Former U.S. Representative

Xavier BecerraNo longer serving

District CA‑34 Party Democratic In office 1993–2017

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

104

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

1,398

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

15,103

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

477

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

104 bills introduced

Across 8 Congresses, most in the 110th at 20. In the 114th, 19 — 4 more than the median representative, who filed 15. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 107th to 114th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif. , January 26, 1958. B. A. , Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. , 1980. J. D. , Stanford University, Stanford. , Calif. , 1984. Lawyer, private practice. Staff, California state senator Art Torres, 1986. Deputy attorney general, Office of the Attorney General, State of California, 1987-1990. Member of the California state assembly, 1990-1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the twelve succeeding Congresses until his resignation on January 24, 2017 (January 3, 1993-January 24, 2017). Chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Thirteenth and One Hundred Fourteenth Congresses). Attorney general of California, 2017-2021. Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. , 2021-2025.

Focus

Drawn from the 104 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 104.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Search these bills

Congress

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
HR 1643	Agree to Senate amendment with amendments	Yea	Jan 5, 1996
HRES 334	On Ordering the Previous Question	Nay	Jan 5, 1996
HR 1977	Passage, objections of the President notwithstanding	Nay	Jan 4, 1996
HR 2076	Passage, Objection of the President Notwithstanding	Nay	Jan 3, 1996
HR 1530	Passage, the Objections of the President Notwithstanding	Nay	Jan 3, 1996
HJRES 136	On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Aye	Dec 22, 1995
HRES 321	table the appeal of the ruling of the chair	Nay	Dec 22, 1995
HRES 299	On Agreeing to the Resolution, as amended	No	Dec 22, 1995

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 3951	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Oct 24, 2007
HR 3452	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit with respect to clean renewable water supply bonds.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Aug 4, 2007
HR 3127	Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 30, 2007
HR 3164	Tribal Government Tax-Exempt Bond Parity Act of 2007	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	Jul 24, 2007
HR 1877	LIBRARIAN Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.	Jul 9, 2007
HR 2805	Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act of 2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Jul 5, 2007
HR 2238	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for residents of Puerto Rico who participate in cafeteria plans under the Puerto Rican tax laws an exclusion from employment taxes which is comparable to the exclusion that applies to cafeteria plans under such Code.	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	May 9, 2007
HR 2053	Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Apr 30, 2007

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 606	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building".	Became Public Law No: 115-283.	Jan 23, 2017
HR 356	Protecting Our Democracy Act	Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Swalwell (CA). Petition No: 115-2. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/115/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0002.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)	Jan 9, 2017
HRES 952	Recognizing the immense contributions of Congressman Michael M. Honda throughout his tenure in Congress.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	Dec 8, 2016
HR 5235	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr. Post Office Building".	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Nov 16, 2016
HR 6323	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center".	Became Public Law No: 114-313.	Nov 15, 2016
HR 6255	Norman Yoshio Mineta Congressional Gold Medal Act	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	Sep 28, 2016
HR 5256	Expanding DHS Overseas Passenger Security Screening and Vetting Operations Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.	Sep 28, 2016
HRES 907	Recognizing Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	Sep 28, 2016

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Jan 12, 2017	Personal explanation	Written statement
Jan 12, 2017	Personal explanation	Written statement
Sep 27, 2016	Personal explanation	Written statement
Sep 22, 2016	National Museum of African American History and Culture	Written statement
Sep 15, 2016	Personal explanation	Written statement
Sep 13, 2016	Electing a Member to a Certain Standing Committee of the House of Representatives	House floor
Jul 12, 2016	Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017	House floor
Jul 11, 2016	Personal explanation	Written statement

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Ways and Means CommitteeMember2001–2017

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Ways and Means Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 23, 2017	H.Res. 25 · Last recorded vote
Social Security	Member	Listed Feb 2001 to Sep 2016	Hearing, Feb 2001
Human Resources	Member	Listed Jul 2014 to Jul 2014	Hearing, Jul 2014
Human Resources	Member	Listed Feb 2014 to Feb 2014	Hearing, Feb 2014
Human Resources	Member	Listed Jun 2013 to Jun 2013	Hearing, Jun 2013
Human Resources	Member	Listed May 2013 to May 2013	Hearing, May 2013
Human Resources	Member	Listed Apr 2013 to Apr 2013	Hearing, Apr 2013
Human Resources	Member	Listed Mar 2013 to Mar 2013	Hearing, Mar 2013
Oversight	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Sep 2012	Hearing, Mar 2007
Health	Member	Listed Feb 2007 to Mar 2011	Hearing, Feb 2007
Human Resources	Member	Listed Feb 2005 to May 2006	Hearing, Feb 2005
Trade	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Sep 2004	Hearing, Mar 2001

Budget CommitteeMember2007–2011

Office spending

What this member's House office spent each year from its allowance, including interns, from the House's quarterly Statement of Disbursements. Beside it, the typical office: the median across every member that year.

Year	Total	Staff pay	Travel	Rent and utilities	Mail	Printing	Other	Typical office
2017	$400,346	$319,680	$5,049	$46,525	$495	$204	$28,394	$1.3 million
2016	$1.3 million	$979,545	$33,938	$113,249	$63,914	$47,790	$45,388	$1.2 million

Years run from January 3. Bills for a year are often paid early the next year, so a recent year can still grow. Staff pay is the office's total; individual salaries are not shown here.

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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term. Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none. Committee service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here. Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left, because the ones on file were theirs while serving. Records come from Congress.gov and the Biographical Directory of Congress.