Former U.S. Representative

Joe BacaNo longer serving

District CA‑43 Party Democratic In office 1999–2013

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

200

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

2,177

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

8,763

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

835

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

200 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 111th at 47. In the 112th, 40 — 25 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 112th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Belen, Valencia County, N. Mex. , January 23, 1947. B. A. , California State University, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1971. United States Army, 1966-1968. Member of the California state assembly, 1992-1999. Member of the California state senate, 1999. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative George E. Brown, and reelected to the six succeeding Congresses (November 16, 1999-January 3, 2013). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Unsuccessful candidate for election as Mayor of Fontana, Calif. , in 2014. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination as a Republican to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016. Unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress in 2018. Member of Rialto, Calif. , city council, 2022-2024. Mayor of Rialto, Calif. , 2024-present. .

Focus

Drawn from the 200 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 200.

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 8	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HRES 844	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 4212	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Aye	Jan 1, 2013
HR 443	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6726	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Nay	Jan 1, 2013
HR 6364	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
HR 6612	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012
S 3454	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 31, 2012

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 2316	Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water Plume Assessment Act of 2009	Subcommittee Hearings Held.	Sep 22, 2009
HR 2681	P.R.O.U.D. Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.	Aug 19, 2009
HRES 69	Recognizing the need to continue research into the causes, treatment, education, and an eventual cure for diabetes, and for other purposes.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Jul 22, 2009
HR 3171	Bridging Bank to Recovery Act of 2009	Referred to House Ways and Means	Jul 10, 2009
HJRES 40	Native American Heritage Day Act of 2009	Became Public Law No: 111-33.	Jun 26, 2009
HR 2418	Mynisha's Law	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Jun 12, 2009
HR 2356	Educators Achieving Reciprocity Now (E.A.R.N.) Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.	Jun 11, 2009
HRES 321	Congratulating the boys' basketball team at Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California, for winning the State championship.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.	May 14, 2009

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HRES 834	Urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.	Dec 19, 2012
HR 6587	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the "Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building".	Became Public Law No: 112-256.	Dec 7, 2012
HR 192	Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs.	Sep 20, 2012
HR 2492	Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act of 2011	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Sep 13, 2012
HR 4972	Gluten in Medicine Identification Act of 2012	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	Sep 11, 2012
HRES 760	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should reject the provisions of H.R. 6083, as ordered reported by the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, that reduce the availability or amount of benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) in effect under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .	Sep 11, 2012
HR 6260	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the "Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office".	Became Public Law No: 112-254.	Sep 10, 2012
HR 5914	National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.	Sep 10, 2012

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
Oct 2, 2012	Tribute to Chairman Robert Martin, Morongo Band of Mission Indians	Written statement
Sep 20, 2012	STEM Jobs Act of 2012	House floor
Sep 11, 2012	Tribute to Mitla Cafe	Written statement
Aug 3, 2012	Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012	Written statement
Aug 3, 2012	In Celebration of the 100th Birthday of Emma Shaw	Written statement
Aug 1, 2012	Joe Baca Middle School	House floor
Jul 25, 2012	Jobs and Taxes	House floor
Jul 18, 2012	Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013	House floor

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

Agriculture CommitteeMember2001–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 25 · End of the 112th Congress
Nutrition and Horticulture	Ranking Member	Listed Feb 2011 to May 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Department Operations, Oversight, and Credit	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to May 2012	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to May 2012	Hearing, Mar 2007
Livestock and Horticulture	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Financial Services CommitteeMember2003–2013

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Financial Services Committee	Member	Jan 28, 2003 to Jan 3, 2013	H.Res. 35 · End of the 112th Congress
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit	Member	Listed Mar 2004 to Nov 2012	Hearing, Mar 2004
Oversight and Investigations	Member	Listed Feb 2011 to Jul 2012	Hearing, Feb 2011
Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises	Member	Listed Feb 2003 to Sep 2010	Hearing, Feb 2003
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology	Member	Listed Feb 2003 to Oct 2003	Hearing, Feb 2003

Natural Resources CommitteeMember2003–2011

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Natural Resources Committee	Member	Jan 18, 2007 to Jan 3, 2011	H.Res. 75 · End of the 111th Congress
	Member	Mar 5, 2003 to Jan 3, 2005	H.Res. 124 · End of the 108th Congress
Water and Power	Member	Listed Mar 2007 to Jan 2010	Hearing, Mar 2007
Water and Power	Member	Listed Mar 2003 to Jul 2004	Hearing, Mar 2003

Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeMember2001–2003

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Science, Space, and Technology Committee	Member	Jan 31, 2001 to Jan 3, 2003	H.Res. 25 · End of the 107th Congress
Research	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Environment, Technology, and Standards	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

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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.