chamber median 12 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 51% of House members.

0%70%

Position

How it’s measured
−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.

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Lieu’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

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

How we count words
  • H.R. 2004 Tyler’s LawRequires HHS to study fentanyl testing in hospital emergency departments and issue guidance. AI-readHealth · Passed a chamber Sep 16, 2026Substantive275 words Passed a chamber
  • H.R. 9917 AI Kill Switch ActEstablishes procedures for disabling artificial intelligence systems in emergencies. AI-readGovernment Operations and Politics · In committee Jul 24, 2026Substantive2k words In committee
  • H.R. 3071 Increasing Penalties for Offshore Polluters ActIncreases penalties for companies that pollute ocean waters. AI-readEnvironmental Protection · In committee Apr 29, 2025Substantive293 words In committee

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