Former U.S. Representative

Karen BassNo longer serving

District CA‑37 Party Democratic In office 2011–2022

154 bills introduced

Across 6 Congresses, most in the 117th at 41. In the 117th, 41 — 18 more than the median representative, who filed 23. Of the 154, 1 became law. Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every member, never get a vote.

Bills introduced, against the typical representative 112th to 117th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored

2,660

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

6,596

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 154 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 154.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Representative from California. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. , October 3, 1953. Graduated from Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, Calif. B. S. , California State University, Dominguez Hills, Calif. , 1990. P. A. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1982. M. S. W. , University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 2015. Physician's assistant. Faculty, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. Member of the California state assembly, 2005-2010, speaker, 2008-2010. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Twelfth and to the five succeeding Congresses until her resignation on December 9, 2022 (January 3, 2011-December 9, 2022). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress in 2022. Mayor of Los Angeles, Calif. , 2022-present.

Votes

How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
S 1617	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 8, 2022
HRES 1512	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Dec 8, 2022
HR 8404	Table Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Dec 8, 2022
HR 8404	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 8, 2022
HRES 1510	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Dec 7, 2022
HR 5796	On the Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendment	Yea	Dec 6, 2022
S 4834	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 6, 2022
S 2796	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Dec 6, 2022

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HR 7240	READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.	Dec 7, 2022
HR 9431	Second Look Act of 2022	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 6, 2022
HR 6878	Pregnant Women in Custody Act	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 5, 2022
HR 3372	One Stop Shop Community Reentry Program Act of 2022	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	Dec 5, 2022
HR 9364	Strengthening the AfCFTA Act of 2022	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, fo	Nov 30, 2022
HR 8684	To extend by 19 days the authorization for the special assessment for the Domestic Trafficking Victims' Fund.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Nov 1, 2022
HR 8637	Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Nov 1, 2022
HR 8349	Children’s Safe Welcome Act of 2022	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.	Nov 1, 2022

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
HR 8433	Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.	Jul 20, 2022
HR 8404	Respect for Marriage Act	Became Public Law No: 117-228.	Jul 18, 2022
HR 8373	Right to Contraception Act	Received in the Senate.	Jul 18, 2022
HR 8061	Eliminating Limits to Justice for Child Sex Abuse Victims Act of 2022	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.	Jul 15, 2022
HRES 1022	Expressing support for the recognition of April as Arab American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of Arab Americans in the United States.	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.	Jul 14, 2022
HR 8368	Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2022	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.	Jul 13, 2022
HR 8318	To restrict limitations on the possession, sale, purchase, transportation or use of any contraceptive that relates to interstate commerce.	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.	Jul 13, 2022
HR 8335	Equality for Families with Disabilities Act	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6612)	Jul 12, 2022

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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 seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than reported as zero. 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.