Former U.S. Representative

Karen BassNo longer serving

District CA‑37 Party Democratic In office 2011–2022

Fact sheet Spreadsheet
California37th District · 117th Congress Official portrait of Karen Bass
Bills introduced
154

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
1

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
2,660

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
7,007

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
235

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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.

Record

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

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

BillQuestionVotedDate
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 15, 2011
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 15, 2011
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 15, 2011
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 15, 2011
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 15, 2011
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 15, 2011
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentNoJun 15, 2011
HR 2112On Agreeing to the AmendmentAyeJun 15, 2011

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

Foreign Affairs CommitteeMember2011–2022
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Foreign Affairs CommitteeMemberJan 19, 2011 to Dec 8, 2022H.Res. 39 · Last recorded vote
Africa, Global Health, and Global Human RightsChairListed Mar 2011 to Oct 2022Hearing, Mar 2011
Oversight and InvestigationsMemberListed Apr 2011 to Sep 2012Hearing, Apr 2011
Judiciary CommitteeMember2013–2022
Full history
CommitteeRoleServedRecord
Judiciary CommitteeMemberJan 3, 2013 to Dec 8, 2022H.Res. 7 · Last recorded vote
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland SecurityMemberListed Mar 2013 to Dec 2022Hearing, Mar 2013
Courts, Intellectual Property, and the InternetMemberListed Mar 2013 to Oct 2022Hearing, Mar 2013
Budget CommitteeMember2011–2013

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.

YearTotalStaff payTravelRent and utilitiesMailPrintingOtherTypical office
2022$1.8 million$1.2 million$137,056$187,586$75,246$79,352$108,437$1.7 million
2021$1.5 million$963,832$103,283$320,740$10,412$14,025$92,308$1.5 million
2020$1.4 million$947,840$70,341$208,457$22,649$48,556$107,871$1.4 million
2019$1.4 million$980,214$114,736$194,197$2,963$5,527$123,398$1.4 million
2018$1.4 million$951,950$112,979$164,977$16,755$23,530$133,138$1.3 million
2017$1.3 million$904,495$79,176$174,609$9,607$10,745$170,943$1.3 million
2016$1.3 million$919,482$69,611$142,860$27,731$24,969$127,293$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.