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Jimmy Panetta
U.S. Representative, California
200 Cannon House Office Building
Summary
James Varni Panetta is an American lawyer, politician, and former Navy intelligence officer from the state of California.
Source: Wikipedia · as of Jul 7, 2026
Views on the Issues
See where Rep. Panetta stands — alongside Democratic and Republican positions.
Sponsored Legislation
See all 228 →HR 9444
HR 9444 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026
Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HRES 1388
HRES 1388 · Introduced Jun 24, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Jun 24, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
HR 9322
HR 9322 · Introduced Jun 15, 2026 · International Affairs
Jun 15, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
HR 8735
HR 8735 · Introduced May 12, 2026 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
May 21, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held
HR 8706
HR 8706 · Introduced May 7, 2026 · Energy
May 7, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
HR 8626
HR 8626 · Introduced Apr 30, 2026 · Taxation
Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 8228
HR 8228 · Introduced Apr 9, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 7373
HR 7373 · Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Feb 4, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 7318
HR 7318 · Introduced Feb 2, 2026 · Agriculture and Food
Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
HR 7188
HR 7188 · Introduced Jan 21, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
Jan 21, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: Congress.gov · as of Jul 7, 2026
Voting Analytics
Full record →Computed over Rep. Panetta's 584 roll-call votes in the 119th Congress, of which 413were party-split (the two parties' majorities on opposite sides). Unanimous votes are excluded so the rates aren't inflated.
91.3%
Votes with the Democratic majority
On party-split votes
8.7%
Votes with the other party
The bipartisanship read
0.2%
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. Panetta 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
Landmark Legislation
Major bills from recent Congresses — outcomes and party vote breakdowns. For Rep. Panetta'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