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Waters, Maxine

House · California, District 43 · W000187Sign in to watch / set alerts
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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
119th · current24564596%
118th362751,17296%
117th3826996897%
116th3835193598%
115th452881,15596%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history5 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
119th · currentHouseCalifornia43Democratic
118thHouseCalifornia43Democratic
117thHouseCalifornia43Democratic
116thHouseCalifornia43Democratic
115thHouseCalifornia43Democratic
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 118th Congress · historical · House
Participation
96%
1172/1222 cast
Sponsored
36
bills
Cosponsored
275
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 118th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes118th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
ProceduralPresentPassed2023-01-03
ProceduralNayPassed2023-01-04
ProceduralNayPassed2023-01-05
ProceduralNayPassed2023-01-06
ProceduralNayFailed2023-01-06
HRES 5NayPassed2023-01-09
HRES 5YeaFailed2023-01-09
HRES 5NayPassed2023-01-09
HR 23YeaFailed2023-01-09
HR 23NayPassed2023-01-09
HRES 11YeaPassed2023-01-10
HRES 12NayPassed2023-01-10
Sponsored · 118th36
—Medicaid Breast Cancer Access to Treatment Acthr 10058—International Financial Institution Improvements Act of 2024hr 10059—Medicare Breast Reconstruction Access and Information Acthr 10060—Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Act of 2024hr 10192—Minority Diabetes Initiative Acthr 10193—AI Act of 2024hr 10262—Responsible AI Disclosure Act of 2024hr 10263—Preventing Mass Casualties from Release of Hydrofluoric Acid at Refineries Act of 2024hr 10441—Justice for Exonerees Acthr 10442—Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Acthr 10509—Central Liquidity Facility Enhancement Acthr 10510—Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Acthr 10511—Employee Paycheck and Small Business Protection Acthr 10542—Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Acthr 1161—Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Acthr 2796—Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Acthr 4194—Failed Bank Executives Accountability and Consequences Acthr 4208—Incentivizing Safe and Sound Banking Acthr 4209—Closing the Enhanced Prudential Standards Loophole Acthr 4210—Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2023hr 4231—Ending Homelessness Act of 2023hr 4232—Housing Crisis Response Act of 2023hr 4233—No Russian Agriculture Acthr 4768—Financial Access Improvements Acthr 5523—CLASS Act of 2023hr 6039—Veterans Service Organization Modernization Act of 2023hr 6361—Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act of 2023hr 6362—Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023hr 6365—Confronting Police Violence Against Children Act of 2023hr 6456—Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2024hr 6948
Cosponsored · 118th275
—Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.hconres 44—Supporting Israeli democracy.hconres 61—Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for the dignity of a people and a Nation.hconres 76—Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois.hconres 99—Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution for an act on the grounds that such act was within the constitutional authority or official duties of an individual, and providing that the President may not grant a pardon to himself or herself.hjres 193—Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.hjres 25—Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".hjres 76—Saving the Civil Service Acthr 1002—To extend certain authorities under the Defense Production Act of 1950.hr 10293—Know Who Owns Your Home Act of 2024hr 10465—To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the "Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building".hr 1060—Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2023hr 1077—Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1088—Everett Alvarez, Jr. Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2023hr 1097—Freedom to Vote Acthr 11—Department of Peacebuilding Act of 2023hr 1111—John Lewis Civil Rights Fellowship Act of 2023hr 1150—Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2023hr 1167—California Clean Coast Act of 2023hr 1172—Dr. Norman C. Francis Congressional Gold Medal Acthr 1174—Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Acthr 1191—Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023hr 12—Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Acthr 1235—The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865hr 1244—To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.hr 1247—Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2023hr 1267—John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2023hr 14—WRCR Act of 2023hr 1468—Affordable Insulin Now Acthr 1488—Good Jobs for Good Airports Acthr 1499
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H4CA23011 · WATERS, MAXINE MS → (House CA) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2024$1,119,386$1,238,561$116,456
2022$1,248,563$1,367,510$235,632
2020$2,126,590$2,186,541$354,579
2018$1,600,230$1,389,066$395,533
2016$954,949$1,050,765$181,526
1 authorized/associated committee · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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