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Nancy Pelosi
U.S. Representative, California
1236 Longworth House Office Building
Summary
Nancy Patricia Pelosi is an American politician who was the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first female elected speaker and the first woman to lead a major political party in either chamber of Congress, heading the House Democrats from 2003 to 2023. Her 20 years as a House party leader are tied with Joe Martin's as the second-longest after Sam Rayburn. Pelosi is in her 20th term, having served in the House since 1987, representing California's 11th congressional district, which includes most of San Francisco. She is the dean of California's congressional delegation.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Aug 21, 2026
Scorecard
The record at a glanceA quick read on how Rep. Pelosi votes and legislates this Congress. Every figure links to its full record below.
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Pelosi stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 199 →HRES 742
HRES 742 · Introduced Sep 29, 2023 · Congress
Sep 29, 2023: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HRES 621
HRES 621 · Introduced Jul 27, 2023 · Arts, Culture, Religion
Jul 27, 2023: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
HCONRES 118
HCONRES 118 · Introduced Nov 29, 2022 · Congress
Dec 1, 2022: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HRES 626
HRES 626 · Introduced Sep 10, 2021 · Government Operations and Politics
Sep 10, 2021: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HRES 503
HRES 503 · Introduced Jun 28, 2021
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Pelosi's 645 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 430were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
99.3%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
0.7%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
9%
Missed votes
Chamber median 2.2% · above median
Placement on the House's left–right spectrum
More liberalMore conservative
Based on how often Rep. Pelosi 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. Pelosi 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.
0
Sponsored this Congress
199 all-time
0
Became law this Congress
5,087
Cosponsored, all-time
Signed on to others' bills
199
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. Pelosi'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