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Laura Friedman
U.S. Representative, California
1517 Longworth House Office Building
Summary
Laura Syril Friedman is an American politician and former film producer who is the member for California's 30th congressional district in the House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented California's 44th State Assembly district from 2016 to 2024.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Friedman votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Friedman stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 11 →HR 4662
HR 4662 · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics
Aug 6, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
HR 9348
HR 9348 · Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Water Resources Development
Jun 18, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
HR 8217
HR 8217 · Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
HR 7062
HR 7062 · Introduced Jan 14, 2026 · Transportation and Public Works
Jan 15, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
HR 6298
HR 6298 · Introduced Nov 25, 2025
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Friedman's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 453were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.1%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.9%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
0.8%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · at or below median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Friedman sided with the Republican majority on party-split votes, ranked against all representatives. This is a vote-agreement placement, not an academic ideology score.
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House (roll-call votes) · as of Sep 9, 2025
Legislative Activity
What Rep. Friedman has put their name on in the 119th Congress, and across their career. Most bills — from every member — never become law; the enacted count is context, not a grade.
11
Sponsored this Congress
11 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
0% of those sponsored
325
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
11
Bills sponsored, all-time
Source: Congress.gov · as of Aug 21, 2026
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Friedman's individual votes, view their full record on Congress.gov.
Inflation Reduction Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 5376Largest climate investment in U.S. history; allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices; reduced the federal deficit.
D: 50 yeaR: 0 yeaFinal: 51–50
CHIPS Act
Enacted2022 · H.R. 4346Invested $52 billion in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce dependence on foreign chip supply chains.
D: 47 yeaR: 17 yeaFinal: 64–33